Australian musical theatre lovers have been eagerly awaiting this day, when ‘Waitress’ would finally clock in down under, ten years after it first set up shop on Broadway, to great acclaim from audiences for its originality and deeply human story. What director Diane Paulus and the creative team have served up is a charming, wholesome, resoundingly fun slice of life.
SEO Blurb: The Melbourne child cast has been announced for WAITRESS, with Stevie Denton, Lola Inman, Ruby Marshall, and Evie Papas sharing the role of Lulu. The musical will open at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
Additional performers have been announced who will play lead roles and ensemble in the Australian Premiere of Broadway's musical WAITRESS, which will ignite Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne.
Casting has been announced for the Australian Premiere of Broadway's smash-hit musical WAITRESS, which will light up Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne from 1 May, and the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 1 August. Tickets are now on sale.
The cast has been revealed for the Australian Premiere of Broadway’s Waitress, which will light up Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne and the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
Rob Mills, Casey Donovan, and Paulini reunite with John Foreman for The Idols of Musical Theatre at Melbourne Recital Centre on December 27–28. Tickets on sale now.
Michael Cassel has announced the return of A (VERY) MUSICAL CHRISTMAS in 2025, this year taking place on the stage of MJ THE MUSICAL in Melbourne. Learn more here!
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL must leave Australia in September. This is the last chance for Australians to witness the phenomenon. The final performances are now on sale.
Disney Entertainment Television (DET) has announced the latest cohorts for the 2024-2025 Directing Program and 2025 Writing Program, two of the entertainment industry’s most impactful talent development initiatives.
Live television event producer Raj Kapoor returns as executive producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan as executive producer, and Hamish Hamilton as director of the 97th Oscars. “The Oscars” will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Fresh from a hometown performance at this year’s Outside Lands festival, indie trio French Cassettes have announced Fall 2024 tour dates, kicking off September 28 in Tennessee and running through October 16 in Minneapolis.
Watch as star of stage and screen Keala Settle and Casey Donovan come together for a duet before Settle joins the cast of & JULIET as Angélique(stepping in for Donovan) for the final weeks of the Australia tour.
French Cassettes have released the tender-hearted single, “When you know, you know” featured on their upcoming third album, Benzene, due to arrive June. With it the San Francisco indie rock trio have announced additional live dates, bookended by festival performances tomorrow at Schellraiser and a hometown celebration at Outside Lands. Listen to the song and find live dates here!
Settle, who shot to fame as Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman, and will appear in the film adaptation of Wicked later this year, joins the cast for the final performances in the Australian tour from 19 June to 12 July.
San Francisco indie rock trio French Cassettes have released their latest single, “Megabus”, with a video from Vanessa Pla. The track is featured on the band’s upcoming third album, Benzene, due to arrive June 7 via Tender Loving Empire. French Cassettes were announced as part of this year’s Outside Lands festival line up, taking place August 9-11, in Golden Gate Park, along with a run of U.S. dates west of the Mississippi [all dates below].
REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On & JULIET - The Hottest ticket in town!
The new year is often a time for looking back and we’re looking back some 500 years to reimagine Romeo & Juliet. & JULIET explores what would happen if Juliet had decided to pursue her own life and love. What ensues is a hilarious and heartwarming journey where you’ll laugh and cry as William Shakespeare rewrites one of his classics on the fly.
Live television event producer Raj Kapoor has been named as executive producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan as executive producer, and Hamish Hamilton as director of the 96th Oscars. It will be Kapoor and Mullan’s first time to executive produce and Hamilton’s fourth time directing the Oscars. Kapoor has worked on the show for the past seven years.
The Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands is the home of commercially successful and internationally acclaimed Broadway spectacles and concerts by a roster of regional and international actors and stars. The venue is technically tailored and designed to meet the extensive range of acts and shows and is equipped with state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment.
Nine-time Tony-nominated jukebox musical & JULIET is now running for a limited time at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, which features original Australian cast members Jade Delmiguez (Eleanor) and Jerome Javier (Thomas), who share Filipino roots. Jade was born in New Zealand but can speak some Bisayan language. On the other hand, Jerome was born in the Philippines, and their family immigrated to Australia when he was seven.
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