TITANIQUE has opened in Sydney

Award-winning splash hit TITANIQUE made its Australian premiere at Sydney’s The Grand Electric this evening following a star-studded fortnight of preview performances.

The irresistibly funny and irreverent send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, driven by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion, TITANIQUE has become one of New York’s most sought after tickets.

Beloved by audiences in New York TITANIQUE has become an instant crowd pleaser in Sydney where it has been enjoyed by the likes of television luminaries Leigh Sales, Liz Hayes, Lisa Wilkinson, Belinda Russell, Amber Sherlock, Jeremy Fernandez, Deb Knight, Karina Carvalho, Sami Lukis and Pippa Bradshaw, celebrities including Cody Simpson, Jessica De Gouw, Mitch Churi, Ngali Shaw, Mitchell Coombs, Courtney Act, Pat Abboud, Triple J’s Abby and Tyrone and the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.

Audiences have described the show as “the most hilarious and bonkers show I have ever seen!” and said “don’t miss this! I laughed so hard I needed my Ventolin” while in a fitting tribute, another exclaimed “near, far, wherever you are… you must go see”.

Comedian and Nova Drive host Joel Creasey:

Honestly, I can’t rave hard enough. We laughed so hard we tipped our table of glasses over.

And model Cameron Robbie:

Incredible, hilarious! I just laughed for 90 minutes straight.

The cast is led by the incomparable Marney McQueen as the iconique Celine Dion. She is joined by Georgina Hopson as Rose Dewitt-Bukater, Drew Weston as Jack Dawson, Keane Sheppard-Fletcher as Cal, Matt Lee as Victor Garber, Stephen Anderson as Ruth Dewitt-Bukater, Abigail Dixon as Molly Brown and Abu as The Seaman/Iceberg. The onstage company is completed by Jo-Anne Jackson, Jenni Little and Trent Owers as background vocalists.

Joining them on The Ship of Dreams for this unforgettable camp fantasia are Artemis Alfonzetti, Matthew Predny and Tyran Stig.

When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar Award-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get TITANIQUE, off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia.

Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night? Just leave it to Céline Dion to enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalogue.

Sailing on fierce powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as My Heart Will Go On, All By Myself, and To Love You More – backed by the unparalleled energy of a full live band – TITANIQUE is a one-of-a-kind theatrical voyage bursting with nostalgia, heart, and campy chaos.

Co-written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, TITANIQUE celebrated its off-Broadway premiere in June 2022 at Asylum Theater, starring the musical’s co-authors Mindelle (Sister Act, Netflix’s Special) and Rousouli (Cruel Intentions, Hairspray) as Céline Dion and Jack Dawson.

After several sold-out extensions, the musical transferred to the Daryl Roth Theatre on 20 November, 2022 where it continues to play to packed houses. TITANIQUE became such a hit with audiences that new productions will soon play Toronto, Montreal and London.

Sydney will be TITANIQUE’s exclusive Australian berth through support from the NSW Government via its events agency Destination NSW.

TITANIQUE is directed by Tye Blue (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Rumer Willis’ Over the Love Tour), and choreographed by Ellenore Scott (Funny Girl, Little Shop of Horrors), Orchestrations, Arrangements and Original Music Supervision are by IRNE Award-Winner Nicholas James Connell.

Scenic Design for TITANIQUE in Sydney is by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Grace Laubacher for Iron Bloom Creative Production; Costume Design is by Alejo Vietti; Original Lighting Design is by Paige Seber with Lighting Design Adapted by Kathy Pineo; Original Sound Design is by Lawrence Schober; with Sound Design Adapted by David Tonion and Hair and Wig Design is by Kylie Clarke.

TITANIQUE’s storied history includes a smash hit live-streamed concert – Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert – on the premium streaming service Stellar, on 2 May 2021, which followed sold-out pop-up concert engagements in Los Angeles and New York, earning the show a 2019 Broadway World Cabaret Award.

TITANIQUE won seven major awards of the 2022-23 theatre season, including three Lucille Lortel Awards (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle, Outstanding Costume Design: Alejo Vietti), the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical, Las Culturistas’ Culture Award for Best Indoor Performance, and two Dorian Awards (Outstanding Off-Broadway Production, Outstanding Off-Broadway Performance: Marla Mindelle).

The show earned an additional nine award nominations, including two 2023 Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Musical; Distinguished Performance: Marla Mindelle), two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Book of a Musical, Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle), two Lortel Award nominations (Choreography, Featured Performer: John Riddle), and a Drama Desk Award nomination (Book of a Musical).

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Photo Credit: Daniel Boud