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THE WEDDING SINGER to Tour Australia in 2021
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2020
David Venn Enterprises will bring the hit Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer to Australian audiences in 2021. 
Sacred Heart Mission Announces 13th Annual Heart Of St Kilda Concert
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2020
The curtain is set to go up on one of Melbourne's most-loved charity events, albeit a little differently.
CHESS THE MUSICAL Will Debut at The Regent Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2020
Featuring the iconic music of Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA), lyrics by Tim Rice & Björn Ulvaeus and book by Tim Rice, the worldwide stage hit CHESS THE MUSICAL will debut at Melbourne's Regent Theatre in two exclusive performances on Saturday 24 April 2021.
National Gallery's KNOW MY NAME: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ARTISTS 1900 TO NOW Opening Saturday
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2020
Over the next year, the National Gallery of Australia will celebrate the work of Australian women artists in its major, two-part exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, which opens to the public on Saturday, 14 November 2020.
Paul Kelly Announces Two Special Appearances At Melbourne Recital Centre
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2020
Australian music legend Paul Kelly joins Melbourne Recital Centre for two exclusive online events.
Paul Kelly Will Perform Two Shows at the Melbourne Recital Centre
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2020
Australian music legend Paul Kelly joins Melbourne Recital Centre for two exclusive online events. 
Tina Arena Announces 8-City Australian Tour, ENCHANTE
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2020
Enchanté: The Songs Of Tina Arena is a tour taking in 8 Australian cities to celebrate this Australian icon's truly outstanding body of work.  Renowned composer, violinist and dancer Eric Avery will be special guest on the tour.  
Gertrude Opera and Monk Parrots Present David Lang's LOVE FAIL
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2020
Weaving fragments from medieval versions of Tristan and Isolde with new text, David Lang's a cappella chamber opera love fail puts a contemporary lens on the classic love story. Presented as a Yarra Valley Opera Festival headline event, this collaboration with the acclaimed Monk Parrots, USA, will stream online from the 1st of Nov through the 30th.
Opera Australia Hosts a Costume and Prop Sale
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2020
Get your very own piece of opera finery when Opera Australia opens the doors to the Alexandria storehouse for an extraordinary Costume and Prop sale.
Belvoir Awards 2020 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2020
A $25,000 paid residency, the Balnaves Foundation Fellowship gives the Fellow the opportunity to work at Belvoir as a resident artist to create a work for the stage. It seeks to be deeply collaborative, offering an invitation to have a voice in Belvoir's artistic decision-making processes and the opportunity to support other Indigenous artists through Belvoir's creative development and programming.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To QPAC Bringing Much Needed Joy
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2020
Queensland audiences are in for some much-needed joy this year as the award-winning stage spectacle - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol returns to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). The production will reopen the Lyric Theatre, from 16 to 24 December 2020 with tickets on sale from 9.00am Friday 30 October.
Melbourne Fringe Presents PATRICK COLLINS - THE NEW NINE
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2020
Ever thought about how nine is the same as six upside down? Patrick has. More than you have. More than anyone has. And they're doing something about it. Patrick needs your help. We're changing the symbol for the number nine, and you need to know what we're going to change it to, and exactly how we're going to do it. Don't be on the wrong side of history. Embrace the New Nine.
Melbourne Theatre Company Announces Return to the Stage in Two Acts
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2020
Melbourne Theatre Company will be returning to the stage for a year in two acts.
Victoria Racing Club Announces 2020 Melbourne Cup Carnival Epic Entertainment Lineup
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2020
A star-studded line-up of Australian music sensations will take to the stage throughout the 2020 Melbourne Cup Carnival with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) today announcing an impressive list of chart-toppers who will be beamed into living rooms via Network 10's broadcast, with extended performances available via 10Play and the VRC's new immersive Cup Week website.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Announces 2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to rediscover the art of listening as it returns to the stage with a new season for 2021. Bursting with musical colour, the refreshing program celebrates Australian artists and the music of our times.
Additional Live and Digital Gigs Announced For The Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2020
The Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival (SIWJF) today announced additional new shows to the 2020 festival bill, which kicks off at the end of the month on Friday October 30.
Music Industry Expert Dr. Sam Whiting Says Melbourne's Industry Must Be Supported
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2020
University of South Australia music industry expert, Dr Sam Whiting recently spoke out, saying that Melbourne's live music industry must be supported by the government.
NIDA Theatres Will Reopen With NEXT TO NORMAL
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2020
NIDA Theatres will reopen with Next to Normal. Performances run October 27-November 2 at the Parade Theatre.
Malthouse Theatre's LOADED Reimagined as an Audio Play
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2020
Loaded, Malthouse Theatre's world premiere production, will be reimagined as an audio play.
Controversial Melbourne Play MAROONED Will Become a Film
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2020
In the last few years before the shutdown, The Wolves were emerging as a fresh, gutsy and viable Theatre Company.
Melbourne Recital Centre Presents MORE VICTORIANS ENJOY MUSIC – ONLINE
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2020
Since Melbourne Recital Centre's temporary closure in March 2020, many of its Learning & Access programs have been delivered online. Hundreds of people continue to enjoy the benefits of live music, in many cases for free. Attendees and participants have included everybody from children with disabilities and emerging artists to socially isolated aged care residents.
Gertrude Opera In Association Monk Parrots Presents David Lang's LOVE FAIL
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2020
Weaving fragments from medieval versions of Tristan and Isolde with new text, David Langa??s a cappella chamber opera love fail puts a contemporary lens on the classic love story.
Melbourne Music Week Announces Three Month Summer Program
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2020
Restrictions have meant that Melbourne Music Week can no longer go ahead in November, so to make the best of these unexpected times, they have chosen to reinvent the event once more.
Loren Hunter
by Josh Stent - October 12, 2020
Loren Hunter is a star! She has dazzled as Liza Minnelli in The Boy from Oz and sizzled as Seymour in Six. Hunter has also had the lucrative opportunity to appear in five world premier productions; Moonshadow, King Kong, Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Georgy Girl - The Seekers Musical and Evie May. Both Hunter and I are WAAPA alumni, so we had a lot of catching up to do when I scheduled our Zoom call. As a Melbournian though, I did find myself envious of her vibrant Brisbane background.
A DOLL'S HOUSE Comes to Subiaco Arts Centre
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2020
Nora Helmer is often considered one of modern drama's first feminist characters. A Doll's House deals with women, their traditional roles in the family, and the price they pay when they break with tradition. This brand new feminist adaptation is told through Nora's voice, in a one woman show. An intimate, painful exploration of a woman's choice to leave her kids in order to survive.

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