Whitireia Theatre set for “Zombie Prom” Show

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Whitireia Theatre set for “Zombie Prom” Show

Whitireia Musical Theatre students will be showcasing their graduation production “Zombie Prom” next week.

Directed by award winning Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, with musical direction by Michael Nicholas Williams, Zombie Prom is shaping up to be a fun and hilarious show.

Zombie Prom is a musical comedy that has something for everyone, dancing, singing and a nuclear Zombie. It has been described as slicker than "Grease", smoother than "Rocky Horror" and bigger and funnier than "Little Shop of Horrors"!

Zombie Prom is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour.

“This cult off-Broadway musical embraces its cheesy mash-up of 50’s pop meets B-grade zombie-filled storyline” said Lyndee-Jane. “It is Grease meets The Walking Dead. Students are having a blast and I’m sure the audience will love it too” she said.

Zombie Prom is showing at the Whitireia Performance Centre in Vivian Street from 27 September to 29 September 2012. Shows start at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 11am. Tickets cost $20 for adults and can be purchased at www.thetheatre.co.nz. Concessions are available.

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