NEW ZEALAND THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 16

Dave Spark and Glen Ruske are to be congratulated.

On Friday, Mary Poppins officially opened in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Court Theatre has announced its new, 2021 Meridian Energy Season, packed full of exciting plays, musicals and comedy shows to delight Aotearoa audiences.

Wrapping the first major tour to take place in New Zealand since March, indie-pop phenomenon and rising global superstar BENEE will livestream the final night of her sold out tour to a global audience in a world first.

Mary Poppins will open at the Civic in Auckland, in a season that was previously rescheduled due to the health crisis.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will present Tales of Passion and Betrayal.

The NZSO sees out Beethovena??s anniversary year with a programme placing Beethovena??s achievements in the context of his great contemporaries Haydn and Mozart.

Eventfinda has reported that Jersey Boys will be returning to New Zealand in 2021! The musical will be premiering in Wellington from May through to June 2021, and returning to Auckland for the first time in nine years.

Blazing a trail between Rock and Roll and Musical Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar was originally released as an album in UK in 1970.

The Shows Must Go On comes to The Opera House on Sat 10 Oct 2020 from 7:30pma?"9:30pm.

Last month we announced the highly anticipated new album from New Zealand based band The Bats.

Following sell-out seasons across the North Island, Emily Writes' hit play is travelling to Christchurch for one week of performances at The Court Theatre!

New Zealand's top arts organizations are unable to secure visas for their dancers and players from overseas.

When the Prime Minister announced on Monday that New Zealand, with the exception of Auckland, would remain at Level 2, representatives from Act Three Productions and the Regent on Broadway met to decide the future of the show.

With New Zealand outside Greater Auckland at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 until at least 6 September, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its Shed Series Cadence concert in Wellington (28 Aug), and its Podium Series Passion concerts in Dunedin (1 Sep) and Christchurch (2 Sep).

To enhance its new facility with pristine sound for worship services and other events, Tauranga Elim Church selected a state-of-the-art HARMAN Professional audio solution that includes JBL Professional loudspeakers and Crown amplification.

Amelia Chandulal-Mackay recently hosted movement workshops ahead of Amdram's upcoming production of The Phantom of the Opera.

BOLD Theatre will launch back onto The Meteor stage with a fabulous spectacle of avant-garde musical theatre.

Koanga Festival will be held digitally in 2020, from 2-27 September.

Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra presented an encore stream of its Dolce Vivaldi concert, which was held on 28 May 2020.

The Court Theatre presents James Roque's Boy Mestizo, in collaboration with SquareSums&Co for two performances on 14 and 15 August.

The New Zealand Dance Company presents Night Light, August 13 and 14 at the ASB Waterfront Theatre.

How many times as a child were you warned about strangers? The opening night of 'Love from a Stranger' at Howick Little Theatre reminds us that we need to be very mindful about what we wish for, and to be very careful of a tall, brooding, handsome stranger who brings a romantic passionate whirlwind.

The Cat in the Hat comes to The Regent on Broadway, Tuesday 14th November at 10:30am & 1:00pm.