Rachael Beck

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Returns to QPAC This Holiday Season

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s festive celebration, Spirit of Christmas, will return to the iconic Concert Hall this holiday season. Learn more about the event here!

Allan Raskall Joins The Cast Of CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE

The producers of CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE have announced that they have secured the services of Nine News entertainment reporter Allan Raskall for the return Melbourne season at the Athenaeum theatre from May 29 2024.

CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE Returns to Melbourne in May With Special Guest Rachael Beck

CLUB VEGAS THE SPECTACLE returns to the Athenaeum theatre for a weeklong season from Wednesday 29th May 2024. Learn more about the production here!

Australian Theatre Festival NYC To Honor Caroline O'Connor And Producer Neil Gooding At 2023 Gala

Get ready for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Fundraising Gala, honoring Broadway and West-End icon Caroline O'Connor and Producer Neil Gooding. Join in for an evening of performances and celebrations, showcasing Australian stories and artists in NYC. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase.

DISNEY PRINCESS THE CONCERT Comes to Australia

Disney Princess – The Concert, presented by Disney Concerts and TEG DAINTY, has announced the cast for its Australian tour dates.  Find out who is in the cast and how to get tickets here!

DISNEY PRINCESS - THE CONCERT Reveals Cast For 2023 Australian Tour

The leading ladies are Broadway's Steffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins, War Paint), Isabelle McCalla (Aladdin, The Prom), Storm Lever (Six, The Donna Summer Musical) and Australia's own original 'Belle' from Beauty and the Beast, Rachael Beck.

INTERVIEW: Guest Writer Hums Engineer Interviews Tyran Parke, Artistic Director of the Australian Musical Theatre Festival

BWWAustralia's Guest Writer Hums Engineer chats with Tyran Parke, Artistic Director of the Australian Musical Theatre Festival being held in Launceston, Tasmania from 17 - 21 May 2023

Australian Musical Theatre Festival Announces Lineup Set For This May

Australian Musical Theatre Festival Artistic Director Tyran Parke has announced the line-up for the fourth Australian Musical Theatre Festival that he has curated.  The 2023 Festival will be held in various locations around Launceston from 17 – 21 May.

BWW Feature: FAME: THE MUSICAL at Crown Theatre

The hit musical FAME is ready to arrive at Crown Theatre. Fittingly for a show about the trials and tribulation of performing arts, I was behind the scenes for a look at the audition process, and learned the perspectives of some of the hopefuls, as well as director Rachael Beck and producer Marina Del Basso.

BYRON SUPPER CLUB Presents A Star Studded Evening Of Entertainment From 27 January

Byron Supper Club returns to the Byron Theatre on Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 January 2022 at 7pm.  Bookings are now open.  This return season follows the 2020 season that sold out before it opened.

BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Crown Theatre

THE WIZARD OF OZ, and HAMA Productions pulled out all the stops to stage a spectacular production at Crown Theatre, with an entertaining, energetic and colourful production being a wonderful way to kick off 2022 in the theatre.

TRU Announces January Panel 'Developing New Works in a Virtual New World: Different Countries, Different Challenges'

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the monthly Panel, Developing New Works in a Virtual New World: Different Countries, Different Challenges on Thursday, January 28, 2021 via Zoom. The panel will be led by Australian producer Neil Gooding, New York producer Cody Lassen, and London producer Katy Lipson.

Interview | Artistic Director and Founder of Technicolour Theatre Company, Andrew CP.

Next up on my local artists segment is the wonderful and incredibly hard-working Andrew CP, Artistic Director and Founder of Technicolour Theatre Company. Andrew is an award-winning director, performer and designer, currently completing a Bachelor of Theatre and Performance with the University of New England and is the Founder and Artistic Director of Technicolour Theatre Company. He has a number of directing credits and is proud to have held the position of 'Theatre Academic Mentor' for Earle Page College at the University of New England (Securing a Resident Fellowship and Cultural Bursary for achievements in Performing Arts), resident senior drama teacher at Spotlight Theatrical Company (2016-18) and Senior Drama Tutor for 'Raise Your Voice' (2017-present). In 2018 he founded Technicolour Theatre Company and its adjacent Youth Ensemble before acting as Convenor and Curator for the 2019 Gold Coast Festival of One Act Plays. Here's what Andrew had to say about Technicolour Theatre Company's upcoming project and how his company has been impacted by co-vid...

Riverside Theatres Debut Digital Series YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

Following the announcement of Riverside Theatres Digital, Riverside Theatres are thrilled to announce the first concert in the brand new series of specially produced digital concerts, You'll never walk alone, which streams live at 5pm on Sunday 31st May.

Riverside Theatres Launch Riverside Theatres Digital

Riverside Theatres have announced Riverside Theatres Digital, a series of specially produced concerts, digital film screenings and more. 

BWW Review: BECOMING BILL at Brisbane Powerhouse

Written by Brisbane playwright Bradley McCaw (who also stars as the titular character), Becoming Bill is a lovely, often a bit too cliche, musical that explores the everyday life of a modern family.

Chatswood Chase Sydney Highlights Women In Entertainment This Spring

Chatswood Chase Sydney will present a series of intimate interviews with Australian stars of the stage and screen, and unveil the new season's trends, as it celebrates the arrival of Spring this September.

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of BARNUM at Comedy Theatre?

BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returned to Australia in an all-new spectacular production running from April 27 to June 8, 2019. 

BWW Review: BARNUM Hits the Heights in Melbourne

The original telling of the tale of PT Barnum has hit the stage in Melbourne in the wake of The Greatest Showman's box office success. With Todd McKenney in the titular role, the musical tells the tale of Barnum's rise from penniless sideshow operator to great impresario. With each triumph comes tragedy in the book by Mark Bramble but unfortunately in this production, we don't quite feel the tragedy.

Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Suzie Mathers and More In BARNUM

BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 27 2019.