The Gorgeous Group
The Gorgeous Group is an Australian theatrical production concern. The company has been responsible for productions including the 1998 Midsumma festival presentation Summa Cabaret which featured the Australian actors Hugh Jackman, Geraldine Turner, and the ensembles Combo Fiasco and The Great Big Opera Company, in a cabaret-style presentation of popular cabaret, theatre and show tunes. Summa Cabaret was given to a full house on 7 February 1998 at the Melbourne (Australia) venue Forum Theatre (formally known as The State Theatre, and sometimes as The Old State Theatre, Melbourne). The Gorgeous Group is the brainchild of Australian producer B P Taylor, who has been responsible for theatrical productions including Michael Parmenter's Nightingale Fever and the New Zealand production Drags in Bondage.