Sunday 08 June: Break a Leg – stepping out in style featuring Swing, Jazz and Show Tunes
Manurewa High School Jazz Band
Manurewa High is well known in Performing Arts, both locally and nationally. It has had significant success in many festivals and competitions, been national finalists many times in the KBB Music Festival, Stand Up Stand Out, and worked alongside Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – Play in South.
Lauren Thompson
is a first year voice student at The University of Waikato. Since a young age she has had a strong passion for the performing arts. In 2024 she completed her Trinity College London Classical and Musical Theatre Singing Exams. She has been in musicals throughout the Bay of Plenty, her most notable being Les Miserablés as Cosette understudy with Tauranga Musical Theatre, Rotorua Musical Theatre’s the Sound of Music, as Liesl Von Trapp.
Bridget and Nyah
Bridget and Nyah are a vocal duo with a rich harmony and elegant tone. With Bridget’s background in Jazz and singer-songwriter styles, and Nyah’s strong foundation in musical theatre, with touches of a classical technique, they come together to make a unique and genre-bending sound. From powerful ballads to upbeat, ‘make you want to dance’ tunes, Bridget and Nyah love to bring their all to their performances – sharing their love of music every step of the way.
Liam Chapman
An exciting new voice will be singing songs from “Les Misérables” and “West Side Story”.
