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National Indigenous Music Awards Nominations Are Now Open
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 30, 2019
Nominations are now open for the 2019 National Indigenous Music Awards(NIMAs) signaling the beginning of the sixteenth year of the event providing a well-deserved platform for First Nation's talent in Australia, raising Indigenous music to grand new heights.
LOVE ME TINDER Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
After their successful debut season last year, the Trio of Dips are returning to The Butterfly Club this May with their hilarious musical cabaret Love Me Tinder.
World Premiere Of THE CABIN! Comes to Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Part David Lynch thriller, part Fright Night drive-in flick, THE CABIN! is a horror show written by kids, for adults, and is set to premiere in Melbourne on 3 July as part of the Darebin Arts Speakeasy 2019 season.
THE SISTERS; OR, GALILEO'S PENANCE Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
24 Carrot Productions presents The Sisters; or, Galileo's Penance, an original play based on the true story of Galileo's illegitimate daughters. Confined to a convent at a young age, their interest in science and religion was not considered important on the world stage. But their frustration and confusion, and ultimately their bond, is still relatable today.
Em Rusciano Announces Brand New Australian Theatre Tour 'The Rage And Rainbows Tour'
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Frontier Comedy has announced an unprecedented Australian theatre tour for stand-up comedian, singer, writer and broadcaster Em Rusciano. With a phenomenal career trajectory that has launched her from finalist and audience favourite in a hugely popular national talent show to hosting brekky radio and selling out shows around Australia, the glitter cyclone embodied by Em Rusciano continues to take no prisoners and tell no lies. The Rage and Rainbows Tour will see Em leave a trail of sequins, singalongs and sore bellies from Hobart to Perth and everywhere in between this July and August.
SENSITIVE GUYS Comes to Kings Cross Hotel
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Cross Pollinate Productions will present the Australian premiere of MJ Kaufman's Sensitive Guys, a ruthless social satire about political correctness, gender politics and rape culture. Showing from the 30th of April to the 11th of May, Sensitive Guys will be the the fifth instalment of JackRabbit Theatre's takeover of KXT, and one that will exhilarate and challenge its audience.
CHAMELEON Cabaret Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Chameleon is a jazz/blues show about mental wellness, rising above adversity and beating the odds.
Award-Winning Ballet Blockbuster ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Returns To Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2019
The Australian Ballet's gigantic, award-winning, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland©, returns to Melbourne this year for a limited, exclusive season from 8 to 22 June at Arts Centre Melbourne.
HEISENBERG Comes to MTC
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Kat Stewart (Offspring) stars as the audacious and spontaneous Georgie opposite Peter Kowitz (Janet King) as routine-loving Alex in the Australian premiere of Heisenberg, directed by Tom Healey (The Spook).
TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN Celebrates its 500th Performance During the Australian Tour.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) will perform its hit production of Tales of an Urban Indian for the 500th time during the upcoming Australian tour.
Art Collides With AR Gaming At QV Melbourne's CITY/SAFARI
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
QV Melbourne has announced City / Safari, part art installation and part digital game, launching on 1 May. In his first Melbourne installation since 2011, Tom Ripon's life-size neon animal art (NGV) will come together with a digital gaming experience to take users on a fast-paced scavenger hunt through QV Melbourne's iconic laneways. Best of all, City / Safari is completely FREE.
Three Of Australia's Most Promising Young Playwrights Join Forces For A Triple Bill Of Brand New Plays
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2019
With the assistance of a generous grant from the Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation, and following individual successes in their home cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Ang Collins (Blueberry Play), Fiona Spitzkowsky (Unicorn D*ck) and Lewis Treston (Reagan Kelly), three of Australia's leading young playwrights, have come together to create a new work for Meat Market Stables. These exciting young playwrights have collaborated on a triple bill of short plays, each of which confronts the anxieties, frustrations and insecurities of the "millennial" generation.
MTC Celebrates 10 Years Of Southbank Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
As MTC's acclaimed production of A View from the Bridge comes to a close on the Sumner stage, the Company celebrates the 10 year anniversary of its home venue, Southbank Theatre.
Arts Centre Melbourne Announces Partnership With MINI Australia
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Arts Centre Melbourne has announced a new partnership with MINI Australia and can't wait to get started! Expect the unexpected, the partnership brings together two creative and innovative organisations in what is a milestone year for both.
Megan Hilty Returns To QPAC
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Following her sold-out concert Australian tour in 2016, Megan Hilty will return to Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Concert Hall, Brisbane on Thursday 20 June 2019.
THE YOUNG KING Comes to QPAC
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2019
Step inside the court of The Young King, as one of Oscar Wilde's best-kept-secret stories unfurls around you in Queensland Performing Art Centre's (QPAC) Cremorne Theatre from 23 to 27 July.
IT'S NOT ME, IT'S DEFINITELY YOU Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
Join LISA WOODBROOK as she explores the ever-evolving dating world. From swiping right to ghosting, Italian relatives and finding commitment in museums, Lisa has the right advice for those looking for love. Set to the soundtrack of Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, you'll find favourites such as "Smile", "Not Fair", "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Back to Black" - this is a show not to be missed!
ROOM ON THE BROOM Flies In To Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
ROOM ON THE BROOM live on stage returns to Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre on 17-18 April.
Southbank Dawn Raga Series Returns This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
Melburnians are invited to start their day by awakening their senses through the sounds of Indian classical music at the free monthly Southbank Dawn Raga Series at Arts Centre Melbourne from 26 April - 21 June. Audiences have the opportunity to enjoy the meditative and spiritual sounds of the sitar, flute and veena with the uplifting beats of the tabla. The free musical journey through tranquil and uplifting Indian music has been designed by Arts Centre Melbourne and Multicultural Arts Victoria with support from VicHealth to energise and prepare audiences for the day ahead.
Jonathon Welch Farewells Choir Of Hard Knocks In SEASONS OF LOVE Concert
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
After 13 years at the helm of Australia's most famous and loved, award winning choir - the Choir of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM will give his Melbourne farewell concert Seasons of Love at Melbourne Town Hall on Sun June 2, 2019 at 2pm.
Australian Art Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
To mark their impressive 25-year milestone, this year the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) has a full schedule of performances, tours, developments, collaborations and each month will place a spotlight on some of their individual musicians through the AAO 25th Anniversary Solo Series digital gallery.
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – Due To Huge Demand New Melbourne Show Announced!
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
Due to huge demand in the Queen + Adam Lambert Rhapsody Tour pre-sale period, Paul Dainty, President and CEO of TEG DAIINTY has announced a new show at Melbourne's AAMI Park on Thursday 20 February.
Melbourne Knowledge Week Announces Arts House Program
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
In a new partnership with Melbourne Knowledge Week, Arts House will introduce fresh dangers that look at the dizzying maze of digital extremism and present the notorious video game that puts players in the shoes of a refugee escaping detention. The internationally acclaimed one man show, The Believers Are But Brothers, created by iconoclastic UK theatremaker, Javaad Alipoor, will lead audiences deep into an electronic labyrinth of terrorists, neofascists and fantasists.
Arts Centre Melbourne Serves Up All-star Line-up For HIGH TEA LIVE 2019
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2019
Australian musical theatre stars Michael Cormick and Melissa Langton, multi award-winning singer/songwriter Nina Ferro and singer, musical theatre and cabaret artist Danielle Matthews are among the stellar line-up of performers featuring in Arts Centre Melbourne's 2019 High Tea Live series. Previously known as Jazz High Tea, High Tea Live offers a high culture treat with an outstanding program featuring jazz, pop, cabaret, and Broadway. The beloved Arts Centre Melbourne tradition, features a different act on the first Sunday of every month from May until December.

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