127 stories by "David Allen"
When I was 4 years old, I was a giant fan of a TV show called The Golden Girls. I’d watch the classic 80s – 90s tv show with my mother and, admittedly, back then I didn’t u…
If there is one thing that 2013 taught me, hands down it's that there's no such thing as too much Margi de Ferranti. Having performed only sporadically for the past decade while she concentr…
Carmen’s passion strikes you full force. By word, by deed and through it’s famous score, it’s a crazed tale of misbegotten adventure with the good corrupted and vanquished …
The Glugs marked their 45th anniversary at the Castlereagh Inn in Sydney last night with the presentation of the annual Glug Awards. Big winners of the evening included George Youakim'…
A Sydney theatrical institution will mark its 55th anniversary tonight with an awards ceremony celebrating the best of Sydney's theatre scene and cultural life. In 1966, a group of the theat…
The Turk in Italy arrived in Sydney last night in grand style in a new, groundbreaking production directed by Simon Phillips and designed by Gabriela Tylesova. A flop for most of its lifetim…
Prepare to enter Falsettoland as the Darlinghurst Theatre presents a beloved Broadway classic for the 2014 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. If you have never heard of the musical Falsettos you co…
Aussie Theatre can exclusively announce that after a twenty-nine year absence, Australia will host a revival of the smash hit Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles. It seems the best of times …
With the full cast of the highly anticipated Global Creatures next major production Strictly Ballroom the musical finally announced, Aussie Theatre's David Allen recently caught up with the …
In a tragic turn of events, world class hypnotist and ensemble member of the Illusionists 2.0 has fallen to his death from a balcony in Pyrmont. The world class magic show Illusionists 2.0 i…
Come February 16, one of the biggest theatrical ventures ever staged in Oz will ring down the curtain for the final time. After nine spectacular months in the Regent Theatre, King Kong will …
David Harris is set to prove that his perfection knows no bounds when he co-headlines later this year in a charity concert to benefit the victims of the Hurricane Haiyan which devastated the…
2014 can now be marked as the year the Australian Cabaret Showcase came of age. Re-christened the International Cabaret Contest and with a record number of applicants auditioning from Austra…
Broadway starlet Sarah Bakker recently became the first Australian actress to play the role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera in New York. To celebrate the occasion, Sarah (a tru…
The Sydney Theatre Award nominations for 2013 were announced this week as part of the annual selection of shows by eight of Sydney’s most respected Theatre critics. Over thirty-seven d…
It seems Tamsin Carroll is not alone in making her presence felt in the UK music theatre scene. A quintet of Australian talent was recently directed alongside world class performers by two t…
With the 2012 – 2013 musical theatre season now largely behind us, and with the majority of shows announced for 2014, here is AussieTheatre’s guide to the shows that will close o…
It was announced this morning by Baz Luhrmann in conjunction with Global Creatures that the search for an actress to play the coveted role of Fran in Strictly Ballroom the musical is over. V…
Something you rarely get to see on the concert stage is two leading men sharing the bill " let alone two leading men from two different genres. Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn are a dream dou…
It was announced yesterday by music theatre uber-producer Cameron Mackintosh that his eagerly awaited West End reboot of the smash hit musical Miss Saigon will include Australian stage super…
It has been reported by BroadwayWorld.com that legendary Broadway diva Bernadette Peters is to embark on a world tour for 2014 that will include a series of concert dates throughout Australi…
Last night it was announced by Producer John Frost and Opera Australia’s artistic director Lyndon Terracini that their co-production of The King and I will have a new King in Melbourne…
With rehearsals looming and opening night less than five months away, Baz Luhrmann has announced the leading man for Strictly Ballroom the musical will be Thomas Lacey. 20 year old Lacey wil…
While the world of YouTube sensations continues to expand, one comedic actress from the States has not looked back in over half a decade. Comedienne Colleen Ballinger created the online act …
The Wharf Revue has established its place as a longstanding feature iof the Sydney Theatre scene. A show renowned for its insightful satire and clever vaudevillian construct, it’s a hi…
