Opera Australia has commissioned a new Australian work on the life of iconic Australian artist, Brett Whiteley.
Simply titled Whiteley, the production will be directed by David Freeman, music composed by Elena Kats-Chernin, libretto by Justin Fleming, and what is expected to be a spectacular set design featuring Whiteley’s celebrated artworks by Dan Potra, known for his outdoor designs at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour and The Eighth Wonder, Sydney Opera House The Opera.
Rohan Browne is only the third man to play the coveted role of Peter Allen in a professional production of The Boy from Oz. Rohan is well qualified to step into the shoes of Todd McKenney and Hugh Jackman for The Production Company’s 20thanniversary season, as he has a special connection to the musical. David Spicer reports.
Geoffrey Williams talks with award-winning writer Sandra Thibodeaux about her latest work, A Smoke Social, which recently enjoyed a sell-out season in the ruins of Darwin Town Hall.
Jenny Simm, the inspiration for new Australian musical The Secret Singer which has its premiere at the Eternity Playhouse in August, chats to Stage Whispers.
Genevieve Lemon and Kate Mannix star in the world premiere season of a joyful new musical play – based on a true story - by Joanna Weinberg (Goddess, Pandora’s Bag, Lifeforce, The Piano Diaries).
The Secret Singer is the life-affirming story of a singing lesson that changes the life of two very different women.
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is headed to Brisbane and Adelaide.
The Tony®, Olivier®, Grammy® and Helpmann® award-winning show will begin performances at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC on 16 March 2019 for a limited season, before it transfers to the Festival Theatre, Adelaide from 27 June 2019. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 7 August.
Geoffrey Williams interviews the 2018 Darwin Festival’s Artistic Director, Felix Preval.
I remember my first Darwin Festival as though it was yesterday. In 2017, my long-imagined winter migration north, away from marrow-chilling Melbourne winter, had become a reality. And here I was – in shorts, a short-sleeve shirt and thongs – relaxing in spectacularly illuminated parkland, sitting beneath what appeared to be a hundred paper lanterns, sipping a chilled glass of white wine with friends. In the middle of August.
Walk This Way Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co have announced the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love, playing from 22 November at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co.
It is late afternoon on 24 December 1974. The residents of Darwin are preparing for Christmas Day, with many believing that the warnings of the approaching tropical cyclone Tracy would amount to nothing. Earlier in the month, Cyclone Selma was predicted to make landfall in Darwin, yet Selma had vanished north.
Stunning performances by its actors propelled Beautiful: The Carole King Musical to an upset win in the Musical of the Year category at the 2018 Helpmann Awards, held at Sydney's Capitol Theatre, exposing deep flaws in the voting system.
David Spicer reports.
After securing five Helpmann awards on the first night of the presentations, Muriel's Wedding the Musical was bizarrely left empty handed on the second night, leaving industry insiders scratching their heads at the after show party.
