Stage Briefs

Producer John Frost has announced the casting of the principal roles in Melbourne’s summer musical Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical, which plays at Arts Centre Melbourne from December 29th for a strictly limited season. Joining David Campbell who plays Bobby Darin is Hannah Fredericksen playing Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin’s wife.  Starring alongside them will be Marina Prior, Marney McQueen, Rodney Dobson and 

Music Theatre Melbourne has announced the full cast for its new concert production of Australian rock musical PARIS, which pays homage to one of Australia’s great performers, Jon English.

John Waters (Ulysses), Ben Mingay (Achilles), The Whitlams’ Tim Freedman (Agamemnon)and ‘80s rockerBrian Mannix (Sinon) head the cast that will bring this epic show, co-written by Jon English and music producer David Mackay, to life for just four performances from 13-15 July 2017 at Melbourne Recital Centre.

A new independent theatre company will stage the hit comedy Motherhood the Musical at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre from August 17 - 26, 2017.

The musical will headline the inaugural season of The Bondi Theatre Company.

Motherhood the Musical is about four women who share their insights, challenges and pleasures at a baby shower.

The Australian cast of Cyndi Lauper’s musical Kinky Boots will perform a charity concert at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on Sunday 18 June to raise money for beyondblue.

Created and performed by the cast of Kinky Boots, BeyondKinky is a one-off opportunity for Sydneysiders to see this supremely talented company pay homage to the divas of pop in their own unique Kinky way.