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BROADWAY AND TV STARS SIGN UP FOR SYDNEY WORLD AIDS DAY CONCERT

Musical Theatre 19 Nov, 2010

Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Lillias White and Aussie TV heartthrob Hugh Sheridan are both set to make special guest appearances at this year’s Sydney World AIDS Day Concert. Ms White, currently appearing in Fame in Sydney, has appeared in many hit Broadway shows includi… Read Article

YOUR ID: THE PIN TO YOUR DREAMS

Latest News 19 Nov, 2010

This week I had the great pleasure of meeting a committed and clever singer, dancer, actress named Brooke Parsons. Brooke came to my Audition Workshop – Xanadu Focus, a workshop for people who work in, or want to work in Broadway Musicals, and who are auditioning for Xanadu the musi… Read Article

CYBERSPACE STALKERS

Latest News 15 Nov, 2010

Lucy Ryan is a regular facebook user with no profile picture who asks children what primary school and dance school they go to, asks for them to send videos and pictures of themselves and claims to dance at numerous dance schools but noone has ever heard of her or him. Draws the kids in with hi… Read Article

HUNKY HARRIS TO PLAY FIYERO IN WICKED

Musical Theatre 13 Nov, 2010

Musical theatre star David Harris will be joining the hit musical WICKED in the role of Fiyero for the 2011 national tour, WICKED Australia Co-Producer John Frost announced today. Since being awarded a MO Award for Best New Talent in 1997, David Harris has become one of Australia’… Read Article

TEN STOPS BELIEVING IN DON'T STOP BELIEVING

Latest News 12 Nov, 2010

Network TEN has pulled the pin on Don’t Stop Believing, its all-singing, all-dancing spectacular that was due to launch in 2011. The Glee-inspired production was originally planned to kick off the ratings year for TEN, but was recently pushed back by several months amid network… Read Article

NEW ZEALAND BALLET RECRUITS STIEFEL

Dance 10 Nov, 2010

One of the world’s most acclaimed dancers has been appointed Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Ethan Stiefel – currently a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and Dean of The School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of Art… Read Article

FREE DANCE WORKSHOPS

Workshops 9 Nov, 2010

Western Sydney Dance Action, Community First Step and Fairfield City Council are offering a day of FREE workshops covering everything from Afro-Uruguayan, Argentine Tango and Bboy/Bgirl hip hop. Teachers include Vanessa Sew Hoy and Don Napalan from So You Think You Can Dance!! Date-… Read Article

COMPETITION PERFORMANCE – IT'S MORE THAN JUST "DANCING"

Latest News 8 Nov, 2010

I often hear and watch dancers spend so much time going over their routine just prior to performing in competition – the physical steps that one would expect would be so ingrained by the day of competition. However, I rarely observe anyone spending quality time on mental and emotio… Read Article

ONE NIGHT ONLY – THE BEST OF AUSTRALIAN WRITTEN MUSICALS

Musical Theatre 8 Nov, 2010

OzMade Musicals, the annual celebration of Australian musical theatre and the all singing, all dancing stars who put the razzle in its theatrical dazzle makes a glittering return to the Comedy Theatre on Monday 15 November, hosted by Rhonda Burchmore. Presented by Magnormos, OzMade M… Read Article

AUSTRALIANS CAN NOW SEE THE LXD

Dance 4 Nov, 2010

Australian audiences finally have the opportunity to watch the groundbreaking original series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (THE LXD) on web streaming channel www.joost.com from Thursday 4 November. A breakthrough in online programming, the series has a cast and production… Read Article