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BWW Reviews: Dean Bryant's SWEET CHARITY Is A Beautifully Crafted Retelling Of The Bitter Sweet Tale Of The Eternally Hopeful Taxi Dancer.
Following a triumphant season at Hayes Theatre in Potts Point, the multi award winning SWEET CHARITY has transferred to the larger Playhouse stage at the Sydney Opera House as the first step on their four city tour without losing the of the intimacy of the original. The moving story of Charity Hope...
BWW Reviews: Alan Ayckbourn's ABSENT FRIENDS Is A Darkly Humorous Time Capsule Of 1970's Suburban Life
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....
BWW Reviews: Opera Australia's Presents Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY With Pared Back Simplicity
Moffatt Oxenbould's (Director) staging of MADAMA BUTTERFLY is revived by Matthew Barclay (Revival Director) to share this doomed love story with new audiences. Whilst other operas presented by Opera Australia in their 2015 season have been re-imaginings, changing locations and eras, MADAMA BUTTERFL...
BWW Reviews: Andrew Bovell's AFTER DINNER, A Play On Social Interaction Still Resonates 30 Years On.
On the face of it, AFTER DINNER is an amusing look at 5 middle aged singletons out for a good night out but look beneath the bright makeup and power suits and the timeless truths show along with the tragedy of their situations....
BWW Reviews: SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS 2014 Winners Announced
The Sydney's Theatre community gathered at the 2014 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS tonight for the 10th annual celebration of the best of the past year's work as judged by The Sydney Reviewers....
BWW Reviews: MASTERCLASS(A PLAY) Challenges Division between Creator And The Creation And The Power Of Performance
Actors/Directors/Writers Gareth Davies and Charlie Garber join together to bring back their play MASTERCLASS to open the 2015 season at the Old Fitz Theatre....
BWW Reviews: Raw and Real, NEXT TO NORMAL Tackles The Issue of Mental Illness With Sensitivity And Honesty
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's Pulitzer Prize winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL looks at the all too common, but not often enough discussed, issue of mental illness as it affects what appears to be a normal suburban family with respect and without judgment. Darylin Ramondo (Director & Producer) has taken...
BWW Reviews: Opera Australia Proves Puccini's Tale Of Love and Death Is Timeless With Their Restaging of TOSCA
Opera Australia brings Puccini's classic TOSCA to life with John Bell's (Director) resetting which takes the story from the Neapolitan occupied Rome of 1800 during the French Revolutionary wars to Nazi occupied Rome 1943 during World War II....
BWW Reviews: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Is A Delightful Performance in the Park To Entertain Children Of All Ages This Summer
The Australian Shakespeare Company's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is a wonderful family afternoon in the park with Kenneth Grahame's classic characters....
BWW Reviews: Balé De Rua's BAILA BRAZIL Is An Energy Filled Night of Music and Dance
BAILA BRAZIL blends the primal tribal beats of Africa with the passion of the colourful streets of Brazil and the sultry melodies of South America in this exciting night of Afro-Brazilian dance and music....
BWW Reviews: Children's favorite, THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE Comes To Life In This Endearing Stage Show
UK Theatre group Tall Stories (THE GRUFFALO, ROOM ON THE BROOM) brings Julia Donaldson's children's story THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE to life in this heart-warming production. As part of Sydney Opera House's 'Kids at the House' series, this show delights pre-primary and early primary schoolers and thei...
BWW Reviews: Opera Australia's LA BOHÈME Is a Moving and Powerful Interpretation Of This Timeless Story
Opera Australia presents a powerful, emotion charged re-imagining of Puccini's LA BOHÈME which proves once again that this love story remains relevant, regardless of which century it is set....
BWW Reviews: Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE Gets A Modern Makeover For Children
Opera Australia brings back Julie Taymor's modern interpretation of THE MAGIC FLUTE, for the 2015 Summer Season. Translated to English by J D McClatchy, this version, originally created for the Metropolitan Opera of New York in 2005 gives the 18th Century story of the education of mankind a modern ...
BWW Reviews: The Visually and Aurally Impressive Movie Adaptation of Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS
The much anticipated Disney adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS stays relatively true to the original musical but does omit some songs and modifies some of the plotlines....
BWW Reviews: CHRISTMAS CAROL SINGALONG With Rachael Beck And Brian Castles–Onion Raises The Roof Of the Sydney Opera House
Superb singer Rachael Beck and charismatic conductor Brian Castles-Onion thrill the audience at The Sydney Opera House's CHRISTMAS CAROL SINGALONG, the second of the shows as part of the CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE series....
BWW Reviews: Sydney Opera House Kicks Off CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE festivities with JINGLE BELL ROCK
The Concert Hall at Sydney Opera House was filled with Christmas Cheer as Brian Castles-Onion, the Sydney International Orchestra, Christmas Choir and singers Emma Pask and Eddie Perfect presented a somewhat eclectic mix of seasonal songs in CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE's JINGLE BELL ROCK....
BWW Reviews: RUPERT Is An Amusing Look At The Life Of Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch And The People That Surround His Story.
David Williamson's RUPERT takes audiences on a journey through the life and scandals of the media magnate Rupert Murdoch in this cleverly constructed piece of theatre. Murdoch's obsessive greed for media dominance is portrayed by James Cromwell as Rupert as he recounts the “real” story of his l...
BWW Reviews: CIRCUS FACTORY is a hands-on look at the history of this enduring form of performance at Powerhouse Museum.
The Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences' new exhibition CIRCUS FACTORY at the Powerhouse Museum is set to delight children of all ages with its mix of live performance, sideshow activities, international and local exhibits and the chance to ride on a 100 year old carousel....
BWW Reviews: GUILTY PLEASURES is a deliciously dark cabaret of mitigated murder.
Blue Saint Production's GUILTY PLEASURES, is a one woman performance, telling the murderous stories of 5 women, bought to life with a wonderful intensity by Angelique Cassimatis. Written by Josh Robson (Winner, 2014 Rob Guest Endowment Award) with music by Robert Tripolino and Lyrics by Hugo Chiare...
BWW Competition: INTO THE WOODS Movie Gift Bags and Double Passes
As the eagerly awaited release date of INTO THE WOODS on 8 January 2015 is drawing near the generous people at Walt Disney Studios and bridgesPR are offering Australian BroadwayWorld.com readers the opportunity to win one of 10 double passes or 5 Gift Bags (containing 1 x Into The Woods Memo Pad set...
BWW Reviews: THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA, a delightfully whimsical interactive musical play for children.
Judith Kerr's children's book THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA comes to life at Sydney Opera House this summer, to the delight of young audiences. Director, songwriter and lyricist David Wood has brought new life to this modern classic story about little Sophie, her Mummy and THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA....
BWW Reviews: DIRTY DANCING at Lyric Theatre
Ten years after its world premiere in Sydney, the worldwide hit musical Dirty Dancing has returned to Sydney for a strictly limited time only....
BWW Interview: A chat with DIRTY DANCING'S Kurt Phelan, Kirby Burgess and Nadia Coote
In the lead up to the international hit musical DIRTY DANCING returning to Sydney, 10 years after the world premiere in Sydney, I had the opportunity to chat to the lead performers Kurt Phelan (Johnny Castle), Kirby Burgess (Frances "Baby" Houseman) and Nadia Coote (Penny Johnson) along with getting...
BWW Reviews: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET continues to chill audiences in New Theatre's minimalist interpretation of the musical thriller.
Giles Gartrell-Mills' (Director) interpretation of Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler's (libretto) famous musical SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET allows the dark and twisted characters shine in this minimalist production....
BWW Reviews: BEYOND DESIRE, a fantastic musical mystery making it's world premiere at Hayes Theatre is a must see.
English Writer/Director Neil Rutherford's latest production, BEYOND DESIRE, is a wonderful piece of musical theatre that draws the audience into a well-crafted Edwardian era murder mystery. Rutherford joins with Kieran Drury (composer) to create a wonderful story with many twists and turns to keep ...
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