Anthony Warlow

What did our critic think of CHICAGO at Crown Theatre?

Tickets for the Sydney season of one of Australia’s favourite musicals, CHICAGO, go on pre-sale today, with general public sales from Friday 13 October. New tickets are also on sale this week for the Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne seasons. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

A sizzling star-studded cast has been announced for the new Australian tour of one of Australia's favourite musicals, CHICAGO. Tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow in Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne, with general public tickets on sale from Friday 18 August.

Melbourne-born Vienna-trained composer-violinist Rupert Guenther returns to Melbourne and embarks on the world premiere tour of his newest sonata of evocative improvisations “New Letters To Esterhazy” at Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday 26 July at 7 pm.

BroadwayWorld UK had the chance to interview David Thaxton and Jon Robyns, who currently play Javert and Jean Valjean respectively, in the iconic show Les Misérables. On a Zoom meeting from their dressing room, the two actors talked about their years of playing a variety of roles, their struggles with muscle memory, and what Les Mis means to them. 

Listen to Jeremy Stolle discuss his fifteen years with The Phantom of the Opera on the Why I'll Never Make it podcast.

The energy in the rehearsal room continues to intensify as the 23-strong company count down towards the exclusive limited Melbourne season of Titanic The Musical: In Concert. Check out photos here!

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra will World Premiere Frank Wildhorn’s “Danube Symphony”/”Donau Symphonie” on 3 November 2022 at the famed Wiener Musikverein in Vienna with special suites from Wildhorn’s Broadway classics, Jekyll & Hyde and Dracula also making their symphonic debuts.

The five-time Tony Award winning production Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert in Melbourne this November. This special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne Town Hall for 4 performances only on November 4, 5 and 6. 

The five-time Tony Award winning production Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert in Melbourne this November starring one of Australia's finest artists Anthony Warlow. This special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne Town Hall for 4 performances only on November 4, 5 and 6. 

Fourth Wall Live and Frank Wildhorn have announced that West End stars Trevor Dion Nicholas, Natalie McQueen, John Owen-Jones, Christine Allado, Natalie May Paris, Frances Mayli McCann, Jordan Luke Gage and The Arts Ed Choir will be joining the composing icon on stage for  FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn.

Tonight, NBC will air its sixth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the peacock network will be presenting Annie. Based on Harold Gray's comic strip titled Little Orphan Annie, this musical tells the story of a little orphan with equal measures of pluck and positivity who charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in New York City in the year 1933.

West End stars Christine Allado, Kerry Ellis, John Owen-Jones, Natalie McQueen and Kayi Ushe will be joining the composing icon on stage for  FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 16 January 2022 at 6.30pm.

Fourth Wall Live has announced FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn, starring Frank Wildhorn himself at the piano alongside special guests at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 16 January 2022 at 6.30pm.

Platinum Entertainment produced another big show with a colourful performance of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. The show hits high with strong performances backed up by eye-catching staging, costumes, and choreography. This musical has not made its way to Perth before this, however this production ensured it was well and truly worth the wait.

Antipodes Theatre Company has announced the final entry in their 2020 Ricochet Reading Series, Theresa Borg’s Dame & Commander. The virtual reading will be streamed live to the ATC Facebook Page on Monday 7th December at 7:00pm and remain available for one week. 

Today we rewind to 2012, when the second Broadway revival of Annie opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 487 performances. Annie features a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, with all three authors receiving 1977 Tony Awards for their work.

Digital variety series Arts Centre Melbourne's Big Night In with John Foreman has been extended until July 8 due to popular demand.

Producers Opera Australia and John Frost have announced that both the Sydney and Melbourne seasons of The Secret Garden have been cancelled due to the current health crisis.

Composer Frank Wildhorn posted the first in series of home concerts he will be sharing while theatre fans are social distancing at home.