All posts tagged "Lyric Theatre"

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  Chills every single time: Christian Ambesi in ‘Wicked the Musical’

  Twenty years since its premiere on Broadway, Wicked the Musical returns to Australia. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, and adapted...

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  The depth and beauty of ‘WICKED’ in its Australian tour

  Lyric Theatre, Sydney.7 September 2023. Twenty years on from its Broadway premiere, WICKED has flown its way down-under once again, to delight...

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  ‘Chicago’ is back and set to sizzle in Australia

  Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery … and All That Jazz … so begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago. The sizzling show is...

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  It’s time to party: ‘Mamma Mia! The Musical’ full cast announced

  The global musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! The Musical will be dancing its way into Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne during 2023. Featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen,”...

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  Broadway blockbuster ‘Wicked’ is coming to Sydney

  NSW Minister for Tourism and the Arts Ben Franklin, together with producers John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia, Marc Platt, Universal Pictures,...

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  ‘Hairspray’ the musical to tour Adelaide this year 

  Producers of the original Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hairspray are thrilled to announce that the beloved production, which is soon to premiere at...

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  Dolly Parton’s hit musical ‘9 TO 5’ announces Adelaide season 

  Dolly Parton’s smash-hit musical, 9 TO 5 The Musical, will play at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide from October as part of its Australian...

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  ‘North by Northwest’: Full of suspense and surprise 

  The Lyric Theatre, Sydney.16 March 2022. North by Northwest is a delightful stage version of an Alfred Hitchcock classic. The 1959 American spy thriller film...

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  Bringing ‘9 TO 5’ to life: A talk with Lisa Stevens and Emma Hawthorne

  The countdown is on to the much anticipated Australian premiere of 9 TO 5 The Musical, Dolly Parton’s smash-hit West End musical, which...

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  ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ to open at QPAC this September

  Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will bring the spectacular new musical, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to Brisbane this September. The multi-Helpmann Award...

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  Andy Blankenbuehler: Setting a smash-hit musical from half a world away

  Hamilton is the most popular musical of our generation. To say that Australian audiences have been eagerly waiting for an Aussie production...

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  From history to here: Elandrah Eramiha in ‘Hamilton’

  There are many remarkable things about Hamilton. Hailed as a form-changer in musical theatre, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip hop-driven, historical drama has won Tony,...

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  Internationally acclaimed musical ‘Come From Away’ reopens in Australia

  On 19 January, award-winning musical Come From Away had its first performance in Australia 10 months since theatres were shut down due to COVID-19. The...

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  From dancer to resident choreographer, Danielle Bilios keeps ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ at its best

  It’s a Thursday afternoon, and resident choreographer Danielle Bilios is at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in rehearsal mode putting the Australian cast of Billy...

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  Lucy Durack heads to fairytale land in ‘Shrek the Musical’

  Shrek the Musical is part romance, part twisted fairytale and, mostly, fun for everyone. The show has been proclaimed as “true happiness” by The...

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  ‘Saturday Night Fever’: Dancing the night away!

  Lyric Theatre, Sydney. 2 April 2019. As flashbacks from the last 40 years filled the screens at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney,...

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  CLOC Musical Theatre’s ‘Strictly Ballroom the Musical’ brings characters to life

  The National Theatre, Melbourne. 11 May 2018. Back in the era of VHS, mixtapes and handheld video cameras, Baz Lurhmann gifted the...

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  Amy Lehpamer stars in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical arrives at the Lyric Theatre in September 2017, following the story of the iconic songwriter who has...

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  ‘Singin’ in The Rain’ opens with a splash!

  Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney. July 9, 2016.  One of old Hollywood’s finest and much-loved screen musicals, Singin’ in the Rain, opened to...

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  Sydney’s Sheridan Mouawad takes to the Broadway stage with Cirque du Soleil

  Don’t run away with the circus; find the circus on Broadway instead! That’s just what Sydney performer Sheridan Mouawad has done. She’ll...

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  Dance Captain Michelle Barr will rock the stage in ‘We Will Rock You’

  It was over 10 years ago that We Will Rock You the musical first opened in Australia. In the audience was Michelle...

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  Queensland Ballet Announces 2016 Season

  Queensland Ballet has announced its 2016 season, and it looks like an absolute cracker. With traditional favourites and brand new creations, it’s...