Ben Apfelbaum

CRUEL INTENTIONS : THE ’90’S MUSICAL OPENING FRIDAY NIGHT @ STATE THEATRE

Based on the 1999 film ‘Cruel Intentions’ this jukebox  musical  was written by the writer and director Roger Kumble  along with Jordan Ross and Lindsey Rosin, the musical pokes fun at nineties fashion and shows its relevance  in contemporary society with its dark underbelly  of sexual manipulation and trolling.

Some of the nineties music includes Bittersweet Symphony (the Verve), Just a Girl (No Doubt), and Candy (Mandy Moore).

The musical is on at the State Theatre from the 30th June but will only have a short season as it has a commitment to play in Brisbane from the  27th July, 2022.

 www.cruelintentions.com.au

Photos by Ben. Apfelbaum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Ben Apfelbaum

My photography began when my father handed me the proverbial brownie box camera as a child. As cameras developed I went through Fujica and Olympus range finders graduating to my first single lens reflex camera, the Minolta SRT101, the latter being the greatest facilitator to my growth as a photographer. Digital photography has only added to this. I was a regular contributor to Camera Craft magazine (Australian Camera ) for over three years. During Australia’s Bicentennial year (1988) I made it a personal project to document the celebrations. This culminated in the creation of a book of my photos which was published in 1989. The book was called CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA and came with an accompanying calendar. My works have appeared in a number of publications including the coffee book entitled MY AUSTRALIA (1989), publisher Robertsbridge Severn. This book had a preface by the then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. I was a co-photographer on a book entitled SYDNEY- DISCOVER THE CITY with text written by Robert Treborland. Major Mitchell Press was the publisher. Also for two years I was the photographer for calendars celebrating Sydney’s multicultural communities. The two calendars were entitled MULTICULTURAL SYDNEY. My work appeared in a group exhibition held at Sydney’s Town Hall pertaining to the diversity of life in South America to raise money for orphanages there. I have over one hundred photos stored in the New South Wales State Library archive. I had a solo exhibition held in 2007 entitled Ben’s Lens at the Sydney Jewish Museum which celebrated the vibrancy of the Sydney Jewish community. Some of these photos are on the Museum’s permanent display. I have exhibited internationally firstly at the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta Georgia, united states, and in an exhibition entitled Kosher and Co at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Currently I am a regular contributor to J-Wire and this esteemed publication.