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REVIEW | Mamma Mia Sydney Opening Night

Reviews 28 May, 2023

Mamma Mia The Musical A Bustling Opening Night Fitting for This Sensational Global Phenomenon Reviewed by Chris Duncan With glitz, glamour and some of Abba’s greatest hits, MAMMA MIA! The Musical has arrived in Sydney with a bustling Opening Night fitting for this sensational g… Read Article

Bangarra Senior Artist, Beau Dean Riley Smith To Depart After Ten Extraordinary Years

Latest News 8 Oct, 2022

Senior Artist, Beau Dean Riley Smith Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra today announces that Senior Artist, Beau Dean Riley Smith will depart after celebrating 10 extraordinary years with the company. Beau Dean Riley Smith is an Aboriginal man from the Wiradjuri Nation of Central New So… Read Article

L E A P Opens This Week for East Coast Tour!

DanceGiveaways 16 Apr, 2022

Catch LEAP on its Premiere Australian Tour Before it Takes the World by Storm! Tour Dates, Ticketing Info PLUS Win Tix! LEAP is an explosive new dance show created by Amy Campbell, which debuts THIS WEEK at Riverside, Parramatta, before heading off on a full-scale east-coast tour! Featu… Read Article

Hairspray – Major Coup for Melbourne!

Musical Theatre 19 Feb, 2022

  Shane Jacobson to Star in Hairspray Set to Open in Melbourne in August 2022 Welcome To The Sixties, Melbourne! The nicest kids in town will be here from August 2022 when the original Tony Award winning Broadway production of Hairspray opens at the Regent Theatre. Acclaimed Dire… Read Article

Bangarra Tours Bennelong

Dance 13 Feb, 2020

Bangarra Dance Theatre Tours Acclaimed Bennelong Award-Winning Work Travels to Regional WA and NSW In 2020, Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will tour its multi award-winning production of Bennelong to r… Read Article

Ladies in Black

DanceMusical Theatre 12 Aug, 2016

Ladies! Acclaimed New Aussie Musical to Tour Nationally Winner of Best New Australian Work at the Helpmanns Queensland Theatre Company has announced that the smash hit musical and six-time Helpmann-nominated Ladies in Black will tour nationally in early 2017, taking in Sydney and Ca… Read Article

HELPMANN AWARD DETAILS ANNOUNCED

Latest News 9 Mar, 2016

16TH ANNUAL HELPMANN AWARDS SET TO SHINE IN SYDNEY: CEREMONY DETAILS ANNOUNCED Plus – Michael Lynch CBE AM announced as the recipient of the Sue Nattrass Award for exceptional service to the live performance industry. Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced the details of th… Read Article

CRAIG MCLACHLAN IS 'FRANK'N'FURTER'

Latest NewsMusical Theatre 22 Apr, 2015

The Rocky Horror Show Musical rolled into Sydney-town last week to thunderous applause and an avalanche of wicked sniggers and laughter. Craig McLachlan leads a sensational cast through time-honoured ditties that leave audience members dancing in their seats and gagging for more! I… Read Article

LISA MCCUNE INTERVIEW – THE KING & I

Musical Theatre 30 Sep, 2014

Lisa McCune is one of Australia’s most successful screen and theatre actors, earning an impressive collection of awards, including ten Logie Awards, four of them Gold for “Most Popular Personality on Australian Television” for her work on Blue Heelers. Within musical theatre, Lisa h… Read Article

ANYTHING GOES PRINCIPAL CAST ANNOUNCED

Musical Theatre 1 Sep, 2014

Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM and leading Australian theatre producer John Frost AM today announced the principal cast for their new production of Cole Porter’s smash-hit musical comedy Anything Goes, which will tour Australia in 2015. Leading the all-star… Read Article