";s:4:"text";s:4848:" In this scene: Barry Fife (Bill Hunter), Fran (Tara Morice), Liz Holt (Gia Carides), Shirley Hastings (Pat Thomson), Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) During the competition, Doug tells Scott that Fife's story is a lie: he had convinced Shirley not to dance with him so he, Fife, could win the competition. In this scene: Barry Fife (Bill Hunter), Liz Holt (Gia Carides), Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), Fran (Tara Morice), Shirley Hastings (Pat Thomson)Beginner Fran asks expert Scott to join her in an unlikely partnership. Barry Otto, Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Pat Thomson Adapted from Baz Luhrmann’s beloved and award-winning film, Strictly Ballroom has been transformed into a glorious stage musical. Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton play the role of Scott Hastings in the production, which is directed by Britain's favourite, TV judge, Craig Revel Horwood.. Kevin Clifton said: “I’m beyond excited to be finally fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom The Musical. Scott runs after Fran and persuades her to dance with him. Jonny burst into the national spotlight by winning the ITV show Dance Dance Dance. Strictly Ballroom: Where are they all now? Discover the Cast and Creative team for Strictly Ballroom the musical at the Piccadilly theatre, London. Matt Cardle (center) with the cast of "Strictly Ballroom The Musical" (Photo: Matt Crockett) Strictly Ballroom The Musical to Close in London's West End. Drew McOnie (whose dazzling choreography for In the Heights earned him the 2016 Olivier Award) will direct and choreograph the West End premiere, with a book by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce.Strictly Ballroom The Musical is produced by Global Creatures the team behind Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, Muriel’s Wedding The Musical and the Broadway-bound King Kong and Moulin Rouge! This threw the entire project into doubt, but Ted Albert's widow Popsy decided that it should go to completion in honour of her husband, so she took over as executive producer, with Miall as producer. Even after completion, the team were greeted with stiff resistance from exhibitors: Luhrmann recalled that one exhibitor walked out before the film had even finished, declaring that Luhrmann was ruined and that he would never work again.The film was accepted for the Cannes Film Festival, but another tragedy struck just before its first screening—actress Pat Thomson, who played Scott's mother, was diagnosed with cancer and she died in April 1992, only one month before its Cannes world premiere in May. Soon after, Ted set up the film production company M&A Productions with ex-The producers had difficulty in securing funding for the project, which mostly featured a cast of newcomers.
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