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 08:03PMAccording to an article on BroadwayWorld.com, the Broadway revival production of Pippin is slated to head down under in 2015. Read the original article here Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:32AMPatricia Boggs has been named as the inaugural recipient of LPA’s new Sue Nattrass award, established to recognise and honour positions in the arts which often do not enjoy a high publ…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:26AMBroadway royalty Elaine Stritch has passed away aged 89, reports the New York Times. The actress, who spent seven decades on the stage, made her last Broadway appearance in Sondheim’s…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:13AMPackemin Productions is one of Sydney’s biggest Pro-Am musical theatre companies, bringing high quality productions to Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres since 2011. Giving invaluab…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:31AMAussieTheatre Exclusive AussieTheatre have teamed up with the gang at Twisted Broadway to exclusively announce the stellar cast of Twisted Broadway 2014, Australia’s zaniest charity co…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:56PMThere is a parallel to be drawn between the life and career of David Harris -Australia’s favourite leading man in music theatre – and that of the great Peter Allen. Both country …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:13PMThe Australian cast of Once The Musical have been confirmed, just over one month before the company of ‘quadruple threats’ begin rehearsals in Melbourne. Members of the cast, pr…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:32PMAccording to Playbill.com, Strictly Ballroom The Musical is set to produce a limited EP recording of songs from the show. Global Creatures have reportedly told Playbill.com that a “rel…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:05AMOn Saturday July 5, the cast and crew of Les Miserables, The King and I, Wicked and The Rocky Horror Show celebrated Melbourne’s East End Theatre District’s ‘full houseR…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:11PMStephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 10 time Tony Award winning musical Passion is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne this November, and tickets are now on sale! Presented by the new indep…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:22AMIt seems 2014 is the year for Independent Theatre – and that’s certainly something to celebrate. With an incredible amount of companies across the country producing non-commercia…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:29AMLes Miserables opened last night with a large fanfare (and an even larger opening night party at the Forum on Flinders Street) marking a very special moment in the world of major musicals …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:54PMWasting no time after a star studded opening gala at Her Majesty’s Theatre last night, Producer Cameron Mackintosh today announced today Les Miserables will transfer to the Capitol The…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:04PMBREAKING NEWS Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini and John Frost from GFO have announced that international star Jason Scott Lee has withdrawn from the Melbourne sea…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:00AMThe Sydney Morning Herald have reported that Australian director Simon Phillips (Love Never Dies, Priscilla) will direct the stage adaptation of 1996 comedy movie The First Wives Club in t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:39PMIt was announced today that writer, director and performer Jonathan Biggins and the Wharf Revue team will host the 2014 Helpmann Awards ceremony at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. Set to take…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:38AMHe’s the most successful, influential and powerful producer in the world, according to the New York Times, and he’s in Melbourne this week in preparation for the highly anticipat…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:45PMThis is just a little something to brighten your weekend… The stars of WICKED the musical made this fun little video on their way to the theatre last week, and we couldn’t resist…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:00PMThe gang at Circus Oz are back in Melbourne, under the heated big top at Birrarung Marr and Belinda Strodder stopped by to take these incredible images for our AussieTheatre readers – …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMLive Performance Australia (LPA) have confirmed that the 2014 Helpmann Awards Nominations Announcements will be held concurrently at 6 venues across the country on Monday July 14. Sydney, Me…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:47AMAfter years of preparation, it has been confirmed that Sydney will gain a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) degree, rivalling that of VCA and WAAPA. The dynamic game changer will be led by Da…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:38PMIt was announced today that Opera Australia have released Georgian opera singer Tamar Iveri from her contract with the company, confirming she will not be performing as Desdemona in Otello…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:09PMBREAKING NEWS It’s been 10 years since the world premiere of Dirty Dancing opened in Sydney at the Theatre Royal and today producer John Frost has confirmed that the show will return t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:01PMErin James spoke with Euan Doidge exclusively about his debut album Let It Sing and his role in Les Miserables, set to preview tomorrow at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Talking with Euan Doid…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:26AMIt’s that time of year again. The rumblings on message boards and forums have already begun about Australia’s 2015 music theatre season, with many already having their say about…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:55AMLook out Melbourne, Twisted Broadway is returning to the Arts Centre Playhouse in 2014, celebrating five fabulous years! The gender-bending musical theatre event is Australia’s fastes…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:09AMSunday night is, for the most part, the theatre world’s ‘Friday.’ It is the day we theatre folk come home, pour a glass of wine and reflect on the week that has been. Las…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:10AMStrictly Ballroom will be making its way to Melbourne next year with a season now confirmed to commence at Her Majesty’s Theatre in January 2015, 9 months after its world premiere in S…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:31AMThe King and I opened at in Melbourne this week starring Jason Scott Lee and Lisa McCune. Belinda Strodder was at the Princess Theatre for AussieTheatre on Thursday to capture these image…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00AMOpera Australia and John Frost’s lavish, multi-million dollar production of The King and I premieres in Melbourne tonight and we took some time to chat with star Jason Scott Lee about …
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