The Australian Musical Theatre Festival has announced a dynamic lineup of Tasmanian performers set to shine at this year's event, including a bold new staging of the Broadway classic, Working – A Musical.
Australian Musical Theatre Festival, Artistic Director, Tyran Parke revealed the final program and the remaining artists who will be visiting Launceston from 21 to 25 May including the stunning addition of music theatre icon NANCYE HAYES.
For this 90-minute concert Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Artistic Director Brett Weymark OAM has curated an irresistible program of Rodgers & Hammerstein favourites including ‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Edelweiss’, ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ ‘I Whistle A Happy Tune’ and ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain.’
Adelaide Cabaret Festival announces the Artistic Director for 2025, bringing excitement and fresh vision to the celebrated event. Stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming festival lineup and highlights.
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Monstrous Theatre has announced the first development workshop for SHORT STORIES, a new musical with book by illustrious British screenwriter, Mike Bullen, and music from the back-catalogue of the late, great, American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin.
The iconic Adelaide Festival Centre turns 50 today and they have rolled out the red carpet for a special celebratory concert tonight at Festival Theatre, with more festivities to come across the year.
Adelaide Festival Centre 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert will take place on Adelaide Festival Centre's actual birthday, Friday June 2 at Festival Theatre. With performances by an all-star South Australian line-up followed by an after-party celebration featuring cake, cocktails, live music and DJ's.
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 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.
One of the longest-running and most successful musicals of all time, the trio playing the iconic leads will be Melbourne-born Joshua Robson as The Phantom, Brisbane performer Georgina Hopson as Christine and acclaimed West End and Broadway musical theatre performer Callum Francis as Raoul Vicomte de Chagny.
Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY has found its way to the stage as a musical, retaining some elements from the classic movies whilst diverging in some areas. Crown Theatre plays home to this stunning musical, treating the people of Perth to a world of pure imagination.
Following auditions by more than 300 hopeful artists in Brisbane and around the country (via video calls), the full cast of this September's Queensland premiere season of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was unveiled today coinciding with World Chocolate Day (7 July).
Joining host Amelia Ryan will be some of the biggest names in cabaret, as acclaimed singers and performers Libby O'Donovan, Johanna Allen, Tash York and Michelle Pearson will all hit the Queens Theatre stage from 11.15pm tonight as part of this special one-off Club Queens show.
With her latest sell-out smash from Melbourne, EUROMASH, cabaret star Johanna Allen is living her best pop princess life while singing some European chanson. Serious chanson plus schtick, is there anything better?
Francesca Hiew, (violin 2 Australian String Quartet) bumped into Hans, International Superstar, Berlin Boy Wonder recently at Adelaide's newly renovated Her Majesty's Theatre.
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The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has devastated the Australian theatre industry. While the closure of theatres has significantly helped fight this pandemic by ensuring social distancing, Australian arts' workers have been left with the grim reality of unemployment. Despite this sudden and unforeseen shutdown of theatre, the comradery and resilience of those working in entertainment continues to shine. This is evident in the hard work of James Cutler and Joshua Robson Productions who have ensured that the show will go on, by establishing an outstanding performance initiative called LIGHTS UP ON THE ARTS [HOME DELIVERY].
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James Cutler and Joshua Robson Productions have announced a special and unique online concert which will shine a light on the Australian musical theatre industry and support performers whose livelihoods have been impacted by the COVID-19 arts shutdown. LIGHTS UP ON THE ARTS [HOME DELIVERY] will be held on Monday 11 May from 7pm.
Charlie Bucket has been found and he has a Golden Ticket! Producers John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street.
Christmas Melodies is the final concert of the much-loved Arts Centre Melbourne Morning Melodies series, taking place at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall on Monday 16 December.
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