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Star duo to take Dusty tuner to the suburbs

The musical Dusty is back – though not in its original format.

The show’s stars – Tamsin Carroll and Deni Hines – are set to take the tuner about Dusty Springfield’s life on a club tour.

It is a far cry from the original plans for the musical, which was slated for international productions after it played in Sydney back in 2006.

The two hour concert will feature Carroll and Hines in authentic 60’s costumes and set design. The duo will perform duets and solos throughout the show backed by a seven piece band.

It is expected to be a major hit with suburban audiences, who were the core target of the original production of the musical.

Dusty grossed ofer $20 million at the box office and played to close to 400,000 people across 253 shows.

Tamsin Carroll took out Best Female Actor in a Musical for her work as Dusty in the production, but the show missed the coveted Best Musical gong. It received six 2006 Helpmann nominations.

Having just returned from the West End for a short break after performing in the hit production of Oliver, Carroll said she jumped at the chance to get together with Hines and recapture the magic of the musical.

“I can’t wait to do the tour and get back into some Dusty,” she said.

“Deni and I had such a great time and already the fun has begun in rehearsals, its going to be fantastic.”

Hines has just returned from charity work in Kenya and Papua New Guinea and has commenced work on a new album.

“I’ve been bugging the producers of the musical to bring the production back on stage, so when Tamsin was up for the idea, I said, let’s go girlfriend and have some fun,” she said.

Multi Award winning theatrical artist Tamsin Carroll has performed in over 26 productions including Oliver, The Rocky Horror Show, Company, Dusty, Broadway Showstoppers, Grease, Shout, Hair, Evita plus more and is the recipient of no less than five marquee awards including Helpmanns, Mos and Greenroom Awards.

Carroll has also appeared in 11 Television productions including All Saints and Heartbreak High, two feature films Ms Understanding andHoly Smoke, the latter directed by the legendary Jane Campion.

Deni Hines is without doubt considered one of Australia’s foremost entertainers. From radio, chart and hit singles and albums, to lead roles in musicals (Dusty, Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River); television and film (Mao’s Last Dancer), Deni has grown up in front of audiences from an enthusiastic young performer with The Rockmelons to a mature, sophisticated all round entertainer spanning two decades amassing a diverse array of musical styles from pop, blues, soul, jazz, reggae and all in the between.

TOUR DATES

THU 29 JUL NOTES, NEWTOWN, Ph: (02) 9557 5111, Oxtix: 1300 762 545,
www.noteslive.net.au, www.oztix.com.au, $40.10 + BF (pre sale), $45.00 + BF at the door

FRI 30 JUL CRONULLA LEAGUES SHARKIES, Ph: (02) 9523 0222, $45.00

SAT 31 JUL PENRITH RSL, Ph: (02) 4728 5200, $45.00

SUN 1 AUG WYONG LEAGUES CLUB, Ph: (02) 4392 2799, $45.00

THU 5 AUG SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CANBERRA Ph: (02) 6283 7288

FRI 6 AUG CASTLE HILL RSL, Ph: (02) 8858 4800, $45.00

SAT 7 AUG NORTH SYDNEY RSL, Ph: (02) 9466 8888, www.norths.com.au, $45.00

SUN 8 AUG DAPTO LEAGUES CLUB, Ph: (02) 4261 1333 $45.00

THU 12 AUG BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB, (Ph): 9722 9888, $45.00

FRI 13 AUG TWIN TOWNS, GOLD COAST, Ph: 1800 014 014, www.twintowns.com.au, $55

SAT 14 AUG HARBORD DIGGERS, Ph: (02) 9938 1444, $45.00

SUN 15 AUG HORNSBY RSL, Ph: (02) 9477 7777, www.hornsbyrsl.com.au, $45.00

THU 26 AUG PARRAMATTA LEAGUES, Ph: (02) 8833 0777, $45.00