Velvet (musical)

Velvet is an Australian musical partly based on New York's Studio 54. It debuted at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2015.[1] It features a mix of music and acrobatics.[2]

The musical was directed by Craig Ilott[3] and was based on a concept created by Marcia Hines, Peter Rix and Craig Ilott.[1]

The show has been performed in Edinburgh, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Perth, Hobart and New Zealand. Featured cast has included Marcia Hines and Brendan Maclean and Mirko Köckenberger [de].

Soundtrack

Velvet The Original Cast Recording
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2015
LabelSocial Family Records
ProducerNick Pringadi, Joe Accaria

An Original Cast Recording album was released in 2015.

At the 2016 ARIA Music Awards, it was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boogie Wonderland" (performed by Marcia Hines)

(Jon Lind

 
2."Le Freak (Dimitri from Paris remix)"
 
3."If You Could Read My Mind" (performed by Brendan Maclean)
 
4."Young Hearts Run Free (J. Morales remix)"
 
5."Everybody Dance"
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
 
6."Shake Your Groove Thing"
 
7."Never Knew Love Like This Before" (performed by Marcia Hines)
 
8."It's Raining Men" (performed by Marcia Hines)
 
9."You Medley ("Thinking of You" / "You to Me Are Everything" / "You)" (performed by Brendan Maclean and Marcia Hines)
 
10."Turn The Beat Around" (performed by Chaska Halliday and Rechelle Mansour)
  • Gerald Jackson
  • Pete Jackson
 
11."I Feel Love"
 
12."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (performed by Brendan Maclean and Marcia Hines)
 
13."He's the Greatest Dancer" (performed by Chaska Halliday and Rechelle Mansour)
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
 
14."Stayin' Alive" (performed by Joe Accaria)
 
15."Last Dance" (performed by Marcia Hines)
  • Paul Jabba
  • Giorgio Moroder
  • Bob Esty
 

References

  1. ^ a b Adams, Cameron (22 March 2016), "Brendan Maclean says he thought hit disco stage show Velvet might kill off his burgeoning music career", news.com.au
  2. ^ Acott, Kent (22 January 2017), "Review: Velvet", The West Australian
  3. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (25 March 2016), "Velvet review: Artistry, boggling circus spectacle and Marcia Hines as a disco diva. What's not to love?", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ McCabe, Kathy (23 October 2016), "Flume and The Avalanches lead the nominations in the ARIA Awards no one gets to see", news.com.au
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