HALF TIME

Nineteen 98 Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co presents The Australian premiere of Half Time, a new musical about not acting your age. 

Half Time is the incredible true story of ten ordinary seniors with extraordinary dreams who audition to dance at halftime for a major basketball team. Only after making the cut do they learn they won’t be dancing tap, salsa, or swing – instead, they will bring down the house with a style that is entirely new to them: hip-hop. 

Take the uplifting journey with these dreamers–and the young coaches who inspire them along the way– as they battle self-doubt, stereotypes and even each other for a chance to bust a move at centre court in front of the 20,000 screaming fans. Together they remind us that in life, when the odds are stacked against you and the challenges seem too great to overcome, it’s not the end of the game–it’s Half Time.

Starring: Zoe Carides, Gabrielle Chan, Dolores Dunbar, Jaime Hadwen, Nancye Hayes, Chaska Halliday, Stefanie Jones, Donna Lee, Joy Miller, Coby Njoroge, Wendy-Lee Purdy, Eric Rasmussen, Monica Sayers and Tom Sharah

Director: Helen Dallimore 

Choreographer: Madison Lee

Musical Director: Jessica Manning 

Set Designer: Kate Beere

Costume Designer: Aleisa Jelbart

Sound Designer: Prudence Holloway 

Lighting Designer: Tim Bonser 

Assistant Musical Director: Dylan Pollard

Production Manager: Brooke Verberg 

Stage Manager: Grace Elizabeth

Book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin. Music by Matthew Sklar. Lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Additional Music by Marvin Hamlisch. Based on the motion picture Gotta Dance, directed, written and produced by Dori Bernstein. 

By arrangement with Origin™ Theatrical on behalf of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York.