Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life

AMITY DRY, WINNER OF THIS YEARS THE BLOCK ALL STARS ONCHANNEL 9, IS ON A WINNING STREAK AS HER MUSICAL MOTHER, WIFE AND THE COMPLICATED LIFE WINS A COVETEDPLACE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL.THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL & POPJAM PRODUCTIONS PRESENT MOTHER, WIFE AND THECOMPLICATED LIFE, WRITTEN BY AMITY DRY.

AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE 2013 NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, JULY 22-27, SIGNATURE THEATRESTUDIO SPACE, 480 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK.

Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life is a contemporary musical comedy about marriage, motherhood and the pressure onwomen to do it all. It follows the lives of four best friends as they juggle work, parenthood and relationships, trying not to losethemselves in the process. Set to a rousing pop score its a comedy that isnt afraid to look at the darker moments, as it explores theoften tough reality of motherhood and the work/life balance.

Dry wrote and composed the show in 2009, after noting there was a lack of musical theatre about motherhood. Audiences agreed,giving the show a sell out season in its Adelaide Fringe Festival debut. Since then Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life hasenjoyed four successful seasons in South Australia, garnering rave reviews and a nomination for Best Professional Musical in theAdelaide Theatre Guide Awards.

The show is currently on an Australian tour, opening to a sell out showin Adelaide last Friday, and continues on to Melbourne and Sydneythis May.

Starring Amity Dry, Nikki Aitken, Rachel McCall andRosanne Hosking and Directed by David Lampard this exciting newAustralian musical has been receiving rave reviews locally,Amity Drys musical is a rousing success. At a time when newmusicals all seem to be imported re-hashes of movies, this is ahome-grown gem. Adelaide Theatre Guide

There is a beautiful truth about this production. It is a raw look atrelationships, parenthood, love and family and the audiencehangs on every word. Stage Whispers

Writer Amity Dry became a household name in 2003 when she appeared on the phenomenally successful original series ofChannel 9s The Block. She was immediately signed to Universal music and achieved top 10 ARIA chart success with her debutGOLD album The Lighthouse. Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life saw her first foray into music theatre writing, making thissuccess story even more impressive. The script and music was submitted to The New York Musical Theatre Festival and wentthrough a rigorous anonymous selection process, before being selected as one of the invited shows for the 2013 Festival.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its tenth year, has premiered more than 320 new musicals since 2004. Thelargest musical theater event in America, NYMF has been hailed as "the Sundance of Musical Theatre," and is widely regarded asthe key source for new material and talent discovery. NYMF is the flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Of her continued good news, Dry continues: “I can't believethe year I'm having! Between winning The Block All Stars, touring my show nationally and then debuting it off Broadway as part ofNYMF, 2013 is going to be very hard to top.”

After Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life ends its Australian run in Sydney on June 1, Dry will pack her bags for New York whereshell meet with the festival directors and producers and begin her new role off-stage as the writer. She will cast the show with fourBroadway performers, rehearse for a month and then begin her New York season in late July. It truly is a dream experience forsomeone who has written, produced, performed in and self funded the show to date, making this musical a true Aussie success story.Dont miss your chance to see Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life before it heads to New York.

www.MotherWifeMusical.com www.nymf.org

Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life Australian Tour April 19 - June 1

Adelaide April 19-28 - Star Theatre, Hilton
www.motherwifemusical.com / 08 8234 1800

Melbourne May 1-5 - Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran
www.chapeloffchapel.com.au / 03 8290 7000

Melbourne May 10-11 - Karralyka Centre, Ringwood East
www.karralyka.com.au / 03 9870 2888

Sydney May 23 June 1 - Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale
www.seymourcentre.com / 02 9351 7940

Review: A fabulous performance, and a breathe of fresh air. A comical musical story that follows 4 friends through different stages of womanhood that will hit a comic nerve. From Bridezilla to birth & beyond, it's warts & all for a great girls night out. Congratulations to all 4 stars Amity Dry, Nikki Aitken, Rachel McCall and Rosanne Hosking on a stella performance and a faboulous original show!