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Musicals about queer people that aren't afraid to embrace their queerness " or in the words of Lily Tomlin, aren't trying to imitate heterosexuality " are few and far between. It's not somet…
Musical Theatre leading man and star of the upcoming Beautiful the Musical, Josh Piterman, will sing the Australian national anthem before game 1 of the NRLÂ State of Origin in Brisbane th…
AussieTheatre has six double passes to giveaway to The Haunting at the The Athenaeum Theatre on Friday 16 June. Cameron Daddo will return to Melbourne this June for The Haunting. In an…
Many of the works of Roald Dahl are built on familiar foundations: that of a child's fanciful fantasy and the enduring pursuit of good over evil, with an undercurrent of villainous mayhem at…
Look at the old girl now, fellas. Mrs Dolly Levi, born Gallagher, is back on the Melbourne stage in a glossy, if somewhat scaled down, production of Golden Age classic Hello, Dolly!. Back in…
In the final years of Drama School one does numerous full-blown shows in preparation for the professional scene. Some large scale, some small. In the case of my WAAPA class, we did about …
Shining, shimmering, splendid, Aladdin transports audiences on a magic carpet ride to a whole new world of kaleidoscopic intensity. Looking pleasingly pristine and perfectly polished in Her …
"Well, hello, Dolly! It's so nice to have you back where you belong!" And isn't it just? Welcome back to Australia, Dolly Levi. We've been waiting for you! Dolly has made her mark in theatre…
As part of their Maestro series, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents Haydn and Sibelius. Robert Trevino is a rapidly emerging American conductor and is making his Australian debut as …
Melbourne's had the opportunity to see two adaptions of Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play Spring Awakening this month. StageArt's production of the 2006 musical " which won eight Tonys, inclu…
Australian musical theatre superstars Lucy Durack and Jemma Rix will join the cast of The Wizard of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch and the infamous (green) Wicked Witch of the West in John Fros…
“Words, words, words! I’m so sick of words I get words all day through.” This was always my favourite song from Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady. Even with misguided-te…
I'm a Queenslander. Please, don't hold it against me but it's true. And I'm proud of it. When I moved from Stanthorpe to Perth, WA, it was the first time I'd left the nest. No more of Mum's …
A need for strong female representation arrives at the forefront of today's entertainment context; to pursue well-rounded characters, and not reduce them to plot tools (the Bechdel Test is a…
Opera Australia and John Frost’s acclaimed production of My Fair Lady opens tonight at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre. Starring Anna O’Byrne and Charles Edwards as Eliza Doolit…
You may know Sierra Boggess from her starring role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid or Christine in Phantom of the Opera or most recently she originated the role of Principal Mullins in School…
There are only two truths when contemplating a Pentimento offering: firstly, you never know what you are walking in to and secondly, you will love the hell out of whatever you find. The Time…
Fresh from seasons of Cat and Two Sisters (there were casting issues, don't ask), the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society presents a season of the murder mystery, The Murder at Haversham Manor…
Perth, your wish has been granted! Following on from successful magical seasons in Sydney and Melbourne Disney's Aladdin will extend the magic carpet ride West. The production will play at t…
Monday off Tuesday Straight into technical rehearsal and the time is ticking, we are teching the children as we go which means some scenes are repeated 4 times. A great way for us swings and…
As part of the Anywhere Theatre Festival, Regan Lynch presents his self-written, one-man show, Regan Lynch Does It In Public – Young Dumb & Full of Comedy. The cabaret was a bold a…
Aloha AussieTheatre world! Although it seems as though I have fallen off the face of the earth, the last few months have been a time of incredible adventure; I won the TDP/ ASCAP Bound for B…
Musicals that pull on your heart-strings are not an easy find, but the Hayes production of Big Fish " a modified 12-chair version of the 2013 Broadway musical " proves that imaginative but h…
AussieTheatre has a double passes to giveaway to Sierra Boggess in Concert at the State Theatre on 3 June, 8pm. Broadway and West End music theatre star Sierra Boggess is making her…
AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway to Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile at World Bar on Sunday 28 May, 7pm. Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile will return in 2017 …
