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Purgatorio is a dark story depicting some of the contradictions of love.

The 30 Semi-Finalists for the 2014 Rob Guest Endowment Award were announced today.

Award-winning New York harpist and musical theatre actor, RITA COSTANZI, brings her acclaimed show A Score To Settle to Australia this month, appearing at the World Harp Congress in Sydney and The Butterfly Club, Melbourne for a strictly limited season.

Status addresses the wider impact of HIV and the stigma that it creates.

Melbourne theatre company, Steam Productions, in cooperation with Broken Mirror Productions, will stage a professional production of Orphans from Friday 8 to Saturday 23 August 2014.

Dale Burridge is one of Australia's most successful entertainers having starred in numerous musicals and concerts all over the world.

Luke Hocking took some time out to speak to Brett Considine about his magic career to date and his current one-man show, the aptly titled Impossible Occurrences.

Imagine a magic show where there are no magic wands.

The Production Company aims to showcase great shows performed by exceptional Australian talent.

Melbourne musician and sound artist Matt Ridgway aka Winterpark has joined forces with VCA's Interactive Composition students to create a free, participatory sound installation, QUADwrangle, on display from 13 -16 August at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Theatre foyer.

One of Broadway's best musicals, the award winning Guys and Dolls opens tonight, July 19 at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne for 10 shows only.

Melbourne musician and sound artist Matt Ridgway aka Winterpark has joined forces with VCA's Interactive Composition students to create a free, participatory sound installation, QUADwrangle, on display from 13 -16 August at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Theatre foyer.

The New Palm Court Orchestra will feature Artistic Director, pianist and composer Gemma Turvey and special guest Craig Beard (Vibraphone) on 31 July at 6.

Due to huge public demand, third shows are now on sale for the White Album Concerts in Melbourne tonight 17 July and in Sydney on Sunday 20 July.

Footy, sex scandals and power are put under the spotlight in The Sublime, a provocative new play commissioned by Melbourne Theatre Company from award-winning actor and writer Brendan Cowell.

Grammy Award nominee and virtuoso lap slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya who is known for his pioneering virtuosic style, will make his Australian debut playing one night only at Arts Centre Melbourne Fairfax Studio tonight, July 16, 2014.

Star of TV's Winners and Losers and talented cabaret artist Virginia Gay will be this year's compere with a twist at the one-night-only Twisted Broadway charity concert at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse on Monday 4th August, 2014.

Ricky Martin announced that his One World Tour will travel through Australian arenas in 2015.

Baz Luhrmann's much-loved hit show STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL will open in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre in January 2015.

Following his triumphant second season at Komishe Oper in Berlin, Barrie Kosky returns to hometown Melbourne for a star turn in Melbourne Theatre Company's NEON Festival of Independent Theatre at 2pm Sunday 20 July at Southbank Theatre.

The Helpmann Awards are Australia's version of Broadway's Tony Awards and London's Olivier Awards.

Status - The Play is about to commence a short run at the Fairfax Studio in Melbourne.

Tickets are on sale for the Australian premiere of Broadway rock musical High Fidelity, which will debut at Chapel Off Chapel later from September 11th this year.

William McInnes and Sigrid Thornton make their highly anticipated return to the MTC stage alongside Nathaniel Dean and Zahra Newman in The Effect.

On Thursday 3 July 2014 Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Les Miserables opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.