Hot Shoe Shuffle: Tap Brothers Announced.
After a nationwide search, the talented Tap Brothers selected for the 25thanniversary tour of Hot Shoe Shuffle have been announced.
In the role of Slap is Morgan Junor-Larwood, a recent graduate of the Australian Institute of Music. Buckwill be played by Rob Mallett, a 2012 graduate from West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Wing will be played by Mitchell Hicks, whose career began aged 11 playing Young Peter Allen in the original production of The Boy From Oz in 1998. Tipwill be played by Alexander Kermond, who kick-started his tap dance career in Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs and is part of the legendary Kermond show biz Family. Max Patterson will play Tap. The baby of the seven tap brothers,Slide, will be played by 17 year old Mason Schaube, in his professional musical theatre debut He began dancing at the age of three and is studied in all facets of dance.
Joining the Tap Brothers are previously announced cast members David Atkins (Dexter), Jaz Flowers (April) and Bobby Fox (Spring).
"We had a difficult time because there were so many great auditionees,” said producer David Atkins on casting the exemplary Tap Brothers. "These Tap Brothers are genuine triple threats and this could well be our best cast ever!"
Before Tap Dogs and The Boy from Oz, Hot Shoe Shuffle paved the way as the first Australian musical to succeed both at home and internationally and is one of the longest running multi-award winning musicals ever to be produced in Australia. Originally conceived, directed and produced by David Atkins OAM in 1992 it was choreographed by both Atkins and the now world-renowned tap choreographer Dein Perry.
Hot Shoe Shuffle tells the tale of the Seven Tap Brothers, Spring, Slap, Buck, Wing, Tip, Tap and Slide who learn of the death of their long-absent father, who has apparently left them a fortune. The only catch is that to receive their inheritance, they must rehearse and perform his legendary ‘Act’ – the Hot Shoe Shuffle!! In addition, they must also include their long-lost sister, April, into The Act. The only problem is – she has two left feet!
Hot Shoe Shuffle features hits from the 1940s including Long Ago & Far Away, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off, Shall We Dance, Puttin’ On The Ritz, I Got A Gal In Kalamazoo, I Don’t’ Mean A Thing and Mood Indigo.
Tour Dates
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
From 4 May, 2013
Lyric Theatre, The Star, Sydney
From 10 July 2013
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne
From 10 August 2013
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