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Celtic Thunder's Current 'Legacy' DVD Retains #1 ARIA Chart Position
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2016
Australia's love affair with Irish superstar act Celtic Thunder continues as their current Legacy DVD retains the #1 ARIA chart position today ahead of Andre Rieu and Katy Perry for the sixth week.
Blackwood Players Inc Presents NUNSENSE Starting in May
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2016
NUNSENSE, winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical, is the hilarious musical farce about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser.
Unnatural Selection Crowd-Funds Production of PURGATORIO, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2016
PURGATORIO rips two classic characters from the shackles of history to ask: how do you forgive the unforgiveable? You think you know this classic story, but trust us: you don't.
Doorstep Arts Announces Cast and Creatives for DOGFIGHT
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2016
Doorstep Arts is proud to announce the cast and creative team set to deliver the Victorian premiere of the award-winning musical DOGFIGHT
BWW Review: THE PEASANT PRINCE Brings The Story Of Mao's Last Dancer To Life For The Young And Young At Heart In A Beautiful, Moving Expression
by Jade Kops - April 11, 2016
Monkey Baa Theatre Company has created another wonderful work for children with their interpretation of Li Cunxin's children's book THE PEASANT PRINCE.
Rani P. Collaborations Presents SEDIH / SUNNO at Next Wave Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2016
Next Wave Festival presents the world premiere of Sedih // Sunno, an intimate and immersive performance by award-winning artist Rani Pramesti and the first work for company Rani P Collaborations from May 5 -15 at Arts House, Melbourne. In Sedih // Sunno, four artists invite audience members into private spaces to listen and reflect on the personal histories and hidden legacies of their families. 
An Evening of Sit Down With BILLY CRYSTAL Hosted by Andrew Denton
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2016
Following the triumphant success of 700 Sundays in Australia Billy Crystal returns for An Evening of Sit Down With Billy Crystal!
Photos: BWW Sydney Gets a Glimpse of We Will Rock You - Australian Tour Rehearsals
by Jade Kops - April 08, 2016
BWW Sydney Looks Behind The Scenes With Access To A WE WILL ROCK YOU - Australian Tour Rehearsal
Essence Productions to Premiere POINT OF NO RETURN in Werribee and Geelong
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2016
 Essence Productions are bringing a gripping new convict era play, Point of No Return, to Wyndham Cultural Centre in Werribee on 22 and 23 April and the Courthouse Youth Arts in Geelong for two nights only on 6 and 7 May.
BLONDE POISON to Open in Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2016
?Given the choice, would you save your family and yourself from persecution or condemn others to certain death? Blonde Poison is a remarkable one-woman play about beauty, treachery and the high price of survival, starring Best Actress Nominee at the 2015 Sydney Theatre Awards, Belinda Giblin like you have never seen her before.
Shirley Gnome Coming to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2016
Shirley Gnome's critically celebrated shows are all about sex - but not just for the sake of smut. She combines incredible musicianship with honest insights to create an hour of songs that are smart, heartfelt, and wildly entertaining. So much so that her latest show has caught the attention of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - she has been invited to be part of the program as a late addition.
ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM to Launch Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2016
THE sensational Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam - Songs That Defined A Generation returns for an exclusive national tour in July-August 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.
Lyric Opera of Melbourne to Give PYGMALION New Life with Unconventional Casting
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2016
Lyric Opera gets its year underway with a one-act opera-ballet titled PYGMALION - with a surprising lead performer.
Bert and Patti Newton Join Cast of FOLLIES Concert at Melbourne Recital Centre
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2016
Storeyboard Entertainment today announced that Bert and Patti Newton will join the all-star cast of FOLLIES IN CONCERT.
Megan Hilty Announces Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2016
Broadway and television star Megan Hilty will make her debut Australian tour this June, performing in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide.
Chunky Move Presents Anouk van Dijk's LUCID This Spring
by Louisa Brady - April 03, 2016
Do we ever have truly unguarded moments anymore? When are we truly authentic? This May, Chunky Move presents the world premiere of LUCID, an intimate performance for a dancer, an actor and multiple cameras, which digs deeply into how we form, monitor and edit our own image in response to our heroes and icons, our imagined worlds and censored dreams.
BWW Review: The Australian Ballet Brings Stephen Baynes' SWAN LAKE Back To The Sydney Stage To Enchant Audiences With The Tragic Romance
by Jade Kops - April 02, 2016
Blending traditional and new choreography, Stephen Baynes' interpretation of SWAN LAKE is beautiful and poignant.
Arts Centre Melbourne Sets Winter, Spring Family Programming
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2016
? Fans of the much-loved children's books Snail and the Whale, Pete the Sheep and the May Gibbs' classic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie will be delighted when their favourite characters are brought to life as part of Arts Centre Melbourne's Winter and Spring Families program.
MTC to Present STRAIGHT WHITE MEN
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2016
Straight White Men is the razor-edged new comedy from Young Jean Lee, one of American theatre's most acute observers of race and identity. Poking fun at the luckiest social group in modern society, Straight White Men was one of the most talked about plays of recent New York seasons and will now have its Australian premiere on Thursday 12 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.
THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne This April
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2016
Andy and Terry are back and they're coming to Arts Centre Melbourne from 1 - 17 April for the stage adaptation of THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE.
MTC to Host David Hare in Conversation with Julian Burnside
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2016
Internationally renowned, multi award-winning writer David Hare will join Julian Burnside to talk politics, public institutions, art and the writing life on Sunday 1 May at Southbank Theatre. 
DHEEPAN, LOVE AT FIRST CHILD and More Highlight Alliance Francaise French Film Festival's 2016 Programme
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2016
Following the overwhelming success of its 2015 season, the Alliance Française French Film Festival will return to Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas Adelaide from 31 March 2016, with an exceptional array of contemporary French cinema.
THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne This April
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2016
Andy and Terry are back and they're coming to Arts Centre Melbourne from 1 - 17 April for the stage adaptation of THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE.
BWW Review: Classic WUTHERING HEIGHTS Is given New Life With A Contemporary Adaptation
by Jade Kops - March 25, 2016
Shake & Stir Theatre Company has bought Emily Bronte's dark and twisted story of love and revenge into the 21st Century with its interpretation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
Lisa-Skye Returns to MICF in SPIDERS WEARING PARTY HATS This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
The show Lisa has been asked to do for years is finally here. An all-new solo show exploring a life lived in the most efficiently hedonistic way possible. Outrageous stories so ridiculous they must be true, with an occasionally heartbreaking sting in the tail.

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