Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Australia You Might Have Missed 3/31 - Opera Austalia's CARMEN and More!

Happy Friday, BroadwayWorld! Here are the top stories from Australia you might have missed this week!

1) Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our Broadway World - 3/24; SPRING AWAKENING in Maine, A RAISIN IN THE SUN in Charlotte and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - March 24, 2017

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature SPRING AWAKENING in Maine, A RAISIN IN THE SUN in Charlotte, and BUS STOP in Denver, just to name a few. Check out our top features below!. (more...)

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2) BWW REVIEW: Opera Australia's Revival Of Handa On Sydney Harbour's CARMEN Is Entertaining But Not True To The Creators Vision
by Jade Kops - March 26, 2017

Bizet's CARMEN's big dramatic imagery, colourful crowd scenes and bold iconic music lends itself to a major spectacle like HANDA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR (HOSH), the jewel in Opera Australia's annual programme so it is understandable that they have opted to 'revive' the 2013 production.. (more...)

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3) Yusuf / Cat Stevens Announces 50th Anniversary Tour
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2017

TEG DAINTY and Live Nation in association with Moonshadow Aus Pty announced today that British singer-songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Yusuf / Cat Stevenswill tour Australia in November and December. A Cat's Attic "Peace Train Tour" commemorates the 50th Anniversary of his first major hit single and debut album Matthew & Son released in 1967.. (more...)

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4) Record Store Day Announces More Ambassadors for 2017
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Record Store Day in Australia has announced their second cohort of ambassadors for 2017. In alphabetical order by last name, AMRA is very pleased to welcome the following roster of Australian music identities. (more...)

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5) Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Australia You Might Have Missed 3/24 - Wicked Storms Sydney and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017

Check out the top stories from Australia you might have missed this week and more! Wicked Storms Sydney and More!. (more...)

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6) CARMEN Creatives Extremely Disappointed with Changes to Production Despite Opera Australia's Claim to Stay True to Original Format
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017

BroadwayWorld has just received a statement from the creative team behind CARMEN, Gale Edwards, Brian Thomson AM, and Julie Lynch, concerning Opera Australia's production. (more...)

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7) Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen Will Be Together on Stage in Sydney
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017

Slide is proud to present the Sydney premiere of LIVVY & PETE Wednesday 5th April at Slide. (more...)

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8) BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE a Razor-Sharp, Cold Sweat Sensation at fortyfive downstairs
by Brodie Paparella - March 24, 2017

BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE a RAazor-Sharp Cold Sweat Sensation at fortyfive downstairs. (more...)

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9) BWW REVIEW: A Farce For A New Age, THE HOMOSEXUALS OR 'FAGGOTS' Is Both Hilarious And Enlightening
by Jade Kops - March 25, 2017

Reviving a genre for a new era, Declan Greene's THE HOMOSEXUALS OR 'FAGGOTS' presents a farce where the taboo is less being caught in a compromising position but rather being caught with a compromising opinions.. (more...)

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10) Sydney Season Marks A Whole New World With Disney's ALADDIN
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2017

It's been a whole new world for Disney's Aladdin as the multi-award winning hit Broadway musical has been seen by more than 450,000 people at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.. (more...)

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