With the face of Australian Theatre constantly changing, Coral Drouyn spoke to some of the Independent theatre producers who are putting their own savings on the line to stage award winning plays and musicals, often beating the Main Stage companies at their own game.
QTC has dominated the 2016 MATILDA AWARDS to be Queensland’s most lauded company for the second year running, associated with eleven of the 16 category winners through four of its productions.
Jeanne Pratt AC, Chairman of The Production Company, has announced her Company’s 2017 season, starring Marina Prior, Rob Mills, Rohan Browne, Nancye Hayes, Grant Piro, Elise McCann, Alinta Chidzey, Zoy Frangos & Genevieve Kingsford.
Music Theatre Melbourne’s new concert production of Australian rock musical PARIS pays homage to one of Australia’s great performers, Jon English.
John Waters (Ulysses) and Ben Mingay (Achilles) head the cast (which also includes Kerrie Anne Greenland (Cassandra), Matthew Manahan (Paris), and Madeleine Featherby (Helen), that will bring this epic show - co-written by Jon English and music producer David Mackay - to life for just four performances 13- 15 July 2017 at Melbourne Recital Centre.
New Zealand songwriter Tim Finn has spread his wings from pop music to embrace musical theatre and opera. The musical he composed, Ladies In Black, is currently touring. David Spicer spoke to both Finn and a leading lady in black, Trisha Noble.
The Green Room Awards Association has announced the nominees for the 2017 Green Room Awards, which will be held at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on Monday 27 March.
Melbourne’s premier peer-presented, performing arts industry awards recognise excellence and innovation across a range of categories, including Cabaret, Contemporary and Experimental Performance, Dance, Independent Theatre, Music Theatre, Opera and Theatre Companies.
Producers Michael Harrison, David Ian and John Frost have announced that the Melbourne season of the musical THE BODYGUARD will play at the Regent Theatre from 24 August. The 2017 Australian tour of THE BODYGUARD will commence at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on 21 April, before playing at the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from 19 July, then moving to the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
As music icon Carole King celebrates her 75th birthday, the Broadway musical based on her rise to stardom has announced its leading lady.
Multi-award winning musical theatre star Esther Hannaford will play the legendary singer / songwriter in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which begins its Australian premiere season at Sydney Lyric Theatre in September 2017.
