'The Lovers' Original Cast Recording now available to stream
Laura Murphy's Shakespeare-themed pop-musical The Lovers gets a full cast recording featuring the original 2022 cast.
Laura Murphy's Shakespeare-themed pop-musical The Lovers gets a full cast recording featuring the original 2022 cast.
Murphy, who is one of Australia’s most exciting playwrights at the forefront of composing new Australian work (The Dismissal, Zombie! The Musical) had 'The Lovers' staged with Bell Shakespeare at the Sydney Opera House in 2022.
The audience reception from the musical showed audiences devoured the fresh perspective on Shakespeare’s classic tale, exploring the magic and mishaps of romantic love, with original pop songs.
Now, the original cast recording is available to stream and download across music platforms. The recording features the vocal talents of stars Stellar Perry, Monique Salle, Natalie Abbott, Blake Appelqvist, Brittanie Shipway and Jerrod Smith, with added vocals by Sarah Rose Murr and Tom Kantor.
The production was directed by award-winning director Shaun Rennie (Rent, Baby Doll) with set and costume design by Marg Horwell, who was behind the design of the recent critically acclaimed production of The Picture of Dorian Grey at Sydney Theatre Company.
Stream the full recording now over on Spotify, YouTube and other platforms.
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