The final cast members have been unveiled for the Australian premiere of the original Tony Award winning Broadway production of Hairspray, which is set to open at the Regent Theatre in August.
With the world acclaimed musical about to resume its national tour, Coral Drouyn talks with Kat Harrison, cast member, about the gift that keeps giving.
We go to the theatre largely to be entertained, especially by musicals. Rarely does a show stay with us, in heart and mind, for weeks, months, even years after our “night out”. But occasionally a show comes along that is life-changing without us even realising it, whether we are in the audience or the cast.
To celebrate its Platinum (70th) jubilee this year the world’s longest-running play, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, is coming to Australia. Opening at Sydney’s Theatre Royal in October, it will be directed by Robyn Nevin and produced by John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia. This West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time … case closed!
Lucy Durack is an unashamed fan of rom-coms and their soundtracks that tug at your heartstrings. And now with best mates Rob Mills and Bert LaBonté, Lucy is planning a concert to celebrate these delightful ballads. Titled Lucy Durack’s ROM-COMCERT, this romantic musical extravaganza will tour Australia in November, 2022.
The musical Fangirls will play at the Sydney Opera House’s Drama Theatre from 28 July – 4 September, 2022 with a formidable cast of home grown stars and emerging music theatre talent.
2022 maybe the Year of the Tiger, but it’s also the year of Paul Dellit; earlier this year he was awarded the Gold Matilda Award for service to the arts in Queensland, and now he has received the Alan Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award from the Actors’ and Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund for 2022.
Geoffrey Williams talks with Peta Hanrahan, the Artistic Director of The Dog Theatre, about the company’s reincarnation in Gippsland, and bringing the award-winning Born In A Taxi to the upcoming East Gippsland Winter Festival for performances of their acclaimed The Waiting Room and a series of improvisation workshops.
SW: It might be perceived by some of our readers that it’s a long way from Footscray to the heartland of Gippsland. How did this relocation occur? What were the primary motivations?
Three new locally written musicals, are on stage now in Sydney and Melbourne. David Spicer reports on the stories behind Dubbo Championship Wresting (Hayes Theatre),The Deb (ATYP) and Driftwood the Musical (Umbrella Events), and what makes them unique.
Dubbo Championship Wrestling
Actor Aaron Tsindos is in the fight of his theatrical life. When I spoke to him he was training for his role as the star import of the (fictional) Dubbo wrestling league.
