The Production Company is arguably Melbourne’s most recognised independent music theatre organisation and this morning they have announced a star studded, three-show 2015 season. Th…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:46PMAfter playing to packed crowds at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre QPAC, Disney’s The Lion King has made its way back to Melbourne and is now playing…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:10AMAfter rehearsing part time for just over a month, NIDA graduate Bianca Baykara and the Australasian company of Tony Award winning musical In The Heights are preparing for their first perf…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:15PMAussieTheatre is thrilled to welcome Rachel Cole to the writing team as she launches a brand new regular advice column – Stage Door Shrink. Currently appearing in the smash hit music…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:57PMAustralian audiences are preparing to do the Time Warp (again!) and producers Howard Panter and John Frost have today confirmed the company of performers set to appear in the anticipated 2…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:15PMI had the absolute pleasure of watching the Australian cast of ONCE The Musical strut their stuff at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne this week, and I would be underselling my reaction to s…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:45PMThe Australian professional premiere of Stephen Flahrety’s musical Loving Repeating is currently playing at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne, starring some of Australia’s bright…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:14PMEven if you don’t know his name, you know the work of Stephen Flaherty. This New York based composer has given music theatre some of the greatest works of the last 20 years with Ragtim…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:00PMThe wonderful Belinda Strodder stopped into Strictly Ballroom in Melbourne to take some incredible shots of this new Australian musical. Starring Phoebe Panaretos and Thomas Lacey, Baz Luhr…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:55PMHere Lies Love was set to be the next big thing in Sydney’s music theatre calendar this year, but according to reports in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, the immersive theatrica…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:21AMLucy Maunder, Laura Murphy and Gretel Scarlett, three of the leading ladies of GREASE sat down in the dressing rooms of the Regent Theatre in Melbourne recently to record this impressive thr…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:23AMIt’s not the news many musical theatre fans across Australia had hoped for, but at least it’s good news. The multi-award winning stage musical ONCE has extended its run at Melbo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:09PMHappy New Year, AussieTheatre readers! I hope you have had a spectacularly good festive season and are refreshed and ready for the year that awaits you in 2015. Many people make resolutions …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:13PMIt was confirmed this morning that Suzie Mathers will return from her base in London to return to the stage as Glinda the Good in the Australian 10th Anniversary production of WICKED for it…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:08PMOn January 12, 2015, the cast and crew of blockbuster musical The Lion King will take to the stage at Brisbane QUT Gardens Theatre for a special one night only charity concert – and it…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PMOver $4800 has been donated to Sydney’s Wayside Chapel thanks to an intimate charity Christmas concert at the Hayes Theatre Company this week. Produced by Marika Aubrey and Highway Run…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:16AMIt’s Christmas time at Rydell High School and the cast of Grease have put together this festive video to celebrate. Starring Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett, John Paul Young, Todd McKenney …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:31PMThe world premiere of Puncture – a large scale production from three Sydney based companies Legs On The Wall, FORM Dance Projects and VOX – Sydney Philharmonia Choir – will tak…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:47PMThe world premiere of Beyond Desire – a new musical written by Neil Rutherford and Kieran Drury – is playing at the Hayes Theatre Company in Potts Point until 14 December. We wan…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:51PMOnce The Musical Australia have done it again! Following the huge success of their recent YouTube jam session covering ‘House Of Gold’ between shows, these Aussie actor/singer/…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:35AMFrank Hansen of Hansen Creative Management is a force to be reckoned with. Strong, intelligent and incredibly knowledgable in all areas of the Australian arts industry – his is most ce…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:10PMBrisbane’s La Boite Theatre Company will celebrate its 90th birthday in 2015 and until today, the company’s new Artistic Director and CEO Chris Kohn was set to lead the company i…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:17PMAfter touring Australia and South Korea, Lucy Simon’s Dr Zhivago will be heading to the Broadway stage next year, in the aptly-named Broadway Theatre – and according to Playbill…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:34PMBeyond Desire is now playing at the Hayes Theatre Company in Potts Point and for writer, director, and producer Neil Rutherford it’s a dream come true to see his Edwardian whodunit mys…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:02PMEver wondered what Star of Les Miserables Euan Doidge does in his spare time? Well, for one thing, he makes excellent video clips with his equally talented younger sister Hope using an iP…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:40PMTonight, at a little venue in Potts Point, Sydney, history will be made. And I believe it’s cause for celebration. The world premiere of Beyond Desire, a new musical written by Neil R…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:40PMIt’s that time of year again, folks! The Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest is fast approaching and calls for submissions are now open. As we approach the silly season, both …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:02PMAudra McDonald, goddess of the Broadway stage, will be heading to Australia next year for a concert tour in Melbourne and Sydney. An Evening with Audra McDonald, will play in Melbourne for …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMVerity Hunt-Ballard chats to AussieTheatre’s video team about the upcoming return season of Helpmann Award winning Sweet Charity. Sweet Charity was the first show to be performed i…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PMAussieTheatre can confirm that a workshop of Our House The Musical will take place in Sydney this month led by director Tyran Parke and choreographer Michael Ralph. Our House, with a book by…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:47PMReturning to the Opera House for the first time in 8 years, the Australian Dance Awards were held at the Joan Sutherland Theatre over the weekend, honouring the country’s finest dancer…
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