GREASE THE MUSICAL
IT’S THE ONE THAT YOU WANT, AUSTRALIA!
GREASE is back in an all-new production that promises to be slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before.
It’s one of the world’s most iconic and loved musicals and nothing beats the feeling you get, going back to Rydell High. Danny, Sandy, Kenickie, Rizzo and the whole gang are back to give you a night out, like only GREASE can.
Witness rising stars Joseph Spanti (Danny) and Annelise Hall (Sandy) take on two of the most iconic roles and light up the stage alongside an all-star cast.
Australia’s own Patti Newton will be ringing the school bell as the much-loved Miss Lynch (Melbourne season), Jay Laga’aia is set to sizzle as Vince Fontaine and the incomparable Marcia Hines will bring Teen Angel to life in this multi-million-dollar production.
A medley of unforgettable hits that defined a generation make GREASE the ultimate and original party musical! Summer Nights, Sandy, Hopelessly Devoted to You, You’re The One That I Want, Greased Lightnin’, and Grease is the Word. There’s a reason this soundtrack will never go out of style.
GREASE is more than a musical; it’s a joyous celebration that creates an atmosphere in the theatre like nothing else.
Get ready to be transported to a world of high school romance, unforgettable music, and pure, unadulterated fun!
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARCIA
The extraordinary Marcia Hines has reconnected with her musical roots celebrating memories from her childhood in Boston and her early experiences with gospel music. From age 10, Marcia spent her Sundays accompanying her blind godmother, Florence James, to four churches in inner city Boston where she was the leader of the church choirs. The guidance and tutelage of her godmother in the art of singing propelled Hines to Australia, and the lead role in ‘Hair’, at the age of 16.
Says Marcia “This album represents a coming home for me. My childhood life in Boston accompanying my godmother, Flo, to church on Sunday mornings gave me joy and happiness. That same joy and happiness surrounds every song, old and new, that I’ve chosen for this album, and I am so proud to introduce it to you!”
ALBUM OUT NOW!
MARCIA HINES – STILL SHINING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE COLLECTION
It has now been over 50 years since Marcia first arrived for Hair and to celebrate this extraordinary career, ABC Records and Midnight Records are releasing a 22-song celebration of her amazing journey. From ‘Fire and Rain’ to ‘What I Did For Love’ through countless reimagined ballads and elegant, up tempo discotheque standards like ‘You’ and ‘Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees’, ‘Still Shining’ is a fitting tribute to a great Australian. There are two new songs produced by the LA-based Australian producer/composer, Michael Fatkin which are destined to become anthems to generations of Australians who have grown up listening to Marcia’s work.
MARCIA HINES
HER STORY
Australia’s beloved musical treasure Marcia Hines, with a career spanning five decades, has released 22 albums, selling 2.6 million copies, and has garnered countless chart-topping singles and multiplatinum records globally.
Marcia is an inspiration to women and Australians everywhere, constantly reinventing herself and setting industry benchmarks. She moved from Boston Massachusetts to Sydney in 1970, at just 16, to star in the Australian production of Hair and then became the first black woman to star in Jesus Christ Superstar. She is an inspiration to women and Australians everywhere, constantly reinventing herself and setting industry benchmarks.
Marcia was Australian Idol’s favourite judge for the original show’s seven consecutive years and returns to the judging panel for the Seven Network’s reboot in 2024. She was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007 and in 2023 she received the Support Act Music in the House Award for Excellence in the Community. This award and the Order of Australia (AM) received in 2009 acknowledged her services to the Australian entertainment industry as a performer, judge, mentor and the extraordinary contribution she has made to the community through a range of charitable organisations.
Since 2015 Marcia has starred in the circus/burlesque/discotheque spectacular Velvet, directed by Craig Ilott and now a global success story with shows running in Europe and North America. Velvet morphed into Velvet Rewired in 2023 and Marcia reprised her role in a sell-out Australian tour that included eight weeks at the Sydney Opera House. There have been other productions including Pigalle for the Sydney Festival, Saturday Night Fever at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre, and in 2020 she became ‘The Dragon’ in the Australian season of Shrek The Musical. In January 2024 Marcia will return to the theatre stage in the role of Teen Angel in the new John Frost/Crossroads Live production of Grease.
It has now been over 50 years since Marcia first arrived for Hair and to celebrate this extraordinary career, ABC Records has released ‘Still Shining’, a 22-song celebration of her amazing journey. From ‘Fire and Rain’ to ‘What I Did For Love’ to ‘From The Inside’ to elegant, up tempo discotheque standards like ‘You’ and ‘Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees’, ‘Still Shining’ is a fitting tribute to a great Australian. There are also two new songs produced by the LA-based Australian producer/composer, Michael Fatkin.
A new album ‘The Gospel According to Marcia’, celebrating Marcia’s musical roots and memories from her childhood in Boston and her early experiences with gospel music is released on Friday 3 November through ABC Records.
It is a story of strength, commitment and relationship to an audience that has loved and admired her from the day she first arrived and became part of Australian culture. Marcia Hines is a wonder to behold and remains at the very forefront of modern musical endeavour
