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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear Showtuners, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Well we have shows all over the nation for Lorna Luft including,
Canberra, Port Douglas, Cauloundra, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Ballarat, Geelong,
Alice Springs, Newcastle, Melbourne. So catch Lorna’s Exclusive and
Intimate show with her sensational trio at one of the venues nationally and
tell ya mates. I shall be posting all tour updates to our website <a
href="http://www.showtune.com.au">www.showtune.com.au</a> as the shows go on
sale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>I have a great treat for Sydney, we have decided after Lorna’s
sell out success in February at The Factory, that we would pull all the stops
out and mount for the first time in Australia her full show with full band “SONGS
MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME”. We are playing the beautiful City Recital
Hall, Angel Place Sydney on 31 May at 8pm. Bookings are now open for the
ONE SHOW ONLY Exclusive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>It is an honour to be working with Lorna again and I can’t
wait to sharing her with the nation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> See ya there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><a
href="http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/id/317/Lorna-Luft-Songs-My-Mother-Taught-Me"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><img
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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Showtune Productions proudly presents EXCLUSIVELY for Sydney the
Australian Premiere of <br>
<br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>LORNA LUFT</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
in<br>
</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>“an incandescent revelation, not to be missed”. ~ </span></i><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Los Angeles Times</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Celebrating her mother <b>JUDY GARLAND<br>
</b>Written & Directed by <b>Ken & Mitzie Welch<br>
</b>Arranged/Orchestrated/Conducted by<b> Colin R Freeman</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>31 May 2008 @ 8pm<br>
City Recital Hall, Angel Place <br>
SYDNEY<br>
Phone Bookings: (02) 8256 2222 or n1300 797 118 <br>
<a
href="http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/id/317/Lorna-Luft-Songs-My-Mother-Taught-Me"
target="_blank">ONLINE BOOKINGS</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“A
rousing, dramatically riveting musical event. The use of Garland video has
enormous impact”</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <b>~ Daily Variety</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Lorna Luft<i> – </i></span></b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>daughter of<b><i> Judy Garland </i></b>is
returning to Sydney to perform one show only at the<b> City Recital Hall</b> on
<b>Saturday 31 May</b> of <b>Songs My Mother Taught Me</b> - a lovingly staged
multimedia extravaganza melding one of the most familiar songbooks with
intensely personal, often hilarious memories plus private photos and video
footage of Lorna’s mother; the legendary <b>Judy Garland</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Sydney audiences already know the irresistible talents of <b>Lorna
Luft</b>, after her sell-out concert in February. Showtune Artistic
Director <b>David Hawkins</b> said “I had to bring the entire show to
Sydney as it was wonderful to see the audience spell bound when she did only a
segment of the show and it made me realise the huge love there is in Australia
for Judy Garland. Showtune is also touring Lorna 's cabaret show
nationally but only Sydney audiences will see <b>Songs My Mother Taught Me</b>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>New musical arrangements of Garland’s classic orchestrations
ensure that this rich tapestry of songs are given the illustrious and
deferential treatment they deserve with a ten piece band made up of some of
Australia’s best musicians. Lorna brings unmatched emotion to many of her
mother’s signature songs including <b>Come Rain or Come Shine</b>, <b>The
Man That Got Away,</b> <b>Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody</b>
accentuated with touching and humorous memories. The show features never before
seen footage and photos plus dozens of tunes from some of Garland’s most
popular films: <b>The Wizard Of Oz, Easter Parade, Meet Me In St. Louis </b>and<b>
A Star Is Born</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Written and directed by Emmy Award Winners <b>Mitzie and Ken Welch</b>
(best known for <i>The Carol Burnet Show</i>), <b>Songs My Mother Taught Me</b>
pays homage to composers, performers and pals who were part of Garland’s
life including <b>Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin</b> and celebrates the birth of
the <b>Rat Pack</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Variety called <b><i>Songs My Mother Taught Me</i></b> “a
rousing, dramatically riveting musical event” that played eleven weeks at
the historic Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills and was awarded two <b>Los Angeles
Theatre Alliance Ovation Awards</b> for ‘Best World Premiere
Musical’ and ‘Best Musical Direction’. The show completed
an-eight week engagement at The Savoy Theatre in the West End, and just this
year a regional tour of the UK. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>“an incandescent revelation, not to be missed”. ~ </span></i><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Los Angeles Times</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>“Attendance is mandatory at this rainbow-vaulting
occasion” ~ </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Critics Choice LA Times</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:18.75pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>“Affectionate, Amusing… a knock-out” ~ </span></i><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>New York Post<br>
</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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