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Recently Aussie Theatre’s David Allen caught up with producer Michelle Guthrie about her Sydney based company Neglected Musicals. Talking to Michelle Guthrie I know right off the bat I’m conversing with a producer. She’s direct, no-nonsense – knows her industry, the people who populate it and how it all works.…
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David Allen catches up with Richard Piper from King Kong’s principal cast… Richard Piper has had a long and impressive career on the stage. Having Trained at London’s celebrated Central School of Speech and Drama he then worked as a performer, composer and musician in Europe for Twelve years. His…
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It was confirmed today that the devilishly cheeky and deliciously fun Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will open at Sydney’s Theatre Royal this year. Nominated for 11 Tony awards, the original Broadway production ran for almost two years and starred John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Renee Scott and Joanna Gleason. This production,…
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Rhonda Burchmore sounds like velvet on satin. She drapes her voice with a languorous ease that is infectious and intoxicating and by the time she’s done with you, there’s nothing left for you but lifelong addiction. For those of you who have wanted the chance to get up close and personal,…
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I’m running late. This is common enough practice for me. But today it’s a stressful situation because I have a phone interview with Queenie van de Zandt this afternoon that has been quite literally weeks in the making. Queenie’s schedule is jam packed right now. She is in the middle of…
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The producers behind the present Australian production of The Addams Family the musical have told their cast that the show will not be touring to any other Australian cities, according to the Herald Sun. The lavish production of the musical made it’s debut at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on…
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Richard III (or almost) is a play for which little hyperbole is needed. When a play gives itself such a weak mandate — why mince words? Almost, establishes itself in the first act in dystopian modern settings, where actors charged with any crime are institutionalised to act scenes at random from a…
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Disney first turned their empire onto the music theatre stage in 1994 with the Beauty and the Beast. Less than two decades later, following six smash-hit Broadway musicals and a host of international tours, they have blossomed o become one of the most powerful forces in music theatre today. And…
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The name Amity Dry is probably best know to most people from her stint on the hit TV show The Block — or possibly as a result of her three, hit pop albums. Amity is a dynamic personality and there is very little it seems that she can’t do! She’s released certified…
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Have you ever had one of those phone conversations where you’ve strung it out because the person you’re talking to is just THAT fascinating? Well, that’s what I’m presently doing. I’m talking to Nicholas Hammond. His is not necessarily a household name, but trust me, you know his work. You…
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