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ROCK THE BALLET REVIEW By Emma Bell

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

Here is DanceLife’s second review of Rock The Ballet by Emma Bell.Rock the Ballet conjured up for me, a mix of rock music and ballet. This show, however, was something quite different – exciting and innovative, but not what I anticipated. Surprisingly, Act I was not a crowd-… Read Article

WICKED TAKES ITS FINAL BOW IN SYDNEY ON SEPTEMBER 12

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

More than twelve months after its spectacular Sydney Premiere, the curtain will come down on WICKED at the Capitol Theatre for the last time on September 12, 2010. “After more than two astonishing years in Australia, 866 glorious performances seen by well over a million people, i… Read Article

HELP THE MERRYMAKERS GET TO DISNEYLAND

Dance 18 Jun, 2010

If you came to the Australian Dance Festival in 2009, you would have noticed that we had some very special guests – the MerryMakers! A group of dancers of all ages who have one thing in common, a love of dance and an intellectual or physical disability. The MerryMakers are a shining ex… Read Article

ROCK THE BALLET REVIEW – By Cimone Grayson

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

Cimone Grayson went along to Rock The Ballet last night. Here are her thoughts… We will have one other review of Rock The Ballet coming soon. It seems that the majority of my nights for the past however long have been all about MasterChef. Much to my surprise I have really immersed mys… Read Article

BEAUDY ANNOUNCED

Musical Theatre 16 Jun, 2010

Following the Search for a Beaudy casting event, Belinda Morris has been named Beaudy and is set to star in the world premiere of Beaudy, the musical written by Australian musician, Michael Orland at Parade Theatres from July 7.Check out Belinda singing Astonishing above. Sydney-base… Read Article

BROADWAY STARS COME TO OZ

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

Broadway Tony-Award winning star Donna McKechnie enjoyed one of her greatest triumphs as Sally, in the acclaimed revival of the Stephen Sondheim – James Goldman musical, Follies, in the spring of 1998. “She defined the art of torch singing with ‘Losing My Mind,’ ra… Read Article

START ME UP – INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA LINGOTTI

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

The Talent Development Project’s (TDP) START ME UP Concert showcases young Australian talent in a spectacular evening of song, launching the best singers and songwriters from New South Wales public schools alongside some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry.… Read Article

STARSTRUCK – DARK, HOT & FUNNY!

Musical Theatre 27 May, 2010

Western Sydney Dance Action Premieres International Show in Dance Bites 2010 Program Hot from European summer festivals, StarStruck makes its full-length debut and world premiere at Riverside Theatres Parramatta in July 2010! Satirising the celebrity worship, Starstruck is cutt… Read Article

RASTA ROCKS THE BALLET

Musical Theatre 25 May, 2010

Direct from New York and following on from sell out seasons in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna and Frankfurt comes Rasta Thomas’ Rock the Ballet starring the Bad Boys of Dance. Rock the Ballet is a fusion of classic Ballet technique blended with the excitement of musical theatre, hip hop,… Read Article

SHORT SWEET + DANCE COMES TO AN END

Dance 20 Apr, 2010

The 2010 season of the short dance festival Short Sweet+Dance has concluded with awards, rave reviews and cheering crowds at the Parade Theatre, NIDA. “The overall standard was truly surpassing, even by the consistently high measure customarily applicable to this worthy even… Read Article