The loss of young artists before their time is certainly not a modern phenomenon " Mario Lanza, the American-Italian tenor superstar, passed away at the age of just 38. In Blake Bowden &…
The Adelaide Cabaret Festival has showcased the diversity of the cabaret genre with Scott Evan Davis' song cycle, Picture Perfect. The rolling musical journey explores the reality behind the…
A brilliant musical duo requires an unspoken understanding and a perfect balance between artists. When it comes to the music, David Campbell and John Bucchino, longtime friends and collabora…
The wholesome family fun of Australian comedy trio, Tripod, has entertained audiences for 17 years. Yon, one third of the trio, has evidently yearned to have his voice heard without the corr…
A unique rendition of Down Under, as recorded by the South Australian Primary Schools' Band, was a perfect way to introduce Colin Hay's new show, Waiting for my Real Life, to the Adelaide Ca…
Freedman Does Nilsson is an engrossing exposé of Harry Nilsson, one of America's greatest singer-songwriters, performed by Tim Freedman, one of Australia's greatest singer-songwri…
The success or failure of an autobiographical cabaret show is not dependent on the person's achievements, scandals or even their prominence. Of course, scandals sell tabloids, but honesty an…
Year after year the Adelaide Cabaret Festival showcases the best of the best " the crème de la crème of cabaret and musical theatre. This year the excitement and anticipation in the packed…
There's no sense in confusing matters with complicated band names or witty show titles. Australian audiences want fair dinkum. We like to know what to expect. Perfect Tripod: Australian Song…
The vixens of vinyl were unleashed in Rhonda Burchmore's vibrant and vivacious new show, Vinyl Viagra. Burchmore certainly succeeds in 'making temperatures soar and hearts race' as she chann…
The history of musical films is a mysterious thing. While on-screen action often demands that audiences suspend their disbelief, off-screen commonalities, like voice dubbing, were rarely tre…
One of the marvellous things about cabaret is its immense flexibility. A show can embrace a story, or not tell a story at all. In fact, some of the most precious cabaret productions are the …
It's hard to believe that Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show was penned over 40 years ago by an out of work actor just trying to keep busy. Indeed, it's hard to believe that a musical parod…
The 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival has drawn to end. After three glorious weeks of high quality entertainment, the anticipation and excitement surrounding the final chapter was palpable. No …
I'm sure that Kate Ceberano could ask just about any current artist to Meet Me in the Middle of the Adelaide Festival Theatre stage and they would gladly oblige. Forget traditional musical a…
 The life of Sophie Tucker is not the most familiar story. Marika Aubrey, in The Last of the Red Hot Mamas, masterfully revives the music, the comedy and the life of the stentorian perfor…
Meow Meow certainly knows how to make an entrance. A diva of her class deserves nothing less than rapturous applause and masses of adoring fans throwing roses upon the stage. If, like at the…
A relative newcomer to the world of cabaret, Catherine Alcorn is clearly embracing the Adelaide Cabaret Festival scene, and simultaneously enchanting audiences with her new show: Go Your Own…
The beauty of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival is that there is such a diverse mix of entertainment. Virginia Gay's Songs to Self-Destruct to has it all. The production is a melting pot of musi…
Tom Burlinson has found a formula that works. First there was the critically acclaimed Frank " A Life in Song, and now audiences at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival are tapping their toes to hi…
Eddie Perfect returns to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to showcase his revamped, reworked and orchestra-accompanied concert version of the multi-award winning Shane Warne the Musical. Starri…
Colin Hay, best known as the frontman of Men at Work, has reinvented himself for a new generation of audiences. His voice and music is as familiar as ever, but there is a new simplicity to h…