AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 167

The original, largest and widely regarded as the world's greatest live celebrity tribute show, Legends in Concert, is coming to The Palms at Crown Melbourne in January 2017.

What's the world like without sight or sound? Extraordinary.

MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 12 JULY 2016 - The collective stories of six champions of Western Sydney's underground Parkour community will be brought to the Fairfax Studio stage in Jump First, Ask Later from 2 - 6 August.

A new report has found that Melbourne's iconic East End theatres contributed over two-thirds of a billion dollars to the Victorian economy in 2014-15, demonstrating the enduring appeal of the historic venues.

The Adelaide Advertiser put it best 'Simon Taylor is not just a comedian - he is a singer, dancer, actor and magician all rolled into one.

Opera Australia's 2016 Tour of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO brings Mozart's fast paced opera about love, lust, deception and jealousy to audiences in regional areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

This November, one of the most famous and best-loved early music vocal ensembles in the world, The Tallis Scholars, will perform a sublime program of Renaissance masters alongside works from the world's greatest living composers of sacred choral music in the opulent confines of Hamer Hall.

Bare Naked Theatre presents CHANGES: A Theatrical Tribute to the Music of David Bowie and his chameleon-like genius at Gasworks Arts Park 27 July - 6 August.

In an emergency situation, the home of Arts House - the North Melbourne Town Hall - is one of the City of Melbourne's eighteen designated Emergency Relief Centres (ERC).

After a period of careful consideration, the Board of Big West Festival has unanimously decided the organisation will retire by 31 December 2016, following the completion of the current projects including Mobile Art Spaces and HOUSE.

Preachrs Podcast OnLine & OnStage is delighted to announce that a revised version of their 2015 Adelaide Fringe smash-hit show, Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Live will be touring to 9 Australian cities beginning September year.

?As Australia is on the cusp of legalising gay marriage/going through a demoralising plebiscite, gay rights are once again being discussed by those who aren't gay.

After a sell-out debut season at Brisbane Powerhouse, Josh RH Daveta is bringing his brand new cabaret, Teenage Dreams to Melbourne.

Organisers of The Rob Guest Endowment have today launched the 2016 Rob Guest Endowment Awards.

Over 500 filmmakers, celebrities, media and screen industry representatives turned out to celebrate the very best in Western Australian screen production at the 28th Annual WEST AUSTRALIAN SCREEN AWARDS, hosted by comedian Rhys Nicholson

Cosgriff is an award-winning musical comedian (Winner Best Cabaret Melbourne Fringe 2013, Winner Green Room Awards Original Songs 2013) who has garnered rave reviews and toured extensively across Australia.

Rehearsals are well underway for the Victorian State Schools Spectacular as 3000 students get ready for this year's show, titled  'The Elements'.

TEG, one of the region's leading integrated ticketing, live content and touring companies, today announced the acquisition of Dainty Group to create TEG-DAINTY.

Producer John Frost today announced the casting for four principal roles in the World Premiere production of Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical, which plays at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 22 September for a strictly limited season.

¡HISPANIC ATTACK!, the hilarious smash hit of Hayes Theatre Co's 2016 Cabaret Season that played to sell-out audiences and rapturous standing ovations, will return to the Hayes for two return dates in July, as well as making its Melbourne debut at Chapel Off Chapel in September.

Direct from LA and after a sold-out season in Hollywood, Hollywood Blondes Revue is bringing its classic glamour to Yarraville, Melbourne.

For one day in September, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will play an originally composed soundtrack by Tamil Rogeon against vision of the most infamous draw in Toyota AFL Grand Final history.

On Thursday, August 18th, the ACTORS BENEVOLENT FUND of NSW are asking you to be a 'drag' - get frocked up and come along to the Chauvel Cinema and sing-a-long with Abba, Village People, Gloria Gaynor and more at the world's first interactive screening of the iconic Aussie classic THE ADVENTURES O

Vivian Sessoms has an amazing voice, with a wide range and remarkable control.

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