Queenie Van de Zandt News

The 16th Annual Helpmann Awards, presented by Live Performance Australia, will be held on Monday 25 July at 7.30pm at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. The Helpmann Awards are the premier celebration of Australia's vibrant live performance industry and recognise distinguished achievement and excellence in Australia's live performance sectors. Nominations for this year's 41 awards were announced on 20 June across the country. Excitement is building for the announcement of the 2016 winners on Monday 25 July.

BWW Sydney attended the announcement of the 2016 HELPMANN AWARDS NOMINATIONS at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 2 Theatre.

The countdown to the 16th Annual Helpmann Awards is on, following tonight's announcement of the 2016 Helpmann Award Nominees.

With the 16th annual Helpmann Awards set to dazzle at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Monday 25 July, Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced the line-up of hosts for the ceremony, and performances.

Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide Cabaret Festival is proud to announce Reilly Muller of Mount Gambier and Zara Nicholson of Loxton as the 2016 winners of the Nathaniel O'Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship.

?Once again, Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDS gathers the stars of Australia's musical theatre and cabaret industry to raise funds for the fight against HIV and AIDS. Hats Off! returns to the Seymour Centre's York Theatre on 22 February and guarantees to be a night of fabulous entertainment.

Join Australian singer, musician and comedienne Chelsea Plumley in a witty live musical variety show, Follow Spot, at Chapel Off Chapel in February 2016.

Impro Melbourne is thrilled to welcome more celebrity guests to the grand stage of St Kilda's National Theatre for the 27th annual Celebrity Theatresports on July 25th. Joining the line-up we have Queenie van de Zandt (Girl Clock, Winners and Losers & musicals such as King Kong & Les Miserables), Geoff Paine (Neighbours, Blue Heelers, A Country Practice) and Jason Geary (Impro Melbourne alumni, That iSelect Guy). They bring their talents to the stage for a competition that is fast-paced and fantastic, alongside The Impro Melbourne Ensemble (Patrick Duffy, Sarah Kinsella, Amy Moule, Patti Stiles). This celebrity showdown will be judged by Derek Guille, Mike Jackson and Kate Cebrano and accompanied by musician Boris Conley.  

The 2015 Helpmann Awards nominations will be announced on Monday, 22nd June 2015 at 6 p.m. at Her Majesty's Theatre.

Whilst our Northern Hemisphere BWW Counterparts are compiling their Summer Stages recommendations as they head into their summer holiday season, Sydney-siders can look forward to a fabulous selection of shows to go and see and keep out of the cold.

The Program Launch for the second half of 2015 shows that the Independent Music Theatre team comprising Luckiest Productions (David Campbell, Lisa Campbell and Richard Carroll), Neglected Musicals (Michelle Guthrie), and Neil Gooding Productions, the driving force behind Hayes Theatre Company, have no intention of slowing down are staying true to their vision to provide a permanent home for small-scale musical theatre and cabaret.

ABSENT FRIENDS casts a spotlight on the manners and misogyny of the 1970's as five 'friends' gather to welcome back and comfort an old friend on a suburban Saturday afternoon with unexpected outcomes.

More performers have been announced to take part in the 10th and final LIGHT THE NIGHT. The concert, which raises much need funds for The Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, will be hosted by international musical therapist and hilarious YouTube sensation, Jan van de Stool and will be held at the City Recital Hall Angel Place on Monday October 27.

Hayes Theatre Co, Amazon Woman Enterprises and Queenie van de Zandt are presenting two public events as part of the Cabaret Winter Workshop: A Public Forum: Why Be a Cabaret Performer? What Cabaret Gives You and What it Takes, on Wednesday 4th June at 1.30pm and the Cabaret Winter Workshop Graduate Performance today, 14th June at 8.30pm as part of the Cabaret Season 2014 at the Hayes Theatre Co.

Hayes Theatre Co, Amazon Woman Enterprises and Queenie van de Zandt are presenting two public events as part of the Cabaret Winter Workshop: A Public Forum: Why Be a Cabaret Performer? What Cabaret Gives You and What it Takes, today, 4th June at 1.30pm and the Cabaret Winter Workshop Graduate Performance on Saturday, 14th June at 8.30pm as part of the Cabaret Season 2014 at the Hayes Theatre Co.

Hayes Theatre Co, Amazon Woman Enterprises and Queenie van de Zandt are presenting two public events as part of the Cabaret Winter Workshop: A Public Forum: Why Be a Cabaret Performer? What Cabaret Gives You and What it Takes, on Wednesday 4th June at 1.30pm and the Cabaret Winter Workshop Graduate Performance on Saturday, 14th June at 8.30pm as part of the Cabaret Season 2014 at the Hayes Theatre Co.

Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to be hosting experienced masters of the craft of cabaret , such as Mark Nadler, David Campbell and John Bucchino, Rhonda Burchmore and Donna Lee; up-and-coming young stars like Tom Sharah, Gillian Cosgriff, Brendan Hay, Matt Gilbertson, and Hilary Cole; and even a show where the two worlds meet - Phil Scott's collaboration with Blake Bowden, Mario.

As previously reported, following a successful run in Melbourne, the producers of KING KONG were planning to bring the mega-musical to Broadway in December 2014. Due to the 'huge scale of the production' and to allow the creative team necessary time to implement changes, the producers have decided 'to not rush in before the end of the year.'

Since it premiered in Melbourne last year, running on a budget of $30 million, producers have been eyeing KONG's Broadway debut - only saying that they were aiming for the 2014-15 season.