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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Les Solomon continues his report from a recent trip to NYC. Over the years in New York I have seen my fair share of bad shows. I sadly rememberSweet Smell of Success, Steel Pier, Sideshow (which seems fondly remembered because of the score but was a terrible show) to name a few.…
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This is a particularly difficult column for me to write. I have wanted to write it for a good while and have postponed it many times but today I feel its time to let it loose into the theatrical community. (I would love some people’s opinions after reading.) The reason…
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Last week we featured David Harris’ first exclusive AussieTheatre blog, detailing his adventures in a whirlwind theatre tour of London. After seeing Warhorse, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers, Phantom, and enjoying a backstage encounter with the West End cast of Legally Blonde (Harris will star as Emmett in the Australian premiere…
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After graduating from WAAPA in 2001, Stephen Wheat has been a much sought after (and consistently working) actor, singer and dancer. He has appeared in numerous musicals including Shout!-The Legend of the Wild One, Dusty, The Boy From Oz, Jekyll and Hyde, 42nd Street, Pippin, Little Me and Merrily We Roll…
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“IF SHE CAN MAKE IT THERE, RACHEL BICKERTON CAN MAKE IT, ANYWHERE” Today, I’m talking to Aussie Entertainer and Expat Rachel Bickerton who packed her bags 4 months ago and made the move to the BIG APPLE after winning her hand at the random Green Card Lottery. Having performed in…
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One of the worst pieces of showbiz news I have heard lately is that the classic Oak Room cabaret lounge in the iconic Algonquin Hotel in New York has closed. This room has played host to some of the greats of cabaret around the world and the room, like the…
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Freya Grant gives us a taste of what’s to come on Broadway this year — and it sure is looking bright! It’s a leap year, the Year of the Dragon, an American election year, another Summer Olympics and inevitably a year of Broadway newbies and revivals destined to influence theatre…
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New York Correspondent Freya Grant writes this week about the hype of new television sensation SMASH. Using the classic show within a show format, Smash will showcase the Great White Way through a group of characters preparing a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.
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The Day the Sky Turned Black is a one women show following five characters through the events surrounding Black Saturday. Based on interviews with survivors, journalists and a global arson expert, the play travels from before the fires through the events of the day to the inevitable returning home and starting…
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