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One of the greatest privileges and joys I have had in my career was standing next to Lisa McCune for a curtain call after a South Pacific performance. The public persona of Australia’s so called ‘golden girl’ of Australian TV is pretty close to the mark – Lisa is simply…
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Opera Australia’s critically acclaimed production of South Pacific is heading to Perth this November, with Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune leading company in the roles of Emile De Becque and Nellie Forbush. Set to open on November 10 at the Crown Theatre and play a limited four week season,…
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Marika Aubrey’s brand new feature series launches today on AussieTheatre. How We Do What We Do is a new-format artist profile, featured monthly on AussieTheatre! I sat down to chat with the ever surprising Eddie Perfect — an actor, musician, comedian, cabaret performer, playwright, and composer and my colleague in Opera…
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It was announced today that Eddie Perfect, award winning actor, singer and writer, will re-join the cast of South Pacific as the wheeling and dealing Luther Billis in Brisbane for the final four shows, replacing Gyton Grantley. Perfect originated the role of Seabee Luther Billis when Opera Australia’s award winning production opened…
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South Pacific, the epic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, opened on the 2nd January 2013, to a packed audience of Brisbane’s who’s who at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC. The energy in the house was electric and included two special audience members who were in the original Australian production. Opera Australia teamed…
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AussieTheatre’s Cassie Tongue saw 90 live performances in 2012. Of these, 17 were musicals. Here is her list of the six best shows (five was the goal; six deserve the attention) in a year that, while light for musical theatre in Sydney, was dotted with gems — some buried, and…
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Opera Australia’s smash hit musical South Pacific officially opens at Lyric Theatre QPAC tonight starring Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Lisa McCune, Gyton Grantley and Christine Anu. Preview performances commenced on December 27 and the show has been enjoying strong sales and enthusiastic audience responses. Based on the island of Espiritu Santo…
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Opera Australia’s Australian tour of South Pacific begins previews tonight at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre QPAC with two new cast members in leading roles. Australian songstress Christine Anu and actor Gyton Grantley will perform for the first time this evening as Bloody Mary and Luther Billis in director Bartlett Sher’s acclaimed…
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How’s this for a holiday job? Treading the boards with some of Australia’s biggest music theatre stars in the Brisbane season of South Pacific at QPAC. Six talented young Queenslanders (two casts of three) have been cast in the roles of Jerome, Ngana and Bloody Mary’s assistant for South Pacific’s five…
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It’s the hottest ticket in Brisbane this summer, and AussieTheatre have two to give away! Oh, yes — we are giving away a DOUBLE PASS to see Opera Australia’s hit production of South Pacific starring Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune along with Queensland locals Christine Anu and Gyton Grantley. A fabulous…
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