Ten years after its world premiere in Sydney, the worldwide hit musical Dirty Dancing has returned to Sydney for a strictly limited time only.
Rupert is heading to Sydney for an exclusive premiere season at Sydney's Theatre Royal opening on Saturday 29 November 2014 for a strictly limited three week season. This Sydney season precedes a transfer to London's West End in 2015.
Over a decade after it first opened on Broadway, hit musical Wicked still continues to make audiences rise to their feet in standing ovation all around the world. Last night, Thursday the 25th of September marked Wicked's return to Sydney after a few years absence and it was as though it never left. The streets surrounding the Capitol Theatre have embraced Wicked just as they did when it first arrived, everything is green. No, everything is positively emerald and the scene was set for a spectacular opening night. Noone was disappointed.
Before Thursday's opening night, Opera Australia and John Frost's revival of the Rodger and Hammerstein classic musical The King and I was already a resounding success following positive reviews during it's run in Melbourne, impressive advanced ticket sales and a Helpmann Award for Best Musical. It was as a result of this hype that I entered the Opera House full of high expectations and ready, no, expecting to be entertained. I was not disappointed.
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived" or so say the characters of Strictly Ballroom in both the musical and the 1992 original film. Anyone who has ever seen anything created by Baz Luhrmann would agree that Baz never does anything by halves and he is certainly fearless. To take one of your most popular and iconic films and turn it into a stage musical requires courage and a whole lot of confidence and creativity, none of which Baz Luhrmann lacks. The resulting musical, which opened Saturday night, is one that will please and entertain fans of the iconic film and will also create a new generation of fans of the story in its new form.
The opening night of Madama Butterfly was an experience like no other. Mrs Macquarie's Point, near the iconic home of Australian opera, the Sydney Opera House, has been transformed into the perfect location for a night out at the opera.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is currently wowing audiences at the Theatre Royal in Sydney showcasing a hilarious script, entertaining musical numbers, a talented cast and a simple but brilliant story.
Grease is the word at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney as the popular party musical returns to Australia with a star-studded and talented cast. Australian theatre producer, John Frost, has once again delivered us a fun, high-energy show that is sure to entertain.
The world-famous Blue Man Group opened their Sydney season on Wednesday 14th August in front of an excited and energized crowd who surely all walked away entertained and singing the group's praises.
Cavalia opened in Sydney under the White Big Top at Moore Park this past Wednesday night to a full house ready to be entertained. If the standing ovation and the rapturous applause is anything to go by, I was not alone in feeling entertained and in awe of this spectacular show.
Driving Miss Daisy is a Pulitzer Prize winning Alfred Uhry play that first premiered in 1987 about the relation between an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy (Lansbury), and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke (James Earl Jones), as well as her son, Boolie (Boyd Gaines). With a focus on the themes of segregation and friendship, it is story which tugs strongly at the heartstrings.
Legally Blonde The Musical officially opened Thursday October 4 at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney to huge applause, roaring laughter and a well-deserved full house standing ovation.
After relocating to Los Angeles almost 20 years ago, Cameron Daddo has become known for his roles on the television and the big screen but now he returns to the Australian theatre stage as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde the Musical.
David Harris is one of Australia's most talented leading men in theatre. He is currently starring as Emmett in the Australian production of Legally Blonde the Musical and has been kind enough to give BroadwayWorld.com some insight into his career, life and the rehearsal and previews process of Legally Blonde the Musical.
Here are the top 5 picks for Australian theatre this Summer (Australian Winter).
This June 9-10, musical theatre star and Disney legend, Lea Salonga, will perform with the 54 piece Adelaide Art Orchestra at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in what will be an intimate reflection of her multi-faceted career.
The award winning hit of the Sydney Fringe Festival 2011 is back! Indulge your inner (or not so inner) nerd with 'LadyNerd', Keira Daley's funny, fact-packed cabaret tribute to some of history's greatest minds from Ada Lovelace to Marie Curie via that woman who invented liquid paper.
The nominations are in and the field has been set. And now it's time for you to get out and vote for your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Australia Award. Who will get Best Lead Actor? Who will score Best Musical?
Following the success of the BWW awards in eight regional markets last year and the substantial rise in interest in Australian theatre, the time has come for Australia to vote! The nominations for the inaugural 2011 BWW:Australia Awards are now open!
Following the success of the BWW awards in eight regional markets last year and the substantial rise in interest in Australian theatre, the time has come for Australia to vote! The nominations for the inaugural 2011 BWW:Australia Awards are now open!
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