RUTHLESS!
Book & Lyrics by Joal Paley. Music by Marvin Laird.
Directed by Glenn Braithwaite
Musical Director Tracy Bourne
Choreography Debbie Trotter Wharton
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL
ON BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH INC.
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical... 'Anything' includes murdering the leading lady!
This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run which opened with Britney Spears in the leading role, also launching the career of Natalie Portman.
Satirising and referencing a range of well-known musicals along the way, Ruthless! is a barrel of laughs, blending high farce with its own brand of darkness.
Performed by CADA's graduating class Certificate IV in Musical Theatre students, this production is a first for Canberra.
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