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It’s been a long time between major New York style Musical Theatre events in Melbourne. To sustain the drive of the Broadway musical there are frequent occasions available for New York audiences to hear the musical theatre stars of Broadway sing shows tunes live.
t present the only major venue in Melbourne offering regular cabaret fare is Capers in Hawthorn. To their credit, the new owners lead by David Cameron have re-configured the space to the advantage of both the performers and the audience.
Jeanne Pratt AC today announced the winner of The Pratt Prize for Music Theatre 2004 – Matthew Robinson, who submitted the musical METRO STREET for which he wrote the music, lyrics and book.
EUREKA the Musical bows out of Her Majesty’s Theatre on Sunday 28 November but not without a fight.
Mel Brooks’ smash hit, multi-award winning musical THE PRODUCERS, officially opened in Melbourne on 17 April 2004. Having had the privilege of seeing the show at the final preview performance the 16 th April, I was swept up by the hoopla and excitement of the official opening.
On Wednesday night 18 August The Production Company premiered “CAROUSEL – A Concert” as the second musical for its 2004 season, with David Campbell as Billy Bigelow.
This is a touching and emotional dramatisation of a book by Siobhan McHugh entitled Minefields and Miniskirts . Ms McHugh’s book is a collection of interviews with more than fifty women who shared their recollections of their time in Vietnam during the war.
