Casey Donovan to star as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act musical

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Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of the most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from August and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November. Joining Donovan in donning the habit will be the much-loved Genevieve Lemon in the role of Mother Superior.

“Although I never thought I would see the day when I put on a habit, I’m so incredibly excited to be joining Sister Act and to be playing the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier, played by the iconic Whoopi Goldberg in the much-loved films,” said Donovan.

“Growing up, Sister Act was one of the movies that I watched on repeat. I love the film and am truly honoured to be part of such an uplifting, joyful, fun and feel-good production featuring the brilliant original music by multiple Tony Award-winning composer Alan Menken,” she added.

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INTERVIEWS WITH Peter Rowsthorn and Asabi Goodman FROM CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL

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Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery… and All That Jazz… so begins the international multi-award-winning musical. The longest-running musical on Broadway, Chicago is now playing in Melbourne, followed by Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra.

Set amidst the decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer Billy Flynn to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.

It stars Anthony Warlow as Billy Flynn; Zoë Ventoura as nightclub singer and vaudevillian Velma Kelly; Lucy Maunder as Roxie Hart; Peter Rowsthorn as Roxie’s gullible and hapless husband, Amos; and Asabi Goodman as sassy prison warden Matron ‘Mama’ Morton.

For more information and tickets, go to: chicagomusical.com.au. 

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Wicked: Arriving in Melbourne March 2024

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Wicked – the phenomenally successful musical is wowing audiences in Sydney right now, as it continues its stellar run at the Lyric Theatre. But Melbourne audiences will not have to wait long until it heads south to the city’s iconic Regent Theatre, kicking off the third run in the city, following previous productions in 2008 and 2014.

To celebrate the announcement of its Melbourne leg kicking off in March 2024 as well as the fact that tickets are going on sale on Friday the 20th of October, Lord Mayor Sally Capp welcomed the show’s two stars – Courtney Monsma (who plays Glinda) and Sheridan Adams (Elphaba) – who arrived in full costume and make-up to help promote the show’s return to Melbourne for the first time in almost 10 years. Added to this was the presence of an enormous Wicked-themed hot air balloon, which was not defying gravity sadly as it was anchored to the ground, but it certainly loomed large in the distance on a perfect Melbourne morning.

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