AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 234

The eve of the New Year 2013 in Melbourne saw the Australian Premiere of the much-acclaimed drama War Horse.

Arts Centre Melbourne is offering audiences the chance to ring in the New Year with Joey, everyone's favourite War Horse.

Magicians will descend upon Adelaide audiences for the first time at the Adelaide Festival Centre with The Illusionists exploding onto the Festival Theatre stage in a spectacular opening tonight, New Year's Eve (31 December 2012) and running until 12 January 2013.

For musical theatre lovers Down Under, 2012 gave us much to sing and dance about.

Jump on board for a fun-filled journey with Mickey and all your favourite Disney Live friends with Disney Live - Mickey's Rockin' Road Show, opening in Melbourne on January 24.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Melbourne in the year 2012.

The New Zealand and Australian tours celebrated more than 800 combined performances with a video set to 'Proud Mary' - view it below!

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that the Melbourne season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be extended until 3 March with new tickets going on sale at 9am tomorrow, Friday 21 December.

Asanti Dance Theatre presents the new afro-contemporary dance work SANKOFA (Return and Get It), tonight, 20 December at 8 p.

Vika Bull, one of Australia's most respected, powerful soul singers, is set to tell the story of one of the most influential soul singers of all time: Etta James.

Tickets are now on sale for Arts Centre Melbourne's much anticipated 2013 Families & Youth program.

A Hawaiian themed macaron-and-music extravaganza; a hip-hop meets TV game show; a whimsical look at the time Hollywood movie star Ava Gardner game to Melbourne; indie rock darlings Sally Seltmann and songwriter Ross McClennan, jazz veteran Julie O'Hara; award winning transgender performer Justin Viv

The international award-winning hit LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is coming to the Princess Theatre, Melbourne in May 2013 for a strictly limited season (tickets on sale today, 17 December).

Lucy Durack won hearts all over Oz with her portrayal of the irrepressible Good Witch, Glinda in the Australian production of WICKED.

Asanti Dance Theatre presents the new afro-contemporary dance work SANKOFA (Return and Get It) tonight, 14, 15 December, 6pm & 8:30pm each night Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt St.

The funniest musical comedy to hit the Melbourne stage in decades, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, is now in its final three weeks as it must close on January 6, 2013.

Internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre heads boldly into 2013 with an inspiring and poignant new dance theatre production, Blak.

Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse, an innovative multi-media and multi-disciplinary production created by Normand Latourelle, one of the co-founders of famed Cirque du Soleil, announces the addition of two more cities to its debut tour of Australia.

Broadway's smash hit musical comedy The Addams Family comes to spooky and spectacular life premiering on 23 March 2013 at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.

Legally Blonde is coming to Melbourne on May 9, 2013 following seasons in Sydney and Brisbane.

Fem Bellling, Andrew Dunne and musical director Warren Wills guide their audience on a journey from the beginning of time through varying musical styles and cultural influences leading to the great white way.

The international award-winning hit LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is coming to the Princess Theatre, Melbourne in May 2013 for a strictly limited season (tickets on sale 17 December).

BroadwayWorld is excited to expand its popular feature series outside the U.

Adelaide audiences are in for a truly magical family treat and the ultimate in theatrical entertainment as the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG soars into Adelaide for a strictly limited season from 30 April in the Festival Theatre.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) presents The Rock 'n Soul Medicine Show, which brings together iconic Australian artists Tim Rogers (You Am I) and nine-piece soul/funk outfit The Bamboos for one night only on Thursday 28 February, 2013 in the Concert Hall.