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AussieTheatre.com - 02-May-2014

The work of a receptionist is surely an unlikely premise for a musical. However, in the talented hands of writer-performer Bethany Simons and composer Peter de Jager, the woman (usually the case) who is a slave to her desk, the phone and the demands of everyone is transformed into a… Reception: The Musical is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 02-May-2014

Craig Hill pranced onstage resplendent in a t-shirt proclaiming JOCK, a kilt and a wildly bouncing sporran. He is a mean mover and has disco dance down to a tee. His show is a bizarre mix of almost Old Time Music Hall style vulgarity (although instead of tits and bums… Perth International Comedy Festival: Tartan About is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 02-May-2014

Written by William Luce, The Last Flapper is a theatrical biography of dancer, socialite and muse, Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of the well-known author F Scott Fitzgerald. The Last Flapper offers Brisbane born actor and writer Rebecca Elise Lamb an opportunity to showcase her talents as actor, singer and dancer. The… The Last Flapper: Brisbane Arts Theatre is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 02-May-2014

If your body could talk, what would it say? Contemporary dance choreographer Penelope Mullen’s latest work Danse Noir is a breath-taking piece of dance theatre. Danse Noir explores similar themes of lust and desire as her earlier work Blaque Bordello, which Mullen created for the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing… Danse Noir: The Judith Wright Centre is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 01-May-2014

When it comes to the music theatre and cabaret, you would indeed be hard pressed to find someone more passionate on the subject than Tyran Parke. Actor, singer, writer, director – Tyran is more than a bright talent on the Australian landscape. He’s something of an expert. In 2013, Tyran… Tyran Parke on cabaret, Sondheim and Children and Art is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 01-May-2014

Nominations for the 2014 Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday morning in the USA and AussieTheatre’s Craig Dalglish was in New York for the festivities… There was great excitement as I joined the cue at the Tktx tickets booth in Times Square this morning. Aside from the usual hustle and… 2014 Tony Nominees Announced is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 01-May-2014

The thing that I like most about this “Theatre Beating” show and the way that it unfolds is that the kids get it, entirely. They are laughing and saying their own stuff with the show from start to finish – a great indication, among many others. I’ve seen a few… The Magic Chicken in Adelaide is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 01-May-2014

John Frost has confirmed that WICKED will return to QPAC’s Lyric Theatre next year as part of the 10th Anniversary Australian tour. Four years after their debut season in Brisbane, which saw the production shut down for several weeks during the devastating QLD floods, the cast of WICKED are set to… CONFIRMED: Wicked Brisbane season dates announced is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 30-Apr-2014

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I opened in Brisbane earlier this month, 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… Getting to Know You: Emma Jarman is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 29-Apr-2014

There are few musicals that have stood the test of time as well as The Rocky Horror Show. Created by New Zealand’s Richard O’Brien, the cult musical premiered in Sydney in 1974 with Reg Livermore in the iconic role of Dr. Frank N. Furter. Since its inception The Rocky Horror… Come dressed for the Time Warp! Cult Classic returns to Melbourne is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 29-Apr-2014

Last night Melbourne’s theatre artists filled the Comedy Theatre for the 31st Green Room Awards presentation. First awarded for 1983, the Green Room Awards celebrate and recognise excellence in theatre in Melbourne. With seven volunteer panels of practitioners seeing shows, the awards continue to be assessed and chosen by peers. Some of… Melbourne’s Green Room Award Winners is a post from:...

AussieTheatre.com - 28-Apr-2014

Having toured the UK for a year to celebrate Rocky’s 40th birthday, the Australian-cast version have snapped on their fishnets in Melbourne. It was great when it all began. So I’ve been told. In the 1970s, the Rocky Horror Show was this raw subversive show that shocked mainstream theatre and found an… Rocky Horror Show: Melbourne is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 28-Apr-2014

Uncle Jack, Perth playwright Ross Lonnie’s latest work, saw a timely opening at The Blue Room this week, as it fell on the week leading up to ANZAC Day. This autobiographical play, directed by Soseh Yekanians, pays homage to veterans of WW11 and includes excerpts from Lonnie’s father’s wartime diary.… Uncle Jack by Ross Lonnie: The Blue Room is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 27-Apr-2014

This week, something horrible and something wonderful happened in our industry. Horribly, a request from an American company was sent to Australian agents and dance schools seeking dancers for a new Kylie Minogue video clip stating that, due to budget constraints, these dancers would not be paid. There have been many reports in… An open letter to artists: know your worth is a post from: AussieTheatre.com...

AussieTheatre.com - 26-Apr-2014

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 ...

The Wicked Stage - 25-Apr-2014

Mark Ruffalo and Laurel Green in Justin Tanner's Still Life With Vacuum Salesman at the Cast Theatre, 1994 (photo by Ed Krieger) I haven't lived in Los Angeles since the summer of 2005 but I've been back many times, I try to keep tabs on what's going on there culturally, and, as I told an editor at Vanity Fair when they asked me recently to write a rebuttal to this much-maligned piece by Jimmy Im...

AussieTheatre.com - 25-Apr-2014

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 in Melbourne on his way to play the Narrator in the Adelaide season of the current touring show. “It’s fast… Ockerism, Conservatism and The Rocky Horror Show is a post from: AussieTheatre.com ...

AussieTheatre.com - 25-Apr-2014

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 ...

AussieTheatre.com - 25-Apr-2014

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 ...

AussieTheatre.com - 25-Apr-2014

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 ...


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