Three years age when Bernadette Robinson debuted in Songs for Nobodies as part of a season at Melbourne Theatre Company, she was a veritable unknown. Her play by Joanna Murray Smith seemed the unlikeliest of ventures – an anecdotal piece about the interactions of five nobodies with five legendary performers…
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After months of online buzz and rumours, it was finally announced this morning by live music producer and recording magnate Michael Gudinski that he has acquired the Australian rights to the arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. The smash hit production has already toured throughout the UK to rave reviews and…
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My first choice for musical theatre has always been cabaret. I love that it embodies the soul of the rebellious sister to musicals offering subversive and bawdy anecdotes to life with a great dollop of humour. In comparison, musicals have always seemed such a conservative sibling for me, and it…
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The Phantom of the Opera, one of the world’s most enduring contemporary contemporary musicals with 25 years on stage, productions in multiple languages and a sequel, the blockbuster hit Love Never Dies, is extending its reach. Performance rights will become available to amateur theatre groups in Australia and New Zealand from 2013. “It…
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Love Never Dies has endured both ups and downs in its relatively short life, but as the Sydney season comes to a close, the Australian cast, crew and creative team of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest musical sensation certainly have reason to celebrate. The show has been performing to near capacity…
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On Monday March 12, the DVD of Love Never Dies - Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest blockbuster musical – was released in the United Kingdom, causing a flurry of excitement. The Really Useful Group’s website reported today that the DVD, which stars the current Australian cast, has hit the top spot in the midweek…
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The cast and crew of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest musical triumph Love Never Dies have celebrated 300 shows in Australia. Love Never Dies premiered at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on May 18, 2011 after significant reworking from the original London production, and last night marked the 300th performance. An Australian creative…
Read MoreLove Never Dies prepares to hit the big screen across the USA next week… Despite a rocky beginning in London two years ago, Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest block buster musical, has certainly made its mark on the world of music theatre. After a complete makeover, thanks to a creative…
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I have just found myself crying as I finished watching the DVD of Love Never Dies. Two years ago, when I rushed home, eagerly unwrapped the Original Cast Recording of that show and spent a good four hours listening to it on repeat – I would never have expected this…
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AussieTheatre.com welcomes Ben van Tienen to our guest writing team! Ben is currently the Associate Musical director of WICKED, Singapore. It upsets me immeasurably that “it’s not hummable/memorable” is still thought to be a valid criticism of a music theatre score…
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