21/08/2017
Missy Higgins joins the cast of Miracle City for Musical Theatre debut | News
After premiering at Sydney Theatre Company in 1996, Nick Enright and Max Lambert's acclaimed musical Miracle City hadn't been seen on Sydney's stages for n
15/06/2017
Muriel’s Wedding The Musical | Stage Whispers
Muriel Heslop is back! And this time she’s singing. Stuck in a dead-end life in Porpoise Spit, Muriel is obsessed with the music of ABBA and dreaming of a fairytale wedding – the white dress, the church, the attention. Unfortunately, there’s one thing missing. A groom. Leaving small-town life, her l...
24/04/2017
It is with great excitement that we introduce the full cast for Paris - A Rock Odyssey
BOOK TICKETS ONLINE: http://ow.ly/fCz630b4K02
PHONE: 03 9699 3333
13 - 15 July at Melbourne Recital Centre
John Waters to star in the role of Ulysses
He will be joined by Ben Mingay as Achilles
Tim Freedman as Agamemnon
Matthew Manahan as Paris
Madeleine Featherby as Helen
Brian Mannix as Sinon
Scott Johnson as Hector
Kerrie-Anne Greenland as Cassandra
Mark Dickinson as Menelaus
Tod Strike as Patroclus
John O’May as Priam
Cameron MacDonald as Ajax/Fisherman
Shirley Bowen as Hecuba
Annie Aitken as the Handmaiden
Daniel Cosgrove as Aeneas
Jack O’Riley as Thersites
Jordon Mahar as Talthybius
and Caitlin Quinn as Athena
Joining the cast will be Kinloch Anstiss, Tess Branchflower, Simon Browne, Jesika Clark, Emily Crawford, Ned Dixon, Marissa Economo, Rosabelle Elliott, Anne Gasko, Christian Gillett, Courtney Glass, Mark Horn, Aaron Hughes, Peter Jenkins, Kaori Maeda-Judge, Sophie Loughran, Morgan Phillips, Jodi Raynes, Kate Schmidli, John Tacey, Megan Tiedermann, Isabella Vallette, Julia Walker, Sam Ward, Jaylee Waters, Lachlan Whan, Casey Withoos, Lisa Woodbrook and Michael Young.
30/03/2017
Eddie Perfect to score bound-for-Broadway Beetlejuice musical | News
It's showtime! Our own Eddie Perfect (Shane Warne: The Musical) will write the score of Warner Brothers' new musical adaptation of cult faovurite movie Bee
06/12/2016
WHAT'S ON: The Gathering (Will Hannagan and Belinda Jenkins). Vic Theatre Company presents at fortyfivedownstairs (Melbourne) until 11 December 2016.
Fresh from a development season at the New York Music Theatre Festival, The Gathering is presented with the support of City of Melbourne.
http://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/gathering-new-musical/2016-12-06/
The Gathering - fortyfivedownstairs
A new Australian musical fresh from a season at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and presented with the support of City of Melbourne.
10/09/2016
Here comes the bride, again: Muriel's Wedding to be remade into a modern musical
Creator PJ Hogan reworks story for Sydney Theatre Company so Porpoise Spit’s favourite daughter lands ‘a man, a fortune and a million Twitter followers’
28/06/2016
The next "Musical Theatre Melodies" broadcast on 96.5 FM on Tuesday, 28th June will feature The Musicals of PETER PINNE and DON BATTYE (in tribute to the late Don Battye).
Highlights will include:
RED, WHITE & BOOGIE and SWEET F***Y ADAMS from the 1983 Australian studio cast recording starring Robyn Arthur and Lance Strauss.
The segment also includes a 'live' telephone interview with composer/lyricist, writer and Australian Musical Theatre historian* PETER PINNE from Brisbane, discussing the background history of the musicals.
The remainder of the broadcast will feature Peter's song selections from the Pinne & Battyte musicals:
- A BUNCH OF RATBAGS
- CAROLINE
- JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
- THE SHOEMAKER AND THE ELVES
- THE EMPERPRS NEW CLOTHES
On air between 9 - 11 p.m. EST local Melbourne time.
Web streaming available through Inner FM Web Radio player:
http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer/index.php?c=innerfm
which can also be found on the webpage: www.innerfm.org.au
Welcome to Melbourne's 96.5 Inner FM | Inner FM
It is hard to believe but our last Radiothon was three years ago in 2013. The team of David Miller, John Gillespie and Kevin Trask are getting ready to run another Radiothon with the full support of the Committee of 96.5 Inner FM. We are hoping to exceed the great result of $6,405 that was achieved…
27/03/2016
Starring Stephen Mahy (Jersey Boys, Grease) and Alinta Chidzey (West Side Story, Chess).
By Peter Fitzpatrick (Flowerchildren) and Anthony Costanzo (Life's A Circus).
Has your life ever been at that fork in the road?
Tickets at www.tinyurl.com/crossXroads
24/09/2015
WHAT'S ON:
STEALING PICASSO - Rehearsed Reading (Joel Paskowski & Tom Reed)
Stealing Picasso is an adaptation of the novel ‘Stealing Picasso’ by Anson Cameron. The story, based on the theft of the painting, ‘The Weeping Woman’, from the National Gallery of Victory in 1986, concerns aspiring artist Harry Broome who is forced to steal the painting to repay a debt and falls into a chaotic world of bikies, drugs and art critics.
A rehearsed reading by students of VCA. Bookings are essential by following the link:
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rehearsed-reading-of-stealing-picasso-a-new-australian-musical-tickets-17823761350?aff=EFlyer
Rehearsed Reading of Stealing Picasso - A New Australian Musical
Performed by the Music Theatre Company 15 and production students from the Victorian College of the Arts, Music and Lyrics by Joel Paszkowski. Book by Tom Reed. Stealing Picasso is an adaptation of the novel ‘Stealing Picasso’ by Anson Cameron. The story, based on the theft of the painting, ‘The Wee…
16/06/2015
WHAT'S ON:
GREY'S LOBOTOMY (Xavier Brouwer)
Performing in Melbourne CBD (Kaleide Theatre) and St Kilda (Alex Theatre), GREY'S LOBOTOMY is a new musical comedy on the Australian health system.
June - July 2015
http://www.greyslobotomy.com/
Grey's Lobotomy - a musical by Xavier Brouwer
Grey's Lobotomy is a hilarious new musical comedy on the Australian health system.