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TRACY HARVEY

NO CYCLONE TRACY – JUST A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

By Coral Drouyn.

Tracy Harvey isn’t Stephen Sondheim. Nor is she trying to be. For one thing, she could never manage the beard.

Moonshadow: Melbourne World Premiere for Cat Stevens / Yusuf Musical

Moonshadow announces last four weeks.

Moonshadow, which opened in May will end its Melbourne World Premiere season early on Sunday 5 August, with no indication of any intention to tour other capitals. According to the producers, to prepare to tour the musical overseas.

Producer / composer Yusuf/Cat Stevens is now overseas and is looking forward to launching the musical in other countries including London’s West End.

Theatresports Cranston Cup Grand Final 2011

The superpower of love was the winner when "dysle-X-ia men" pipped the "Bear Pack" in the Theatresports Cranston Cup Grand Final on Saturday December 3, 2011 in front of a sell-out crowd at the Enmore Theatre.

Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards 2011

Theatre excellence in Wellington was celebrated in the 20th annual Chapman Tripp Theatre Award’s 2011 ceremony, which was held at the Opera House on Sunday 4th December.

I, George Nepia was the major winner on the night, taking two directing awards for newcomer Jason Te Kare, The Pro Actors and Gail Cowan Management Award for Actor of the Year for Jarrod Rawiri and The Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year.

2011 CONDA AWARDS

The 33rd Annual presentation of the City of Newcastle Drama Awards took place at The Civic Theatre on December 2, 2011.

Seventeen professional and non-professional productions staged in the 12 months to October 31 won awards, with 13 companies represented, across 24 categories.

Biggest winner of the night was Pantseat Productions’ Avenue Q, which won the best non-professional musical production CONDA, plus two other awards.

Pippin for Sydney in December

Hit Broadway musical Pippin returns to the Sydney stage this December when young independent theatre company CrinkleCut Productions present the darkly comic musical parable at the Sidetrack Theatre.

We're here to tell you a remarkable tale. 

Don't believe your eyes. Don't trust your ears. The players are liars. These things did not happen.

But it’s all true.

SEEKING NAKED BOYS WHO CAN SING!

You'll rarely find a more literal title combining the three great words than “Naked Boys Singing!”

Justin Burford

After six weeks in the wings nursing possibly the world’s worst ever sprained ankle, Justin Burford was itching to return to his role as Drew in the jukebox musical Rock of Ages, at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, ahead of the season in Brisbane. Lucy Graham caught up with him in a Melbourne café.

Sydney Stories

After the recent sell-out season of Stories from the Wayside a new production from the same team premieres at Darlinghurst Theatre from November 23, 2011 -  Sydney Stories, created by Dean Carey with the cast from Actors Centre Australia.

Whether it be a two-way mirror, being a ‘fly on the wall’, or overhearing someone else's crossed-line phone conversation, there’s something compelling about real life in real time, especially when it comes at you full-throttle.

YOUNG AUSTRALIANS LAND LEADS IN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

After a casting process across 13 major cities around the world, RZO Dragon Productions, Global Creatures and DreamWorks Animation have announced the cast of the live entertainment event, How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular.

Two young Australian performers, Rarmian Newton and Sarah McCreanor, have been cast in the lead roles of Hiccup and Astrid. Due to the intense physicality of these roles, two actors are required to share each of these roles.