Grayboy Entertainment 

Themed production shows and flagship
entertainment programs for cruise ships. 
  • Grayboy Entertainment is an entertainment company with extensive experience in creating and producing onboard shows and entertainment for worldwide cruise ship companies. John Rowe spent over 10 years stage directing and musical directing production shows for Grayboy onboard P&O, Princess Cruises, Awani and Norwegian Capricorn Line cruise ships. This included the ongoing rehearsal and installation of new casts for existing shows, as well as originating new productions. He also worked on teams responsible for creating new locally produced shows and contributed content as a musical and vocal arranger, cabaret show writer, music producer and script writer.

  • John first worked with Grayboy as a performer in the early 1990’s on a new entertainment concept developed by Graeme Gillies for the TSS Fairstar called “New Kids on the Deck”. It was the first team of dedicated professional entertainers performing produced themed entertainment shows on an Australian cruise ship. Before long John was musically directing all the vocal content for new casts and new content as the program expanded and developed.

  • A blossoming cruise ship industry in Australia (and around the world) saw new ships with bigger and better equipped showrooms which led to more shows and higher production values, and increased cruising rosters from Australian ports. Professional entertainment is a central part of the cruise ship offering, and production shows have become key to the ships lifestyle and marketing.

  • Grayboy went on to be Australia’s foremost cruise ship entertainment provider, servicing not only locally based ships but a series of ships around the world. John had the privilege of rehearsing and setting up countless casts on a broad range of shows in many genres, on board such ships as the TSS Fairstar, Fair Princess, Pacific Sky, Tahitian Princess, Pacific Princess, Norwegian Star, and Awani Dream.
Pacific Sky production show pics.
TSS Fairstar - Rock the Boat

Shows

Musical /vocal direction, musical arranging:
New Kids on the Deck
​Rock the Boat

Musical/vocal direction, stage direction:
C’est Magnifique
Bonsoir Paris
 Shake Rattle & Roll
Words & Music
Dance!
​Century Sings
Give My Regards to Broadway
Ports of Call
New York, New York
Let’s Go to the Movies
Rhythms of the City
Piano Man
Tribute

Musical/vocal direction, stage direction, music arrangement and recording:
A Night On the Town

Co-creation, musical / vocal direction, co-stage direction:
Between the Flags
Love the Nightlife
G'Day G'Day
NCL Starcast

Show creation, script and musical direction:
Mr. Right
"Cruising, like putting on a show, is about creating lifetime memories."
​John Rowe