Spring Awakening comes to The Helix September 16th to 25th
Described by many critics and writers as the musical that will define this generation, the groundbreaking ‘Spring Awakening’ is merely weeks away from its highly anticipated Irish premiere in the Helix Theatre in Dublin.
National Youth Musical Theatre will present Spring Awakening from September 16th to 25th with director John Donnelly at the helm of what promises to be one of the definitive Irish musical experiences of the year.
Winner of 8 Tony Awards on Broadway, including best new musical, Spring Awakening won the 2010 West End musical of the year and has thrilled audiences and critics alike, the world over.
Set in 1890’s Germany, but with a contemporary rock soundtrack, Spring Awakening is like nothing you’ve ever seen before.
This is one show true music lovers in Tipperary really can’t afford to miss.
As stated, Spring Awakening runs from the 16th to the 25th of September 2010 at the Helix DCU. Tickets are on sale now priced at €20 from the Helix box office, Tel:(01) 700 7000 or visit the Helix online here
Note: There are also a limited number of on-stage seats available for every performance at just €15.
The song Premier Rap by Johnny B and the Boogie Men is rocking the whole of Tipperary county today! The surprise hit song is all about the Tipperary hurling team and the upcoming All Ireland Hurling Final, 2010. You can check out the song below.
The band recently penned the song and have been over-whelmed with positive response to it. 2FM, TippFM are all giving the Premier Rap some great air-play. The Premier Rap song is on sale now and all profits from it are going to charity. To dowload the song check out Johnnyb.ie.
Great stuff lads, this song rocks!!
About The Band
The band was formed when Johnny B, a singer/songwriter, joined with a talented bunch of rockers from Cahir, Co Tipperary, “Johnny B & The Boogie Men” a hit band was formed! Johnny B was a finalist in the Clonmel National Song Contest with the song “The Arms of Achilles”. The song was released as a single in late 2007 and was received well. The Debute album “Wrestle with the Devil” , with all profits going to the Chernobyl Children’s project and the Hospice was released in January 2009 with a great launch night in Cahir House Hotel.
You can catch Johnny B and The Boogie Men on the road, in a venue near you. To find out more about the band and when they are playing next, check out their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/johnnybmakesmusic
For more information about the band and to download the song check out johnnyb.ie.
You are retired, the kids are gone and you want to re-kindle lost youth or maybe you are getting married shortly, you possess two left feet and live in dread of that first dance in front of all your guests, – well have we got good news for you.
Thurles Club For Dancing
The Club for Dancing here in Thurles are holding their next set of dance classes, for beginners, starting on Tuesday 31st of August in the Premier Ballroom.
Before you say “I can’t afford dance classes” the charge is just €20 for a six week course, which starts each Tuesday at 8.30pm sharp and concludes at 10.00pm. This €20 charge is just to covers the clubs cost of advertising, hire of the hall, etc.
Dance has always been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since the birth of human civilizations. Movement of the body through dance, to music, has been long regarded as a form of communication between humans, creating social interaction.
The aim of these very enjoyable classes is to teach people the basic steps of the Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep.
Young people may not be aware, but when ‘Rock and Roll‘ first emerged in the early 1950s, record companies were uncertain as to what style of dance would be most applicable to this music. Famously, Decca Records initially labelled its Rock and Roll releases as “Foxtrots”, most notably “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets. Since that recording, which by some estimates, went on to sell more than 25 million copies, “Rock Around the Clock” is technically the biggest-selling “Foxtrot” of all time.
In California the waltz was banned by Mission Fathers until after 1834 because of the “close” dancing position.
The recipe for any outstanding musical performance, guaranteed to pack a theatre every night, is really quite simple.
Ingredients:
1 X Aishling Doyle (Director/Choreographer). 1 X David Wray (Musical Director). 1 X Gerard O’Brien (Producer). 1 X Trevor Killeen (Production Manager). 1 X Gerry Taylor (Lighting Designer). 1 each X Siobhan King and Mairead Hackett (Dance Captains). 1 X John O’Donoghue (Stage Design). 1 each X Alan Butler and Jack Rossiter (Stage Managers). 1 X Star Systems (Sound). 60 X 1 X Talented Youngsters (Cast)
Directions:
Mix the above ingredients together into a fine paste.
Sprinkle with a fine mixture of locally trained, talented and dedicated Make Up Artists, Stage Constructors and clever General Go – Fors, and stirr well and continuously for six weeks. Cook’s note:
The result is an outstanding musical theatre production called “Oliver” worthy of playing in London’s West End or on New York’s Broadway.
Our video above, prepared earlier, demonstrates a few of the personalities and highlights and out sincerest congratulations to all those talented individuals involved.
Following last February’s sell out cabaret in The Source Theatre, Phoenix Productions here in Thurles are already hard at work on their next project, the timeless classic that is ‘Oliver’.
It’s been some eleven odd years since Lionel Bart’s famous musical adaptation of the Dickens’s classic ‘Oliver Twist’ last played to Thurles audiences and it has been greatly missed.
‘Oliver’ will take to the stage in the Premier Hall, Thurles, this August 4th to the 8th and sees the stalwart cast of teenagers and young adults of Phoenix joined for the very first time by a new upcoming group of young performers who will make up the infamous pickpocket’s of Fagin’s gang.
Oliver will be Phoenix’s twelve musical production in the town and follows on from successful recital’s of ‘The Hot Mikado‘, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar‘, ‘Guys and Dolls‘, ‘High School Musical‘ and ‘Seussical The Musical‘ to name but just a few.
The lead rolls for this show have been cast as follows:-
Olivers: Gavin Murphy and Philip Ryan – Artful Dodgers: Darren O’Sullivan and Darragh Byrne – Nancy: Katie Lawless
Fagin: Frank Tuohy – Bill Sykes: Jack Rossiter – Mr. Bumble: Shane Willoughby – Widow Corney: Deirdre Ryan
Mr. Sowerberry: Graham Maher – Mrs. Sowerberry: Emma Jane Purcell - Noah Claypole: Nathan Carroll – Charlotte: Fiona O’Sullivan.
Tickets for this timeless classic will be available from the middle of this month, so make sure you book early folks because we forecast, this one is going to be a definite sell out.
Thirteen year old Chloe Coyle, described as having the voice of an angel, has been crowned the winner of RTE’s All-Ireland Talent show competition.
Chloe’s voice, together with her calm, innocent, stage presence and pure presentation, reminiscent of top recording artist Charlotte Church (Charlotte Maria Reed) in her younger days, won over the viewing audience to claim the competition’s top prize of €50,000. (Coincidentally, she has the same initials as Charlotte Church.)
The talented young singer from Tyrone, represented the northern end of Ireland and was mentored by former Euro-Vision winner Dana (Rosemary Scallon).
In association with Music Network, the Source Arts Centre, here in Thurles, compliments this years Easter Ceremonies with Biber’s First Rosary Sonata in D minor, performed by Ariadne Daskalakis and Trio Vintage (US/Germany).
This magical event is regrettably for one night only, on Thursday 25th March at 8.00pm and is a must see, particularly, for students of the Cello and Violin.
This classical tour sees prize-winning Boston born violinist and beauty, Ariadne Daskalakis, perform with two of Germany’s foremost, early music specialists, Markus Möllenbeck (On Cello) and Gerald Hambitzer (On Harpichord).
Here is a real opportunity to see and hear some real, beautiful and rich performances on your very own doorstep.
Check hereunder for just a taste of this companies rich talents.
So if an evening in the company of these wonderful performers is for you, why not drop down to The Source and allow yourself to soak up and be transported by this rich classical sound.
By the way Ariadne Daskalakis will be interviewed on Pat Kenny’s radio show on the morning of Wed 25th March.
This is a special evening not to be missed and tickets are priced at just €18. (€16 concession).
Book now by calling the Source Box Office on 0504 90204 or log on at www.thesourceartscentre.ie
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Now after years of misfires, misfits and a mischievous turkey, Ireland has spoken and placed their 2010 Eurovision hopes and dreams in the hands of a real talent who has already tasted that sweet success that is Eurovision glory, Niamh Kavanagh.
Niamh successfully topped Friday night’s public vote and regional judging on the Late Late Show to earn her place in Oslo for what surely promises to be Ireland’s most realistic hope for Euro glory in over a decade.
The winning song ‘It’s For You’ fought off some stiff competition, but in the end, scoring maximum points, this song correctly came out the clear winner.
Eurovision purists will know Niamh from her past heroics, way back in 1993, where in a unforgettable night in Millstreet, she won over the Union with her rapturous rendition of ‘In Your Eyes’, the second of Ireland’s ’3 in a row’ Euro successes on the 1990’s.
The Dubliner, who now lives in County Antrim, surely has what it takes to drag Ireland out of the Eurovision doldrums and back to the glory days that defined the nation’s songbook in the 90’s.
Ireland holds the record for the most number of wins in the contest, having won a total of seven times, including three times in a row in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
We broke the news first last week regarding Olly Murs intended visit and live performance at HQ Nightclub.
Tonight about 30 minutes ago, the HQ Nightclub web site ( www.nightclubhq.com ) officially confirmed that Olly Murswill be performing live at their venue here in Thurles on May 4th, 2010, with support from Diane Sullivan and Pat Fitz.
Olly Murs
Tickets for this event will go on sale from this Thursday, March 4th, from 3.00 pm at the Arch Bar, Liberty Square, Thurles.
It’s true folks, we have it on very good authority, that the X Factor star Olly Murs has signed a contract to appear in Nightclub HQ in Thurles within the coming weeks.
When contacted separately today HQ Nightclub promoters, Pat Hayes and John Quinn were keeping silent, both refusing to either confirm or deny that Olly is booked to appear.
However sources close to Thurles.Info and within the music business have confirmed that the X Factor star will make an appearance within the coming weeks.
This news comes when just yesterday Olly received the ultimate compliment to his talents, when X-Factor guru and music industry mogul Simon Cowell, signed Olly up for two exclusive record deals with his record company Syco Music and Epic Records.
Sonny Takhar, managing director of Simon’s label, told BBC Newsbeat: “We are thrilled to be involved with Olly. As an artist he ticks every box.”
Despite finishing a close second to Joe McElldery in last year’s X-Factor final, Essex boy Olly Murs has more than convinced both UK and Irish audiences alike of his tangible star quality, helped considerably by his instinctively savvy stage performances, his naturally cool growling rock/pop vocal and his cheeky chappy mischievous grin.
This boys got talent, there’s no doubt about it. Girls want him and guys want to be him.
Olly’s currently hitting arenas and venues in the UK and Ireland as part of the X-Factor live tour but it looks like he’s being coaxed away from his busy schedule to make this appearance in Thurles’ own premier nightspot, HQ Nighclub.
Should these rumours be true, and our money says it is, it represents a major coup for HQ Nighclub and Thurles town and will be a night out not to missed.
I for one will be keeping an eye on www.nightclubhq.com and thanking the Man above that my membership is up to date.
Forget the X-Factor Olly, you’ve now got the Nightclub HQ Factor.
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