The nominations for the 80 th Annual Drama League Awards were announced at Sardi's Restaurant by Judith Light and Christopher Sieber on Wednesday April 23, 2014. The nominees this year included such acclaimed performers as Neil Patrick Harris , Bryan Cranston ... Read Full Post ...
The judging panel for the 6th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition has been announced for the May 5, 2014 finals, and this year's judging panel will include several acclaimed creatives from the theatre, TV and entertainment worlds. The competition tests talented students on their abilities to bring to life monologues from one of the theatre's great playwrights, and...
After another great season of competition, three artists remained in the fight for the title of season 6 'Face Off' champion on Tuesday night: George Schminky of Walnut Creek, CA by way of Puerto Rico; Rashaad Santiago of the Bronx, New York; and Tyler Green of Litchfield, Connecticut. For their final challenge, each created a pair of rival alien races, which then had to perform in a challenging...
Goodbye Miss Monroe, a show about Marilyn, right? Right, and wrong. Ultimately this two-hander is about Jack Cole, dancer and choreographer extraordinaire from the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood film. You know him! Well I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t heard of him before. I am especially ashamed as… Glitz, Glamour and Dance: Goodbye Miss Monroe is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
We have the first performances from Broadway Unplugged and AussieTheatre’s first Project X heat in Melbourne. Watch the videos of the performances and vote for your favourite using the form below. Broadway Unplugged: Project X Melbourne – Heat 1 is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Cape Town's Artscape Theatre is celebrating 20 years of South African democracy this weekend. Read more... Send to a friend ...
With everyone having seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show film, how do you convince them to see another live production? Anne-Marie Peard asked its creator, Richard O’Brien, when he was Melbourne on his way to play the Narrator in the Adelaide season of the current touring show. “It’s fast and… Ockerism, Conservatism and The Rocky Horror Show is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
Dame Vera Lynn was known as the “Force’s Sweetheart.” She is credited with inspiring the nation with her patriotic wartime songs during World War II. Now, one of our most celebrated ladies of song will bring her to life in Vera. The show, which is personally endorsed by Dame Vera Lynn,… Glen Street presents VERA, a tribute to Dame Vera Lynn is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
This April, one of AussieTheatre’s own lights takes centre-stage with a new, original work based on her experiences in a different kind of foyer, with Reception: The Musical. Brendan McCallum caught up with Bethany Simons to talk swivel chairs, stationery orders, and the enduring love of audiences for good, toe-tapping… Bethany Simons on Reception: The Musical is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
The Rocky Horror Show began previews in Melbourne last night ahead of an official opening at the Comedy Theatre this Saturday. Belinda Strodder from Arts Photography captured the quirky and crazy atmosphere over at the Frankenstein place to share with our AussieTheatre readers at a media call earlier this week. Starring… Rocky Horror – photo feature is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
After its successful performances at the Suidoosterfees and University of Stellenbosch's Wordfees earlier this year, Cheaper than Roses comes to Cape Town's Baxter Theatre for a limited season. Read more... Send to a friend ...
The Australian Ballet's longest serving ballerina Lucinda Dunn has given her final dramatic performance in the title role of Manon at the Sydney Opera House....
Cape Town comedians David Isaacs and Oscar Petersen are back with the latest instalment of Joe Barber. The show, named after Isaacs's actual barbershop of the same name, began back in 1999 and is still going strong after 15 years. Read more... Send to a friend ...
Spanning a career of four decades, the tumultuous life of the enigmatic Christine McVie is coming to Glen Street Theatre told in 80 music-packed minutes. Go Your Own Way, the acclaimed cabaret by Catherine Alcorn (The Divine Miss Bette), brings to life the most memorable songs from Christine McVie’s songbook, including Little Lies,… Glen Street presents the story of Christine McVie is a post...
Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I opened in Brisbane last weekend, marking the professional music theatre debut of many up-and-coming performers. AussieTheatre is thrilled to be featuring a new interview series entitled Getting To Know You to introduce these new artists to their music theatre audience! We continue our series… Getting to know you: Anna Magrath is a...
John Frost’s Tony Award winning production of The King and I premiered in Adelaide, Australia in 1991 starring Hayley Mills. Twenty three years later, with successful transfers to Broadway and the West End thrown in, the original creative and design team were reunited to re-create the magic of this Rodgers and… The King and I – highly polished, lavish and opulent is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
Jack Hardcastle may not exist, but that hasn't stopped him from writing Dirty Words, a hilarious new comedy about sex. Read more... Send to a friend ...
A couple return home to their apartment from a holiday and realise that something isn’t right. It’s smelly, the electricity has been cut off, there’s a strange pot plant in the kitchen and there’s an unopened parcel on the coffee table. Have they walked into their own apartment? And if… Review: Perplex, Sydney Theatre Company is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...
It’s back! CJ Johnson’s satirical look at the ruthless world of Australia’s empire builders was a hit for Darlinghurst back in 2005/06, and now a new version created for the company’s new theatre is set to make us laugh all over again. Michael Pigott will direct The Young Tycoons this May,… Darlinghurst Theatre Co gets comic with The Young Tycoons is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...
Neil Gooding directs and produces a brand new Australian musical for Hayes Theatre Co, featuring music and lyrics by Tim Freedman (The Whitlams) and a book by Freedman and Alex Broun. The Hayes Theatre Comany has shaken up the Australian musical theatre scene. On its intimate stage it has dazzled… A new Australian musical for Hayes Theatre Co is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...