GLEE's Damian McGinty to Join Celtic Thunder on Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
International singing and touring powerhouse Celtic Thunder will be taking Australia by storm this May as they head Down Under to perform an all encompassing national tour. The spectacular Legacy is a show like no other with an array of Celtic Thunder's most popular songs to date.
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
International singing and touring powerhouse Celtic Thunder will be taking Australia by storm this May as they head Down Under to perform an all encompassing national tour. The spectacular Legacy is a show like no other with an array of Celtic Thunder's most popular songs to date.
Arts Centre Melbourne Sets Morning Melodies 2016 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
? Australian music greats Colleen Hewett, Athol Guy and Mitchell Butel are among the entertainment icons joining Arts Centre Melbourne's 2016 Morning Melodies program. The feel good concerts held each month at Hamer Hall will showcase an eclectic array of acclaimed Australian and international artists performing a range of musical and dance styles.
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
? Australian music greats Colleen Hewett, Athol Guy and Mitchell Butel are among the entertainment icons joining Arts Centre Melbourne's 2016 Morning Melodies program. The feel good concerts held each month at Hamer Hall will showcase an eclectic array of acclaimed Australian and international artists performing a range of musical and dance styles.
Malthouse Theatre Selects 2016 Female Director in Residence
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
In 2016, Malthouse Theatre continues to support Australia's most inventive independent theatre-makers with important initiatives such as the Female Director in Residence program. Malthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce Janice Muller as the Director in Residence for 2016 as a part of this program, now in its sixth year.
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016
In 2016, Malthouse Theatre continues to support Australia's most inventive independent theatre-makers with important initiatives such as the Female Director in Residence program. Malthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce Janice Muller as the Director in Residence for 2016 as a part of this program, now in its sixth year.
Photo Flash: AVENUE Q Comes to Phoenix Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2016
A NAUGHTY musical romp through the ABCs of life - described as "Sesame Street for adults" - is the latest offering from Dark Psychic Productions. Directed by Jayde Clark at Phoenix Theatre, Avenue Q is an outrageous parody that is confronting while having a child-like direct and honest appeal. Check out photos from the show below!
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2016
A NAUGHTY musical romp through the ABCs of life - described as "Sesame Street for adults" - is the latest offering from Dark Psychic Productions. Directed by Jayde Clark at Phoenix Theatre, Avenue Q is an outrageous parody that is confronting while having a child-like direct and honest appeal. Check out photos from the show below!
WE WILL ROCK YOU Australian Tour Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Producers of the new Australian production of the worldwide smash hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, John Frost, Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions, today announced their exciting cast.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Producers of the new Australian production of the worldwide smash hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, John Frost, Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions, today announced their exciting cast.
wit incorporated to Present COUCH POTATO
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Audiences will be delighted by the absurd comedy and touching humanity of Couch Potato, wit incorporated's first show for 2016.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Audiences will be delighted by the absurd comedy and touching humanity of Couch Potato, wit incorporated's first show for 2016.
VELVET Comes to Aurora Spiegeltent: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, 12 Feb-13 March
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
The award winning hit show from the 2015 Adelaide Fringe Festival returns in the Spiegeltent: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, from 12 February 2016 for a strictly limited season. After winning the BankSA Pick Of The Fringe and The Advertiser Best Of The Fringe Awards in 2015, VELVET played sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brisbane Festival and at the Sydney Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
The award winning hit show from the 2015 Adelaide Fringe Festival returns in the Spiegeltent: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, from 12 February 2016 for a strictly limited season. After winning the BankSA Pick Of The Fringe and The Advertiser Best Of The Fringe Awards in 2015, VELVET played sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brisbane Festival and at the Sydney Opera House.
FAB FRIDAYS with Trevor Jones - a sing-along salve for the soul!
by Jacqueline Bublitz - February 11, 2016
Welcome to Fab Friday at the Butterfly Club, your guaranteed salve for the soul. A night where you will grin, sing, clap and maybe even dance your way to a musical theatre state of mind. That's the place where you are what you are, you don't let gravity bring you down, and you remember you've always got another day, another destiny. It's the place where you become your very own 11 o'clock number - all with a wine in your hand!
by Jacqueline Bublitz - February 11, 2016
Welcome to Fab Friday at the Butterfly Club, your guaranteed salve for the soul. A night where you will grin, sing, clap and maybe even dance your way to a musical theatre state of mind. That's the place where you are what you are, you don't let gravity bring you down, and you remember you've always got another day, another destiny. It's the place where you become your very own 11 o'clock number - all with a wine in your hand!
THE BOOK OF MORMON Breaks Princess Theatre Records
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
The Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical has broken the house record at Melbourne's Princess Theatre for the highest selling on sale period of any production in the theatre's 159-year history.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
The Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical has broken the house record at Melbourne's Princess Theatre for the highest selling on sale period of any production in the theatre's 159-year history.
ELEANOR'S STORY Set for Chapel Off Chapel
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
In the fall of 1939, at 9 years old, Eleanor and her family left New York on the SS Hamburg bound for Germany. A new job and a secure financial future awaited her father in Berlin. Half-way across the Atlantic, Hitler declared war on Poland and a return to America became impossible.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
In the fall of 1939, at 9 years old, Eleanor and her family left New York on the SS Hamburg bound for Germany. A new job and a secure financial future awaited her father in Berlin. Half-way across the Atlantic, Hitler declared war on Poland and a return to America became impossible.
Jude Perl to Perform at The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Singer/songwriter/comedian Jude Perl has finally succumbed to the natural progression of the music industry, and has sold her music, her brand and her ability to make decisions to SugarHope Records - the company responsible for Sugar-Oh's. That's right! Delicious Sugar- Oh's! Putting smiles on faces for over 65 years!
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Singer/songwriter/comedian Jude Perl has finally succumbed to the natural progression of the music industry, and has sold her music, her brand and her ability to make decisions to SugarHope Records - the company responsible for Sugar-Oh's. That's right! Delicious Sugar- Oh's! Putting smiles on faces for over 65 years!
BWW Review: GODSPELL REIMAGINED Revives The Classic Rock Opera For A New Generation
by Jade Kops - February 10, 2016
Stephen Schwartz (Music and Lyrics) and John-Michael Tebelak's (Book) popular 70's Rock Opera is refreshed and revived in 2015 with GODSPELL REIMAGINED.
by Jade Kops - February 10, 2016
Stephen Schwartz (Music and Lyrics) and John-Michael Tebelak's (Book) popular 70's Rock Opera is refreshed and revived in 2015 with GODSPELL REIMAGINED.
AN EVENING WITH MANU FEILDEL to Launch Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2016
?The warm-hearted judge of My Kitchen Rules takes audiences on a journey through the gourmet specialties of regional France from an on-stage kitchen where there are no rules. Lateral Events presents An Evening with Manu Feildel - Live on Stage in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this May.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2016
?The warm-hearted judge of My Kitchen Rules takes audiences on a journey through the gourmet specialties of regional France from an on-stage kitchen where there are no rules. Lateral Events presents An Evening with Manu Feildel - Live on Stage in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this May.
AM I MENTAL? Set for Highlander Bar
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
People judge each other every day, whether it's on the street, on TV, or on the internet, no one asks for it or wants it... until now. Comedian Daisy Berry is asking people to openly judge her and her mental health, live in person at her new show Am I Mental? Hear about her life, her family and how she met her dad for the first time when she was sixteen.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
People judge each other every day, whether it's on the street, on TV, or on the internet, no one asks for it or wants it... until now. Comedian Daisy Berry is asking people to openly judge her and her mental health, live in person at her new show Am I Mental? Hear about her life, her family and how she met her dad for the first time when she was sixteen.
MTC Offering Pair of $15,000 Indigenous Scholarships
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company, in partnership with the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, is offering two $15,000 scholarships to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Victoria.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company, in partnership with the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, is offering two $15,000 scholarships to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Victoria.
As MATILDA THE MUSICAL Finishes Up In Sydney, The Cast Chats To BWW Before They Head To Melbourne
by Jade Kops - February 08, 2016
The time has come for MATILDA THE MUSICAL to move south and share the joy and magic with Melbourne. BroadwayWorld.com-Sydney took this opportunity to chat to some of the adult cast before they leave the Lyric Theatre.
by Jade Kops - February 08, 2016
The time has come for MATILDA THE MUSICAL to move south and share the joy and magic with Melbourne. BroadwayWorld.com-Sydney took this opportunity to chat to some of the adult cast before they leave the Lyric Theatre.
BWW Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL - Visual Effects Enhance a Well Written Show
by Tim Carney - February 08, 2016
With some spectacular visual effects and thrilling performances, Ghost the musical opened at the Regent Theatre last night in front of an appreciative audience. From the outset Jon Driscoll's video projections set the scene for what is a particularly clever musical both optically and emotionally. While Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard's score isn't overtly memorable there are some stunning melodies that capture characters inner thoughts and feelings and move the action forward, staying faithful to the original film with Bruce Joel Rubin adapting his original screenplay for the stage.
by Tim Carney - February 08, 2016
With some spectacular visual effects and thrilling performances, Ghost the musical opened at the Regent Theatre last night in front of an appreciative audience. From the outset Jon Driscoll's video projections set the scene for what is a particularly clever musical both optically and emotionally. While Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard's score isn't overtly memorable there are some stunning melodies that capture characters inner thoughts and feelings and move the action forward, staying faithful to the original film with Bruce Joel Rubin adapting his original screenplay for the stage.
MTC Announces Women in Theatre Program Participants
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company today announced the eleven theatre professionals selected for its 2016 Women in Theatre Program.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
Melbourne Theatre Company today announced the eleven theatre professionals selected for its 2016 Women in Theatre Program.
Lineup Announced for Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
Today the Producers of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, together the Australian Defence Force, announced that The Combined Military Bands of the Australian Defence Force, The Pipes and Drums of the Australian Defence Force and Australia's Federation Guard will all participate in the Tattoo when it takes Melbourne by storm for five performances from Friday 12 February.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
Today the Producers of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, together the Australian Defence Force, announced that The Combined Military Bands of the Australian Defence Force, The Pipes and Drums of the Australian Defence Force and Australia's Federation Guard will all participate in the Tattoo when it takes Melbourne by storm for five performances from Friday 12 February.
Tickets to THE BOOK OF MORMON Go on Sale in Melbourne Next Week
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
The wait is over. Tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON at Melbourne's Princess Theatre go on sale to the general public on Monday 8 February.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
The wait is over. Tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON at Melbourne's Princess Theatre go on sale to the general public on Monday 8 February.
Tenor Roberto Alagna to Launch Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
Roberto Alagna, one of the greatest voices of this generation and the most charismatic artist working in opera today, will tour Australia in 2016, performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 21 July. This will be Roberto Alagna's debut tour of Australia.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
Roberto Alagna, one of the greatest voices of this generation and the most charismatic artist working in opera today, will tour Australia in 2016, performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 21 July. This will be Roberto Alagna's debut tour of Australia.
MTC to Present THE DISTANCE
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
Award-winning actors Nadine Garner (The Weir), Susan Prior (Puberty Blues) and Katrina Milosevic (Wentworth) star in the Australian premiere of The Distance, an observant and funny new play that examines one of society's biggest taboos. Directed by Leticia Caceres, this play of moral dilemmas and big laughs opens on Thursday 10 March at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
Award-winning actors Nadine Garner (The Weir), Susan Prior (Puberty Blues) and Katrina Milosevic (Wentworth) star in the Australian premiere of The Distance, an observant and funny new play that examines one of society's biggest taboos. Directed by Leticia Caceres, this play of moral dilemmas and big laughs opens on Thursday 10 March at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.
FOLLIES IN CONCERT Set for Melbourne Recital Centre
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
For three performances only in May, exclusive to Melbourne, a stellar line-up of Australian musical theatre stars including David Hobson, Lisa McCune and Nancye Hayes will come together for a must-see theatrical event, the celebrated FOLLIES IN CONCERT at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
For three performances only in May, exclusive to Melbourne, a stellar line-up of Australian musical theatre stars including David Hobson, Lisa McCune and Nancye Hayes will come together for a must-see theatrical event, the celebrated FOLLIES IN CONCERT at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
Malthouse Theatre Presents PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2016
Malthouse Theatre presents Picnic at Hanging Rock at Merlyn Theatre 26 February-20 March.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2016
Malthouse Theatre presents Picnic at Hanging Rock at Merlyn Theatre 26 February-20 March.
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