Stars of today and budding stars of tomorrow light up the stage
The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City
Wednesday, 1 July at 7`;30pm
Local stars Daniel Baron, Graeme Watkins, Nathan Ro and Cito join budding stars of tomorrow on stage for ONE NIGHT ONLY in the Born to Perform Gala Concert taking place at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City on Wednesday 1st July at 7:30pm.
Born To Perform is a platform created by Gemma Marinus Donnelly and Matthew Marinus to create professional opportunities in the Performing Arts Industry for young budding talented children and teens.
Originally
coming from the UK, Gemma has been a major player in the musical
theatre industry in SA for over 8 years before opening up an elite
performing arts school (Stageworx School Of Performing Arts) in 2009. www.stageworx.co.za
Passionate
about growing a bright future for our budding artists Gemma and Matthew
are heavily involved in training and showcasing the future stars of SA.
Matthew
is best known as the talented drummer for The Graeme Watkins Project,
but most recently is fast making a name for himself as “Dream Canvas
Productions” - video production company he has recently formed - where
he produces music videos and EPK’s for SA artists.
The combination of Matthew and Gemma has led to the Born To Perform platform.
The inaugural event introducing the platform to the industry and public alike is the Born To Perform Gala Concert taking place at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City on Wednesday, 1st July.
Gemma
and Matt have searched all over Johannesburg for the most talented
singer, dancers and actors in musical theatre and pop music to put
together a variety style show inspired by the annual Royal Variety Show in
England. These budding performers will be teaming up with some of SA’s
favourite artists to show the world what South Africa has to offer.
Says Gemma; “We
are lucky enough to have such strong industry support and have managed
to gain assistance from some top industry players including Collett
Dawson and Cito from The CoLab Network as well as seasoned pro’s such as
Graeme Watkins (The Graeme Watkins Project) Nathan Ro (Lonehill
Estate), Daniel Baron and Cito ( WONDERboom).”
She continues; “Having these artists performing with our young stars will not only give the youngsters an experience of a lifetime but also hopefully encourage other producers to create opportunities in the industry for them. “
The evening will be a dazzling display of song and dance provided by our leading stars alongside a wide array of budding talent.
Here are just a few of the expected highlights:
Here are just a few of the expected highlights:
· Graeme Watkins and Nathan Ro will
be opening the show with a full swing section with over 60 children
hand selected from the Johanessburg region in an explosion of timeless
dance and song classics.
· Cito will be performing one of his signature performances “Hallelujah” with the beautiful talented 10-year old Tylo Venter.
· Daniel Baron will
be performing a medley of recent popular radio songs with some upcoming
music stars including Joshua Middleton, Lisa Kriel and Joshua Moreira.
· For the musical theatre lovers we have excerpts from Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Matilda, Smash and Jekyll and Hyde accompanied by Rowan Bakker (musical director of Jersey Boys SA Tour, Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You.)
· And many more great moments….
Follow Born to Perform:
Website: www.borntoperform.co.
Face Book: https://www.facebook.
YouTube: Born To Perform TV
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