Michael Cassel News

The international tour of Disney's THE LION KING will tonight make its Hong Kong premiere at AsiaWorld-Expo, promoted locally by iMe Global Limited.

Disney's The Lion King international tour performs before Hong Kong audiences for the very first time and it's extra special because the Tony Award-winning musical is staged at the AsiaWorld Expo Arena (yes in an arena!).

Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre today announced that the 2020 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director's Award (SBDA) has been awarded to Rachel Chant and Warwick Doddrell from 27 high quality applications received.

Disney's THE LION KING will tour to China in 2020, playing in both Wuhan and Beijing.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ended its 4-show run at Sydney's ANZ Stadium with over 120,000 people attending the historic production.

Establishing itself as the premier attraction for visitors to Melbourne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has extended the booking period with new tickets made available for performances up until and including Sunday, July 12th, 2020. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11.00am on Tuesday 22nd October via the official website HarryPotterThePlay.com.

Today The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo enters its final rehearsal ahead of this historic production's first performance, Thursday 17 October.

The international tour of Disney's THE LION KING will make its Thailand premiere in Bangkok at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre, promoted by BEC-Tero Scenario.

Today, international live entertainment producer Michael Cassel Group announces two new specialist hires, Joanna McEwan as Director, Tourism and Remy Chancerel as Director, Publicity.

Sydney Coliseum Theatre's all-star opening week program goes on pre-sale 10am Monday 5 August and GP on-sale 12noon Tuesday 6 August.

Today, Grammy Award-winning global star Keith Urban has announced that Australian artists Amy Shark and John Butler will join him for the official Grand Opening of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, West HQ on Saturday 21 December in a specially created show titled “Keith Urban and Friends”. ARIA award winning Butler and Shark have both been hand selected by Urban to accompany him on what is set to be one of Australia's biggest venue opening nights of the decade.

Presented by Michael Cassel Group and KHAM INC in association with Disney Theatrical Productions, the world's number one musical, THE LION KING, will have its Taipei gala opening in the company of Taiwan's top media and celebrities at the Taipei Arena on 24 July for a limited 2 week season until 4 August.

Due to strong demand, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will extend its booking period by an additional eight weeks. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11am on Thursday July 18, 2019 at HarryPotterThePlay.com, with new tickets made available for performances at Melbourne's Princess Theatre up until and including Sunday May 17, 2020.

The Instagram queen of hilarious photo parody, CELESTE BARBER, is bringing her new raw, intimate and self-deprecating stand-up comedy show - Celeste Barber: Challenge Accepted - to Australian and New Zealand theatres this September.

HAMILTON will make its Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in a new production beginning March 2021. Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel together with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, joined NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in announcing the much-anticipated production today.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Get over the hump of Wednesday by catching up on the latest Broadway news!

A new block of tickets for record-breaking theatrical event Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale to the general public at 11am this Tuesday May 7, 2019, via the official website HarryPotterThePlay.com. The booking period will be extended, with new tickets made available for performances up until and including Sunday March 22, 2020.

Michael Cassel Group in association with Disney Theatrical Productions is proud to announce Disney's THE LION KING will premiere in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 18th December at AsiaWorld Expo Arena.

Sydney's next great theatre has been named the SYDNEY COLISEUM THEATRE.

THE LION KING will open tonight in Busan at the Dream Theatre following record-breaking seasons in Seoul and Daegu. The excitement has been building for audiences from Busan and the surrounding cities for the landmark musical's arrival. For the very first time in this region of Korea, people can see a production of this scale and ticket sales have been unprecedented. The Busan season has already been extended to accommodate the huge demand, now closing on 26th May, which will be the final chance for Koreans to see the original Broadway production on home soil.