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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Australian Dance Awards Winners 2014 by Erin James

Returning 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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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Preserving our cultural heritage: Miracle City cast recording confirmed by Erin James

AussieTheatre can confirm that a cast album of Nick Enright and Max Lambert’s Australian musical Miracle City will be recorded during its run at the Hayes Theatre Co in Potts Point. …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:20PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Can Jemma Rix be any more incredible? Seriously? by Erin James

She is widely known in the Music Theatre community as a hard working, unassuming, powerhouse performer who regularly smashes out Defying Gravity to packed houses in theatres across Austral…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:09PM

A Quick Chat With Ben Pfeiffer by Erin James

Ben Pfeiffer knows the Australian arts industry from all angles. Working as an actor, director and the founder/Artistic Director of The Artisan Collective, he is constantly immersed in the w…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:37PM
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Incredible! The Australian cast of Once recorded this between shows and nailed it by Erin James

Just when you thought the Australian cast of Once couldn’t be any more amazing, they go and do this. Between shows. On a Wednesday. No biggie. Just a group of amazing performers backst…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:32PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

New musical Happy People set for Melbourne by Erin James

The Australian premiere concert production of Matthew Lee Robinson’s Happy People is currently in an intensive rehearsal period in Melbourne ahead of a limited four show season at Cha…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:29PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Is this not the best way to start a concert? Sweeney Todd at the Lincoln Centre, 2014 by Erin James

Who doesn’t love the Demon Barber of Fleet Street? Australia has enjoyed a lot of Sondheim on our professional and independent stages over the last few years. A Funny Thing Happened on…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:26PM

Opera Australia to send Shane Warne The Musical to India by Erin James

Opera Australia has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Australia-India Council (AIC) to send Shane Warne The Musical to India. Written by Eddie Perfect, who worked with Opera Australia …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:44AM
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Australia’s Jemma Rix celebrates 1000 performances as Elphaba in Wicked by Erin James

Australian music theatre performer Jemma Rix is celebrating an incredible milestone this evening as she performs the coveted role of Elphaba in Wicked for the 1000th time. That’s a LO…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:59AM

You can’t smoke here: WA Opera’s production Carmen cancelled by Erin James

The West Australian reported today that WA Opera’s production of Bizet’s Opera Carmen will be dropped from the 2015 season lineup due to concerns that the production does not ali…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:56AM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Final Les Miserables Melbourne tickets now on sale by Erin James

The acclaimed new Australian production of Les Miserables will play at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne until December 20 before storming barricades in Perth and Sydney early next ye…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:22AM
Friday, September 26, 2014

Australian Musicals Update 2014-15 and beyond by Erin James

Music Theatre is thriving in Australia at the moment. From the major commercial productions to independent and boutique seasons, it’s an exciting time to be involved in the music theat…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:41AM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Australian Professional Premiere of Parade opens in Melbourne by Erin James

Melbourne’s newest professional theatre company The Collective are making waves in the independent music theatre scene this week, with the opening of their debut production Parade, by …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:14PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Imelda Marcos musical Here Lies Love to open in Sydney, 2015 by Erin James

It was confirmed today that the ‘immersive theatrical event’ Here Lies Love will open in Sydney next year as the centrepiece of Vivid Sydney 2015. With auditions commencing next …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:58PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

Dirty Dancing announces first cast member, Mark Vincent by Erin James

Producer John Frost has confirmed that Mark Vincent, winner of Australia’s Got Talent 2009 when he was just 16 years old, will make his musical theatre debut as Billy in Dirty Dancing�…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:08PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Getting to know you: Matthew Ngyuen by Erin James

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I is set to open at the Sydney Opera House this week after successful seasons in Brisbane and Melbourne. The national tour o…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:45PM

Matthew Lee Robinson’s acclaimed New Voices workshop comes to Brisbane by Erin James

Matthew Lee Robinson returns to his home state of QLD to present a special workshop and showcase series in Brisbane this month and there are limited places available! Attention all Brisbane�…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:55AM

Once – Australian cast recording of Falling Slowly now available for download by Erin James

Tony Award winning musical Once is heading to Melbourne’s Princess Theatre very soon, featuring an exceptionally talented cast of actor/singer/musicians. Starring Tom Parsons as Guy an…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:14AM
Friday, September 5, 2014

Australian Agent and Manager Mark Byrne passes away, aged 45 by Erin James

The Australian entertainment industry is in shock this weekend with the news of entertainment manager Mark Byrne’s passing at just 45 years of age. According to the Daily Mail, Byrn…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:50PM
Sunday, August 31, 2014

O’Connor and McKenney to star in Anything Goes by Erin James

It’s a three-time Tony Award winner, it’s one of the most beloved musicals of all-time, and it’s making its way back to Australia as a co-production between Opera Australia…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:24PM
Saturday, August 30, 2014

Confirmed: Dirty Dancing to tour to Melbourne and Brisbane, 2015 by Erin James

It was confirmed this morning that John Frosts’ production of Dirty Dancing will make its way to both Melbourne and Brisbane next year after its opening season at Sydney’s Lyric …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:07PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Win a double pass to The King and I, Sydney by Erin James

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I won the coveted Best Musical gong at the 2014 Helpmann Awards, and AussieTheatre are thrilled to be giving away a DOUBLE P…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:44AM
Monday, August 18, 2014

2014 Helpmann Awards Winners – Full List by Erin James

The 14th Annual Helpmann Award have wrapped up at the Capitol Theatre Sydney. The incredible Cassie Tongue was on site at the Helpmann Awards, live tweeting and instagramming the ENTIRE nigh…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:17AM

Show Boat – Photo Feature by Erin James

The Production Company’s second offering for 2014 is Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern’s seminal musical Show Boat, starring Chrissy O’Neill, Gareth Keegan and Alinta Chi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:42AM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Rocky Horror will play Sydney, 2015 by Erin James

Craig McLachlan will return to the role of Frank N Furter in Rocky Horror for a limited season in Sydney in 2015. Despite only being scheduled to play Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourn…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:13PM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway pay tribute to Robin Williams by Erin James

I used to watch Aladdin on repeat when I was a child and the VHS tape we owned was nearly worn out by the time the movie was released on DVD. My younger brother and I knew the movie backward…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:49PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

2014 Rob Guest Endowment finalists announced by Erin James

After two rounds of vocal auditions and a high energy dance call, six finalists for the 2014 Rob Guest Endowment Award were chosen by a panel of judges, which included Todd McKenney, Stuart…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:39AM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Opera Australia to present Anything Goes, 2015 by Erin James

Opera Australia have launched their 2015 season today and in amongst the plethora of shows to be presented is a saucy little gem called Anything Goes. Set aboard a cruise liner en route from…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:30AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Twisted Broadway Photo Feature – Melbourne 2014 by Erin James

Twisted Broadway celebrated its 5th birthday in Melbourne earlier this week with a sold out concert at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse. The zany fundraiser for Oz Showbiz Cares/Equit…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:08AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

LOVEBiTES cast announced for Hayes Theatre Production by Erin James

Hayes Theatre Co and Wooden Horse Productions have announced their exciting cast for LOVEBiTES, set to commence previews on Wednesday September 10 at Sydney’s most exciting new venu…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:02AM
Monday, July 28, 2014

Getting to know you: Hayanah Pickering from The King and I by Erin James

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I is currently playing in Melbourne at the stunning Princess Theatre and this national tour marks the professional music theatre…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:03PM

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