Stage Briefs

Brisbane Season for Chicago

It has been confirmed that the musical CHICAGO is to play a Brisbane season. Produced in Australia by John Frost and Suzanne Jones, this Australian production will premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in August before heading to Brisbane at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in November and followed by a season at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne in December.

Muriel's Wedding for Brisbane

The new Australian musical produced by Global Creatures, Muriel’s Wedding The Musical is confirmed to play Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre QPAC, with previews commencing September 19, 2019 and opening night on Saturday 21 September.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday 4 April, visit www.murielsweddingthemusical.com for all details.

Once - Cast Announced for Sydney Premiere

Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the cast of the Sydney premiere of Once.

A hit around the world, Once is based on the movie of the same name by John Carney and features a score by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including their Oscar-winning song Falling Slowly. ONCE is the only Broadway show to have music that won the Academy Award, Grammy Award, Olivier Award and Tony Award.

STC’s The Secret River to Tour UK

Sydney Theatre Company has announced that The Secret River will tour the United Kingdom in August and September 2019, with dates at The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and at the National Theatre in London.

The upcoming production of The Secret River will see a touring party of over 40 Australian actors, creatives and crew travel to the UK.  

Sam Strong to Depart Queensland Theatre.

Artistic Director Sam Strong will eave Queensland Theatre in November 2019. The company issued the following media release.

Ruthie Henshall to Tour

Ruthie Henshall is one of the most celebrated performers in the history of London theatre. Ruthie Henshall: Live & Intimate, her first solo tour of Australia, will play in Sydney and Brisbane this June. Tickets on general public sale in both cities on Thursday 28 March.

This new and intimate show is a rare opportunity to see this star up close and personal, reinterpreting highlights from her career as well as exploring the work of other iconic artists including Stephen Sondheim and Carole King to The Beatles and Barbra Streisand. 

The Beautiful Game Australian Premiere in Melbourne

Manilla Street Productions will present the Australian premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s The Beautiful Game in Melbourne in September 2019.

Set in Northern Ireland in the troubled 1970s, The Beautiful Game tells the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. The story is centered on a local football (soccer) team, who attempt to overcome the emerging political and religious violencethat has engulfed their community. 

Into the Woods at Chatswood

Bloom Creative Productions will stage Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods in the Concourse Concert Hall at Chatswood, NSW, from March 21 to 23, 2019.

All your favourite fairytale characters are interwoven in Into the Woods - The Musical with the cast supported by a 15 piece onstage orchestra.

Wayne Scott Kermond brings his vaudevillian comedy to the role of The Narrator, opening the book and leading the audience through this story.

Star Guests For Musical Theatre Festival

Australian stage and TV stars Rob Mills and Jemma Rix will headline the first ever Australian Musical Theatre Festival in Tasmania.

Rob and Jemma will be the celebrity guests at the festival which will happen in Launceston from 23-26 May this year.

Rob is a household name as a regular on Neighbours and an Australian Idol finalist. His musical theatre career has included lead roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ghost the Musical and the original Australian cast of Wicked The Musical.

Lea Salonga to Tour in November 2019

Tony® and Olivier Award-winner, ‘Disney Legend’ and musical theatre royalty Lea Salonga  will be returning to Australia in November 2019 for an east coast tour.  Lea Salonga: In Concert will, for the first time, take to the QPAC stage in Brisbane and will return to Sydney and Melbourne, following her previous sold-out concert tour.