Strictly Ballroom | |
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Music | Various |
Lyrics | Various |
Book | Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce |
Basis | 1992 film Strictly Ballroom |
Premiere | 12 April 2014: Sydney Lyric, Sydney |
Productions | 2014 Sydney 2015 Melbourne 2016 Leeds 2017 Toronto 2018 West End 2022 UK Tour |
Strictly Ballroom the Musical is a musical theatre adaptation of the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom. It is credited as being created by Baz Luhrmann with book by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce adapted by Terry Johnson.
There are two versions of the show - one consists of a score of existing music and songs, with previous productions featuring a mix of existing songs alongside new musical numbers written for the show by David Foster, Sia, Isaac Hasson, Bernie Herms, Baz Luhrmann, MoZella, Neff-U, Craig Pearce, Eddie Perfect and Linda Thompson. Both productions feature songs such as "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" and "Time After Time".