281 stories by "Matt Edwards"
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to The Choir of Man at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday November 6. Fresh from the stages of their world tour, including the Edinb…
As part of Opera Australia season launch last night it was announced that they would present two classic musicals with John Frost. It is not the first collaboration for this partnership, hav…
Erin Cornell is as mercurial as she is intense, and it is always only a couple of minutes into our coffee that her energy rubs off on me. I'm suddenly more positive, more passionate and feel…
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced today that the smash-hit musical Moulin Rouge! will be heading to Australia for its premiere at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne in 2021. The musical,…
Australian performer Josh Piterman will take over as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on the West End from September this year. A perennial Australian leading man of musical theatre, …
AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway to Sunday In The Park With George at the Whitehorse Centre on Saturday 10 August, 7.30 pm. Presented by Whitehorse and Watch This Productions. In …
Tonight, the second half of the 2019 Helpmann Awards were announced in Melbourne. In case you missed it, Act 1 took place last night at an industry-only cocktail event and included the annou…
This year, as last year, the Helpmann Awards are being presented over 2 nights from the Arts Centre Melbourne. Last night the first 20 Awards were presented at an intimate, industry only coc…
As covered in Playbill.com today, Clay Roberts will make his U.S. debut as Jack Kelly in Theatre by the Sea's Newsies opening later this month. While Clay maybe New Zealand born, he has s…
Manilla Street Productions is excited to announce the complete cast of 24 actors who have been chosen for the Australian premiere production of The Beautiful Game at Chapel off Chapel from 1…
John Frost has found his next big green machine! Frost announced today that the lead roles in the upcoming production of Shrek the Musical will be played by Ben Mingay as Shrek, and Lucy …
The Big Green Ogre is coming to Australia. Producers from GFO announced this morning that the Broadway smash Shrek the Musical will be coming to Australia in 2020. Based on the 2001 Dreamwor…
Producers have announced that Australian superstar Jason Donovan will be playing the role of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago this December in Melbourne. He joins Na…
AussieTheatre has two double passes to giveaway to ZIRK! " Russia's Big Top Circus Spectacular at The Showring, Entertainment Quarter on Saturday 6 July at 4 pm. In association with the Russ…
Move over Sydney, the Helpmann Awards are heading to Melbourne! For the first time ever, Arts Centre Melbourne, Victoria's home of the performing arts, will host the 19th annual Helpmann Awa…
Today, on the 50th anniversary of Hair opening at The Metro Theatre, Kings Cross, producers have announced the full cast for the upcoming Australian tour. Playing Sheila will be Prinnie Stev…
Erin and I have been deliberating and agonising over this decision for the last 6 months, but it is time for us to come out and say it; "We do not have the time needed to fully commit to Aus…
AussieTheatre has A double pass to giveaway to Come From Away at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne on Tuesday 9 July at 7.00pm. Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of str…
It was confirmed today that the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton, will be heading to Australia! The production will premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, beginning March 2021. The announc…
Producers confirmed last week the Chicago the Musical will be heading to Melbourne later this year. Following its premiere season at the Capitol Theatre Sydney in August, the production w…
This week we caught up with Rob Johnson, who is just about to go into the last week of Spamalot at The Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney. Rob is currently playing Prince Herbert (in Spamal…
The winners of the 36th annual Green Room Awards we announced last night at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. The awards presented last night covered work presented on Melbourne stages in …
Darlinghurst Theatre Company's 2019 programme boasts the honour of presenting the Sydney premiere of Once, the musical based on the 2007 indie film of the same name. This week, the ful…
Producers today announced the full cast joining previously announced Anthony Warlow and Gina Riley in the upcoming concert tour of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeny Todd. Australia theatrical …
Elise McCann is fast becoming one of the Australian theatre industry's most sought after commodities. As a producer, performer and creator, the self-confessed "control freak" is in high dema…
