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Congratulations Daniel Assetta!

Latest NewsMusical Theatre 10 Nov, 2015

Daniel Assetta wins the 2015 Rob Guest Endowment Award Daniel Assetta has emerged victorious over the other five finalists to take home the major $20,000 cash development award at last night’s prestigious Rob Guest Endowment Award. The other finalists, who each take home $1,5… Read Article

THREE 'WICKED' WEEKS REMAINING IN SYDNEY

Musical Theatre 10 Jan, 2015

There are only three more weeks for Sydney audiences to relish the award-winning musical theatre blockbuster WICKED at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre before it flies off to Brisbane on January 30, not to return for many years. More than 2,500,000 people have enjoyed the Australian producti… Read Article

WICKED HAS A NEW 'GLINDA'

Latest NewsMusical Theatre 5 Jan, 2015

Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost today announced that the role of Glinda in the 2015 Brisbane and Perth seasons of the Broadway musical will be played by Suzie Mathers, taking over from Lucy Durack who is leaving at the end of the Sydney season for her next “thrillifying” ro… Read Article

WICKED-LY MAGICAL!

Musical Theatre 30 Jul, 2014

by Amanda Woodbine I’m not going to lie, I went into the recent production of Wicked at The Regent Theatre as a bit of a veteran. This is my third time seeing it since it first came to Australia in 2008 and I loved it just as much as I did the first time I saw it. The show is amazingly consiste… Read Article

THE WIZARD IS ANNOUNCED!

Musical Theatre 10 Mar, 2014

Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost is ‘thrillified’ to announce that the role of the Wizard in the 2014 Melbourne and Sydney seasons of the Broadway musical is Australian musical theatre icon Reg Livermore. Reg Livermore AO has been entertaining Australian audiences for… Read Article

Legally Blonde – search for new Warner!

Latest News 25 Mar, 2013

AS ROB MILLS DEPARTS, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A NEW WARNER Producers Howard Panter and John Frost announced today that Rob Mills would be departing the cast of the hit musical Legally Blonde towards the end of the Melbourne season of the show, and the search has started for a new star to step into… Read Article

LUCY DURACK – BEST ACTRESS!

Latest News 14 Jan, 2013

LUCY DURACK WINS BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL AT THE 2012 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS At last night’s gala ceremony at the Paddington RSL, attended by over 300 members of the Sydney Theatre Community, Lucy Durack was awarded the prestigious Judith Johnson Award for Best Actress In A Musica… Read Article

Rob Guest Endowment Gala Concert

Musical Theatre 9 Nov, 2012

Now in its fourth year, the Rob Guest Endowment is a highly anticipated opportunity for young performers and culminates in a night of stellar performances at the Endowment’s Gala Concert. The Gala Concert is being held on Monday November 19 at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne. Hosted… Read Article

LEGALLY BLONDE PREMIERE

Latest NewsMusical Theatre 4 Oct, 2012

The Australian Premiere of the international award winning hit musical Legally Blonde takes place tonight, Thursday October 4, at 7pm at the Sydney Lyric theatre. Guests at the Gala Premiere tonight include NSW Minister for Major Events and the Arts George Souris; Danielle Spencer; X… Read Article

Helpmann Awards 2012

DanceLatest NewsMusical Theatre 27 Sep, 2012

The 2012 Helpmann Awards® (See all winners at end of this article) Celebrating excellence and achievement in live performance The 2012 Helpmann Awards® were presented Monday 24 September at the Sydney Opera House. Following the Awards Ceremony guests enjoyed an After Party at Marque… Read Article