What is the secret to making a new hit musical? Simon Phillips, who directed Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dream Lover – the Bobby Darin Musical, Ladies in Black, Love Never Dies, An Officer and a Gentleman, and will this year direct Muriel’s Wedding the Musical, believes he has finally worked out the recipe. He explained his thinking to a breakfast organised by Currency House.
It has taken almost seven years for this nine-time Tony Award winning musical, written by the team behind South Park, to open in Australia. Fans are counting the days until the opening at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in January.
Australian entertainer Simon Gallaher has paid tribute to the late Debbie Reynolds, revealing that the Hollywood icon played an important role in developing his career.
“I thought yesterday was tragic with (the death of) Carrie (Fisher). I have known Debbie for a very long time and know she would have been feeling it very much. I thought now was not the time to call her. “
RPG Productions will present the Australian Premiere of Big Fish 12 Chairs Version at Hayes Theatre Co from 18 April to 14 May 2017.
Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish centres on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest... and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.
Young Australians are scoring lead roles in major Broadway and West End musicals. David Spicer and Sally Alrich-Smythe spoke to stars of An American in Paris and Jersey Boys on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sydney born dancer Dimitri Kleioris has quite a tale to tell his grandchildren. “The first time I ever spoke or sang in public was as a lead on Broadway with a full orchestra.”
Sydney theatre group THE GLUGS - now celebrating their 50th year – have announced nominations for the 2016 GLUGS THEATRE AWARDS. The awards ceremony will be held on Monday 6 February 2017 at The Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.
Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2016, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday 23 January 2017 at 6pm at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre, a much larger venue than previous years due to the burgeoning popularity of the ceremony.
Apart from our logo, Stage Whispers magazine is barely recognisable from its humble origins in 1991 as a black and white newspaper - a voice of amateur theatre. Just as the magazine has changed, so has the theatre world it reports on. *David Spicer spoke to some leading lights in the professional and community theatre worlds to reflect on the last quarter of a century.
The first quote in the first edition of Stage Whispers Magazine was a knock out.
C.S. Lewis’ wildly comic yet deadly serious masterpiece – The Screwtape Letters – is playing seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra during December. Actor Yannick Lawry speaks to Stage Whispers.
Q: So, a little about you ... You are originally from the UK, but Yannick is a French Name?
