AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 221

The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it's better than ever.

Iconic singer Cyndi Lauper returns to Australia to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her groundbreaking album with a nationwide tour of Australia.

Producers Howard Panter and John Frost today announced that the coveted role of Frank N Furter in the new Australian production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show will be played by television and theatre star Craig McLachlan.

Australia's leading theatre producer John Frost today announced that his Tony Award-winning production of The King and I is the next Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece to be presented in Australia by the Gordon Frost Organisation and Opera Australia.

From fairies to bottomless toy boxes, Darebin City Council is turning up the volume on kids' entertainment with an upcoming season of high-quality circus and physical theatre at Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre these September school holidays.

Respected dance critic Deborah Jones summed it up best when describing choreographer Alexei Ratmansky in The Australian: "There is no more interesting, influential or thoughtful choreographer working in classical ballet.

From a free large-scale hip-hop concert on Arts Centre Melbourne's forecourt to secret recitals in hidden spaces around the buildings, Arts Centre Melbourne's September School Holiday Program will have entertainment for everybody.

Orchestra Victoria, under the direction of maestro John Foreman sweep into the overture of the production company's production of Singin' In The Rain with such flamboyance and precision that anything that follows seems mundane and a little underwhelming.

Singin' In The Rain will open tonight, August 21 in the State Theatre.

Legendary Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz travels to Melbourne for three special performances of his works Godspell, Pippin and Children of Eden at Melbourne Recital Centre in September, realised by the award-winning theatre company Magnormos and a stellar Australian cast including Chloe

Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost has announced that the role of Miss Lynch in the upcoming multi-million dollar production of GREASE will be played by television and theatre veteran Val Lehman.

James Bond films have developed a tradition of producing songs which have become major pop hits over the 50 years since the first 007 Movie hit the screen and for the first time you can see some of the finest musical Bond moments on stage at The Athenaeum Theatre, Collins Street Melbourne for two n

Independent Music Theatre has announced that the new home for Music Theatre and Cabaret in Sydney will be known as the Hayes Theatre.

Legendary Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz travels to Melbourne for three special performances of his works Godspell, Pippin and Children of Eden at Melbourne Recital Centre in September, realised by the award-winning theatre companyMagnormos and a stellar Australian cast including Chloe

Following sell-out shows in their 2013 Theatresports season, Impro Melbourne presents the return of the cult international show, Gorilla Theatre!

After rave reviews, sold out performances and standing ovations in New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, Spiegelworld will bring its all-new show EMPIRE to Canberra, pitching its opulent spiegeltent at Civic Square for a limited season from October 10 2013.

Bangarra Dance Theatre will return to Victoria this month and to Hobart in September, with a breathtaking performance tour of Kinship, by award-winning choreographer Stephen Page.

Critically lauded and awarded Nicola Gunn takes audiences on a journey that is stranger than autofiction in her new show In Spite of Myself.

The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it's better than ever.

Chunky Move willpresent the world premiere of AORTA, a new work by award winning choreographer and dancer, Stephanie Lake.

Hot Shoe Shuffle is a fascinating show.

Phillip Adams BalletLab presents a special fundraising event today 11 August at Yering Station Winery, Yarra Valley, to launch the first vision of new work, Kingdom.

State-of-the-art video technology and dance combine in Australian Dance Theatre's Proximity.

Hot Shoe Shuffle, the Tap Musical opened in Brisbane in May to rave reviews and a standing ovation at every performance, moves to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre tonight, August 9 to complete the 2013 Australian Tour.

Melbourne is preparing for hunting season with the arrival of live stage musical We're Going on a Bear Hunt atArts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from Wednesday 27 November - Sunday 8 December 2013.