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Brianna Bishop to play lead in MIDNIGHT

Brianna Bishop, seen most recently in the national tour of Hairspray as Amber Von Tussle, has landed the lead role of Ella in MIDNIGHT, a major new musical set to open at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne in June. She will join an impressive line-up of co-stars including Shane Jacobson, Lucy Durack, Thomas McGuane, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Raphael Wong, Kristie Nguy, Melanie Bird with Matt Lee and more. 

Australia’s New Elphaba and Glinda

On behalf of his co-producers Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced the two young actresses who have secured the roles of Elphaba and Glinda in WICKED, which flies into Australia’s Emerald City at the Sydney Lyric from 25 August.

Rolling Thunder Returns

Depicting the Vietnam War from a uniquely Australian perspective, the rock drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam returns from April 2023 for an extended national tour of 14 cities. Based on letters written by Vietnam Veterans, Rolling Thunder Vietnam fuses a live band, audio visuals and a dialogue with the audience. First staged in 2014, a planned 2020 revival was derailed by Covid after just a handful of performances in Geelong. The show’s writer Bryce Hallett discusses the new production.

Cast Announced for City of Angels at Hayes Theatre Co

Producer Joshua Robson Productions (Bonnie & Clyde, In the Heights) in association with Hayes Theatre Co have announced the cast of the upcoming production of City of Angels which plays at Hayes Theatre Co from 23 June.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2023

Adelaide Cabaret Festival is set to celebrate Adelaide Festival Centre’s 50th Anniversary from June 9 to 24, presenting its 23rd program, featuring 342 artists and musicians across 91 performances including 13 world premieres and 20 Adelaide premieres by a large contingent of Australian artists and performers from the USA, United Kingdom, and France. 

“Princesses” Doing It For Themselves

Coral Drouyn talks to the dynamic duo behind the success of the Disney 100 concert.

Sydney Return Season for La Cage aux Folles

Winner of 11 Tony Awards, the hit Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles returns to Sydney at the State Theatre from 19 April for one week only.

RISING 2023

RISING has unveiled its 2023 program of 185 events featuring more than 400 artists including 35 commissions and 12 world premieres, set to ignite the heart of Melbourne from 7—18 June., 2023

Over 12 nights of  theatre, dance, music that traverses the globe, large scale installation, public performance, free and low cost experiences, and outdoor works of mass participation, RISING will invite audiences to join a 10,000 strong kazoo orchestra, to slice up the ice, and to reflect, reckon, rave and revel in Melbourne’s night-time buzz.

Musical Dynasties

Coral Drouyn looks at two great Australian theatre families, proving that ‘the show must go on’ across the generations. Current members of both dynasties have been brought together in the touring production of Hairspray.

Casting Announced for Metropolis at The Hayes.

Little Eggs Collective in association with Hayes Theatre Co will present the World Premiere of a new Australian musical Metropolis at the Hayes Theatre Co from 21 April. 

Fritz Lang’s iconic 1927 science fiction film Metropolis was based on the novel his wife, Thea Von Harbou, wrote two years earlier, with essential parts of the story lost on the cutting-room floor. Little Eggs Collective has adapted one of the most influential science fiction tales of all time into a live theatre experience.

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