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ORACLE Will Make its World Premiere in Melbourne This Week
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2022
From the creative team behind the award-winning MATADOR and the critically acclaimed MANSION, comes their latest fusion of circus, burlesque, dance & contemporary storytelling: ORACLE. And it is one for the gods! It commences a national tour with a world premiere in Melbourne from 5th January 2022 at Playhouse theatre.
The Motley Bauhaus Will Launch New Arts Venue
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2022
On January 20, The Motley Bauhaus (Melbourne’s premier independent art space dedicated to promoting skills based art practices) is launching a brand new 350 person capacity and uniquely independent arts venue right on the edge of the city. The new venue includes a 75 seat black box theatre, big, beautiful gallery, separate cabaret stage, full sized recording studio, working artists’ studios, dark room and two separate bar areas.
SEX, LIES, & BETRAYAL – MEMOIRS OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR Comes to Melbourne in a Victorian Premiere
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2021
After a highly successful debut in Brisbane and sold-out shows in Adelaide, award-winning theatre company JTM Productions is thrilled to bring their critically acclaimed production of Sex, Lies & Betrayal - Memoirs of a Hollywood Star to Melbourne in a Victorian premiere.
John Thorn And Terence O'Connell's Aussie Musical MRS. PRIME MINISTER Returns To The Melbourne Stage From 28-30 January
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2021
After premiering with a highly successful season at the 2021 Melbourne Cabaret Festival, John Thorn and Terence O'Connell's Mrs Prime Minister returns to the Melbourne stage for a season at MEMO Music Hall from 28-30 January.
Jonas Kaufmann Sings Lohengrin In Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2021
Opera Australia today announced it had secured the world's most in demand tenor, Jonas  Kaufmann to perform his first ever fully staged opera in Australia when the Company presents Wagner's Lohengrin in Melbourne in May. 
Craig Ilott Announced as Director of PETER PAN in Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2021
Acclaimed theatre director Craig Ilott has been announced as the director of the theatrical show Peter Pan - The 360° Adventure, which is premiering in Melbourne from June 2022.
ORACLE Will Make its World Premiere in Melbourne Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2021
From the creative team behind the award-winning MATADOR and the critically acclaimed MANSION, comes their latest fusion of circus, burlesque, dance & contemporary storytelling: ORACLE. And it is one for the gods! 
fortyfivedownstairs COASTLINE Exhibition Extended Online
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2021
Roma McLaughlin and Kathy Fahey's exhibition Coastline, featuring papercuts, collages and paintings depicting the Victorian Southern Ocean, has been extended online until February 2022. 
Melbourne's Australian Contemporary Opera Announces Upcoming Season
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2021
ACOCo’s 2022 season sees the award winning independent company roar back to live performance with seven shows all directed by women, including five Australian premieres,    and new presentation partnerships with The Wheeler Centre, the Melbourne Recital Centre, and, wait for it, the MCG (Yarra Park).
Australian Tour Of Tony Award Nominated SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Announced
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2021
Am Australian tour of the Tony Award-nominated Sondheim on Sondheim, an intimate portrait of the famed musical theatre genius Stephen Sondheim, has been announced. 
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Will Come To Melbourne in April 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2021
Producers GWB Entertainment and Damien Hewitt today announced that the hit musical Girl from the North Country, by Conor McPherson, with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, will open at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne on Friday 29 April for a limited season.
YENTL Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne in 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2021
Opening at the Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Theatre in March 2022, this entirely original stage adaptation of the iconic and provocative short story Yentl, is the first since the 1975 Broadway play, and the first new adaptation since the pop culture phenomenon that was Barbra Streisand’s 1983 musical film. 
SHAKESPEARE ALIENS Comes to Theatre Works in January 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Thirty-five years after James Cameron’s Aliens first appeared in cinemas, pop culture aficionados – nerds – Rob Lloyd (Who Me, The Mighty Little Puppets) and Keith Gow (Who Are You Supposed to Be, Sonnigsburg) are recreating the film: mounted as if it was a history play written by the Bard himself. 
Dolly Parton's 9 TO 5 Rings in the Christmas Season With JINGLE BELLS
by Gigi Gervais - December 05, 2021
With Christmas on the way, the stars of 9 to 5 THE MUSICAL, Dolly Parton’s smash-hit West End musical, have started celebrating early, recording their own Dolly Parton-inspired take on the traditional Jingle Bells.
International Hit TOUCHING THE VOID Coming to Melbourne This Winter
by Gigi Gervais - December 02, 2021
After leaving overseas audiences on the edge of their seats, Touching the Void will bring the Peruvian Andes to Melbourne for its Australian premiere, opening at Southbank Theatre on Friday 21 January 2022.
Be You Productions to Present [title of show]
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2021
Following the success of its inaugural production The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) in 2020, Be You Productions returns to the stage with [title of show], running from 15 - 19 December 2021 at the MC Showroom, Level 1, 48 Clifton Street Prahran.
Seymour Centre Announces Part One Of 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Seymour Centre has announced the first half of its 2022 season, featuring a world premiere, two Australian premieres, the premiere presentation of a revamped Broadway classic, and the triumphant return of a hit, sold-out show from its 2021 season.
BWW Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Regent Theatre
by Josh Stent - November 27, 2021
Melbourne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is Majestic, Marvellous, Magical and Mesmerising!
HAMILTON in Melbourne Releases 75,000 New Tickets
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2021
Today, due to popular demand, producers have released over 75,000 new tickets for the Melbourne season of HAMILTON, taking performances through to Sunday 31 July 2022.
BOWIE BALL is Coming Back to Melbourne in January 2022
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2021
Brooklyn Runaways has announced they're bringing Bowie Ball back to Melbourne this January as part of Midsumma Festival. This celebration of the life, music, and legacy of David Bowie will take place on Friday 28 January, 2022 at The Night Cat in Fitzroy. 
Circus Oz Will Take Over Melbourne's City Streets This Summer
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2021
In true circus style, Circus Oz has today launched its brand new show with a stunning acrobatic display on the hill of Birrarung Marr overlooking Melbourne’s iconic city skyline. 
MATADOR Announces an Encore Melbourne Season For December 2021 and Other States in 2022
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2021
After a sold out tour in 2019 in four Australian capital cities and four amazing venues: The Melba Spiegeltent (twice), Sydney Opera House, The Tivoli Brisbane and Adelaide Festival Centre, MATADOR returns to Melbourne for a brief season at the Athenaeum theatre from December 1st 2021.
2021 Creative Partnerships Award Recipients Announced
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Creative Partnerships Australia announce the seven remarkable 2021 Creative Partnerships Awards recipients who generously provide support to enhance arts and culture across Australia. The Awards recognise passionate Australians who are dedicated and invested allies helping create an impact within Australia's vibrant and adaptable arts sector.
Lucy Durack, Dami Im, and Sheldon Riley Will Join Aussie Pops Orchestra NYE Concert at Hamer Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Lucy Durack, Dami Im and Sheldon Riley are joining the line-up of the Aussie Pops Orchestra's New Year's Eve concert spectacular featuring Marina Prior, Josh Piterman and John Foreman. The performance will dazzle audiences with a wonderful selection of popular classics and Broadway hits on New Year's Eve at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall.
District Live Launches   With Three Days Of Free, Non-stop Music   
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
Daryl Braithwaite, and Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows Trio will headline the launch of District Live, a new initiative by The District Docklands celebrating Melbourne’s love of live music. The series will start with three days of non-stop music, across three stages and continue with pop-up events and live music experiences throughout summer.   

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