Peter Cousens

Get ready for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Fundraising Gala, honoring Broadway and West-End icon Caroline O'Connor and Producer Neil Gooding. Join in for an evening of performances and celebrations, showcasing Australian stories and artists in NYC. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase.

The winners of the 2021 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded ceremony, with 29 Awards presented, shared between 18 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2020 and 2021. Check out the full list!

Following on from the successful Red Carpet Women series last year, Chatswood Chase Sydney will celebrate Australian men of the stage and screen with Red Carpet Men. Hosted by Susie Smither, the series will feature up close and personal interviews discussing life in the spotlight.

ACTORS BENEVOLENT FUND'S most popular fundraiser event a?" the INDOOR PICNIC AND CABARET is back. This year marks 75 years that The Actors Benevolent Fund has provided assistance to performing arts professionals in times of need.

Old world musical theatre charm returns to the stage with the 60th Anniversary Concert presentation of LOLA MONTEZ THE MUSICAL. 

The Legendary - And Lost - Australian Musical Returns To The Stage For  One Night Only

After a sell-out debut season at Brisbane Powerhouse, Josh RH Daveta is bringing his brand new cabaret, Teenage Dreams to Melbourne.

MasterVoices kicks off the 2015-2016 season with The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Dutyon October 15-16, 2015 at 8pm at New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street, New York City. Following the success of our 2012 Mikado at Carnegie Hall, MasterVoices' semi-staged presentation of The Pirates of Penzance will feature a cast of stars from the Broadway and opera worlds, along with Orchestra of St. Luke's performing Arthur Sullivan's original orchestrations under the direction of Artistic Director Ted Sperling. Single tickets are $30-$130 and are available at NYCityCenter.org.For more information visit: www.mastervoices.org/city-center-series.

The Opera Conference is delighted to announce that production is underway in Melbourne on The Divorce. The program is a unique multi-platform project that re-invents opera for television, film and online audiences across the country. Originally commissioned by The Opera Conference, this playful new approach to a traditional art form is a collaboration between The Opera Conference, ABC TV Arts and Princess Pictures and brings together exceptional creative talent from multiple genres. The original score is by internationally acclaimed composer Elena Kats-Chernin and the libretto by award-winning playwright Joanna Murray-Smith.

A reissue of the complete recording of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's MISS SAIGON is set for release today, September 16.

A reissue of the complete recording of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's MISS SAIGON is set for release today according to a new listing on Amazon.

A reissue of the complete recording of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's MISS SAIGON is set for release next month according to a new listing on Amazon.

For musical theatre lovers Down Under, 2012 gave us much to sing and dance about. We watched new musicals struggle to find their footing, a 60-year old classic make its triumphant return, and premiered blockbuster hits straight from the West End. In a year where we were spoilt for choice, it took much deliberation for this Broadway baby to narrow it down to a top five for 2012!

Last month a gala performance of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM was staged at The Theatre Royal, Sydney, headlined by Ruthie Henshall in her Australian debut.

More of the performers that will make up the company of the very special concert version of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM that takes place on Friday 20 April 2012 at Theatre Royal, Sydney have been announced.

Australia's premier event for celebrating the instrument of voice, the FESTIVAL OF VOICES, today announced that registrations have begun for performers for its July 2011 event.

Stars were out July 4 for the opening night of West Side Story and the after party at Star City in Sydney, Australia. Broadwayworld brings you coverage of the after party below.

An Australian production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company recently made a snafu with unauthorized last-minute cuts