MURIEL'S WEDDING OPEN FOR SECOND SEASON

The highly acclaimed Australian show produced by Global Creatures, Muriel’s Wedding the Musical, has returned to Sydney, opening at the Lyric Theatre this week for a strictly limited 10-week season.

Winner of 5 Helpmann Awards (2018), 7 Sydney Theatre Awards (2018), an Awgie Award (2018), the 2018 David Williamson Prize and an ARIA Award Nomination (2018), Muriel’s Wedding the Musical celebrated its world premiere in Sydney in November 2017. This year the show garnered two further Helpmann Award nominations: Natalie Abbott for Best Female Actor in a Musical and Pippa Grandison for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Minister for Tourism Stuart Ayres said Muriel’s Wedding the Musical is a show you definitely do not want to miss.

“Even if you haven’t seen the film, you would have no doubt heard the classic line, ‘You’re terrible Muriel!’ This reflects just how embedded Muriel’s Wedding is in our cultural fabric, so I am delighted this creative musical adaptation of the iconic Australian movie is returning to Sydney following its sell-out premiere season,” Mr Ayres said.

“The NSW Government has set an ambitious goal of reaching $55 billion in overnight expenditure by 2030; a goal we will seek to achieve through various initiatives, including continuing to secure highly sought after musicals like Muriel’s Wedding via our tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.”

Muriel’s Wedding returns to Sydney with new cast members, with Natalie Abbott playing the much-loved lead role of Muriel Heslop. Nominated for a Helpmann Award this year for Best Female Actor in a Musical the Herald Sun said “Natalie Abbott is radiant as Muriel. And her grinning enthusiasm is utterly infectious”. The fole of Muriel’s best friend Rhonda is played by Stefanie Jones (Les Miserables, The Sound of Music, Dreamlover, Once The Musical) who also received accolades for her performance, with the Herald Sun saying “Stefanie Jones is an intense and vivid presence”.

Muriel’s Wedding the Musical is a theatrical version of PJ Hogan’s iconic hit film, updated to today by the writer himself with music and lyrics by Australian award-winning songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall with additional songs by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson written for ABBA.

Back by popular demand, tickets to this award-winning musical are on sale now from Ticketmaster or visit www.murielsweddingthemusical.com

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