Oprahfication
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Oprahfication is but 6 short weeks away from arriving in Melbourne for this year's Cabaret Festival.
Rachel Dunham, Shanon Whitelock & Dirk Hoult have created a completely original 1 act cabaret that celebrates the Big O in all her glory. It's hilarious, it's heart warming, it's touching and it will have you stamping your feet and screaming out her name, I promise.
We previewed the show at the Butterfly Club before a short season at the Adelaide Fringe Festival earlier in the year. Check out our Youtube video to see some of our audience responses. These experiences proved to us that this show really has potential. We want to give 'Oprahfication' the best opportunity to have a life after this year's festival season. So we're raising the bar for Oprah's next outing...
Shanon Whitelock our composer and Musical Director has written a completely original score that he has arranged for a 4 piece band. These songs STICK IN YOUR HEAD... In fact, I challenge each and every one of you to see this show and stop yourself from singing along and NOT hum the tunes after the curtain comes down.
SO WHERE DO YOU COME IN?
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE THIS SHOW A-MAY-ZING!!
Musicians aren't cheap but they're a necessity and we need a sound to match Rachel's powerful voice and to give life to Shanon's new compositions.
We're asking for $1,500.00 to cover the cost of 3 extra musicians for three rehearsals and two shows.
There are some great rewards for being involved. But more than that you'll be making someone's dream come true.
Melbourne Cabaret Festival
The Loft - Chapel Off Chapel
29 & 30 June @ 7pm
Oprahfication will also be appearing at the Ballarat Cabaret Festival later in the year and it is our ambition to bring the show to NSW and QLD in the not too distant future.
Oprah is widely regarded as the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in U.S. history and possibly the most influential woman the world. Throughout her illustrious career as actor, news anchor, and host of her own T.V. talk-show, Oprah has delivered to us the most interesting celebrities, politicians, royals, medical specialists, spiritualists and some of the greatest thinkers of our time – never shying away from the controversial topics or the tough questions which is how the Wall St. Journal came to coin the term ‘OPRAHFICATION’ meaning a public confession used as a form of therapy.
THE CREATIVE TEAM:
With
an extraordinary singing voice and stage presence, Rachel was in much demand as
a jazz singer, touring as lead vocalist in the Queensland Youth Big Band,
working in studios for EMI and BMG, singing in TV commercials, music videos and
fronting 9-piece Sydney show band Cool Weazel.
She studied with renowned voice coach Don Greydon who helped her expand
her already formidable range, and develop more power and control over her
voice. But it was her love of acting and story-telling that made her keep
coming back to the theatre. Based in New
Zealand for several years, Rachel devised and starred in a highly successful
children’s theatre production based on a character called ‘Gypsy Gina’. During her time in New Zealand, Rachel
fronted sell-out jazz shows at the Wellington International Arts Festival,
opened for Ray Charles in his New Zealand tour and performed to 30,000 people
at the Millennium Celebrations in Wellington. In 2011 Rachel was cast in New Theatricals production of
“Rock of Ages”, where she received 5 star a review in the Melbourne Age for her
performance of “Justice Charlier”. Now based
in Melbourne, Rachel and co-collaborator, Composer/Musical Director Shanon
Whitelock, won two major awards in the 2012 Melbourne Short and Sweet Festival
with their cabaret show “Oprahfication”.
An experienced Musical Director
and Arranger, Shanon has recently fulfilled these roles for a workshop
performance of “Pink” (June 2010 - workshopped by Academy Award winner Stephen
Schwartz, the cabaret show “Chelsea Gibb in Lucy & Jessie” (Butterfly Club,
Melbourne). In 2009 Shanon was Musical Director for Queensland Performing Arts
Centre's season of "Isn't It Romantic - The Songs of Rodgers &
Hart" in the Cremorne Theatre and Associate Musical Director for Dianne
Gough Productions' season of "Macbeth: the Contemporary Rock Opera",
also at QPAC. In August 2009, Shanon was
amongst six Australian composers selected to work with Tony Award winners
Stephen Flaherty (Composer) and Lyn Ahrens (Lyricist) in a live Master Class
based in Melbourne. He collaborates with recording artists as a songwriter and
arranger; recently working with Adult/Contemporary Gospel singer, Aliki writing her fourth album.
AUTOGRAPHED POSTER Have your Oprahfication poster signed by the full creative team
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OPRAHFICATION - SECRET SHOW Oprah's going acoustic. Join us for an intimate acoustic version of Oprahfication. It's all about the voice, the music, the story... it's all about Oprah. Date and Venue TBC (date and time not negotiable)
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Est. delivery is Mar 13
Oprahfication - Highlights (Recording) Be the first to receive the original E.P. to OPRAFICATION, with lyrics and music by Rachel Dunham & Shanon Whitelock. Due for release in 2013.
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BADASS PRODUCTIONS - 2013 Season Double-Pass Join Badass Productions for any OR all of their zany antics throughout 2013. Circus, Cabaret, Comedy, Burlesque, Boylesque... anything goes!!
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Est. delivery is Mar 13
SINGING LESSON Join Rachel for a one hour singing lesson at a time mutually convenient for the two of you.
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PIANO LESSON Join Shanon for a 1 hour piano lesson at his grand piano at a time mutually agreeable to the two of you.
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SINGING / PIANO / WRITING WORKSHOP Ever thought 'I'd love to know how to play the piano' OR 'jeez I wish I could sing that song'? Ever wanted to know how to write your own song, play and sing it for your friends and family? Well now you can! Spend an hour with Shanon Whitelock and Rachel Dunham, creators of Oprahfication, and they'll get you well on the way to creating your own masterpiece. All skill levels welcome (beginners to advanced - session to be arranged for a mutually convenient time).
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AN ORIGINAL SONG Have Shanon Whitelock compose a completely original song JUST FOR YOU. A love song for your partner? A gift for a friend? Shanon will write and record your track and deliver it in the format you request.
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PRIVATE PERFORMANCE Do you have a special event coming up? A romantic dinner for two but wait, there's something missing... your own jazz duo playing just for you! Make your next special event one to remember with the stunning vocals of Rachel Dunham and the magic hands of Shanon Whitelock. Your special event can be arranged at an agreeable time for all. (Melbourne residents only).
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