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MOTHER'S RUIN Set for Melbourne Cabaret Fringe & Adelaide Cabaret Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
Equal parts historical and hysterical, all heaving harmonies and tipsy candour, explore the history of gin through story and song. Stumble and soar through tales of love and women, gin and secrets, as we wind our way through 18th Century London, a few New York speakeasies, the Australian bush and the jungles of Peru, via sailors and barmaids, bootleggers and master distillers.
Melbourne Theatre Company to Tour PEDDLING
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Peddling begins a three-week tour on Tuesday 10 May, visiting five regional Victorian performing arts centres and Launceston College in Tasmania following its critically acclaimed season at Southbank Theatre.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Now Booking in Melbourne Into April 2017
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
New tickets have been released for the Australian premiere of The Book of Mormon at Melbourne's Princess Theatre. Due to popular demand the award-winning musical written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q and Frozen co-creator Robert Lopez is now booking until 9 April 2017. 
Physicist Professor Brian Cox to Tou Australia with New Live Stage Show
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Superstar physicist Professor Brian Cox will make sense of the cosmos when he returns to Australia with a brand new live stage show. Lateral Events is excited to present Professor Brian Cox - A Journey Into Deep Space in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth this August.
BWW Review: BAD JEWS - Return Season Hits the Mark!
by Leanne Marsland - May 02, 2016
Returning to the Alex Theatre in true form, Joshua Harmon's comedy Bad Jews hits the mark yet again! His exuberant, whirlwind depiction of a grieving family will make you re-evaluate the turn of phrase, 'blood is thicker than water'.
BWW Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's MOZART REQUIEM: 100 VOICES Brings Baroque Music To A New Generation
by Jade Kops - May 01, 2016
The rich old world sound of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Brandenburg Choir is given a new youthful dimension with the Brandenburg Young Voices Choir for MOZART REQUIEM: 100 VOICES concert.
BWW Photos and Video: WE WILL ROCK YOU Australian Tour Photos and Videos
by Jade Kops - May 01, 2016
Ahead of the Australian Tour of Rock musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, by Queen and Ben Elton (Book), BroadwayWorld - Sydney was given a taste of the show, currently in previews at Sydney Lyric Theatre ahead of Opening Night next Thursday 5th May.
From Sydney to Adelaide, WE WILL ROCK YOU Kicks Off 2016-17 Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2016
Producers of the Australian tour of the worldwide smash hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU previously announced the dates and venues for the 2016 Australian national tour.
A NIGHT WITH FORD&SLY Set for The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016
When you combine powerhouse vocalist SarahLouise Younger with flamboyant entertainer Brendy Ford, the result is a dream team of musical theatre pleasure.
BJORN AGAIN Coming to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016
The world's leading ABBA show, Bjorn Again, is returning to its home town, Melbourne, on June 18 AT The Palms at Crown, with a spectacular new show, Arrival Tour 2016.
TEMPEST IN A TEACUP to Play The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016
TEMPEST IN A TEACUP is a living cabinet of curiosities for the modern era, a collection of crazy & unusual mysteries, magic, hypnosis and psychotic circus. Presented by the world renowned extreme freakshow & mind-over-matter artist, Aerial Manx.
Chunky Move Reveals 2016 Next Move Recipients
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2016
For the first time since its inception, Chunky Move invited Australian dance makers to submit proposals for the ninth edition of Next Move, an initiative unique in scale in Australia that commissions new work, supporting and nurturing the next generation of leading dance makers. Chunky Move is delighted to announce the 2016 Next Move recipients: choreographer Melanie Lane, and choreographer Jo Lloyd in collaboration with performance maker Nicola Gunn. The recipients will premiere two new works this September 8-17 at Chunky Move Studios in Melbourne, in a double bill inspired by unique collaborations and a shared fascination for the histories embedded in each other's bodies.
I SEE ME & MERYL STREEP Set for Melbourne Cabaret Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2016
I See Me & Meryl Streep charts the extraordinary life and talents of the most celebrated actress of modern times.
Ben Lewis to Join Australia's Witches of Wicked in Performance with Sydney Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2016
It was announced today that leading Australian musical theatre performer Ben Lewis will return from London to join Australia's very own Witches of Wicked and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of Witches in July.
Dancehouse to Host 2016 Keir Choreographic Award Semi-Finals This Spring
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2016
This April, Dancehouse, Carriageworks and the Keir Foundation present the premieres of eight works by outstanding commissioned artists for the 2016 Keir Choreographic Award (KCA), Australia's first major choreographic award. Performing in two programs over five days (April 26-30) at Melbourne's Dancehouse, the eight choreographers compete for the prestigious award and a $30,000 first-place cash prize, with four finalists to be announced on the final evening.
Impro Melbourne Proudly Presents MAESTRO IMPRO
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2016
After a round of sell-out shows at MICF, Impro Melbourne is proud to bring you the 2016 season of Maestro Impro ! Join us on Sunday evenings at Dr Sugar in Prahran as Impro's heroes join brand new players on stage and show off their talents in a battle for audience approval. This format is all about an ensemble cast collaborating and competing, a showcase of improvisation at its best!
Melanie Jame Wolf, Savage Amusement to Bring MIRA FUCHS to North Melbourne Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2016
Melanie Jame Wolf/Savage Amusement will present the Australian premiere of Mira Fuchs 2 - 12 June 2016.
Pursued by Bear Set to Produce TICK, TICK...BOOM! This April
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2016
tick, tick...BOOM!, the autobiographical musical by visionary musical theatre writer Jonathan Larson (RENT) is set to open at Chapel off Chapel on 21 April!
Michael Jackson Tribute Show HISTORY to Tour Australia
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016
Celebrating the music, the magic and all the history - the world's most loved Michael Jackson tribute show, HIStory, is returning to Australia this year with a revamped production and new star, Dantanio.
A LADY'S GUIDE TO THE ART OF BEING A WINGMAN Set for The Butterfly Club This May
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016
Girls dressed as boys, using techniques for picking up women to pick up men, all while wearing pink beehives ­ Got it? If not, perhaps you'd better consult Melbourne's hottest cabaret trio The Desperettes for their Butterfly Club season of A LADY'S GUIDE TO THE ART OF BEING A WINGMAN.
TEMPEST IN A TEACUP to Play The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016
TEMPEST IN A TEACUP is a living cabinet of curiosities for the modern era, a collection of crazy & unusual mysteries, magic, hypnosis and psychotic circus. Presented by the world renowned extreme freakshow & mind-over-matter artist, Aerial Manx.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE to Return to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016
Five years after the runaway success of SONGS FOR NOBODIES, Joanna Murray-Smith, Bernadette Robinson and Simon Phillips team up once again with PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE a brilliant one woman musical theatre piece returning to Melbourne on Thursday January 21, 2016 for a limited season at the Playhouse, Arts Centre.
Madam Elbac Coming to Butterfly Club in May
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2016
World famous fortune teller and psychic, Madam Elbac, is presenting her secret to the happy life at the Butterfly Club this May.
MTC to Present DOUBLE INDEMNITY
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2016
One of the greatest crime novels of our times is given new life thanks to a razor-sharp stage adaptation by award-winning writer Tom Holloway. Under the expert direction of Sam Strong, Double Indemnity promises twice the ordinary payout in passion and intrigue when it makes its world premiere on Friday 3 June at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse.
The Australian Ballet's SWAN LAKE Opens in Melbourne, June 7
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2016
One of the most popular works staged by the Company, Swan Lake was created in 2012 to mark The Australian Ballet's 50th anniversary by Resident Choreographer Stephen Baynes'. This visually beautiful production embodies the Company's quest to uphold heritage while striving to find new life in classic works. Swan Lake will be performed at Arts Centre Melbourne from the 7-18 June.

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