Mark Shelley started his career studying classical singing, achieving his AMusA, and becoming a member of the Young Australian Opera Company.
“This was an honour and a wonderful experience but I realised it wasn’t me,” he said.
Exploring more contemporary musical options, Shelley developed The Roy Orbison Show, highlighting the life and career of one of the music world’s greats.
The show comes to Laycock Street Community Theatre on Sunday, September 21.
Shelley is brilliant in his characterisation of Orbison, with the vocal range and tone to honour Orbison’s songs plus the sensitivity and artistic ability to portray the artist.
He performs all the hits, including Only the Lonely, Running Scared, Sweet Dream Baby, Candy Man, Blue Bayou, In Dreams, Anything You Want, Crying, Workin’ for the Man, Penny Arcade, Pretty Woman and many more.
From his initial success in the 1960s to the resurgence of his career in the 80s, Roy Orbison’s voice remained remarkable, communicating an emotional intensity not experienced in popular music before.
His songs conveyed vulnerability, love, loss and fun. His performance was unique, simple and powerful.
Orbison’s life was littered with personal tragedy, and career highs and lows.
His wonderful resurgence in popularity in the late 80s through his legendary Black and White Night Concert, his solo album Mystery Girl, and the formation of the Supergroup The Traveling Wilburys was a fitting final chapter for such a creative genius.
The show plays at Laycock Street Community Theatre at 2pm on Sunday, September 21.
Book on the theatre website or call 4323 3233.
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