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University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

UMMTA, the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association, is a student-run musical theatre company in Melbourne, Australia, producing two full-scale musical productions each year. Established in the second half of 2002, UMMTA aims to provide all members of the Melbourne University community with the opportunity to participate in and appreciate all forms of music theatre. We are completely student run, and by putting on two shows a year we offer students not only a chance to perform on stage, but also the opportunity to be involved on the production side of things, from directing and producing to sound and light technicians. We attract students from a diverse range of faculties and universities, as long as they can act and sing, or rig a light, we don’t mind!

University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)'s Productions

  1. 5 Redwood Close (2019)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2019)

    After a tense reunion dinner between Logan, his estranged mother Alice, and their respective partners, a broken car traps the four in the family home for the night. ...

  2. Legally Blonde (2019)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2019)

    Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ...

  3. Parade (2019)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2019)

    Winner of the Tony awards for Best Book and Best Original Score, Parade is a heartbreaking and powerful musical written by Alfred Uhry and composed by Jason Robert B...

  4. The Witches of Eastwick (2018)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2018)

    Alexandra, Jane and Sukie have never fit in in Eastwick. They have no intention of following the strict and oppressive rules placed on them as single women in a town...

  5. The Drowsy Chaperone

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2018)

    The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It is a parody of American musical...

  6. The Workshop

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2018)

    Over the past six weeks, UMMTA has been workshopping two brand new pieces of original music theatre: Beau Wants to Be A Billionaire by Jackson Peele and Connor Neylo...

  7. Heathers

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2017)

    Based on the 1989 cult film, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL combines a punchy rock–musical score with an unflinching exploration of teen angst in a new and deliciously dark...

  8. The Sitzprobe

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA) Mudfest

    Musical (2017)

    You are about to witness the premiere performance of 8 original musicals. Each show has been given a short window in which they will give you a taste of what their...

  9. The Hatpin

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2016 )

    UMMTA presents The Hatpin. An Australian musical by James Millar and Peter Rutherford. The tale of a beautiful friendship that arises between two women, borne from...

  10. Urinetown

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2016)

    PRODUCTION TEAM Producer - Gabrielle Mcleod Assistant Producer - Christian Sullivan Director - Bradley Dylan Assistant Director - Bridie Pamment Directors Assistant ...

  11. The Boyfriend – 2002

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2002)

    Directed by Scott Dunsdon Choreographer Georgia Taylor

  12. Dance with the Devil

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Play (2003)

    Directed by Michelle Radcliffe Original Concept Emma Leaver

  13. Booze and Bel Canto

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Concert (2003)

    Booze & Bel Canto (UMMTA's MUDFest Cabaret) An Open Mic Night – August, 2003 Organised by Emma Leaver and Scott Dunsdon The winners of the audienc...

  14. Merrily We Roll Along

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2003)

  15. Threepenny Opera

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2004)

  16. Cabaret (2006)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2006)

  17. Do or Die

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2006)

    From the Australian team who brought you Eurobeat – The Eurovision Musical comes Do or Die. Craig Christie and Andrew Patterson have combined talents to bring us t...

  18. Into the Woods

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2009)

  19. Curtains (2011)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2011)

  20. UMMTA Explorations

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2015 )

    Crazy, irreverent and thought-provoking, UMMTA Explorations is a series of new works written entirely by students and UMMTA members! Presented as part of Mudfest 2...

  21. Assassins (2011)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2011)

  22. Tommy

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2012)

    For our 10 year anniversary, UMMTA will be presenting The Who’s Tommy! for our  first semester production. Synopsis: After witnessing the accidental murder of h...

  23. Lucky Stiff

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2012)

    Awards UHT Awards Nicola Guzzardi won Scholarship for Professional Actor Training Sam Dariol nominated for Scholarship for Professional Actor Training C...

  24. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (2015)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2015)

  25. Thoroughly Modern Millie

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2015)

  26. Aida

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2014)

    Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldie...

  27. Our House

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2014)

    The Musical Our House follows the life of sixteen-year-old, Joe Casey through a dual lens. On his sixteenth birthday in an attempt to impress Sarah, the girl of h...

  28. RENT

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2013)

    Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical and the...

  29. Splendour 3

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Concert (2013)

    Originally created as 'Splendour in the Guild' in 2010, UMMTA's Splendour concerts are a showcase of UMMTA's performing talent. Splendour is an opportunity for UMMTA...

  30. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (2013)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2013)

    Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office. From the authors of Guys and Dolls comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals of a...

  31. Fame: The Musical (2007)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2007)

    UMMTA drags you along on a spectacular 80's journey with the final class of New York's High School for Performing Arts on 46th Street. The group that brought you Cab...

  32. The Pajama Game (2007)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2007)

    Sparks fly between Sid Sorokin, the new superintendent of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, and Babe Williams, the leader of the union grievance committee, when workers...

  33. Sweet Charity

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2008)

    The hilarious but tender award-winning story of an eternally optimistic girl unlucky in love, Sweet Charity will blow audiences away.

  34. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2008)

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2008)

    This Tony-award winning show presents a typical day in the life of Charlie Brown. It features six of the well known and much loved characters from Charles Schulz's P...

  35. A New Brain

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2010)

    Gordon, a songwriter, discovers he has a brain tumour. Scared that he won’t complete his work,he struggles to write the perfect song. And with the support of his f...

  36. Camelot

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2009)

  37. The Wedding Singer

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2010)

    Based on Adam Sandler movie. Musical set in the 1980's about a wedding singer who's own love life is on the rocks and the waitress who steals his heart

  38. Divorce Me Darling

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2005)

    A nostalgic and amusing take-off of musical comedies of the 1930s. The charming young pupils of Mme Dubonnet’s finishing school, who have married their respective ...

  39. Jesus Christ Superstar

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA) Mudfest

    Musical (2005)

  40. Pirates of Penzance

    University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA)

    Musical (2004)