Australia’s New Boutique Production Company.
Meet the Women behind MM Creative Productions
MM Creative Productions was founded by homegrown talent Genevieve McCarthy and Amy Manford on their return to Perth from the UK in the wake of COVID-19.
MM Creative produces exciting, full-bodied concerts showcasing both internationally acclaimed talent and local rising stars. Our debut production, The Magical Music of Animation, saw over 85 highly skilled musicians and creatives working together on the Perth Concert Hall stage to bring a world-class production to local audiences.
In 2021 MM Creative was proud to bring Disney in Concert: A Dream is a Wish to Perth audiences for an Australian premiere performance, featuring the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jessica Gethin and a cast of Australian music theatre stars.
The duo recently achieved their biggest venture yet, Disney 100: The Concert. This centenary celebration featuring orchestra, singers and original Disney footage premiered at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall and then toured to Queensland’s, Home of the Arts Outdoor Stage and Perth’s, Riverside Theatre in 2023.
MM Creative Productions are excited to continue their partnership with Disney Concerts in the coming years and have some new exciting partnerships in store for 2024/2025.
FOUNDERS
Amy Manford
Amy Manford is well known known globally for her portrayal as ‘Christine Daaé’ in Andrew Lloyd Webbers, The Phantom of the Opera. She most recently performed the role in Opera Australia’s 2022/23 production at The Sydney Opera House off the back of performing in Athens, Greece and the original West End production in London.
In 2022, Amy was honoured to join Andrea Bocelli as his special guest on his last tour of Australia and joined him again in 2023 for his US tour which opened at the iconic Hollywood Bowl.
Amy has been honoured to sing the Australian National Anthem for the 2021 AFL Grand Final and for King Charles at Buckingham Palace in London.
Amy holds a Masters in Performance from the Royal College of Music, London and a Bachelor of Music from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
In 2020, Amy began working with her colleague and friend, Genevieve McCarthy to produce The Magical Music of Animation followed by their first large scale Disney concerts production; Disney in Concert: A Dream is a Wish in 2021. Just a few months later, Amy and Genevieve attained the rights to tour Disney’s 100th anniversary concert (Disney 100; The Concert) around Australia in 2023.
A few months ago, Amy was thrilled to release her debut EP, A Dream Is A Wish; A collection of Disney favourites reimagined. It was produced by the legendary, Ron Fair and released via the Orchard in March 2023.
Genevieve McCarthy
Genevieve McCarthy is an Offie nominated actor who started her career in Australia appearing in national productions of Les Miserables, The Sound of Music and on screen in Parallax and The Sleepover Club.
Prior to moving to London in 2014, Genevieve worked as a solicitor at leading international law firm Ashurst after graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Notre Dame.
Genevieve graduated with a Masters in Performance (Music Theatre) from the Royal Academy of Music in 2016 and went on to appear as Aphrodite in the world premiere of new musical Mythic (Charing Cross Theatre & Original London Cast Recording), Suz in Murder at the Gates (The Other Palace) and record the voice of Aubrey in Thomas & Friends for three seasons.
Genevieve has performed for President Bill Clinton, Mayor Rudy Giuliani and sung the national anthem at iconic sporting events including the Rugby World Cup and World Lacrosse Championship opening ceremonies. In 2018, Genevieve was thrilled make her feature film debut in The Spy Who Dumped Me (Lionsgate) with scenes opposite Mila Kunis & Kate McKinnon.
Whilst in London, Genevieve was appointed Associate Artistic Director of the London Bechstein Piano Series which was held at St John's Smith Square in January 2020.
In 2020, Genevieve teamed up with her friend and fellow Perth-born performer Amy Manford to form MM Creative Productions. As producer, Genevieve is thrilled to able to fuse her passion for musical theatre with her skills and experience as a lawyer and associate artistic director.