Entertainment
22 November, 2023
Duo up close and personal
AFTER four back-to-back years of selling out more than 180 shows around Australia, powerhouse legends of musical theatre and opera, Marina Prior and David Hobson will be performing in Cairns next month.
Their appearance at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre on December 16 is one stop on what is their biggest tour to date, with more than 60 shows around the country.
While their 2023 Encore Tour of their hit production, The 2 Of Us – Up Close and Personal, features brand new songs, backstage and life stories, the classics from their vast repertoire spanning 35 years will also be included.
Accompanied by renowned pianist David Cameron in a two-hour intimate performance, soprano Marina Prior and tenor David Hobson will perform their classics from productions such as The Phantom of The Opera, Cats, 9 To 5 The Musical, Evita, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and La Boheme, to name but a few, as well as favourites from their award-winning albums.
“It’s great that we have the opportunity to take the show to the people, in areas around the country that we may not have otherwise been able to get to with some of the bigger productions we perform in,” Ms Prior said.
“With the Up Close and Personal show, it’s like you’re in our living room and we’re in yours, singing both your and our favourite songs with a few funny career stories thrown in,” Mr Hobson said.
Marina Prior is regarded as Australia’s leading lady of musical theatre, best known for her lead role in The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, to name just two. She has also performed with international stars including Richard Harris and Jose Carreras.
Well known for her Carols by Candlelight performance each year, she was recently seen on the ABC TV series The Divorce.
David Hobson is one of Australia’s best-known operatic tenors, musical theatre performers and recording artists.
He has sung and performed many roles for Opera Australia, performed lead roles in musical theatre, sung for the Queen, featured at the AFL Grand Final, Carols by Candlelight, Spicks and Specks, Dancing with the Stars, It Takes Two and has been a presenter on Foxtel’s arts channel, Studio.
