Community Theatre

Cabaret Showcase Winner Stars in Brisbane Company

You may not know the name yet, but Brisbane singer/songwriter Bradley McCaw is certainly one to keep an eye on. With an impressive resume behind him, McCaw is set to lead a cast of local performers in Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical, COMPANY in June.

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Javeenbah Theatre Cuts Loose with Footloose!

It’s been 30 years since Kevin Bacon starred in the hit teen dancing flick Footloose. To celebrate the anniversary, Javeenbah Theatre (Gold Coast, Queensland) will stage the stage musical version this May.

The Oscar and Tony-nominated musical is the theatre company’s first musical for 2014 and is directed by Amy-Louise Anderson and Jocelyn Moore-Carter with choreography by Kym Reynolds and Clay English.

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Gold Coast Theatre Alliance Talent Search

In planning for the future of theatre on the Gold Coast, the Theatre Alliance will precede their 2015 Season Launch with a Talent Search at the Helensvale Community Centre on the 1st and 2nd November 2014.

The adjudicators are Industry Professionals Deborah Leigh-Russell, Claudine and James Anderson and Stage Whispers is pleased to be sponsoring one of the sections.

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CLOC Celebrates 100 Shows with a Family Affair, Some Familiar Faces and a Lullaby of Broadway

2014 will be a very special year for Melbourne’s Award Winning CLOC Musical Theatre, as the company prepares to launch its 100thproduction in its 50thyear.

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Manly Celebrates Milestone with Jesus Christ Superstar

Manly Musical Society, in its 5th year as a community theatre group on the Northern Beaches in 2014, is celebrating the milestone with the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

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Nunsense II: Back in Habit at Limelight

The funny nuns from Nunsense are back on stage at Limelight Theatre (WA) in June 2014 in the sequel to their first musical comedy.

Written by Dan Goggin, Nunsense II: The Second Coming takes place six weeks after the sisters have staged their first benefit concert.

Bitten by the theatre bug, the nuns, now slicker performers, present a thank you show for people who have supported them.

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Millie Promises Brisbane Jazz, Intrigue and Toe-tapping Fun.

Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc.(Qld) presents Thoroughly Modern Millie from Saturday 31 May to Saturday 14 June, 2014, for eight performances only, at Iona Performing Arts Centre.

Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers.

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Over the Rainbow in Brisbane

Queensland Musical Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz from June 11-15, 2014 at the Schonell Theatre, University of Queensland

The well-known tale presenting the time-honoured themes of friendship, loyalty and good versus evil was written as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 by L. Frank Baum, it has been called the original American fairy tale.

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Everyone wants a little bit of FAME!

Imagine yourself standing centre stage, a single spot light, a silent crowd of thousands. You sing a heart squeezing, wicked, poignant song and the crowd leaps to their feet. This is the dream so many young children and adults have. This is FAME.

More than just a word to describe the filthy rich, FAME is the yearning to be heard, seen and accomplished on stage and in the creative world. Whether it’s dancing, acting, singing as an amateur or professional, every creative pursues a fleeting minute of FAME.

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Disco Meets Classic Soapies in Soundsations

Life is a song worth singing in Soundsations - headed for Brisbane in May / June 2014.

The show fast forwards through 795 episodes of glamour, passion, romance, comedy and mayhem involving the dysfunctional Von Maestro family who talk and sing in popular song titles.

Major and his family own a musical empire Soundsations. His evil identical brother Bass plans to copy pieces of a platinum record used to unlock Soundsations’ valuable song catalogue.

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