We are very excited to announce our 2019 performance season and the release of Season Subscriptions.

MAY 2019

Director – Stuart Dodge
Musical Director – Dave Barclay
Choreographer – Ashley Tynan

Rock of Ages takes you back to the times of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair!

It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality.

Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock and roll fairy-tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall.

Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late?

Nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES features the music of hit bands such as Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake among many others. Know What Love Is, Feel the Noise, and Take Your Best Shot captures the iconic era, visiting the larger than life characters and exhilarating story that has turned ROCK OF AGES into a global phenomenon.

This is one for the ages that will have you singing “Here I Go Again.”

3 – 18 MAY 2019
Centenary Theatre, Williamstown

Early Bird Tickets on Sale – Friday 8th February

2019 Season Subscriptions Now On Sale!

AUGUST 2019

Discover ‘A Whole New World’ filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides!

Based on the 1992 Academy-Award – winning film and the 2014 hit Broadway show about the “diamond in the rough” street rat who learns that his true worth lies deep within.

Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they could all come true. Disney’s Aladdin Junior is filled with magic and adventure, following the stories of Princess Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie. Including songs “Friend Like Me,” “Prince Ali” and “A Whole New World”.

Aladdin and his three friends, Babkak, Omar, and Kassim, are down on their luck until Aladdin discovers a magic lamp and the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes. Wanting to earn the respect of the Princess Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and his moral character.

2 – 11 AUGUST 2019 | 7 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
Centenary Theatre, Williamstown

Early Bird Tickets on Sale – Friday 10th May

2019 Season Subscriptions Now On Sale!

NOVEMBER 2019

Director / Choreographer – Tamara Finch
Musical Director – Stephen McMahon

There’s only One Singular Sensation – a powerful testament to the human spirit.

One of the best known and loved dance shows of the modern era, A Chorus Line broke new ground with its raw honesty about the dancer’s life. It scooped the pool of Tony Awards in 1976, including Best Show, Best Score, Best Book and Best Choreography, and is the sixth-longest running show on Broadway.

Casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete, and for the dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime and what they’ve worked their whole lives for.

A CHORUS LINE brilliantly evokes both the glamour and grind of showbiz, and is the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. The iconic score features such classics as “What I Did for Love,” “One,” “I Hope I Get It” and more!

With its celebration and true-to-life depiction of performers and their struggle to achieve greatness on the Broadway stage, A CHORUS LINE has earned unanimous praise as one of the true masterpieces of live theatre with its brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama.

8 – 16 NOVEMBER 2019 | 6 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
Centenary Theatre, Williamstown

Early Bird Tickets on Sale – Friday 16th August

2019 Season Subscriptions Now On Sale!

2 Show Package – $70 per person – save $40
3 Show Package – $105 per person – save $60

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The WMTC Costume Department is thrilled to report the success of our recent Costume Skill Share Workshops. This year we invited participants behind the scenes on our current production, Side Show, to learn some great new skills and help create real costume pieces!

We held two fantastic sessions; Whimsical Waistcoat- Creating a Costume Vest with Glenn Membrey and Tulle and Jewells – Stoning and Gathering for Costume with Katrina Stanley.

Both sessions were fully booked and we loved sharing new skills with our regular WMTC Costumiers and welcoming some new faces!

A big thank-you to our talented teachers and to all who attended.

Stay tuned for further updates from the WMTC Costumiers as we work towards our November opening of Side Show and start planning for 2019.

Skill Share Sessions included:

Whimsical Waistcoats – Creating a costume Vest

Glenn Membry
Saturday 25^th August 2018: 12.30pm-3.30p

Come and join the waistcoat wizard, Glenn Membrey, and learn how to construct a simple vest.

Glenn will guide you through techniques including both double and single breasted, full lining, and welt pocket construction.

Participants will get to apply their skills creating a full costume waistcoat for WMTCs upcoming production Side Show.

All materials supplied, make sure your chalk is sharp, and your wit even sharper…..

Tulle and Jewels – Techniques for Costume Embellishment

Katrina Stanley
Sunday 9th Sept 2018 – 9.30am to 12.30p

Costumier Katrina Stanley specialises in couture for performance, Katrina has mastered the art of working with tulle and of stoning her garments with literally thousands of crystals and would love to share this technique with other costume lovers.

Her skill share session will include:

1. An introduction to working with non-hot fix crystals
2. Gathering tulle to create skirts and ruffles
3. An overview of the equipment required
4. Tips and tricks for achieving best results
5. Some examples of her own work

Participants will learn the basics and get to apply their new skills embellishing real costume pieces for WMTCs upcoming production Side Show.

All materials supplied.

We are pleased to announce some new costume skill share workshops taking place this August and September 2018 that you can get involved in.

Please click here to find out more.

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the cast of our November 2018 production of ‘SIDE SHOW‘. 

The production will run from the 9th to 17th November 2018 at the new Centenary Theatre in Williamstown. Early Bird Tickets will be available for purchase from Friday 17th August.

Further information on the production including show dates and times can be found here.

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company Inc is proud to announce auditions for our November 2018 production of SIDE SHOW, which will be performed at the new Centenary Theatre, Williamstown from Friday 9th to Saturday 17th November 2018.

Auditions will be held between the 18th to 22nd July 2018. View the audition information and form below for audition requirements.

To secure your spot or for any further information, please phone us on 1300 881 545

Click to view the Audition Information

Click to view the Audition Form

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company is excited to announce the cast of our August 2018 junior program production of ‘ELF JR‘. 

The production will run from the 10th to 19th August 2018 at the new Centenary Theatre in Williamstown. Early Bird Tickets will be available for purchase from Friday 18th May.

Further information on the production including show dates and times can be found here.

THE PRODUCTION TEAM

THE CAST

We are pleased to release the audition information for our upcoming August 2018 production of Elf Junior.

Please click here for further information.

Hello to everyone,

We have now created a Williamstown Musical Theatre Co (formally Williamstown Light Opera Co) Alumni Facebook group. The group has been established to provide a place where alumni of the company can reconnect, share memories from the past and make plans for the future.

Definition of WMTC Alumni: “Anyone and everyone that has been part of the last 60+ years of the company”.

To all Members of Williamstown Musical Theatre Company,

Please be advised that the next Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on
Sunday 22nd April 2018
at our new rehearsal venue – 61 John Street, Williamstown
(please enter from the single pedestrian gate on John Street)
at 5.00pm for a 5.30pm start.

AGENDA

• • Welcome
  • Present and Apologies
  • Minutes of the Previous AGM
  • Correspondence pertaining to the AGM
  • Presidents Report for 2017
  • Treasurers Report for 2017
  • Election of Office Bearers
  • General Business

At the Annual General Meeting all positions on the committee become vacant and are available for nomination.

The positions available are:

• • President
  • Vice President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • General Committee (up to 10 positions are available)

All positions are for a one year term. The committee of management meets up to 12 times a year (once a month). Committee Meeting dates have been set for 2018 and can be found here. Further information on the committee of management roles and responsibilities can be found here.

You must be a current financial member / life member of the Company and at least eighteen years of age to stand for a position on the committee and have been a member of the Company of the previous year.

You must be a current financial member/ life member of the Company and at least sixteen years of age to nominate or second a nomination.

Only financial members/ life members who are at least sixteen years of age are entitled to a vote at the Annual General Meeting.

You can renew your membership with Williamstown Musical Theatre Company for 2018 now by clicking here.

If you cannot attend the Annual General Meeting you may appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf by completing the Proxy Nomination Form.

To be nominated for a position on the Committee please complete the Committee Nomination Form.

Committee Nomination Forms must be received NO LATER than Sunday 15th April 2018.
Proxy Nomination Forms must be received NO LATER than 5.30pm, Saturday 21st April 2018.

They can be posted to:
WMTC Secretary 
Jayson Fry,
PO Box 119, Williamstown, 3016

If you have any questions regarding the Annual General Meeting, committee nominations or proxy voting please call 0400 529 766 or email.

Kind Regards

Jayson Fry
Secretary
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company is excited to announce the cast of our May 2018 production of ‘HOT MIKADO‘. 

The production will run from the 18th to 26th May 2018 at the new Centenary Theatre in Williamstown. Early Bird Tickets will be available for purchase from Friday 23rd February.

Further information on the production including show dates and times can be found here.