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Let's call it a year. Recovering from the pandemic episode, home alone, only connected via Video Calls, (more or less) entertained by living room concerts instead of spending a night out at the theatre, we got the opportunity to enjoy various shows over Austria and Germany. We returned to the theatre, enjoying the atmosphere, the smell, and everything a night out offers.

What did our critic think of HARRY POTTER THE EXHIBITION at MetaStadt Vienna?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

What did our critic think of TONI MÖRWALD PALAZZO at Spiegelpalast Wien? DINNER IS READY!

Baz Luhrmann's masterpiece found its way to the stage back in 2019 and took audiences and critics by storm. The multi-awarded piece has finally arrived in the German Musical cosmos, ready to shine!

What did our critic think of THE DANUBE SYMPHONY at Wiener Musikverein?

What a splendid title for a Christmas Concert! It has been a while since Caspar Richter conducted the VBW Musical Christmas Concerts, something everyone was looking forward to, a highlight of the festive season. Christmas without a Musical Concert wouldn't be the same. It must have been last year, during a conversation with Mr. Richter about Musical Christmas and the possibility of creating something like this at the Vindobona.

Some of St. Margarethen's Musical Stars gather together for a concert away from the breathtaking Quarry. MUSICAL STARS- THE CHRISTMAS SHOW takes place at the Kongress Zentrum Eisenstadt on December the 4th. Tertia Botha, Ana Milva Gomes, and Marjan Shaki, together with Thomas Weissengruber present an Evening full of Christmas spirit, with songs, poems, love, and laughter, accompanied by David Schieber on the piano. Nothing better than a Christmas Concert, and what's not to love about Christmas, the summer of the soul in December, accompanied by festive and joyful Christmas songs performed by some of the finest voices in the country.

Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, based on Victor Hugo's novel, directed by Scott Schwartz, is this year's second grand opening from the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien after REBECCA. Another Opus Magnum for Austrias Musical Capitol.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON brought up a never before seen hype on Broadway. A Musical about America's Ten Dollar Founding Father. What sounds like a School Lesson became one of Broadway's fascinating and top-selling shows. A multi-awarded Musical revolution and still the hottest ticket in town. How might a show connected to US History, full of complex rap and hip-hop rhymes, work in a different country with a foreign native language?

REBECCA, the musical about love and obsession reaching from beyond the grave, is back! Daphne Du Maurier's novel has been adapted several times successfully for stage and screen, like Alfred Hitchcock's Academy-Awarded Version or the late Netflix Adaption with Lily James and Armie Hammer. Silvester Levay (Music) and Michael Kunze (Book and Lyrics) brought up a Musical Version of Du Maurier's gothic thriller back in 2006.

What did our critic think of DAS VINDOBONA SEASON PRESENTATION at Das Vindobona? Summer is coming to an end, and theatres all over the country are ready to welcome back their audiences. So did Wolfgang Ebner, head of DAS VINDOBONA, a place already known for its diversly entertaining program.

J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter is still fascinating to audiences old and young. The fascinating Wizarding World, with all its magical surprises and thrilling adventures, is a place everyone would love to visit. Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment, Imagine Exhibitions, and EMC Presents have chosen Vienna for the enormous European Premiere of Harry Potter-The Exhibition. After opening the Never Seen Before Exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia earlier this year, Vienna is getting ready for some spellbinding magic.

What did our critic think of THE GRAND SHOW at QUERRY ST.MARGARETHEN?

After last year's success, the star-studded Musical concert is back in the picturesque quarry.

We are still in the middle of summer, enjoying the sun and chatting about the upcoming shows opening later this year all over Austria and Germany. In the meantime, Nils Lunow and his team are working hard on transforming Colognes Musical Dome into the spectacular home of Moulin Rouge. Over 30 chandeliers, numerous fairy lights, the Windmill, and Moulin Rouges's elephant need to find a place in Cologne's famous Musical tent.

ELISABETH, VBW's most successful show, is back for a three-night-only Concert at Vienna's stunning Schönbrunn Castle, starting performances on July 30. This year's Empress will be Maya Hakvoort, who has played ELISABETH in Vienna and worldwide. She boosted her career back in the days when she stepped into the role at the famous Theater an der Wien. To shorten the waiting, the VBW released a video with Hakvoort and the excellent VBW Musical Orchestra, conducted by the show's composer Silvester Levay singing the show's Hit Song 'Ich gehör nur mir.' It's been too long since we got the chance to enjoy the dramatic story in the breathtaking scenery, but now one of the most significant summer events is just around the corner, and we are more than interested to see this year's Concert Cast on stage.

What did our critic think of ELISABETH IN CONCERT at SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE? After the massive success in 2019, ELISABETH, the Musical about Austria's famous empress, is back at Schönbrunn Palace for a three-night-only run. You might never witness a concert in such a unique location perfect for one if not the most successful Austrian musical, written by Michael Kunze (book and lyrics) and Silvester Levay (music). The concert feels like a celebration of the show's unbroken success. Since opening night in 1992, ELISABETH has become a global phenomenon. More than twelve million people have seen the story about Elisabeth's tragic life and death. A Musical National treasure, history Made In Austria.

Final Bows for MISS SAIGON and CATS in Vienna.