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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
KAGE Premieres OUT OF EARSHOT at Melbourne International Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017
"In Deaf culture, movement is equivalent to sound. Sound doesn't have to be something that is only felt through the ears, it can be felt tactually or experienced as a visual or even as an idea."  - American Deaf Visual Artist: Christine Sun Kim 
Record Store Day Australia Announces Anthony Albanese as Final Ambassador for 2017
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017
Record Store Day in Australia has announced their final ambassador for 2017 and is very pleased to announce it is music lover and DJ, Anthony Albanese.
Photo Flash: EVERYDAY MONSTERS is A Non-Stop Improv Comedy Onslaught, with Something 'Fur' Everyone!
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017
Everyday Monsters - starring Brenton Amies and Cam Ralph - is a 60-minute non-stop onslaught of improv comedy, performed entirely through the power of puppetry. There are no scripts, no limits, no exceptions! This is not your ordinary improv show. These are not your ordinary puppets!
Award-Winning Family Favourite THE GRUFFALO Brought to Life at Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2017
Best-selling children's author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler's much-loved tale The Gruffalo will be brought to life at Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from 15 - 26 November 2017. Direct from the West End, the new production for little ones tells the story of a mouse who heads off on a daring adventure through the deep dark wood.
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.
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.
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!
Jessica Pratt & Greta Bradman to Shine in LA SONNAMBULA
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017
Glittering star sopranos Jessica Pratt and Greta Bradman join for Victorian Opera's concert staging of Bellini's bel canto masterpiece La Sonnambula at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall on 5 May 2017. 
Jessica Pratt and Greta Bradman Join Victorian Opera in BELLINI'S LA SONNAMBULA, May 5
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017
Glittering star sopranos Jessica Pratt and Greta Bradman join for Victorian Opera's concert staging of Bellini's bel canto masterpiece La Sonnambula at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall on 5 May 2017. 
BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE a Razor-Sharp, Cold Sweat Sensation at fortyfive downstairs
by Brodie Turner - March 24, 2017
BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE a RAazor-Sharp Cold Sweat Sensation at fortyfive downstairs
StageArt Announces the Cast for Spring Awakening
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017
StageArt is pleased to announce the cast for the Victorian professional premiere of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, which will play at Prahran's Chapel off Chapel from May 18.
Non-Stop Improv Comedy Has Something 'Fur' Everyone at MICF
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2017
Everyday Monsters - starring Brenton Amies and Cam Ralph - is a 60-minute non-stop onslaught of improv comedy, performed entirely through the power of puppetry. There are no scripts, no limits, no exceptions!
Critically Acclaimed Traveling Comedy Trio Return Home for Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debut
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2017
Fresh from a rollicking tour across the globe, these 'damn fine belles of the sassy bizarre' (Australian Arts Review) are bringing their 'infectious silliness, impish cheek and harmonious musicality' (The Scotsman) to the Butterfly Club for their Melbourne debut at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
The Desperettes Hit Melbourne Comedy Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2017
Girls dressed as guys picking up the way men pick up women. Too long have the secrets of pick-up culture been hidden by hetero-men. All singing, all dancing and all pick-up line rapping girl trio The Desperettes are here with their show 'A Guide to being a Wingman' to give everyone a chance at finding 'love'.
Brian Thomson, Julie Lynch and Gale Edwards Give Statement Concerning CARMEN on Sydney Harbour
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2017
Brian Thomson AM, Julie Lynch and Gale Edwards have just released a statement concerning the production of CARMEN on Sydney Harbour.
Bill Frisell Makes Queensland Debut in WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2017
Hailed as one of the most innovative and influential guitarists of the past quarter of a century, Bill Frisell will make his Queensland debut at the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Friday 9 June 2017.
Avoid Festival FOMO: How to Plan a Trip to the 2017 National Arts Festival in South Africa
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2017
To avoid a big dose of Festival FOMO, it is time for both local and international visitors to start planning for a trip to the South Africa's biggest bucket-list cultural and social celebration, The National Arts Festival. This year's Festival takes place from 29 June until 9 July.
The Butterfly Club Presents Pink Flappy Bits' FLAPPAGANZA
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2017
Like recurring thrush, feminist duo Pink Flappy Bits are back with their raucous comedy-cabaret - and their friends are itching to get in on the fun. Returning to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after sold-out run in 2016, the girls are teaming up with their most flamboyant, feisty friends, saluting the moistest parts of us all, in an eclectic, cabaret extravaganza - a Flappaganza.
First Ambassadors Announced for Record Store Day 2017
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017
Record Store Day in Australia has announced their first ambassadors for 2017. In alphabetical order by last name, AMRA is very pleased to welcome the following roster of Australian music identities.
Australian Pop Legends to Perform at Fundraising Event for The Royal Children's Hospital
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2017
AUSTRALIAN pop legends will perform at a fundraiser for The Royal Children's Hospital in honour of one of its tiniest patients, Baxter Rowe, grandson of singer Normie Rowe.
A DATE WITH MS FORTUNE Looks for Love at The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2017
"WTF? Why not try an internet date?" thinks recently divorced Steve. With a little creativity on his profile and nothing to lose but his dignity, Steve ventures to the Butterfly Club on his first internet date. Ms Fortune awaits. A clever, comical, poignant cabaret, all original songs, written and performed by Gerard Ingham and Suzanne Hobson.
Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Australia You Might Have Missed 3/17 - DIVA MOMENTS, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL Reviews and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2017
Check out the top stories from Australia you might have missed this week and more!
Circus Oz's Big Top MODEL CITIZENS Premieres in Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2017
This year Circus Oz Artistic Director, Rob Tannion, along with a new diverse acrobatic ensemble, are fired up to launch the latest touring Circus Oz show, Model Citizens.   Model Citizens seamlessly blends the risk and beauty of breathtaking physical improbability with theatricality, choreography and Circus Oz's distinct brand of Australian humour.
New Australian Play THIS IS EDEN Turns Our Nations History On Its Head
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
Following its critically acclaimed debut season at HotHouse Theatre, new Australian play, This is Eden written and performed by Emily Goddard and directed by Susie Dee makes its Melbourne premiere at fortyfivedownstairs from 27 April to 7 May 2017 for a strictly limited season.

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