Full Dusty Cast Announced for Melbourne and Adelaide

The Production Company has announced full details of the cast for their new production of DUSTY the musical. DUSTY opens at Arts Centre Melbourne on 12 November to be followed by an Adelaide season opening on 31 December at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

Amy Lehpamer (The Sound of Music) stars as Dusty in this new production and Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz) plays the role of Rodney, her loyal hairdresser and long time confidant. Elenoa Rokobaro makes her Production Company debut in the role of Reno. Virginia Gay (Winners and Losers)is Peg, Anne Wood and Tyler Coppin are Kay and Gerard O’Brien. In the role of the young Dusty (Mary O’Brien) is Baylie Carson, who makes her professional debut in this role.
This new production is directed by Jason Langley, conducted by Michael Tyack and choreographed by Michael Ralph.

DUSTY the musical is the creation of the Australian writers John-Michael Howson, David Mitchell and Melvyn Morrow. Ten years since its Australia debut it’s time to fall in love with DUSTY all over again. DUSTY the musical is the extraordinary story of the life and music of Dusty Springfield, one of pop music’s greatest female stars. For more than fifty years, Dusty’s music has reached out to all ages. Her legendary life is a riveting story of highs and lows and triumph and tragedy.

In the 1960’s, Dusty Springfield took the world by storm with her unique, sensual soul singing and a score of hits including I Only Want To Be With You, Wishin’ And Hopin’, The Look Of Love, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself and Son Of A Preacher Man.

DUSTY the musical features these hits and many more! It’s the story of the shy, young Londoner, Mary O’Brien who transforms herself into the pop-icon Dusty Springfield, the legend who, as the blonde with the beehive in the shimmering gowns, came to symbolise the swinging 60’s.

CAST

Dusty Springfield - Amy Lehpamer

Rodney - Todd McKenney

Rodney (18&19 Nov, 2&3 Dec) - John O’Hara

Reno - Elenoa Rokobaro

Peg - Virginia Gay

Mary O’Brien - Baylie Carson

Kay O’Brien - Anne Wood

Gerard O’Brien - Tyler Coppin


Lynn (Lana Sister) - Ella Burns

Riss (Lana Sister) - Nicole Melloy

Al Saxon - Luke Alleva

Tom Springfield - Joshua Mulheran

Nevada Backing Vocalist - Chidi Mbakwe

Nevada Backing Vocalist - Ruvarashe Ngwenya

Schoolgirl / Backing Singer - Emma Hawthorne

Schoolgirl / Backing Singer - Loren Hunter

Mike - Nicholas Kyriacou

Eden Kane - Rubin Matters

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE PLAYHOUSE

12 NOVEMBER TO 4 DECEMBER

And

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE

31 DECEMBER TO 22 JANUARY

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