In July 2013 ARC produced the musical Singin’ in the Rain. Singin’ in the Rain is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown. Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name the plot closely adheres to the original. Set in Hollywood in the waning days of the silent screen era, it focuses on romantic lead Don Lockwood, his sidekick Cosmo Brown, aspiring actress Kathy Selden and Lockwood’s leading lady Lina Lamont, whose less than dulcet vocal tones make her an unlikely candidate for stardom in talking pictures. The show first opened on the West End in 1983 and went to Broadway in 1985. The show was nominated for 2 Tony Awards, Best Book for a Musical and Best Performance by a leading actor in a musical.
Cast member Benjamin Stokes (Cosmo Brown) was nominated for a Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Dancer’s Award for his performance in this production.
Performance season
The performance season ran over two weeks and included 7 performances:
- Friday 5th July: 8pm (Gala – Cocktail Attire Event) Saturday 6th July: 8pm Wednesday 10th July: 8pm Thursday 11th July: 8pm Friday 12th July: 8pm Saturday 13th July 2pm (Matinee) Saturday 14th July: 8pm
- Singin’ in the Rain was performed at the Banyule Theatre, Heidelberg.
Cast
| Don Lockwood | Liam Kilgour |
| Kathy Selden | Erin Gill |
| Cosmo Brown | Benjamin Stokes |
| Lina Lamont | Ellen Lane |
| R.F. Simpson | Steven Kent |
| Roscoe Dexter | Albert Tapper |
| Zelda Zanders | Kathryn Yates |
| Dora Bailey | Verity Brown |
| Miss Dinsmore | Catherine Gear |
| Ensemble | Sam Bissett Jess Cook Tom Frost Matthew Hadgraft Melanie Haley Sasha Hennequin Ellen Henshall Louisa Judd Angela Katanoudi Ross McKinnon Elise Moorhouse James Oorloff Jessicah O’Sullivan Blair Salmon Ryan Turner Adrian Ventura Meaghan Ventura Alistair Ward Jodi Wilkinson Catherine Worsnop |
Producers (ARC Committee)
| President | Louise Parsons |
| Vice President | Nathan Slevin |
| Treasurer | Louise Parsons |
| Secretary | Leighton Irwin |
| General Representatives | Kevin Chan Sasha Hennequin Benjamin Stokes Matthew Wheatland |
Artistic Team
| Director | Rowena Brown |
| Choreographer | Lisa-Maree David |
| Musical Director | Rebecca Dupuy-Purcell |
Production Team
| Stage Manager | Tamara Dennett |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Mitchell Stewart |
| Costume Design | Louise Parsons |
| Props Manager | Louise Parsons Rowena Brown |
| Front of House Co-ordinator | John McTiernan |
| Graphic Designer | Frank Gullone |
| Lighting Designer | Moving Light Productions |
| Lighting Operator | Brenton Van Vliet |
| Sound Designer | StagePass Productions |
| Sound Operator | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Photographer | Jaclyn DeVincentis |
| Publicity | Julian Campobasso Paul Campobasso Jaclyn DeVincentis |
| Set Construction Manager | Matthew Wheatland |
| Set Designer | Rowena Brown Matthew Wheatland |
| Floor Manager | Matthew Wheatland |
| Ticket Secretary | Nathan Slevin |
| Musicians | Naomi Absalom Jennifer Barry Hayden Beck Kevin Chan Andrew Cook Simon D’Aquino Sanja Domazet Kye Dove Stephen McQueen Rob Mercer Callum Moncrieff James Mustafa Tom Sly Jennifer Stengard Jenny Stokes Chris Street |