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Murphy and Cassel have been speaking about the musical for almost a decade.Ĭoincidentally, they both attended Kiama High in regional NSW, but didn’t know each other then. “This presents an exciting opportunity to create a new theatrical story, using an extraordinary catalogue that has been enjoyed throughout the decades both here in Australia and internationally,” Cassel said.Īn international writer with a hit track record has been enlisted to carve out a storyline from the 200 INXS songs which sold 70 million units worldwide. The Michael Cassel Group’s productions are Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Les Misérables, Kinky Boots and Priscilla Queen of the Desert concert tours, the Australian premiere of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, and brings the Broadway smash Hamilton to Sydney in March 2021. The idea is for the still-untitled production to reach the heights of Abba’s Mamma Mia and Queen’s We Will Rock You musicals, which have generated billions of dollars at the box office. Now Petrol’s new theatrical division, Petrol Live, has signed with Australian-based global theatrical producer Michael Cassel to develop and stage a musical which has its sights on playing the legendary Broadway in New York and London’s West End. Christopher Murphy, the band’s creative strategist and founder chairman of their Petrol Records, told TMN that INXS are the biggest selling Australian band of this decade.