TITANIQUE DROPS A DANCEFLOOR ANTHEM TO CELEBRATE ITS RECORD-BREAKING RUN
To celebrate the record-breaking season of the splash-hit musical TITANIQUE, ARIA #1 club chart producer James Alexandr has teamed up with stage and screen icon – and star of the show – Marney McQueen to release a new track ready to make waves.
The pulsing house anthem, ‘Taking Chances’, is a floor-filler infused with the outrageous humour, camp glamour and euphoric energy of the Olivier and Sydney Theatre Award-winning production. Co-produced with Yogi from Random Soul, the track is available to stream HERE.
Hot on the heels of a show-stopping live performance at Beresford Sundays and already climbing the ARIA Club Charts, ‘Taking Chances’ is the first release from Michael Cassel Music – a new label imprint from TITANIQUE’s producer Michael Cassel, who’s now dipping a toe into the music scene after steering the show to smash-hit status.
“The first time I heard Taking Chances, I was completely hooked – it’s an absolute banger,” said producer Michael Cassel. “Launching Michael Cassel Music with Taking Chances felt right from the very first beat. James brought the heat, Marney brought the magic, and together they’ve delivered something totally electric. This track is exactly what TITANIQUE sounds like on the dancefloor—bold, joyful, and just the right amount of unhinged.”
“Singing this track was like channeling every glittering, fabulous part of TITANIQUE and bottling it in a banger. It’s truly the love child of Céline and a disco ball. I dare you to play it without throwing your arms out like you’re on the bow of the ship!” said Marney McQueen.
“I wanted to create something that brought the theatrics, the drama, and the energy of the show straight to the dancefloor,” said James Alexandr. “Marney’s vocals lit it up, and the response has been unreal. It’s theatre-meets-club in the best possible way.”
But don’t drop anchor just yet—TITANIQUE sets sail from Sydney for the last time on 22 June and won’t be docking elsewhere in Australia. That means if you miss it at The Grand Electric, you’ll miss the boat entirely. All remaining tickets are just $69* – a true steal for a night of Céline-inspired chaos and comedy.
Whether you’re dancing on deck or sipping cocktails in first class, ‘Taking Chances’ is your new summer anthem.
Stream it now and let your heart go on.
Co-written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, TITANIQUE premiered off-Broadway in 2022 and has since conquered stages in Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Paris and London, where the show won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
TITANIQUE is directed by Tye Blue (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Rumer Willis’ Over the Love Tour), and choreographed by Ellenore Scott (Funny Girl, Little Shop of Horrors), Orchestrations, Arrangements and Original Music Supervision are by IRNE Award-Winner Nicholas James Connell. Scenic Design for TITANIQUE in Sydney is by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Grace Laubacher for Iron Bloom Creative Production; Costume Design is by Alejo Vietti; Original Lighting Design is by Paige Seber with Lighting Design Adapted by Kathy Pineo; Original Sound Design is by Lawrence Schober; with Sound Design Adapted by David Tonion and Hair and Wig Design is by Kylie Clarke.
TITANIQUE’s storied history includes taking home two Olivier Awards last month for “Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play” and “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” for Layton Williams on the West End. A smash hit live-streamed concert – TITANIQUE: The Maiden Voyage Concert – on the premium streaming service Stellar, on 2 May 2021, which followed sold-out pop-up concert engagements in Los Angeles and New York, earning the show a 2019 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award.
TITANIQUE won seven major awards of the 2022-23 theatre season, including three Lucille Lortel Awards (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle, Outstanding Costume Design: Alejo Vietti), the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical, Las Culturistas’ Culture Award for Best Indoor Performance, and two Dorian Awards (Outstanding Off-Broadway Production, Outstanding Off-Broadway Performance: Marla Mindelle). The show earned an additional nine award nominations, including two 2023 Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Musical; Distinguished Performance: Marla Mindelle), two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Book of a Musical, Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle), two Lortel Award nominations (Choreography, Featured Performer: John Riddle), and a Drama Desk Award nomination (Book of a Musical). In Australia, TITANIQUE took home “Best Supporting Role in a Musical” for Stephen Anderson at the Sydney Theatre Awards earlier this year.
*Ticket price excludes Captains Tables and Splash Zone. Plus $5.50 online booking fee. Not available on previously purchased tickets. Subject to availability.