Sidney Myer News

She sings jazz, blues, rock, cabaret and she goes where the audiences and the work are. She's a trouper and a diva and today Grace Garland chats with Stephen Mosher

Stars of Cabaret in Words and Song is a 90-minute online special presented by NATS last week, and on Friday it receives an encore presentation on the Youtube channel Richard Skipper Celebrates, for the release of the book SO YOU WANT TO SING CABARET.

Need something new to listen to, read, or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases, including the soundtrack to Royalties, a book about the making of West Side Story, and more!

Stacy Sullivan is well known in the Cabaret Community for being the very epitome of warmth and friendship. She always greets her friends and fans with a big smile, a hug and a a?oeHow are you?a?? Unfailingly classy, well dressed and always stunning, Stacy creates very interesting cabaret shows that tend to focus on one artists - a?oeIt's A Good Day, A Tribute To Miss Peggy Leea??, a?oeOn The Air - Songs For Marian McPartlanda?? and one that I was luckily in attendance for on opening night, a?oeA Night at the Troubadour: Presenting Elton John and David Acklesa??.  

We all know him, whether it be shining on stage interpreting one of the tongue-in- cheek American Standards that he's known for, buzzing around Don't Tell Mama's making sure everything is going smoothly with the multiple shows he booked that day, or simply floating into a cabaret club to support an artist he enjoys. HE is the kind and encouraging man that has launched many a career and has given young artists a shot to perform, long before their names were in lights on the great white way. Who is this legendary New York City fixture? Why, none other than Sidney Myer (of course)!

Renowned Australian soprano Marina Prior, musical theatre performer, actor and singer Rob Mills and American musical theatre performer and opera singer Meghan Picerno (Christine, Phantom of the Opera, Broadway) will join this week's episode of live variety digital show, Arts Centre Melbourne's Big Night In with John Foreman on May 6 at 7pm.

The 2018 MAC Award nominee for Best Female Debut shares some facts about herself, her life on stage, and her work as a healer and sci-fi/fantasy enthusiast.

Schedule Of Streaming Events Starting Wednesday, April 22nd

Recent MAC Award Winner Michael Kirk Lane is one of the cabaret community's greatest assets, and most gifted performers, teachers, and leaders. One the celebration of his birth, Stephen Mosher takes a look at the life that has led to this moment in time.

Monologues and Madness, the 13 year old writing and performance series conceived and produced by writer-actor, Tulis McCall, goes live online for the first time, April 22nd at 6pm.

BWW Feature: April 17 Weekend Schedule of Online Musical Events And More

In this difficult time three more crowdfunding pages have been created to help the employees of cabaret rooms and nightclubs on their feet.

Arts Centre Melbourne's iconic Spire is illuminated in yellow, a colour of hope and health, in a show of solidarity with our community and all Victorians during the COVID-19 crisis.

Arts Centre Melbourne today announced a new digital initiative a?" Together with you a?" to uplift, comfort, educate and entertain local and global communities while its venues' doors are temporarily closed to the public.

Need something new to listen to or read? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

With the Coronavirus stopping all social gatherings and causing the closing of Don't Tell Mama for the duration, MAC has made a change from the previously announced event which was to be held at the club.

The MAC Awards were scheduled to be celebrated on March 30th at Sony Hall. Instead they will be announced via Facebook Live from Lennie Watts' home. The times are a little different now, but the celebration of art is the same.

Arts Centre Melbourne has today announced the cancellation of all scheduled performances and events and temporary closure of its buildings to the public, commencing midnight on Sunday night (15 March, 2020).

Arts Centre Melbourne has today announced all scheduled performance and events will continue over the weekend of 13a?"15 March, based on the health recommendation provided to the states and territories at COAG today.