The many Wonkas of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical is finally coming to Australia. Premiering in London’s West End at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in June 2013, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ran for 1,293 days...
A Chat with Dean Drieberg, director of StageArt’s Bare: The Musical
Every generation, our youths start to face a plethora of issues which may not have existed for their predecessors. But in the 21st century, these are coming to a point of climax, and the...
My Favourite Australian Musicals – a highly subjective list
One of my most feared questions is “What’s your favourite musical?”. I never have a clear answer, so I often default to answering “Can I give you my top 5?” and even then, the...
Photo Feature: In The Heights
On the day of their first preview, AussieTheatre joined the cast of In The Heights at the Hayes Theatre Co to bring you a first glimpse of this exciting musical.The cast performed three songs...
Call for Australian musicals – YouTube Playlist and Sheet Music – Submissions now open
In collaboration with Home Grown and AussieTheatre.com, Trevor Jones, a leading academic in Australian Musical Theatre based at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, is compiling a regular YouTube playlist to promote the work of Australian...
The Sound of Falling Stars
“What amazing songs, what incredible singers. What a shame that they died so young”.Writer and director Robyn Archer has plenty to say about The Sound of Falling Stars, a cabaret-style musical and theatrical event she...
Linden Furnell on breaking musical theatre convention in American Idiot
Linden Furnell is a lover of dense lyricism and lush orchestrations in the vein of Jason Robert Brown and Adam Guettel, but also believes that American Idiot has allowed him the emotional freedom and...
Chad Beguelin on the magic of adapting Aladdin for the stage
Chad Beguelin, book writer of Aladdin the Musical, has had a rather magical Disney journey. Originally beginning work on the project with a much simpler brief, Beguelin eventually became a key member of the talented...
StageArt’s Falsettos, the Victorian AIDS Council and the legacy of AIDS advocacy in theatre
StageArt’s Falsettos is currently playing as part of the Midsumma Festival in Melbourne to strong reviews from critics and audiences, but a behind the scenes element makes it more than just another successful artistic...
A Shrektacular chat with Jay Laga’aia and Luke Joslin
Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess who was locked in a castle guarded by a terrible, fire-breathing dragon. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but...
