Opening night will be emotional, Hay said. They then got a call in August telling them the production would be going ahead in 2021. To be standing on the TSB Showplace stage when the show opens on June 17 will be a dream come true for the pair. “I think it’ll feel very unreal, Head said. “It’ll be very emotional,” Hay added. “Elphaba to me is the number one dream role of all time.” Neither women are Taranaki locals, with both living between Christchurch and Auckland. They are the only members of the cast getting paid and will be living in Taranaki until the end of the season.
At the other end of the scale, Murray Chong, Harry Duynhoven, Colin Johnston and Dinnie Moeahu had no conflicts listed as at the end of March.
Tony Bedford: Taranaki Electricity Trust (Trustee), Waitara Services and Citizens Club (Member), Hurricanes Alumni (Member), Hurricanes Schools Council (Life Member), Residential Property Owner, Family Trust, Taranaki Electricity Trust, Hurricanes Alumni (Trustee), Taranaki Elite Athletes Foundation (Council appointee).
Sam Bennett: Speaking Made Easy (Ownership of company and contract with NPDC), Full Circle Bespoke Life Events, Heart of Brooklands, New Plymouth Operatic Society (Sponsorship Manager), Celebrants Association of New Zealand, Residential Property Owner, APJ and DM Bennett and PJ Bennett (Family Trust), Star Gym (Council representative).
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