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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Learn your Defying Gravity concert stars well! Betty Buckley by Bec Caton

Defying Gravity, a world premiere concert celebrating the work of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, will premiere at Sydney’s Theatre Royal for three performances only – on Friday …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:31PM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Learn your Defying Gravity concert stars well! David Harris by Bec Caton

Defying Gravity, a world premiere concert celebrating the work of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, will premiere at Sydney’s Theatre Royal for three performances only – on Friday …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:51PM
Sunday, February 7, 2016

Cut The Sky, Sydney Festival by Bec Caton

Marrugeku’s Cut the Sky is an inventive mélange of dance, song, and poetry fuelled by pain and anger. It’s a lens through which to view climate change and to reflect upon society’…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:17PM

Learn your Defying Gravity concert stars well! Joanna Ampil by Bec Caton

Defying Gravity, a world premiere concert celebrating the work of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, will premiere at Sydney’s Theatre Royal for three performances only – on Friday 1…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:46PM
Friday, February 5, 2016

Bonnie Lythgoe Productions brings Panto Cinderella to the Stage by Bec Caton

The much-loved classic, Cinderella, will soon appear in Sydney (fulfilling our childhood wishes!) Bonnie Lythgoe Productions presents the magical pantomime Cinderella, opening at the State T…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:03PM
Thursday, February 4, 2016

In Between Two, Sydney Festival by Bec Caton

In Between Two invites us into the lives and stories of Joel Ma (aka Joelistics) and James Mangohig: both born of mixed race marriages, both with Asian fathers, and both grew up into rebelli…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:53PM

Learn your Defying Gravity concert stars well! Stephen Schwartz by Bec Caton

Defying Gravity, a world premiere concert celebrating the work of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, will premiere at Sydney’s Theatre Royal for two performances only on Friday 12 and …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:52PM

An interview with David Harris: Our leading man returns! by Bec Caton

David Harris is back in Australia for three weeks (sorry if we got anyone’s hopes up!), after having moved to New York last year. He’s been busy performing over in the US, starring a…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:55PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Learn your Defying Gravity concert stars well! Helen Dallimore by Bec Caton

Defying Gravity, a world premiere concert celebrating the work of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz, will premiere at Sydney’s Theatre Royal for two performances only on Friday 12 and …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:11PM
Friday, December 18, 2015

Hamlet – Montague Basement by Bec Caton

Montague Basement’s Hamlet is unlike any seen before. This well known tragedy has been reshaped and reconceptualised under Lusty-Cavallari’s direction. Removed from the Danish court, th…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:07PM
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Violet by Bec Caton

Violet tells the story of a girl searching for something to make her feel complete, yet ultimately along the way she learns to love herself. It’s a story we can all connect with in some wa…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:14PM
Monday, November 2, 2015

A Rabbit for Kim Jong-Il by Bec Caton

A Rabbit for Kim Jong Il, is surprisingly, actually about rabbits for Kim Jong Il. Kit Brookman’s new work is based on the ridiculous true story of a German breeder who bred ‘monster’ …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:01PM
Monday, October 19, 2015

Rent – Hayes Theatre Co by Bec Caton

Jonathan Larson’s Rent originally premiered Off Broadway in 1996. Inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme, set in New York City’s East Village in the early 1990s, it tells the story of a group…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:15PM
Monday, October 12, 2015

Edward II – Sport for Jove by Bec Caton

Christopher Marlowe’s 1593 political thriller Edward II brings to light the complexities of human nature by exploring how these intricacies play out in the political realm. This historical…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:54PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Talking High Society at the Hayes with the cast’s self-dubbed ‘elders’ by Bec Caton

High Society is a musical based on the 1956 Hollywood movie starring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly, which in turn is based on The Philadelphia Story by Phillip Barry. With son…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:33PM
Monday, September 7, 2015

Debora Krizak on Anything Goes, her family, and taking life as it comes by Bec Caton

Debora Krizak started her career in musical theatre in 2004 in Mel Brooks’ The Producers. Since then, she has since gone from strength to strength in show to show, including Titanic, Cal…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:43PM
Monday, August 24, 2015

Master Class — Hayes Theatre Co season by Bec Caton

Terrence McNally’s Masterclass invites the audience into a master class set at Juilliard in the 1970s, taken by the esteemed opera singer and diva Maria Callas (Maria Mercedes). We are war…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:44AM
Sunday, August 9, 2015

The Present – Sydney Theatre Company by Bec Caton

Andrew Upton’s The Present is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s earliest play, originally untitled but most often known as Platonov. Upton has condensed the lengthy original to a fast pac…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:04PM
Friday, July 17, 2015

Lucy Maunder on Heathers and all things 80s by Bec Caton

Heathers: The Musical, based on the 80s cult classic film of the same name, premiered Off Broadway in 2014 to critical acclaim and even garnered an enthusiastic following of its own. The Hay…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:12AM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Rob Mills is “Surprisingly Good” – Hayes Cabaret Season 2015 by Bec Caton

Rob Mills, or ‘Millsy’, has been in the public eye since he made the top 5 of Australian Idol back in 2003, and since then his life has been pulled apart by critics and the overly opinio…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:57PM
Monday, June 29, 2015

Bring it on — Parade Theatre, NIDA by Bec Caton

With an unfocused and poorly written book, a disappointing score and an altogether bewildering story line, Bring It On did not have much to sell it to begin with. Unfortunately, this new pro…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:21AM
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Chatting with Penny McNamee, our new Mary Poppins by Bec Caton

Penny McNamee, one of Australia’s rising stars, will be playing the practically perfect nanny Mary Poppins in Packemin’s upcoming production at the Riverside Theatre from July 24 – Aug…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:39PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Inside the new Australian tour of The Sound of Music: we talk to the cast – Amy Lehpamer by Bec Caton

The well loved musical, The Sound of Music, will commence in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on 13 December this year, followed by a season at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre from 11 March, 2016. W…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:30PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Inside the new Australian tour of The Sound of Music: we talk to the cast – Marina Prior by Bec Caton

The well loved musical, The Sound of Music, will commence in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on 13 December this year, followed by a season at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre from 11 March, 2016. W…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:14PM
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Inside the new Australian tour of The Sound of Music: we talk to the cast – Jacqueline Dark by Bec Caton

The well loved musical, The Sound of Music, will commence in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on 13 December this year, followed by a season at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre from 11 March, 2016. W…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:06PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Inside the new Australian tour of The Sound of Music: we talk to the cast – Lorraine Bayly by Bec Caton

The well loved Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical, The Sound of Music, will commence in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on 13 December this year, followed by a season at Brisbane’s Lyri…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:59PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Inside the new Australian tour of The Sound of Music: we talk to the cast! by Bec Caton

The well loved musical, The Sound of Music, will commence in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on 13 December this year, followed by a season at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre from 11 March, 2016 &#…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:24PM

Four Seasons in One Night — Glen Street Theatre by Bec Caton

The Fantastic Mr Bobby Fox, who was hand-picked by Frankie Valli himself to star in Jersey Boys, presents a grand performance of Four Seasons in One Night at the Glen St Theatre. The famili…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:58AM
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Review: Cowboy Mouth by Bec Caton

Cowboy Mouth, in a meagre 45 minutes, attempts to deal with hefty concepts innate to the human experience. Focused on the co-dependent relationship between Slim and Cavale, the play explores…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:49PM

The Wizard of Oz — Belvoir by Bec Caton

It started with a dog, in a perspex case, alone on stage. It ended with an elderly ‘Dorothy’ (Eileen Kramer) dancing in a wheelchair. What happened in between made no more sense. Adena J…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:40PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards