Saturday, July 23, 2016
The women in black are coming back! Queensland Theatre Company have today announced that acclaimed new Australian musical Ladies In Black will be touring Australia in early 2017 with season…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:59PMTuesday, July 19, 2016
If you thought sing-a-long Sound of Music was camper than a row of tents, wait will you see Priscilla Queen of The Desert strut her stuff in the sing-along arena! The Actors Benevolent Fund …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:21PMSunday, July 17, 2016
It’s the perfect school holiday fun for kids AND adults and it’s currently playing at Hayes Theatre Co in Potts Point. Director Shaun Rennie’s production of You’re A…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:15PMThursday, July 14, 2016
Sony Music to produce cast album for World Premiere of Dream Lover – The Bobby Darin Musical. More than six years ago, AussieTheatre.com reported on the development of brand new music…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:20PMTuesday, July 12, 2016
Together they have published 30 books and created several television projects committed to stimulating a sense of wonder and learning in children. This August, this mother/daughter duo will�…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:45PMMonday, July 11, 2016
Stage Art’s production of the musical Titanic is currently playing at Chapel off Chapel and we have a special photo feature to share with our readers. Starring Paul Batey (Les Miserab…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:48PMNeglected Musicals presents musical theatre that has never or rarely been seen in Australia and their next offering will be Calamity Jane at Hayes Theatre Co in August with star of stage a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:31PMTuesday, May 31, 2016
Andrew Upton adapted Chekhov’s first play (variously known as Platonov, Wild Honey, Fatherlessness and The Disinherited) into a new work – The Present – and the show premiered at…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:52PMFriday, May 27, 2016
Less than 12 months after assuming the top job at Sydney Theatre Company, Britain’s Jonathan Church has resigned as Artistic Director of NSW’s flagship theatre company. Sydney Th…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:12AMFriday, May 20, 2016
Humour me a while. I would like to indulge in some discussion about an issue which has suddenly swept through the Australian (and international) musical theatre industry this week with a fer…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:47AMThe Sound of Music opened in Melbourne last night at the Regent Theatre on Collins Street – the third stop in the show’s Australian tour. Photographer Belinda Strodder (dancephot…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:15AMWednesday, May 18, 2016
Lucy Maunder will join the Australian company of Matilda The Musical as Miss Honey when the show tours to Brisbane and Perth from November this year. Maunder is currently starring as Heathe…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:11PMSaturday, May 14, 2016
Singin’ In The Rain opens tonight at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne starring Gretel Scarlett, Adam Garcia and Jack Chambers. We are celebrating with this special extended pho…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:26AMThursday, May 5, 2016
Little Shop of Horrors, starring Brent Hill and Esther Hannaford, opens in Melbourne tonight for a limited three week run at the Comedy Theatre. Produced by Luckiest Productions and Tinderbo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:22AMThe Sound of Music will be heading to Perth later this year as the final stop in its national tour. The show opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in late 2015 and recently completed a …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:15AMWednesday, April 27, 2016
After working in London for several years, leading Aussie performer Ben Lewis (best known for his star turn as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies) will be returning …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:02AMBrand new Australian musical The Detective’s Handbook is now officially open at Hayes Theatre Co and we have the first (fabulous) images to share with you. Starring Justin Smith, Sher…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:48AMTuesday, April 26, 2016
Live Performance Australia have confirmed the lineup of hosts for the 2016 Helpmann Award ceremony, scheduled to take place at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on Monday 25 July on the set of Si…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:58AMSunday, April 17, 2016
After 9 wonderful years, Kate Cherry is stepping down from the top job at Black Swan State Theatre Company at the end of 2016, and the Perth based company have now confirmed Clare Watson as …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:51PMFriday, April 8, 2016
Pursued by Bear’s production of Tick Tick… Boom! is gearing up for an opening night at Chapel off Chapel on April 21. It’s set to be an exciting, necessary and moving produ…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:10AMMonday, April 4, 2016
Australia’s perennial husband and wife team Bert and Patti Newton have been confirmed to join the all-star cast of Follies In Concert, set to play at Melbourne Recital Centre this M…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:07AMTuesday, March 29, 2016
Matthew Lee Robinson is a Churchill Fellowship winner, an Australia Council Music Fellowship awardee, a UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award winner, a Helpmann-nominated composer/lyricis…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:26PMWednesday, March 16, 2016
It was at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in 1972, that the Australian public first fell in love with Jon English. Playing Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jon launched himself into…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMTuesday, March 15, 2016
The biggest smash-hit musical to hit Australian shores in recent years is preparing to premiere in Melbourne this week at the Princess Theatre after more than 30 weeks playing at Sydney̵…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:14PMWednesday, March 9, 2016
Ladies In Black, Georgy Girl, Strictly Ballroom, King Kong, LoveBites, The Hatpin, Miracle City, Happy People, Metro Street, Eureka! Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, Dusty, Eurobeat &#…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:30PMMonday, March 7, 2016
The Production Company have announced the three musicals featuring in their 2016 season this morning. Music Theatre darling Amy Lehpamer, Australia’s favourite leading man Simon Gleeso…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:34PMThursday, February 25, 2016
Disney’s beloved animated movie Aladdin was a critical box office smash when it was released, grossing over $500 million worldwide (not adjusted for inflation) and becoming the highes…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:51PMMonday, February 22, 2016
It’s a switcheroo for Westerberg High! The producers of Heathers: The Musical Australia have confirmed that Hilary Cole (Dogfight, Miracle City) will join the cast as Veronica Sawyer,…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:00AMMonday, February 15, 2016
It’s the third Tuesday in February, folks! (And we all know what THAT means) It’s THEATRE DAY! (#TheatreDay16) and the official announcement day for The Green Room Award Nominati…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:25PMFriday, February 12, 2016
“There’s a saying that when you become a mother, you become a mother to all children.” Prominent performers, who all happen to be mothers, have come together with the group Mum…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:04PMSunday, January 31, 2016
AussieTheatre.com Exclusive AussieTheatre.com can confirm that a special production of Sondheim’s musical Follies will be staged at the Melbourne Recital Centre in May, starring a ho…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:32AM 
