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Monday, January 27, 2020

Handa Opera set to return to Sydney Harbour with Verdi’s much-loved La Traviata by Sean McLoughlin

400,000 people have been to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour since it launched in 2012 and this year is an

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Vivaldi’s Venice featuring Xavier de Maistre to tour Australia by Sean McLoughlin

Australian audiences will have the chance to once again experience extraordinary harpist Xavier de Maistre first-hand when the tours Sydney,

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

You can’t stop the beat! – Hairspray will hit the road this year for a North American tour by Sean McLoughlin

Hairspray is an American musical based on John Waters’s 1988 film Hairspray. With music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Don Giovanni opens at the Sydney Opera House by Sean McLoughlin

He’s mad. He’s bad. He’s dangerous. But damn him to hell, his serenades are divine. It’s the last day of

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Songs for Nobodies opens today at the Sydney Opera House by Sean McLoughlin

Following her acclaimed sold-out season in London’s West End, Bernadette Robinson returns to Australia for a limited engagement. First performed

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Renee Zellweger, Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell take home SAG awards for performances of Broadways biggest stars by Sean McLoughlin

Renee Zellweger, Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell have all taken home SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards for their performances on

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Monday, January 20, 2020

Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra by Sean McLoughlin

Australia’s exceptional ‘HIP’ orchestra gathers a galaxy of international and local Australian stars to celebrate Beethoven’s birth, Mozart’s cheeky humour

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:21PM
Sunday, January 19, 2020

Penn & Teller announce rescheduled dates for Australian tour due to emergency surgery by Sean McLoughlin

Penn & Teller today announced they will appear at Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) Concert Hall from 7 to 11

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:52PM
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick set to star in Broadway revival Plaza Suite by Sean McLoughlin

Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and his wife, two-time Emmy award winner Sarah Jessica Parker, are making their shared Broadway

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Selina Jenkins presents a tale of mammary proportions by Sean McLoughlin

Award-winning comedian Selina Jenkins has created a tale of mammary proportions in the performance of Boobs which will feature in

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Amazing Grace New York New York by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has TWO double passes to give away to Amazing Grace New York New York at The National Theatre St

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Friday, January 17, 2020

Cynthia Nixon and Ellen DeGeneres team up to bring lesbian play by Sean McLoughlin

Last Summer at Bluefish Cove is a play by Jane Chambers. The story follows eight women over the course of

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Luca Micheletti makes eagerly awaited Opera Australia debut by Sean McLoughlin

Italian baritone Luca Micheletti will make his Opera Australia debut as the devilish titular character in Sir David McVicar’s highly

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:56PM

Victorian Opera’s Salome opens next week by Sean McLoughlin

A crumbling society, an unstable political milieu, and the uncontrollability of desire are all starkly reflected in Victorian Opera’s new

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fidelio by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has TWO double passes to giveaway for Melbourne Opera’s Fidelio at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 5th

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Broadway responds to Australian Bushfire crisis with a helping hand by Sean McLoughlin

With nearly 20 million hectares of land decimated across Australia, this has truly been the worst bushfire crisis of several

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Fran Drescher confirms development of ‘The Nanny’ into a Broadway musical by Sean McLoughlin

Fran Drescher, the creator and star of one of the 90’s most loved sitcom’s has announced the development of ‘The

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Monday, January 13, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World Tour Perth by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double passes to giveaway for RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World  at the Riverside Theatre in Perth

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World Tour Canberra by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double passes to giveaway for RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World  at the Canberra Theatre Centre on

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:19PM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Paul Mac & Lachlan Philpott team up to deliver The Rise and Fall of Saint George by Sean McLoughlin

Australian music legend Paul Mac has teamed up with playwright Lachlan Philpott and director Kate Champion to deliver an inspiring

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Gerry Connolly returns in The Rise and Disguise of Elizabeth R by Sean McLoughlin

Rehearsals commence today for the much-anticipated return of the redoubtable Gerry Connolly to the Sydney stage in the premiere of

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:07PM

Look out Melbourne, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 the Musical is coming to town! by Sean McLoughlin

Dolly Parton today announced that the smash-hit hilarious West End musical will play in Melbourne at Her Majesty’s Theatre from

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The first line up of artists announced for Fire Fight Australia Concert for national bushfire relief by Sean McLoughlin

With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares of

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:48PM
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Princess Diana musical completes casting for its Broadway premiere by Sean McLoughlin

A musical about Princess Diana’s story will soon open on Broadway. Full casting for the upcoming production has been announced.

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:32AM
Friday, January 10, 2020

Carmen opens at the Sydney Opera House by Sean McLoughlin

In the colourful streets of a colonial city, Carmen is a red hot spark. She sings her siren song, and

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Dame Edna to host Opera For The People at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Sean McLoughlin

The most famous arias and Australia’s most famous housewife, all under the stars for free! On Saturday 1 February 2020,

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Leopard Print Loincloth by Sean McLoughlin

AussieTheatre has ONE double pass to giveaway for Leopard Print Loincloth at Theatre Works Melbourne on Thursday 6th February @ 9pm. Following

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All-star line up takes over Brisbane’s The Tivoli for Australian Bushfire relief by Sean McLoughlin

Brisbane’s The Tivoli will play host to big names including Megan Washington, Matt Corby and The Kite String Tangle on

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Opera Australia’s La Boheme opens at the Sydney Opera House by Sean McLoughlin

On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever. Experience

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The Queen’s of RuPaul’s Drag Race are set to slay Australia in Werq The World 2020 world tour! by Sean McLoughlin

RuPaul’s Drag Race is an American reality competition television series which has spanned eleven seasons and inspired a number of

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:20PM

Coming together Sydney Festival 2020 launches by Sean McLoughlin

An essential fixture of Sydney’s summer calendar, Sydney Festival today embarks on three weeks of theatre, music, dance, family-friendly and

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