Wiradjuri actor stars in adaptation of Streisand classic

Rhiannon Clarke Published March 19, 2023 at 10.00am (AWST)

A brand-new adaptation of the Barbra Streisand classic 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' is part of the 2023 Seymour Season and will star Wiradjuri actor Lincoln Elliott.

Squabbalogic and Seymour Centre are proud to present On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, playing 17th March to 15th April at Seymour Centre.

In the Musical, David Gamble enlist the services of psychiatrist and hypnosis researcher, Dr Mark Bruckner, with hopes to quit nicotine. But what begins as a simple regression soon turns into something otherworldly as the doctor discovers inside David the presence of Melinda Welles, a sparkling woman who died tragically a century earlier.

As the sessions continue with Dr Mark Bruckner, the doctor soon begins to fall in love with the scintillating Melinda via David's subconscious. However David is unaware of his doctor's feelings towards Melinda, and David himself starts falling for the handsome doctor- thus creating a comic love triangle with only two bodies.

Originally, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever was written for Broadway and adapted into a cult film starring Barbra Streisand.

Now the unusual love story is being viewed from a new perspective, adapted from Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's original by Jay James-Moody (The Dismissal, Herringbone).

This is a hilarious and heart-warming comedy of errors, exploring modern themes of sexuality, gender, and ethics in a joyous, fast-paced musical delight.

The brand-new adaptation features an outstanding cast.

Lincoln Elliott.

Wiradjuri actor Lincoln Elliott (Performing Lines/MTC/State Theatre Company South Australia's Sunshine SuperGirl) is joined by Blake Bowden (Opera Australia's The Phantom of the Opera), Natalie Abbott (Bell Shakespeare's The Lovers), Madeleine Jones (STC's Muriel's Wedding), James Haxby (9 to 5: The Musical), , Billie Palin (Hayes Theatre Co's Godspell), and Jay James-Moody.

James-Moody said: "While backstage for a year on The Book of Mormon, Blake Bowden and I often talked about reuniting later for something special."

"On A Clear Day is a real return to Squabbalogic's roots, rediscovering a lost gem and polishing it up for a modern audience," he said.

"Just like Melinda in the show, it's a thrill to return not only from postponement in 2022, but to our natural home in the Reginald Theatre where we can share this unexpected musical intimately."

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