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HATS OFF Melbourne 2010

A fundraising concert in support of the David Williams Fund (DWF)

presented by Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (OSCEFA)

Date: 29 August 2010
Venue: National Theatre, St Kilda (Melbourne), Australia

Directed by John O'MAY
Hosted by Marty FIELDS

GUEST STARS (in alphabetical order, subject to availability):
Rhonda BURCHMORE, John FOREMAN, Julie GOODWIN, Laura GRAVITY, Matt HOLLY, Melissa LANGTON, Silvie PALADINO,
Anne PHELAN, Josh PITERMAN, Ross SKIFFINGTON, Greg STONE, Christie WHELAN;
- members of the cast of Mary Poppins, including Philip QUAST, Matt LEE, Leah HOWARD & Troy SUSSMAN;
- members of the cast of Hairspray, including Trevor ASHLEY & Esther HANNAFORD;
- members of the cast of West Side Story;
- members of the cast of Melbourne Opera's Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, including David ROGERS-SMITH & the Melbourne Opera Chorus;
- Australia’s Got Talent finalists ROLLING ENTERTAINMENT, Centrestage Performing Arts School, the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Youth Chorus & The Divine Sisters.

RELATED SECTIONS:	Mary Poppins Page
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Oz Showbiz Cares: raising money, raising awareness and raising the roof

From the PRESS RELEASE:
Hats Off - the annual fundraising concert presented by Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (OSCEFA) – has become an annual concert institution in the diaries of Melbourne's theatre. On Sunday 29 August the National Theatre will play host to an incredible show-business concert to celebrate eleven years of entertainment industry support for people living with HIV. From musical theatre superstars to virtuosic magicians and everything in between, Hats Off once again offers something for everyone.
Full Press Release (1st August 2010)

According to a rare online report, the cast of Mary Poppins performed Elton John's 'Circle of Life' (from Lion King) at the end of the concert, while Philip Quast gave a passionate rendition of 'Happy Anniversary', a Charles Aznavour song from his Live at the Donmar album.
Read the full report here.

OSCEFA is dedicated to mobilising the unique talents within the media, entertainment and arts industries to mitigate the suffering of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS throughout Australia and around the world. Over the past eleven years OSCEFA has raised over 650,000 AUD through its support of the Victorian AIDS Council and a host of other organizations. The annual Hats Off concerts have played a major part in achieving this goal.

The David Williams Fund (DWF) provides support to improve the financial, health and emotional well-being of the Victorian HIV positive community. The DWF was established in 1986 by donations of the friends and family of David Williams after witnessing his untimely death from AIDS.

The wonderful thing about this concert is if you ring up a mate and he or she is available, then you get a ‘yes’. Everyone wants to do it so the egos are left somewhere else. Listing alphabetically equalizes everyone.

John O'May, director of the event

Last modified: 2-Sep-2010

HATS OFF Melbourne 2010

A fundraising concert in support of the David Williams Fund (DWF)

Oz Showbiz Cares: raising money, raising awareness and raising the roof

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