BWW Interview: Once Before I Go - New York-Bound David Harris Talks Solo Show TIME IS A TRAVELLERApril 21, 2014David Harris is a boy from Oz. He's a good-looking, easy-going, hard-working country boy. Who just happens to possess a voice that can stop your heart a little. It's a voice that has, over the course of two decades, taken him on a journey from Lycra-wearing, high-school outsider, to charismatic leading man of the Australian musical theatre stage. And now New York is calling ...
BWW Interviews: This Is Your Brain On Musical Theatre with the Wicked and Wonderful Jemma RixOctober 13, 2013Elphaba is one of the great female roles of modern times, and she requires a powerhouse performer to portray her. Only the best get to try it, and Australia's Jemma Rix has nailed it more than 800 times since taking on the role. Here, she shares a little of her brain on musical theatre - and tells us what she thinks makes Wicked such a strong, special show.
BWW Reviews: Naked Truths at Finucane & Smith's GLORY BOX: PARADISEJuly 15, 2013At the beginning of this performance, Finucane, the sinewy master of these ceremonies, quips that three elements are required for art and its audience - passion, liquor and unrealistic expectation. There is no doubt my expectations are high after the revelation that was their 2012 Melbourne show. But it is dry(ish) July for this reviewer, so I'm approaching this new show with said expectation and passion, only.
BWW Reviews: GENESIS TO BROADWAY Has A Lofty And Admirable GoalJune 15, 2013The problem with GENESIS TO BROADWAY is how interesting its proposition is. You find yourself leaning forward, wanting to know more when a particular anecdote is shared, only for it to be replaced by another brief story - like a medley where your favourite song is cut off that moment too soon.
BWW Interviews: Life Has Become a CABARET For Showcase Winner Bradley McCawJune 11, 2013Bradley McCaw is the first to admit he was no cabaret aficionado when he started. It was others who recognised the art form might be a perfect fit for this talented performer. The winner of the '2012 Australian Cabaret Showcase' still considered himself primarily an actor and singer back in the early days, fresh off touring the world with the Australian super-group 'The Ten Tenors'.
Southern 'Summer' Stages - BWW's Top Picks for the Melbourne Winter!June 14, 2013It's that time again! As the temperatures drop here in Melbourne, we find the best ways for Southern Hemisphere theatre lovers to stay warm and entertained. From hit shows to much-loved revivals, through flying visits from a Broadway legend - Melbourne has much to get us through the winter months!
This Is Your Brain on Theatre - BWW Q&A with ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Star Owain ArthurMay 26, 2013'I'm going to enjoy this acting business!' - Owain Arthur, star of the hit show ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS knew he was in the right business from a young age. In town for the Melbourne season of the smash National Theatre production, we put our 'This is your Brain' questions to him and find out just how he came to that conclusion!
BWW Interviews: Julie Andrews is Practically Perfect on Her First Trip to AustraliaMay 18, 2013For so many of us, Julie Andrews loomed large in our childhoods, a constant presence through repeated viewings of those two iconic films, MARY POPPINS, and THE SOUND of MUSIC. In this way, it is hard to believe that it's the first time Julie Andrews has ever actually been on Australian soil. She is so familiar to us, so much a part of the collective childhood experience that one feels like she must have been here before.