Simon Phillips News

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express by Ken Ludwig, directed by Casey Hushion. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

A wonderful new course for musical theatre performers has been announced. The Broadway & West End Experience is a five-day intensive program for aspiring music theatre performers aged from 12 to 35.

PRISCILLA LA REGINA DEL DESERTO torna a Milano, al Teatro Arcimboldi, dall'1 marzo a 10 anni dal debutto italiano. Un ritorno in grande stile che riporta in scena i tre primi protagonisti nostrani: Antonino Angiolillo nel ruolo di Tick/Mitzi, Simone Leonardi nel ruolo di Ralph/Bernadette e Mirko Ranù nel ruolo di Adam/Felicia.

Even before the new film noir-themed lyric video of her transformation of the “Goldfinger” theme into a sultry lounge-jazz ballad had its world premiere on Ron Hart’s “Rock and Roll Globe” website, which normally rarely covers jazz, it was already grabbing attention.

For the 38th  Adelaide Writers' Week, writers from around the world will come together in the Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens to celebrate the art and craft of writing: from the issues that keep us awake at night, to the finer points of grammar, as they explore the theme Truth Be Told.

Frantic and fun, inventive and intriguing, Alfred Hitchcock’s trailblazing thriller North by Northwest is boldly re-imagined for the stage.

Following a triumphant Australian premiere, Global Creatures(producer of Moulin Rouge! The Musical) will present the New York lab of Muriel's Wedding The Musical, which kicked offSeptember 15 and continues September 16.

Frantic and fun, inventive and intriguing, Alfred Hitchcock’s trailblazing thriller North by Northwest is boldly re-imagined for the stage.

Potter’s Daughter released their debut album, “The Blind Side,” in August 2018. In 2019 they released two singles; “Blood and Water,” featuring Annie Haslam (Renaissance) as guest artist, and the holiday single, “This Winter’s Child,” which was composed for the “MRR Holiday” album. The EP will be available digitally and on CD.

The legendary Simon Phillips (TOTO, Protocol) returns as percussionist and musical co-producer of the new album, while the lead vocalist on this release will again be one of the most popular names in rock music: Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, MSG). The album comes just two months after their biggest adventure, Eurovision Song Contest.

Melbourne Theatre Company's new boutique musical Come Rain or Come Shine, an adaptation of Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's comic short story of the same name, will have its world premiere on Friday 24 June at Southbank Theatre.

The latest in The Phantom of the Opera Broadway casting news. Jordan Donica, who made his Broadway debut in PHANTOM playing 'Raoul,' will return to the role beginning Sunday, May 29 for a limited engagement.  Maree Johnson will return to the Broadway cast as 'Madame Giry' on Monday, May 16 and more.

Over 200 guests attended the April 4th event, which was co-chaired by Michele Fabrizi and Celia Soehner, Esq. The night also featured musical performances by Pittsburgh Opera’s award-winning Resident Artists.

What a joy to see an enormous production of The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney harbour against the city skyline. And enormous is the word. The stage is 2.5 times larger than any indoor Australian stage.

Director Simon Phillips has transferred one of Alfred Hitchcock’s expert works to the auditorium. Almost word for word, scene for scene and shot for shot. In a world where the theatre scene consists of reinventing films for the stage, this piece is the cinema masterpiece live on stage.

Led by Director Simon Phillips, David Campbell and the incredible Australian cast have immersed themselves in this gripping production adapted for the stage by Carolyn Burns that combines the magic of film and theatre live on stage, featuring every twist, turn and hairbreadth escape from Hitchcock's original genius work.

Starring Christie Whelan Browne as Rosalind and James Mackay as Orlando, this joyous rendition of Shakespeare's greatest rom-com is the latest addition to MTC's growing catalogue of filmed productions, with more to be released later this year.

Rehearsals have commenced for the thrilling stage adaption of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest which has its Sydney Premiere at the Lyric Theatre for an exclusive and limited season from March 9 until April 3.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Opera Australia will soon present the upcoming new Sydney production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which will be the first major outdoor production of the musical. The Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour season of PHANTOM, directed by Simon Phillips with set and costume design by Gabriela Tylesova, will open on Sydney’s iconic over-water stage on March 25.

One of the longest-running and most successful musicals of all time, the trio playing the iconic leads will be Melbourne-born Joshua Robson as The Phantom, Brisbane performer Georgina Hopson as Christine and acclaimed West End and Broadway musical theatre performer Callum Francis as Raoul Vicomte de Chagny.