Unsung heroes make magic happen  Behind the scenes: Mamma Mia!
Last updated 12:52 07/07/2014 Mamma Mia  backing vocalists, back
from left, Alister Gray, Lyndal Ludlow, Bernie Tamati, Gerard
McSoriley, Ilana Edlin, Barrie Sheehy; front from left, ON SONG:
"Mamma Mia!" backing vocalists Martha McSoriley, Jolene Kynan-
Wilde, Kathryn Blomfield, Ruth McSoriley, Michelle Walker, Aroha
Winter, at the Invercargill Musical Theatre rehearsal room.
Mamma Mia REHEARSAL: "Mamma Mia!" musical director Michael Buick
leads from the keyboard.  Relevant offers  Mamma Mia!,
delivering the fabulous music of ABBA, will open at the Civic
Theatre next month. Each week we go backstage with Invercargill
Musical Theatre to gain a rare insight into what it takes to
produce a show of this calibre.  The unsung heroes. Every
organisation has them.  I had a browse through the programme of
last year's production, Grease. For every person on stage there
were three off stage, either backstage or in some form of
supporting role.  We touched