A spectacular “Mothers Day” tribute to iconic era

A spectacular “Mothers Day” tribute to an iconic era

Madza presents
CASABLANCA

- 1 iconic movie
- 2 iconic entertainers

Tim Beveridge &
Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Plus: The fabulous Candy Lane Dancers
Plus: Music legend Russ Garcia and Auckland’s Neophonic Orchestra
AOTEA CENTRE, SUNDAY MAY 13, 7.30PM

Leading New Zealand singer Tim Beveridge together with iconic actress and entertainer Jennifer Ward-Lealand will revisit the romance of a by-gone era with a spectacular Mother's Day stage presentation inspired by a classic movie.

They will be joined on stage by music legend Russ Garcia, the stunning Candy Lane dancers and Auckland’s own Neophonic Orchestra for a night full of classic music and romance.

Featuring such songs as She, It had to be you, Can’t take my eye’s off you, As time goes by, Mack the knife, Rio and Copacabana this show promises to be a night to remember for all the family, especially mum.

Tickets from Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz. Prices from $59. A booking fee may apply.

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TIM BEVERIDGE
www.timbeveridge.com

Tim is rapidly carving out his own unique style himself as NZ’s leading singer of the American song book in the tradition of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Together with the brilliant cast he has assembled, Mothers Day 2007 at the Aotea Centre will be a night to remember.

"… If, as William Shakespeare says, music is the food of love then Tim Beveridge… definitely qualified as a deep-dish apple pie - sometimes spicy, often comfortingly familiar, always satisfying."

Tim Beveridge is both producer and performer in this fabulous presentation.
Tim, whose name has become synonomous with swing in New Zealand since he abandoned a life as a lawyer over a decade ago to pursue his dream of being a professional musician.
Not only is he living his dream, he’s doing very well at it by creating and producing his own shows – an area very few performers dare to venture.

Most recently he had commercial success with his production of Come Rain Come Shine – a stage tribute to the era of swing. He has formed a strong alliance with music legend Russ Garcia who has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood showbiz and together they’re making great music. Tim has performed in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard that toured New Zealand and Australia. But since 1996 Beveridge has left music theatre behind to concentrate on concert performances. He has appeared in concert with Dame Malvina Major, Hayley Westenra, with the Christchurch and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras, the Auckland Philharmonia and in many outdoor spectaculars.

JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND
http://www.jenniferwardlealand.com/index.html
Jennifer is one of New Zealand’s most experienced and treasured actresses. Recently awarded an ONZM for her services to the industry, her acting credits include:
Berlin, The Goat (Silo Theatre), Twelfth Night,The Bach (Auckland Theatre Company), Marlene [(potent pause) Productions], and the one-woman cabaret Jennifer Ward-Lealand Sings Marlene for the Auckland 2003 Festival. Her theatre career includes Into the Woods, The Herbal Bed, The Graduate (Auckland Theatre Company), Cabaret, Assasins (Watershed Theatre), The Threepenny Opera (Downstage Theatre), Twelfth Night (Adelaide International Festival), Tell Me On a Sunday (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra), and The Front Lawn. Screen performances include Fracture, The Ugly, Desperate Remedies, The Footstep Man, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Full Frontal, and Duggan.
Her directing credits include A Christmas Carol (Auckland Theatre Company), Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Arohaotearoa and Sister Wonder Woman (Silo); Let Yourself Go (which she also devised), Big River and By Thunder for Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts; and Acis and Galatea for NBR NZ Opera.

RUSS GARCIA

Russ Garcia is a musical legend. He is now 88 and has been living a busy “retirement” in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands for over 20 years. He is still in constant demand for his arranging and producing skills, which have been featured on albums by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson and countless others.

“For me, it’s like modern time travel,” says Beveridge. “We are working with a guy who is a master. I’ve travelled back to 1960, hooked up with this whiz and recruited a classic Hollywood band. We’ve got all that wonderful history and the influence of a maestro and a friend.”

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