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Monday, January 23, 2017

Inside ‘Boys of Sondheim,’ part of the MELT festival in BRISBANE Feb 2-4 by Chris Fung

As part of their mandate to offer Brisbane audiences an alternative to mainstream musical theatre, Alex Woodward and Understudy Productions are once more set to thrill with Boys of Sondheim.…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:48PM
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

A Chat with Festival Director Joseph Mitchell of the OzAsia Festival Sept 17 – Oct 2 by Chris Fung

The OzAsia Festival is one of the most highly regarded celebrations of Asian Theatre and performance anywhere in the world. Each year in Adelaide, it is held specifically to celebrate the de…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:01AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

STARMAN – A David Bowie themed cabaret by Sven Ratzke by Chris Fung

Sven Ratzke has been touring the globe for more than a decade with his eclectic mix of cabaret, jazz and vaudeville. As part of a whirlwind world-tour, Ratzke will be bringing his David Bowi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:34PM

Artefact Theatre: a new independent company in Melbourne by Chris Fung

Starting a new independent theatre company is a difficult thing under the best of circumstances, let alone the current climate of arts funding cuts. Mark Yeates and Artefact Theatre Company�…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Audition Log: ‘Miss Saigon’ Open Auditions in Manila, The Phillipines by Chris Fung

Ever wondered what an open call audition for a musical is like? Last month, open auditions were announced for global productions of Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon in the Philippines. Ove…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:30PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

In conversation with Nancye Hayes, star of Follies In Concert by Chris Fung

On May 24 and 25, some of Australia’s most well-loved Musical Theatre performers will gather for a production of Follies In Concert, at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Directed by Tyran Pa…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:51AM
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Hats Off! For Harmony, a Star Studded Charity Concert with a great deal of Heart by Chris Fung

Your friends have AIDS. Your loved ones are dying. Nobody understands how to directly combat this rampaging disease, but you do: it’s time to dance. From its early beginnings, Hats Off!�…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:04PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Skid Row: A chat with Angelique Cassimatis, Dash Kruck & Josie Lane from Little Shop of Horrors by Chris Fung

Alan Menken’s sleeper hit Little Shop of Horrors will get some time in the sun as Luckiest Productions kicks off a national tour from February 18 at The Hayes Theatre in Sydney. Known wor…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:05PM
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Written in the Broadway Stars: Hayden Tee ascends to the World Stage by Chris Fung

Hayden Tee is starring on Broadway! Fresh from his Green Room and Sydney Theatre Award winning run as the French Inspector (or Inspecteur, if you’d prefer) Javert in the Australian tour o…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:34AM
Thursday, November 26, 2015

We Will Rock You – A Chat with Ben Elton by Chris Fung

Ben Elton has enjoyed a lifelong immersion in words. From successful TV shows like Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder, to a cavalcade of acclaimed standalone novels, to full length theatrical pl…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:09AM
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

The Mythical Fairytale Land of 6.5% by Chris Fung

Did you know that for this year there were only 340 onstage performance jobs for Professional Musical Theatre in Australia? Did you know also that in 2014, Actor’s Equity reported a member…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:20PM
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Threnody – A New Musical at The Vanguard in Sydney by Chris Fung

Threnody; noun, plural, a poem, speech or song of lamentation for the dead. Threnody is an experimental new musical written and directed by a team of 2013 NIDA graduates headed by Michael M…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:35PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

Theatre Dress Code Etiquette: The Unspoken Laws by Chris Fung

Chris Fung takes a look at the unspoken dress code laws for live theatre audience members in this tongue-in-cheek column. Would you turn up to a day in court in shabby clothing? How about to…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:50PM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Little Diana and the Big Fuzz by Chris Fung

Motown. The musical styling that introduced the world to the likes of ‘The Jackson Five’, ‘Diana Ross and The Surpremes’ and ‘Marvin Gaye’. The phenomenon that had all of America…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:37PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Cabaret Winter Workshop with Queenie Van De Zandt and Friends by Chris Fung

Whether you are an up and coming Cabaret artist, a seasoned professional or simply somebody who might maybe have the outlines of a concept, the Cabaret Winter Workshop (June 9-20) is aimed a…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:19AM
Monday, May 11, 2015

Belief: The Furry underside of a Performer’s Passion by Chris Fung

In the first article of his new column #GettingBugsBunny, Chris takes a look at self belief and some of the ways he has found to keep it. If you are like the many who declare with various sh…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Tyran Parke’s unmissable ‘Compositions’ in Adelaide for one night only by Chris Fung

Aussie Musical theatre star Tyran Parke is bringing a very special concert to Adelaide’s Arts Gallery of South Australia next week, and you’d be crazy to miss it. The show, Com…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:10AM
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Kevin Jackson on the importance of continued training and the Hub – A Gym for Actors by Chris Fung

Kevin Jackson is gargantuan. Widely recognised as one of Australia’s most sought after acting coaches, for 29 years Kevin has taught at NIDA, the nation’s most prominent acting school, a…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:50PM
Monday, February 16, 2015

How will you be celebrating Theatre Day this year? by Chris Fung

Guest writer Chris Fung wishes a Happy Theatre Day to all Victorians working in the Arts. And to everyone else who wants to partake in the celebrations… Very few people in the world to…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:30PM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

This is not a one man show – it involves us all: Tim Crouch talks all things I Malvolio by Chris Fung

I, Malvolio, hate you. Look at you. Sitting there with your bellies full of pop and pickled herring. Laughing at me. Go on. Laugh at the funny man. Laugh. Make the funny man cry… Part …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:06PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Is this the start of something big? The Alex Theatre St. Kilda by Chris Fung

“I will invest ONE MILLION DOLLARS into the Victorian Arts sector” – Mr. Aleksander Vass of The Vass Theatre Group. At a time when the incumbent Government has cut $87.1 million do…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:49PM
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Josh Piterman’s new PITFIT studio is a performer’s dream by Chris Fung

PITFIT – How fit do Musical Theatre performers need to be, really? We’ve all been there before: There you are doing your 6th pirouette atop your partner’s head, when inexplicably, your…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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