By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE CREAM of Australian musical theatre talent will feature in a Geelong production team’s innovative new radio program.
ABC Radio National will air The Space Company’s Getting on with the Show, a musical going behind the scenes to discover what it takes to step into the stage spotlight.
The production stars leading performers Trevor Ashley (Les Miserables), Alinta Chidzey (Mary Poppins), Stefanie Jones (Once) and Geelong’s Robert Tripolino (NED).
Geelong West’s Joel Carnegie created Getting on With the Show as the story of a reporter who goes backstage on opening night to investigate the back stories, anecdotes and personalities of the theatrical world.
Tripolino and musical theatre-writing partner Hugo Chiarella produced the program’s original show tunes.
“This is a production where musical theatre meets a fresh approach to radio storytelling,” Carnegie said.
“This is a story about courage, of taking a chance.
“We’ve got some fine Australian talent in this production but perhaps audiences haven’t heard them quite like this before.”
The production is set within the bowels of the theatre, with location recordings sourced from Geelong Performing Arts Centre.
Geelong’s Darylin Ramondo has also works on the show as a producer.
ABC RN’s Radiotonic scheduled Getting on With the Show to debut at 11am today, with a repeat 3pm Sunday.
