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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Showtuners, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Well I just want to take a little moment to say </span></font><font
size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>MERRY CHRISTMAS</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and I hope you all have a wonderful
safe and happy time over the festive season as we welcome in 2007, which I am
sure will be as much fun as 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2007 is a big year for us with the remount of two of our
most successful shows <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“HEDWIG and the ANGRY
INCH”</span></b> and Christine Anu’s <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>“Intimate and Deadly”</span></b>. Hedwig is returning
to Sydney for a season at the Tom Mann Theatre in Surry Hills from the 1 Feb
for the New Mardi Gras Festival, tickets went on sale a few weeks ago and are
selling fast so if you want to catch this electric non stop rock show call
Ticketek on 13 2848 or <a href="http://www.ticketek.com.au/">www.ticketek.com.au</a>.
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Saskia Smith</span></b> will be replacing
Blazey in the return season as Yitzack it is sad to loose Blaze but we are all
very excited about working with Saskia and her splendid talent and wish Blazey
all the best in her season with the Sydney Theatre Company. Christine Anu’s
show “Intimate and Deadly” will see a triumphant return to play the
Tasmanian Festival called ‘Ten Days On The Island’ in March, I am
very proud of this show and so happy it is getting reborn so more people can
experience Christine’s astonishing talent. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It is going to be very hard to top this amazing year with
the wonderful establishment of the Sofitel Supper Club with my dear friend
Nancy Cato and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Clive Scott</st1:PersonName> at Sofitel
Melbourne for the presentation of Faith Prince and Chita Rivera in Melbourne, I
have to thank the assistance of <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Martin Croft</st1:PersonName>
(Cato’s business partner) with getting the Sofitel Supper Club running.
We had a blast with Faith Prince in both Sydney and Melbourne, she was a total
delight and stunned audiences with her immaculately crafted cabaret show.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(Pictured below at Sofitel Supper Club #1 Caught between two
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Adelaide</st1:place></st1:City>’s
– Nancye Hayes, (myself) and Faith Prince #2 with Faith Prince and
Nick Jones #3 with the wonderful Nancy Cato)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><img border=0 width=316 height=237 id="_x0000_i1093"
src="cid:image003.jpg@01C7260B.E7DA2F00"><img border=0 width=316 height=237
id="_x0000_i1094" src="cid:image005.jpg@01C7260B.E7DA2F00"><img border=0
width=316 height=237 id="_x0000_i1095" src="cid:image006.jpg@01C7260B.E7DA2F00"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chita Rivera pretty much changed my life with her arrival in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
she is a spirit and soul of immense quality and strength. She helped me
so much with understanding my passion and vision and she is responsible for
some amazing developments and changes in my life both personal and
professional. Chita Rivera is in a class of her own, her unstoppable
energy and love of our art form is something else. I will work with
this goddess again and look very forward to that moment. It was really a
very very special time and to think Chita Rivera was present at the opening of
my first major musical “HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH” I had to keep
pinching myself as being a total Fosse freak you can’t get much better
than Chita at ya opening.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(pictured below at the opening of HEDWIG in Sydney #1 with
Nick Jones and Chita Rivera #2 with Christine Anu, iOTA, Blazey Best, &
Paul Capsis #3 with my two main men and my Hedwig - <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">David Penfold</st1:PersonName>, iOTA, and Nick #4 Now this little
group would walk with me to the gates of hell to keep the vibe going with
Showtune these guys all have been like rocks to me over the years and I owe
each of them a lot I love the way they ended up in a photo together - Lindsay
Partridge, Anita Plateris, Andrew Worboys and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">David
Penfold</st1:PersonName>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><img border=0 width=256 height=170 id="_x0000_i1103"
src="cid:image009.jpg@01C7260B.E7DA2F00" align=bottom><img border=0 width=255
height=170 id="_x0000_i1079" src="cid:image008.jpg@01C7260B.A72E65C0"
align=bottom><img border=0 width=255 height=170 id="_x0000_i1092"
src="cid:image010.jpg@01C7260B.A72E65C0" align=bottom><img border=0 width=255
height=170 id="_x0000_i1104" src="cid:image011.jpg@01C7260B.A72E65C0"
align=bottom><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It was a terrific year and I look forward to seeing you all
at HEDWIG in February to pull that wig off the shelf one more time! We have two
fabulous albums coming out in the new year on the Showtune Record label first
will be the long awaited Australian cast recording of Hedwig which will be
available from the 1 Feb online and at the theatre. The second is the first
live recording ever of Chita Rivera, we recorded Ms Rivera live at the Studio
at Sydney Opera House and this album will be released mid year and available at
Ms Rivera’s live shows internationally and online via our site. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Much Chika and Love for the festive season!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>David Hawkins<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Showtune Productions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.showtune.com.au/">www.showtune.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.hedwig.com.au/">www.hedwig.com.au</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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