CHRISTMAS MARKET SCHÖNBRUNN at SCHÖNBRUNN PALACENovember 10, 2024Prepare for Christmas at the romantic Christmas Market before Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace. This time, the entire Ehrenhof is transformed into a Christmas Village. Schönbrunn Group, together with Imperial Markets, created this new Christmas experience.
Review: & JULIA at Stage Operettenhaus HamburgOctober 31, 2024Do we need a Musical packed with Hits from Max Martin ( Producer/ Songwriter for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Pink, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, and many others)?
Review: TONI MÖRWALD'S PALAZZO at SpiegelpalastOctober 24, 2024As the leaves display their vibrant fall colors and Christmas approaches, it's time for the PALAZZO season in Vienna. The beloved dinner show has returned, nestled in the heart of the city's famous amusement park, the Wurstelprater. This year's theme differs from previous experiences in the Spiegelpalast (not as scary as proclaimed), yet the artistic essence remains true to what the Dinner Show series is renowned for.
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at DAS VINDOBONASeptember 25, 2024This wicked establishment called Vindobona is humbled to present HEDWIG for the 24/25 season. This rampant, genderqueer, eastern Berlin Rock-Singers story is a Gift for Musical theatre: loud, nasty, sexy, profoundly moving, and—long story short— it rocks!
Previews: GOODBYE SUMMER AND HELLO THEATRE SEASON at AUSTRIASeptember 11, 2024After saying goodbye to tropical nights and hello to colorful autumn, it is time to return to the theatre in Austria. There is plenty to look forward to if you can grab tickets. Linz is kicking off the season with something extraordinary, Frank Wildhorn's first German production of WONDERLAND, with the fantastic Daniela Dett (Broadwayworld Award Winner 'Best Performer In A Musical') as Everheart/ Queen of Hearts.
Review: STARLIGHT EXPRESS at Starlight Express Theatre BochumSeptember 9, 2024 It's like visiting an old friend you haven't seen for ages, but it feels like yesterday since your last meeting. That is what it feels like to walk the streets in Bochum towards the STARLIGHT EXPRESS theatre, an institution in Germany's Ruhrpott.
Interview: Austria's AK Naderer Joins MOULIN ROUGE North American TourJune 21, 2024Austrias AK Naderer just finished her spectacular (spectacular) run as Nini in the record-breaking German Production of Moulin Rouge in Cologne. The red windmill creates a unique connection between the actors and the show. Your paths might cross again, sooner or later, like with Aaron Tveit, who returns to the Al Hirschfeld Windmill, staring as Christian, the role which brought him his first Tony Award.
Review: 1000 JAHRE TSCHAUNER at Tschauner BühneJune 13, 2024100 Years Tschauner, the latest Theater Comedy revue at Vienna's most famous impromptu stage, is the chosen production to kick off this year's Tschauner Season in the heart of Ottakring. It's the 115th anniversary, celebrating 115 years of delightful entertainment and countless unforgettable theatre moments. The open-air stage is full of stories, legends, and rumors and has two very special Guardian Angels.
Interview: Brodie Donougher of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Raimund TheaterJune 3, 2024From being Billy Elliot for more than two years and closing the show in London's West End to the San Francisco Ballett School and San Francisco Ballet Trainee Tour, followed by a contract with the Grand Rapids Ballett Brodie Donougher is part of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast in Vienna, starring as Hannibals Guard.
Review: Disney's HERCULES at Stage Theatre Neue FloraMarch 25, 2024What did our critic think of DISNEYS HERCULES at STAGE THEATRE NEUE FLORA? Disney's latest stage-to-screen adaptation celebrates its World Premiere at the Stage Theatre Neue Flora in Hamburg, the often-called Broadway of the North.
Review: FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL at Stadthalle WienFebruary 8, 2024What did our critic think of FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL at Stadthalle Wien? Remember those days when dancing in Bomont was prohibited, and we watched the young Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormack, giving it all for the sake of dancing and all the unfortunate souls in this prim little town. Of course, there wasn't much dancing in the movie, but it was exhilarating when they burst into it.
Review: CANDIDE at Museumsquartier Halle EJanuary 19, 2024Leonard Bernstein's masterpiece, Candide, is back in Vienna for a strictly limited run. Based on Voltaire's 18th-century novel, Bernstein created a so-called comic operetta, or as some might say, a musical in an old-fashioned way. You may call it whatever you want. At the end of the evening, it is a beautifully crafted piece of art.