A (Very) Musical Christmas 2025

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Event A (Very) Musical Christmas 2025
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event A (Very) Musical Christmas
First Date 11 November 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description This Christmas, join us for Michael Cassel Group’s second annual A (Very) Musical Christmas, proudly supporting Beyond Blue. Returning to the ABC, this special television event brings together Australia’s finest musical talent on the glittering Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne stage, home to MJ the Musical.

Spend a sparkling evening in concert with Rob Mills, Casey Donovan, Karis Oka, Caroline O’Connor, Elise McCann, Erin Clare and more friends to be announced, as they join stars from your favourite musicals, including MJ the Musical and Beetlejuice, to fill the stage with the sounds of the festive season in this heartwarming holiday tradition.

At a time of year that can be difficult for many, this event is a reminder to Australians about Beyond Blue’s free mental health and wellbeing supports, which are accessible 24/7, right around the country.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Concert
Subjects Christmas
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jaqueline Kolek Associate Producer Associate Producer (MCG)
Fabian Aloise Choreographer Director & Choreographer
Fabian Aloise Director Director & Choreographer
Matt Amy Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (All Those Christmas Cliches / This Christmas)
Hayden Barltrop Music Arranger Music Supervisor / Musical Arrangements (Angels We Have Heard on High / Carols Medley)
Anthony Barnhill Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (Last Christmas / Jingle Bells)
Luke Byrne Music Arranger Musical Arrangement (The North Wind)
Carmel Dean Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (Thank God It's Christmas / Happy Xmas - War Is Over)
Jack Earle Music Arranger Musical Arrangement (Christmas Baby Please Come Home)
Daniel Edmonds Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (Joy to the World / Man with the Bag)
Edward Fairlie Music Arranger Musical Arrangement (Jingle Bell Rock)
Matthew Moisey Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day / All I Want for Christmas Is You / O Holy Night)
Sean Peter Music Arranger Music & Playback Producer / Musical Arrangement (Carol of the Bells Remix)
Aaron Syrjanen Music Arranger Guitar (Acoustic / Electric) / Musical Arrangement (Silent Night)
Nigel Ubrihien Music Arranger Musical Arrangements (I'll Be Home for Christmas / Please Come Home for Christmas)
Sean Peter Music Programmer Music & Playback Producer / Musical Arrangement (Carol of the Bells Remix)
Hayden Barltrop Musical Supervisor Music Supervisor / Musical Arrangements (Angels We Have Heard on High / Carols Medley)
Oliver Powell Musician: Bassist Electric Bass
Brooke Custerson Musician: Drummer Drums
Melissa Edwards Musician: Flautist Woodwind 1 (Flute / Clarinet / Alto Sax)
Aaron Syrjanen Musician: Guitarist Guitar (Acoustic / Electric) / Musical Arrangement (Silent Night)
Antonio Fernandez Musician: Keyboardist Keys / Conductor
Ryan Lynch Musician: Saxophonist Woodwind 2 (Clarinet / Tenor Sax / Bari Sax)
Griffin Youngs Musician: Trombonist Trombone
Daniel Beasy Musician: Trumpeter Trumpet
Michael Cassel Producer Producer (MCG)
Alex Duffy Production Manager Production Manager
Nick Afoa Singer Soloist
Erin Clare Singer Soloist & Cast of BEETLEJUICE
Casey Donovan Singer Soloist
Ryan Gonzalez Singer Soloist
Ilario Grant Singer Soloist & Cast of MJ
Josslynn Hlenti Singer Soloist & Cast of MJ
Georgina Hopson Singer Soloist
Elise McCann Singer Soloist & Cast of BEETLEJUICE
Marney McQueen Singer Soloist
Rob Mills Singer Soloist
Sarah Murr Singer Soloist
Ruvarashe Ngwenya Singer Soloist
Caroline O'Connor Singer Soloist
Karis Oka Singer Soloist & Cast of BEETLEJUICE
Ngali Shaw Singer Soloist
Harry Targett Singer Soloist
Angelina Thomson Singer Soloist
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://michaelcassel.com/shows/a-very-musical-christmas-2025/
Web https://iview.abc.net.au/show/very-musical-christmas-2025
Event Identifier 214239
Dataset AusStage