The nominations for the 2013 Helpmann Awards have been announced simultaneously at events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth. This is the first time the Nominations events were held concurrently in 6 cities and a first for Adelaide, Hobart and Perth.
The award-winning musical theatre blockbuster WICKED is returning to its original Australian home, the Regent Theatre, Melbourne in 2014 for a strictly limited season. WICKED Australian Co-Producer John Frost will be announcing season details and cast at a media launch at 12 noon on Monday July 8. More details of this thrill-ifying launch will be announced in coming weeks.
After 272 performances and nearly 10 months of dazzling audiences around the country, Australia's brightest hit musical comes to an end on Sunday July 14. Legally Blonde began at the Sydney Lyric on September 21 last year, followed by seasons at the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from March 12, 2013 and at Melbourne's Princess Theatre from May 9.
Julie Andrews, one of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, has completed her first visit to Australia, performing to six sell out shows of An Evening with Julie Andrews in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. The show, hosted by Nicholas Hammond, took audiences on an incredible journey through the life and career of one of the world's most popular icons.
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show is back! Fish out the fishnets and sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Producers Howard Panter and John Frost today announced that the much loved iconic musical will open on December 31, 2013 at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane followed by seasons at the Crown Theatre, Perth in February, and the Festival Theatre, Adelaide in March. This fresh production is currently playing in the UK to sell out houses, and our exciting new production will feature a sexy and very surprising all-Australian star cast.
Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost has announced that the role of Miss Lynch in the upcoming multi-million dollar production of GREASE will be played by television and theatre veteran Val Lehman.
Producers John Frost and Phil Bathols today announced that Julie Andrews, one of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, will visit Australia in May this year for the first time ever, to appear on stage in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.
GREASE is still the word - due to an unprecedented demand for tickets, an additional week of performances has been added to the Brisbane season. Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost today announced that performances for his multi-million dollar production of GREASE will now commence in Brisbane on Tuesday August 20 instead of August 27, with the official opening night on Sunday August 25 at 6pm.
Producers John Frost and Phil Bathols today released final tickets for each performance of An Evening with Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews, one of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, will visit Australia in May this year for the first time, to appear on stage in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.
Producer John Frost announced today that due to huge demand, three additional performances of Driving Miss Daisy have been added to the current Perth season, the final performances of the production in Australia. Driving Miss Daisy will play at Perth's His Majesty's Theatre from June 8-19.
New Zealand-born star of stage, television and screen, JAY LAGA'AIA, is today confirmed to play The Wizard of Oz in the Auckland season of WICKED - the Broadway musical blockbuster coming to New Zealand in September.
GREASE is still the word, as Australian theatre producer John Frost today revealed the cast and tour dates for his new multi-million dollar production of GREASE, which will open as an Australian premiere at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on 27 August 2013.
Driving Miss Daisy is a Pulitzer Prize winning Alfred Uhry play that first premiered in 1987 about the relation between an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy (Lansbury), and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke (James Earl Jones), as well as her son, Boolie (Boyd Gaines). With a focus on the themes of segregation and friendship, it is story which tugs strongly at the heartstrings.
As Victorians eagerly await the Melbourne premiere season of the international award-winning Broadway and West End hit LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, the producers are delighted to announce an exciting hometown return of a beloved local lad. After a 20-year absence from performing in Melbourne, Cameron Daddo is set to return in Australia's biggest new hit musical at the Princess Theatre from 9th May 2013.
What do Geoffrey Rush, Lisa McCune, Bob Downe, Silvie Paladino, Colin Friels Tony Bartuccio, Chunky Move, John Bell, Richard Gill, Neil Armfield, Chambermade, Bangarra, MKA, Simon Stone, Pamela Rabe, Todd McKenney all have in common? They've all received nominations for the 30th Annual Green Room Awards.
Producer John Frost announced today that a Perth season of Driving Miss Daisy has been added to the current Australian tour, playing at His Majesty's Theatre from June 8 for only 12 performances.
Producers John Frost and Phil Bathols today announced that Julie Andrews, one of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, will visit Australia in May this year for the first time ever, to appear on stage in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.
The Australian Premiere of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Driving Miss Daisy will be held tomorrow evening, Saturday February 9, 2013 at the Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane. The production stars two of the world's greatest living actors- five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury and two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl Jones, alongside four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines.
Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost and London theatre impresario David Ian today announced that the ever popular musical GREASE will return to Australian stages later this year. Auditions will commence shortly for this new multi-million dollar production, and tour details will be announced in coming months.
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Austria in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
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