The Rob Guest Endowment annual gala concert is just days away and it’s going to be a night to remember in the Aussie Musical Theatre calendar. The big event is all set for Monday November 14, where six finalists — emerging stars of Australian musical theatre — will take the stage at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre to compete for… Read more.
The Rob Guest Endowment annual gala concert is just weeks away and it’s going to be a night to remember in the Aussie Musical Theatre calendar. The big event is all set for Monday November 14, where six finalists — emerging stars of Australian musical theatre — will take the stage at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre to compete for a… Read more.
After more than 300 shows in 5 cities across Australia, the Aussie tour of The Sound Of Music came to a close last night in Perth. The production, which has employed 78 Australian kids to play the famous Von Trapp children and performed to packed houses in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth waved “So Long, Farewell” to Australia when… Read more.
Musical theatre veteran Johanna Allen, who performing onstage as Sister Sophia in Australian tour of The Sound of Music, will be promoted to the coveted role of Mother Abbess for the musical’s final run in Perth. Allen will be taking over the role from Helpmann Award winner Jacqui Dark. Mother Abbess, Maria’s confidante and advisor, is a beloved… Read more.
The Sound of Music is best known for its 1965 film adaptation renowned for the sweeping landscapes, the catchy Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes and of course, Julie Andrews. The movie is so well known and loved that, even though The Sound of Music was originally a stage production, one cannot help but use the movie as… Read more.
The Sound of Music opened in Melbourne last night at the Regent Theatre on Collins Street – the third stop in the show’s Australian tour. Photographer Belinda Strodder (dancephotography.net.au) snapped these beautiful images of the cast on stage yesterday for AussieTheatre’s special photo feature. The Sound of Music is currently on sale in Melbourne until… Read more.
The Sound of Music will be heading to Perth later this year as the final stop in its national tour. The show opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in late 2015 and recently completed a run at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Melbourne audiences will receive the magical production, starring Amy Lehpamer and Cameron Daddo, from May 13 for a… Read more.
AussieTheatre.com is excited to be giving away two of our favourite things – double passes to The Sound of Music! Two lucky readers will be heading along to see Amy Lehpamer, Cameron Daddo and the wonderful cast of The Sound of Music at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on Tuesday 17 May when we give away TWO DOUBLE PASSES to… Read more.
The London Palladium production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s classical musical with its beloved songs (‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, ‘Edelweiss’) is now in Sydney and may bring the iconic, true story of the Von Trapp family to life for a new generation. The highlights of this production are definitely the Von Trapp children. They are all… Read more.
In Sydney, the week kicked off with the Sydney Theatre Awards – awards given by a panel of professional theatre critics (disclaimer: I’m one of them) – held, as always, in Paddington, in an auditorium packed with theatre makers, actors, techies, publicists, and more. People were standing, the tables were crowded, and the vibe was so positive,… Read more.
