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ARCHIMEDES WAR Will Be Performed at Northcote Town Hall Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
Playwright Melissa Reeves has teamed up with director Susie Dee in Archimedes War, a dark comedy exploring the frightening depersonalisation of modern warfare.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Athenaeum Theatre in January 2022
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
This summer, tumble down the rabbit hole and join Alice on her adventure through Wonderland at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre. 
Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is Coming to Melbourne Next Year
by Gigi Gervais - November 14, 2021
Lyndon Terracini for Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that the Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella will play at Melbourne's Regent Theatre from 20 May next year, and at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 23 October.
Return Season Of Antipodes Theatre Company's GHOST QUARTET Starts Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
The return season of Antipodes Theatre Company's inaugural production, Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet, runs through 20 November at Meat Market Stables in North Melbourne. Originally produced in August 2019, this production received rave reviews across the board and was nominated for two Green Room Awards. 
STARDUST + THE MISSION Original Australian Performances Announce National Tour
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2021
Family secrets are revealed in STARDUST + THE MISSION, a spellbinding two-part theatrical performance opening at Chapel Off Chapel from 17 February before a six-month national tour. Featuring two powerful yet forgotten true stories from Australia's past, audiences will meet two ordinary individuals, whose extraordinary lives still reverberate to this day.
TodayTix Announces $30 Digital Lottery for MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL in Australia
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
TodayTix has announced the Australian debut of a brand new TodayTix Lottery experience alongside Moulin Rouge! The Musical Australia. From 12:01am Thursday, 11 November, theatregoers will be able to enter the digital Lottery for a chance to access $30 tickets to Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
IMAGINARIA Reopens in Melbourne This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
Tickets go on sale today for futuristic play experience, IMAGINARIA, which will reopen its doors on 12 November, featuring brand new installations as well as a collaboration with Thomas Vanz. 
The Australian Shakespeare Company's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Will Return to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
The must-do family theatre experience, The Australian Shakespeare Company's The Wind in the Willows, is back at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne this summer to entertain children and parents alike.
Arts House Opens Its Doors Again With Four Upcoming Productions
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
To kick off the start of summer, Arts House will open their home with four short and joyous works created by some of Melbourne's leading companies and artists.
TINKERBELL AND THE DREAM FAIRIES Will Be Performed by The Australian Shakespeare Company Next Month
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2021
The stage is set for a magical summer school holiday full of music, fun and laughter as Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies takes the stage at Ripponlea House and Gardens.
Reimagined HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Premiere in Australia May 2022
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2021
Today Producers confirmed that Broadway’s new reimagined production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will make its Australian premiere in May 2022 at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Takes The Stage Under The Stars This Summer
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2021
Shakespeare's popular comedy, The Comedy of Errors is set to charm Melbourne for another season of Shakespeare under the stars from December 18th to February 5th 2022.  
Boy George to Bring FANTABULOSA: A SPARKLING MUSICAL EVENT Tour to Sydney & Melbourne
by Gigi Gervais - November 07, 2021
Boy George & TEG Live have joined forces to create FANTABULOSA, a recognition of the LGBTQIA+ community’s powerful impact & contribution to modern popular culture. FANTABULOSA will be a sparkling, sophisticated & memorable event, headlined and curated by Boy George, featuring reinterpretations & tributes to some of the greatest songs ever written.
PETER PAN: THE 360° ADVENTURE Coming to Melbourne Summer 2022
by Gigi Gervais - November 07, 2021
Melbourne has secured yet another Australian exclusive with the announcement by Impresario Productions that they are bringing the acclaimed theatrical show Peter Pan - The 360° Adventure to Melbourne from June 2022.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Announces PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME: LIVE Concert Set For Next Month
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2021
Joining the Orchestra will be an all-star line-up of singers and performers from across the city’s theatres, playhouses and band rooms coming together to celebrate the return of live music and the arts in Melbourne. We are thrilled to share the spotlight with so many artists, most of whom will be making their MSO debuts. Show tunes, soul tunes, ballads and rock’n’roll under the stars –everything we have all missed for so long.
CRUEL INTENTIONS Musical Announces Australian Premiere
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2021
This nostalgia-fuelled '90s party, perfectly combines everything audiences love about the original film, complete with a banging soundtrack of chart-topping hits including The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony and other throwback classics by Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Goo Goo Dolls, *NSYNC, and, of course, Britney Spears.  
Cabaret Artist Tash York Returns to the Butterfly Club this December
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2021
Cabaret dynamo Tash York started off 2021 with festival runs, sold out seasons and even plans to head back abroad to the Edinburgh Fringe… like everyone else she thought it was the end of her pandemic woes. As we soon found out, our time in lockdown was far from over and the star was yet again thrust into a world of uncertainty and online gigs. 
Musical Theatre Melodies to Celebrate Robert Wright & George Forrest's KEAN 60th Anniversary This Week
by Gigi Gervais - October 31, 2021
The next Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast, hosted by Rob Morrison on 96.5 FM on Tuesday, November 2 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Robert Wright and George Forrest musical KEAN (from a play by Jean-Paul Sartre and the comedy by Alexandre Dumas).
Watch This Presents INTO THE WOODS in January 2022
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2021
Acclaimed Sondheim repertory company, Watch This presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods, an epic fairy tale about wishes, family and the choices we make.
MTC Returns To The Stage With Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
Following their smash-hit collaboration on Twelfth Night, director Simon Phillips and musicians Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall reunite for another spectacular slice of Shakespeare; the big-hearted comedy As You Like It, opening on Thursday 18 November at Southbank Theatre.
John Foreman's Aussie Pops Orchestra Will Perform a New Year's Eve Concert at Hamer Hall
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
In a much-loved Melbourne tradition, the Aussie Pops New Year's Eve concert is back! Featuring Marina Prior, Josh Piterman and the Aussie Pops Orchestra, conducted by 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.
BWW REVIEW: Queenie van de Zandt's CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – ONLINE EDITION Delivers A Truly Interactive Online “Theatre” Experience
by Jade Kops - October 25, 2021
Presented just days after Melbourne’s latest lockdown lifted, Queenie van de Zandt’s CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – ONLINE EDITION was the perfect night in for people wanting to reconnect with live performance but still a little hesitant to venture outside. 
Comedian Callum Straford Brings YOUR BEST WORST NIGHTMARES to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2021
This November, Callum Straford is back with his successful comedy hour, Your Best Worst Nightmares, a whirlwind of sketch and musical comedy that names and shames everyone's (least) favourite pet peeves.  
LITTLE WOMEN Will Be Performed at Chapel Off Chapel Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has kept Melbourne's many theatres in the dark for much of 2020 and 2021. Ongoing lockdowns and capacity restrictions have made it near impossible to stage productions, and as a result many events and shows, for both professional and community theatre, have been put indefinitely on hold, or postponed to 2022.
Metropolitan Opera Performances Will Stream in Cinemas Across Australia Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2021
Opera fans across Australia will soon be able to enjoy performances from the Metropolitan Opera, with six new productions set to premiere in Australian cinemas nationally beginning on October 30.

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