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News: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ To Be Broadcast Live To Cinemas Across Australia As Part Of Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations

The 50th Anniversary production of iconic rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show has kicked off global celebrations at Theatre Royal Sydney thrilling audiences and critics alike, and in an Australian first, will be broadcast live from the stage of Theatre Royal Sydney into cinemas across the country for one night only on Thursday 30 March.

This is the first time Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in Event Cinema distribution, has presented a live event from an Australian venue to cinemas across the continent giving audiences from all corners of this vast land a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of the live performance of The Rocky Horror Show direct from the magnificently restored Theatre Royal Sydney.

News: Tim Omaji Will Play Ike Turner In ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’

The producers of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical announced today that the role of Ike Turner will be played by Australian triple threat and multi-platinum selling performer, Tim Omaji, when the award-winning smash hit musical premieres at Theatre Royal Sydney this May.

Driftwood The Musical Returns To Melbourne’s Chapel Off Chapel This May

Driftwood The Musical had its world premiere in Melbourne last year and is now being reworked by director and acclaimed theatre-maker Gary Abrahams along with Anthony Barnhill and Jane Bodie. This moving and enthralling story of a family surviving the ravages of war will return to Chapel Off Chapel from 3 – 20 May.

Friends! The Musical Parody Has Arrived In Melbourne!

Friends! The Musical Parody has arrived in Melbourne for the final leg of its Australian tour, playing at the Athenaeum Theatre from 23 November to 17 December.

Review: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Melbourne’s State Theatre (2022)

The Phantom of the Opera has come to Melbourne’s State Theatre, The Art Centre – and you’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, let alone someone who didn’t rank it in their top 10 favourite musicals.

Thus, the expectation is higher than your average show. Succeed, and you have a hit on your hands. Fail, and there would be outroar in the streets!

Luckily, the 2022-2023 production falls in the former.

News: ‘Wicked The Musical’ Returns To Sydney In 2023

NSW Minister for Tourism and the Arts, Ben Franklin, together with producers John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia, Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, has announced that Wicked will open in Sydney in August 2023 at the Sydney Lyric.

tick, tick… BOOM! hits Australia in 2023!

After the success of the 2021 biographical musical drama film tick, tick… BOOM! starring Andrew Garfield, the musical of the same name makes its Australian mainstage debut at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 1 February 2023 before a limited season at QPAC’s Playhouse in Brisbane.

News: ‘Titanic The Musical: In Concert’ Full Cast Announced (2022)

The five-time Tony Award winning production Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert in Melbourne this November. The special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne Town Hall for four performances only on November 4, 5 and 6.

News: A Christmas Carol set to have its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in November 2022

Two visionary Tony Award winners — director Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) — have created a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ timeless story, A Christmas Carol.

Dickens’ 1843 novella tells the story of a selfish and greedy old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates everything related to Christmas. Ultimately a tale of compassion and redemption, after being visited by Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge is changed into a better man.