Praise be! Adelaide, Australia’s city of churches, has been anointed as the next city to be blessed with the Sister Act musical. Direct from Heaven via London’s West End, Sister Act will star Casey Donovan, Genevieve Lemon and Rhonda Burchmore and will debut in Adelaide from March 2025, with a Perth season to follow in April 2025.
Rising star Beau Woodbridge has been announced as the lead in the upcoming Australian tour of Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group’s brand-new production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, premiering at STC’s Roslyn Packer Theatre from 12 October.
Producers Michael Cassel and Eva Price have confirmed the ‘kooky krazy’ cast who will set sail aboard the award-winning splash hit TITANIQUE when it makes its Australian premiere exclusively in Sydney at The Grand Electric from 12 September 2024.
From over 200 entries for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2025, and three finalists announced earlier this year, playwright Jordan Shea has been announced as the winner for his tender dramedy that pits love against obligation, Malacañang Made Us.
Shea’s work was selected as winner of this year’s Award alongside fellow finalists David Burton for the good dad, and Steve Rodgers for his work, The Future is History.
Opera Australia has announced a new production of the musical Guys & Dolls for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2025, that will transport audiences to Manhattan, a colourful and glamorous world filled with showgirls and gangsters, set against Sydney’s glittering skyline.
Bonnie Lythgoe announced the cast she has assembled to bring SNOW WHITE to Riverside Theatres for an exclusive Sydney season opening on 7 September 2024.
Image: Danny Whitehead, Anna O'Byrne and Marina Prior. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Producer Enda Markey has announced the cast who will join Anna O’Byrne and Marina Prior in the presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel – A Concert in Melbourne this September.