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On 30 October, WICKED will celebrate 20 years on Broadway  and the Australian company will commemorate the occasion with all the WICKED productions around the world.

The first performance in Australia of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella will take place tonight, Friday 20 May, at Melbourne's Regent Theatre. One of the most beautiful and beloved musicals of all time, Cinderella will play at the Regent Theatre until 23 July, with seasons following at the Lyric Theatre QPAC, Brisbane from 5 August and the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 23 October.

St Kilda's MEMO Music Hall continues its transition from Dance Hall to Digital Venue with a very special Mother's Day event at 7.30pm 10 May featuring an all-star line-up of leading ladies of Australian Music Theatre.

With the Australian government restricting gatherings of more than 100 people Australian writer/composer/actor James Millar came up with the idea of HOPE. A NEW WORKS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE to keep artists 'exercising' their creativity while the world and particularly the Arts industry recovers from COVID-19.

Enda Markey, the producer of Boublil & Schönberg's DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING, has announced that Rachelle Ann Go, the acclaimed West End and Broadway star, will join the concerts celebrating the creators of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and more. DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? will have its premiere at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June prior to dates in Sydney and Melbourne.

It is more than forty years since Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg first met and began a collaboration that would change the course of musical theatre history with their musicals Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.

Writer and Composer, Hugo Chiarella and Naomi Livingston have confirmed that they will be releasing a live recording of their musical Evie May on iTunes on the 2nd of April, 2019.

Hugo Chiarella (Book and Lyrics) and Naomi Livingston's (Music and Lyrics) new Australian musical EVIE MAY, directed by Kate Champion tells an Australian story about Australian women with humor and heartbreak.

In electrifying news for the Rocky Horror Show, it was announced today that theatre, film and television stars Todd McKenney and Shane Jacobson will join the cast for the forthcoming Melbourne season at Her Majesty's Theatre from July 13. Australia's favourite multi-award winning triple threat Todd McKenney will star as Frank N' Furter, a role he has wanted to perform since commencing his career.

Producers Howard Panter, John Frost and GWB Entertainment have announced that Adam Rennie will be playing Frank N Furter for the forthcoming Brisbane and Perth seasons of The Rocky Horror Show.

Producers Howard Panter, John Frost and GWB Entertainment today announced that due to overwhelming demand they will be adding three additional shows to the Brisbane season.

Kick off the festive season in shimmering style at one of the most-loved concerts Carols at Como Park, South Yarra on Sunday 17 December 2017.

Producers Howard Panter, John Frost and GWB Entertainment today announced that stage and screen leading man Cameron Daddo will join the cast of the world's favourite rock and roll musical.

The Cyrens were simply captivating.

The tables are turning in 2017 and Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide Cabaret Festival invites you to join the revolution and discover the sumptuous offerings in its 2017 program. Discover new venues and old friends and expect to feel upturned, challenged and delighted by incredible performers that could change your world view.

Richard Sidwell's (Arranger and Conductor) successful melding of Rock and Orchestral music in THE MUSIC OF QUEEN: A ROCK & SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR returns to Sydney to delight audiences.

The Music of Queen is a rock and symphonic spectacular celebrating the greatest hits of Queen and featuring Australian and International stars, rock band and symphony orchestra!

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) invites you to celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year' with family and friends at its Spirit of Christmas concerts on 23 December and on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2016.

The Music of Queen is a rock and symphonic spectacular celebrating the greatest hits of Queen and featuring Australian and International stars, rock band and full symphony orchestra!