Stage Briefs

David Venn Enterprises (Bring It On The Musical) has announced the Australian professional premiere of the Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer.

Premiering at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from 19 June, tickets go on sale from 11:00am Thursday 5 March via weddingsingermusical.com.au

The performing arts industry is holding its breath at the continued spread of the coronavirus - with the actions of Italian authorities proving a chilling glimpse at what might happen in other countries.

Italy's famous opera house La Scala in Milan has been closed due to its proximity to the latest outbreak.

The following statement was released by the opera house: “The Teatro alla Scala’s performances are suspended in relation to the spread of the coronavirus as a precautionary measure pending the provisions of the competent authorities."

Continuing their successful collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musicals including The King and I and South Pacific, Opera Australia and John Frost have announced they will be collaborating again to produce Cinderella for the first time in Australia.

Seductive, intimate and nostalgic – John Michael LaChiusa’s Hello Again explores themes of lust and abandonment, and is a social commentary on how sex transcends time and status. Set in ten different decades throughout the 20th century, the show follows ten characters who pursue each other in a daisy chain of various social classes. Whether it’s the Whore or the Senator, the roaring 20s or the wild 70s – everyone desires to be loved.