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EMILIA Makes Australian Debut at Arts Centre Melbourne in November
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2022
From the West End to Australia, the ground-breaking triple Olivier Award-winning stage show EMILIA makes its Australian debut at Arts Centre Melbourne from 10 – 27 November.
Ensemble Cast Announced For DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?, Starring John Owen-Jones, Michael Ball, and More!
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2022
The ensemble of performers who will comprise the chorus for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? has been announced. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will travel to Australia together this week for the first time in 25 years for this extraordinary event which celebrates their iconic musicals including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.
Gracie Jean Demystifies Sadness With Powerful Debut Alt-country Album, 'Romance Is Bad'
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2022
Delving deep into a world of intricate storytelling and a heart beautifully aware of the feelings and emotions experienced by the human race, Australia's up and coming alt-country/folk artist, Gracie Jean debuts her powerful album, 'Romance Is Bad', Friday 16th September, 2022.
Melbourne Theatre Company Announces 2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2022
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks revealed her inaugural season for the Company, marking a new artistic era for Victoria's state theatre company.
Cast Announced For TITANIC THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT in Melbourne in November
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2022
The five-time Tony Award winning production Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert in Melbourne this November. This special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne Town Hall for 4 performances only on November 4, 5 and 6. 
Gillian English's BUY THE COW Opens Soon at Melbourne Fringe
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2022
After multiple cancellations due to pandemic delays, border closures, and one incredibly high risk pregnancy, “Buy the Cow” is finally premiering at the Melbourne Fringe!
Luke Combs Announces Second Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne Concerts
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022
Combs’ will wow audiences with his explosive live show at back-to-back Brisbane Entertainment Centre, before heading to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. Check out the new tour dates now and find out how to get tickets!
Site-Responsive DARKNESS Comes to the Library in Newtown
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2022
Inspired by an extraordinary gathering in 1816 – the year without a summer – Darkness is a rich, seductive, gothic work set to transport audiences to overlapping worlds of mystery, transformation, fantasy, and wonder. 
Alok Vaid-Menon Will Bring New Poetry-Comedy Show to Australia and New Zealand This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2022
Internationally acclaimed performance artist, Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), will bring their new poetry-comedy show to Australia and New Zealand this month.
David Wenham Will Lead the Australian Premiere The Old Vic Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2022
Two visionary Tony Award winners — director Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) — have created a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens' timeless story, A Christmas Carol.
Feet First Collective Presents the Melbourne Premiere of THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2022
This Is Where We Live by Vivienne Walshe is a powerful two hander. It is a story of disconnection and love set in a dusty town in regional Australia. This work will appeal to people who love new writing, physical theatre and young adults.
Tickets Now On Sale For Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
Tickets for the Melbourne season of the 70th Anniversary Australian production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap are on pre-sale from today, with GP sale from Friday 9 September.
Riley Nottingham Presents His Cabaret Show MANIFESTO at Melbourne and Brisbane Fringe Festivals
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
Riley Nottingham (creator and star of the Nine Network's hit show Metro Sexual) presents his debut show MANIFESTO at Melbourne Fringe Hub from October 6 and Brisbane from November 3.
MARY POPPINS Flies Into Melbourne in 2023
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
The world's favourite nanny will fly into her original Australian home when MARY POPPINS arrives in Melbourne next year. Returning to Her Majesty's Theatre where Australia first discovered the magic of Mary, performances of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's new production will begin on Sunday 29 January 2023.
CYRANO Comes to Southbank Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Making its much anticipated return to the stage, Virginia Gay's joyous, gender-flipped Cyrano opens on Thursday 29 September at Southbank Theatre.
Tash York Returns To Melbourne Fringe with HAPPY HOUR
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Hot off her stint at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival as the hostess with the mostest alongside the cast of Briefs in Sweatshop, Tash York returns to the Melbourne Fringe Festival with her latest award winning show Happy Hour. After wowing audiences across the Adelaide Fringe Festival while performing at the Melba Spiegeltent in Gluttony earlier this year, 'The Trash Queen of Cabaret '' is set to bring powerful vocals, a kitsch of camp and lotssss of booze. 
Hugh Sheridan Sings Neil Diamond In SOLITARY MAN; 2nd Show Added!
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
Good times never seemed so good!  Hugh Sheridan's specially staged and produced Live Concert event SOLITARY MAN went on sale two weeks ago and already the first Sydney show is virtually sold out.  Accordingly, the Promoters are proud to announce that a 2nd show will be performed at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 22 October.
MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL Is Coming To Melbourne And Perth
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The international touring production of the ferociously funny Madagascar - the Musical will roar into Melbourne and Perth after it opens in Sydney in December.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Will Open in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The internationally acclaimed theatrical masterpiece Alice in Wonderland is coming to Melbourne for six performances only January 6 and 7 (11am, 2pm and 7pm).
Enda Markey Presents BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG IN CONVERSATION in Melbourne and Sydney
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2022
Through five decades of prolific collaboration, lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have graced world stages with timeless classics including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Two of the most successful creators of musical theatre in history, they are coming to Australia to participate in a rare “In Conversation” event, where they will share stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about their iconic careers, including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.
Jimmy Carr Brings TERRIBLY FUNNY on Australian Tour in 2023
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2022
With more shows added and selling fast, Australian fans are in for a real treat when Jimmy Carr unleashes his comic brilliance from January 2023.
Musica Viva Appoints Anne Frankenburg as CEO
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2022
The Board of Musica Viva Australia has appointed Anne Frankenberg to the position of Chief Executive Officer, taking the reins from Hywel Sims, who has led the acclaimed chamber music company since 2018 and will depart the post to return to the USA.
Melbourne Joins In Worldwide Celebrations of Back To Hogwarts Day
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2022
Melbourne, it's time to wear your Hogwarts house colours with pride to celebrate Back to Hogwarts Day, a much-loved celebration held worldwide every year on 1 September, the day that Harry and his friends board the Hogwarts Express for a new school year.
Sandi Toksvig Will Embark on 2022 Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2022
Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show: Sandi Toksvig Live!
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Melbourne's Regent Theatre
by Josh Stent - August 18, 2022
Hey Melbourne, welcome to the 60's! It's time to put on your most colourful and crazily patterned outfit, tease your hair big, bold, and beautiful, and head on down to the Regent Theatre. Hairspray is back and this time it's the original Broadway version of the musical! Having grown up listening to the original Broadway cast album, it was a sheer delight for a theatre nerd like me to see the original version of Hairspray here in Australia. Seeing this production's opening night performance which coincided exactly 20 years from Hairspray's Broadway premiere was also a big fat cherry on the top! While some elements of the original version do now feel slightly dated and some of this production's casting choices don't always allow Hairspray's vibrant characters to shine as brightly as one would like, you can't deny that this show is just so much fun. From the moment the show opens with 'Good Morning Baltimore' to the standing ovation worthy finale of 'You Can't Stop The Beat', Hairspray will put a smile on your face and have you dancing in your seat.

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