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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Showtuners, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope you all had a great festive season and
here's cheers for a fantastic 2008, I look forward to bringing you some treats
throughout the year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To start the year we are running a promotional tour
for the release of <STRONG>LORNA LUFT'S</STRONG> new album <STRONG><EM>"Songs My
Mother Taught Me"</EM></STRONG> The music of <STRONG>Judy
Garland</STRONG>. Lorna has agreed to do one exclusive and intimate
performance at The Factory Theatre for us on the 29 February. This is a not to
be miss event, Luft is a powerhouse in the great tradition, her new album
produced by <STRONG>Barry Manilow</STRONG> is a wonderful celebration of
her mums music. It is very exciting to be working with Lorna at long last,
I have followed her career for many years. Judy Garland and her legacy has been
probably the most influential creative inspiration for me, and I know many
others in the entertainment world share this appreciation, it is an honour to
help Lorna spread the word on the incredible legacy Garland left us
all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It is also terrific to be presenting Lorna at the NEW Factory Theatre in
Enmore, ran by the wonderful team at Century Venues. This will be our
first presentation in the new space since they moved the operation from the
club @NEWTOWN where we celebrated much success with Lillias, Faith, Eddie and
Hedwig. The Factory Theatre is easy to get to by public transport and
parking is a breeze, you will all love this exciting new versatile venue for
Sydney.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looking forward to seeing you in 2008, spread the
word Lorna is coming to Oz!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Love and Light</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David M. Hawkins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Artistic Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Showtune Productions</DIV>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=6>LORNA
LUFT</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – Exclusive and
Intimate – </SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ONE NIGHT
ONLY!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is over 20 years
since Lorna Luft has shared her amazing talent with Australian audiences.
At last she is returning to Oz to belt out a few showstoppers, in the great
tradition - as only one with her pedigree can. Direct from the UK tour of her
show <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Songs My Mother Taught Me”</I></B>
celebrating the musical legacy of her mum Judy Garland, and a series of concerts
with <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Rufus Wainwright</st1:PersonName> playing
Carnegie Hall, The London Palladium and The Hollywood Bowl. She will be
performing an exclusive, intimate night of songs from her new album, “<I>Songs
My Mother Taught Me</I>”, and her career in film and theatre. </SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Born into show
business, to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna
made her television debut at 11, on <B><I>The Judy Garland Show</I></B>.
By 19, she was stopping the show on her own, starring on Broadway in Neil
Simon’s hit musical, <B><I>Promises, Promises.</I></B> Her career
continued on the NY stage in the musical <B><I>Snoopy</I></B> before taking
a dramatic turn alongside Farrah Fawcett in the highly commended drama
<B><I>Extremities</I></B>. In addition to regional theatre productions of
<B><I>Grease, Carnival, Little Shop of Horrors, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Girl
Crazy, Mame</I></B> and <B><I>Gypsy</I></B>, she has starred in national tours
of <B><I>They're Playing Our Song </I></B>and as "Miss Adelaide" for 2 years in
Jerry Zaks' world tour production of <B><I>Guys & Dolls</I></B>. She
starred alongside Craig McLachlan in the 2006 blockbuster <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> premiere
production of Irving Berlin’s <B><I>White Christmas: The
Musical</I></B>;<B><I> </I></B>quickly following that success with the 2007
hit revival of Rodgers and Hart’s <B><I>Babes in Arms</I></B>, at the
prestigious Chichester Festival Theatre. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In concert, Lorna has
appeared at some of the world’s most prominent venues including: The Hollywood
Bowl, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Madison</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Square</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType>, Carnegie Hall, The London Palladium, Royal
Albert Hall and L’Olympia in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:City>. In 2006 and 2007 she garnered
acclaim for her surprise duet appearances with singer/songwriter <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Rufus Wainwright</st1:PersonName> at his celebrated tribute concerts
to Judy Garland <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rufus Does Judy</I></B>, which have recently
been released on CD and DVD.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In 2007 Lorna joined
Alan Cumming and Margaret Cho as part of Logo Network’s new animated series,
<B><I>Rick & Steve</I></B>. A <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> television favourite, she
frequently appears as a guest, and sometime co-host, on ITV’s popular
<B><I>Loose Women</I></B> and was a subject of a highly rated BBC documentary
titled<I> <B>Somebody's Daughter, Somebody's Son.</B> </I> In the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> she has had featured roles on a
number series including, <B><I>Murder She Wrote, The Nanny,</I></B> and was a
regular on <B><I>Trapper John M.D.</I></B> She joined her sister,
Liza Minnelli, in an electrifying duet on <B><I>The Tony Awards</I></B><I>
</I>and was a featured performer on PBS’s <B><I>Jerry Herman's Broadway at the
Bowl</I>. </B> In films, she is most remembered by fans of all ages as Pink
Lady “Paulette Rebchuck”, in the camp classic. <B><I>Grease
2</I>.</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In 1998 Lorna added a
new dimension to her multi-faceted career, that of NY Times best-selling author,
upon the release of her critically acclaimed memoir - <B><I>Me and My
Shadows</I></B>. It was optioned by ABC-TV and broadcast as a 4 hour
miniseries, starring Judy Davis in February 2001. Lorna served as
Co-Executive Producer on <B><I>Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows</I>
</B>which garnered the highest ratings of the season and won 5 Emmy
Awards.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In 2004, her one woman
show <B><I>Songs My Mother Taught Me</I></B> had its debut on the West End to
great success; it gained rave reviews in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The show is now currently
enjoying a world tour, keeping alive the cherished musical legacy of her
family.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Her album “Songs My Mother
Taught Me” is released on February 9 through the label Rhythm Safari distributed
by Universal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=6>LORNA
LUFT</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – Exclusive and
Intimate – </SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ONE NIGHT
ONLY!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></o:p></SPAN>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">29 February 2008 @ 8pm
– $55 General admission - The Factory Theatre – <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">105 Victoria Rd</st1:address></st1:Street>
Enmore </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BOOKINGS</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (02) 9550 3666 or <A
href="http://www.showtune.com.au/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.showtune.com.au</FONT></A>
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