AsThe Book of Mormon began its highly anticipated Australian season in January, Coral Drouyn examines the remarkable journey of its creators from South Park to Melbourne via Broadway.
FENCES is the story of Troy Maxson, a mid-century Pittsburgh sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old when the major leagues began admitting black players. He tries to be a good husband and father, but his lost dream of glory eats at him, and causes him to make a decision that threatens to tear his family apart.
FENCES is directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, adapted from Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play.
Producers Michael Harrison, David Ian and John Frost have announced that Kip Gamblin will be playing the title role of The Bodyguard, Frank Farmer, in the Australian tour of the musical THE BODYGUARD. Kip is most known to Australian audiences for his roles in a wide range of television dramas including Home and Away, All Saints, Tricky Business, Dance Academy and most recently Neighbours. Kip later spent two years working as a series regular in the BBC London’s drama series Casualty.
Interactive art in House of Mirrors, US singer-songwriter Kurt Vile, US chillwave artist Toro Y Moi and Aussie soul band The Bamboos are all set to rock the 2017 Adelaide Festival’s newest venue, the Riverbank Palais and surrounding Parc Palais, as part of its first program.
Everything’s coming up Violets for local theatre company Davine Interventionz. Already multi-award winning, the company hopes to wow Adelaide Fringe 2017 when it produces the musical Violet. Lesley Reed reports.
“Are you on the way or are you in the way?” is the central question posed in the musical Violet, which is the 2017 Adelaide Fringe production for South Australia’s Davine Interventionz.
The winners of the 2016 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on Monday January 23, 2017 at the York Theatre at the Seymour Centre, with 35 Awards presented, shared between 15 productions which played in Sydney during the calendar year of 2016.
Dolly Diamond talks to Coral Drouyn about her revival of everyone’s favourite Panel Show – “Bl*nkety Bl*nks.”
I can’t think why it has taken so long for Blankety Blanks to become a stage show, and neither can the incomparable, unofficial Queen of Melbourne, Dolly Diamond.
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.
