Rachael Beck News

At a star-studded ceremony on January 14, 2103, the winners of the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced. Over 300 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the auditorium at Paddington RSL to celebrate the best of Sydney theatre throughout 2012.

For musical theatre lovers Down Under, 2012 gave us much to sing and dance about. We watched new musicals struggle to find their footing, a 60-year old classic make its triumphant return, and premiered blockbuster hits straight from the West End. In a year where we were spoilt for choice, it took much deliberation for this Broadway baby to narrow it down to a top five for 2012!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Melbourne 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!

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that the Melbourne season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be extended until 3 March with new tickets going on sale at 9am tomorrow, Friday 21 December.

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang must leave Sydney on Saturday 19 January 2013. No extension is possible as 'Chitty' opens in Melbourne on Wednesday 30 January 2013. Tickets for 7 new summer shows, until 19 January, go on sale at 9am on Thursday 20 December.

Adelaide audiences are in for a truly magical family treat and the ultimate in theatrical entertainment as the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG soars into Adelaide for a strictly limited season from 30 April in the Festival Theatre.

In this week's edition of 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week', we take you around the country - and beyond - with the most-read theater stories for the week of December 3! Scroll below to see what made news in your area!

Producer Tim Lawson and acclaimed Director Roger Hodgman present CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG at Sydney's Capitol Theatre from 16 November 2012 and Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from 30 January 2013. BroadwayWorld has highlights from the show below!

Chitty Chitty Bang Banghas opened in Sydney to rave reviews and the show will next open at Her Majesty's Theatre, Exhibition Street, Melbourne from 30, January 2013.

Producer Tim Lawson and acclaimed Director Roger Hodgman present CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG at Sydney's Capitol Theatre from 16 November 2012 and Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from 30 January 2013.

At BroadwayWorld we pride ourselves in showcasing theater content from all corners of the globe. Our regional contributors do an amazing job each day of bringing you the latest theater news in their cities and countries and to acknowledge this, we launched a new weekly column called 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'. Read on for our most-read features, interviews, breaking news and more for the week of August 13!

The spotlight has moved from the stage to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) itself as QPAC celebrates more than one million visitors in the last financial year.

As she prepares to join her fine four-fendered friend for the Australian premiere season of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Rachael Beck has taken time out to give us a little insight into her brain on musical theatre ...

Producer Tim Lawson and acclaimed Director Roger Hodgman today announced the star studded cast of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG who are all set to fly into Sydney's Capitol Theatre from 16 November 2012 and Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from 30 January 2013.

Welcome to "This is your brain on Musical Theatre", a new feature on BroadwayWorld Australia. Michael Falzon is an accomplished singer, actor, songwriter and producer who is also our first (game!) guest to give us a glimpse of a mind under the influence of musical theatre …

Last month a gala performance of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM was staged at The Theatre Royal, Sydney, headlined by Ruthie Henshall in her Australian debut.

Rachael Beck and Ian Stenlake return to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Concert Hall stage in On Broadway with the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

More of the performers that will make up the company of the very special concert version of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM that takes place on Friday 20 April 2012 at Theatre Royal, Sydney have been announced.

Joined by world-class performers, the Queensland Pops Orchestra will perform genres ranging from jazz and classical to musical theatre and country in their excitement-filled 2012 season at Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

The 2011 Helpmann Awards® Ceremony was held earleir today. Monday 1 August at Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, hosted by Jonathan Biggins will Host the Awards Ceremony.