The Helpmann Awards, which has recognised the achievements in live performance in Australia since 2001, is the Australian industry's equivalent of the Tony Awards and the Olivier Awards.
The Helpmann Awards are Australia's version of Broadway's Tony Awards and London's Olivier Awards. The annual awards recognise achievement in live performance including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, cabaret, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.
At the close of the 2013/2014 theatre season, Canadian Stage Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn spent a month in Buenos Aires helming Requiem, a major opera project currently on stage at the world renowned Teatro Colon. The production, for which Jocelyn also penned the libretto, opened on June 10 to great critical acclaim, garnering accolades from reviewers, audiences and opera critics across the country.
Chunky Move presents the world premiere of It Cannot Be Stopped, a new work bringing together three of Australia's rising talents, Atlanta Eke, Benjamin Hancock and Paea Leach. It Cannot Be Stopped has been commissioned by Chunky Move as part of Next Move - a program committed to nurturing the next generation of Australia's leading dance makers.
Actors Alliance of San Diego is proud to announce A Professional Scene Study with Esteban Andres Cruz: The plays of Stephen Adly Guirgis at the Academy of Performing Arts: 5120-C Baltimore Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942. The workshop will take place on Tuesdays, today, May 27-June 24 from 7:00pm-10:00pm.
Actors Alliance of San Diego is proud to announce A Professional Scene Study with Esteban Andres Cruz: The plays of Stephen Adly Guirgis at the Academy of Performing Arts: 5120-C Baltimore Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942. The workshop will take place on Tuesdays, May 27-June 24 from 7:00pm-10:00pm. There will be no class on Tuesday, June 3rd. The final class on June 24 will be from 8-10pm and will consist of a public presentation of the scenes. There are only 12 spots available.
Chunky Move presents the world premiere of It Cannot Be Stopped, a new work bringing together three of Australia's rising talents, Atlanta Eke, Benjamin Hancock and Paea Leach. It Cannot Be Stopped has been commissioned by Chunky Move as part of Next Move - a program committed to nurturing the next generation of Australia's leading dance makers.
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Brett Sheehy AO today congratulated all of the winners of the 2014 Green Room Awards and expressed particular delight that five awards went to artists and creatives appearing on MTC stages.
The Green Room Awards are Melbourne's performing arts awards and recognise the world-class Cabaret, Dance, Musical Theatre, Opera, Theatre and Alternative and Hybrid Performance productions that grace Melbourne's stages each year. From artistic excellence to technical innovation, a Green Room Award is the most revered accolade an artist can receive in Australia's cultural capital.
Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2013, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday January 20, 2014 at 6pm at the Paddington RSL.
After wowing New York audiences with this enchanting family tale about facing your fears and finding happiness, director Neil Armfield's acclaimed production of The Book of Everything is staged in Melbourne for the first time.
The curtain goes up on The Melbourne Ring Cycle today, Monday 18 November, when stars of Australian and international stages come together at Arts Centre Melbourne for the biggest opera event ever seen in Australia. Audiences from across the globe and interstate are now arriving for Ring Cycle experiences destined to form memories of a lifetime.
The curtain goes up on The Melbourne Ring Cycle on Monday 18 November, when stars of Australian and international stages come together at Arts Centre Melbourne for the biggest opera event ever seen in Australia. Audiences from across the globe and interstate are now arriving for Ring Cycle experiences destined to form memories of a lifetime.
Earlier this week, stage and screen star Susan Sarandon was honored at Only Make Believe's 14th Annual Gala, 'Make Believe On Broadway', hosted by Sir Ian McKellen. Below you can check out photos of her in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!
After wowing New York audiences with this enchanting family tale about facing your fears and finding happiness, director Neil Armfield's acclaimed production of The Book of Everything is staged in Melbourne for the first time.
According to Deadline, NBC has given a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy from the mother-daughter duo, who are also set to star and executive produce. The project, titled GROWING IVY, is written by Martino and Will McCormack.
The Canadian Opera Company has announced that Canadian tenor Ben Heppner, scheduled to sing the title role in the upcoming production of Britten's Peter Grimes, has had to withdraw from the opening night performance on October 5 for health reasons. Mr. Heppner will return to the role for subsequent performances in the COC's production. Four-time Grammy Award-winning American tenor Anthony Dean Griffey will sing the role of Peter Grimes on October 5.
Arguably the greatest opera of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, comes to the Canadian Opera Company this fall for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts tonight, October 5 and October 8, 11, 17, 20, 23, 26, 2013. Recognized worldwide as the finest dramatic tenor before the public today, Canadian Ben Heppner returns to the COC in one of his favourite roles as the title character in Britten's gripping opera about an alienated fisherman and the seaside village he struggles to inhabit. Peter Grimes is sung in English with English SURTITLES.
With no green tights in sight, Belvoir's wild and unlikely Peter Pan lands on 42nd Street in Times Square for its U.S. premiere at The New Victory Theater from today, October 4 - 13, 2013.
Warner Bros has announced that Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) will have a guest spot on the upcoming season of the CBS hit comedy MIKE & MOLLY.
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