Community Theatre

DUSTY for Chatswood Stage

One of pop music’s greatest Divas will be celebrated Chatswood’s Zenith Theatre in November when Chatswood Musical Society (NSW) presents DUSTY: The Original Pop Diva, a musical about the life and music of Dusty Springfield.

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Playlovers Get Their Skates on for Kander and Ebb Premiere.

THE Australian premiere of a musical written by the team behind Chicago and Cabaret opens in Perth on November 9, 2012.

Written by Kander and Ebb and directed by Alida Chaney at Playlovers, The Rink is set in a rundown 1970s rollerskating rink on the US east coast.

It’s a story of forgiveness between a mother and daughter – played by Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli in the original Broadway production – as they try to find a way of letting go of the past to move into the future.

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Meet the Cast of The Hatpin

The Regals Musical Society (Sydney, NSW) bring The Hatpin to St George Bank Auditorium from October 12. Their new base in Kogarah is ideally suited to this intimate musical that retells one of Australia’s most gripping crime stories.

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Hit Whorehouse Musical for Sydney’s South.

The hit Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is taking up residence at Bexley RSL from 12 October, courtesy of Canterbury Theatre Guild.

Based on the true story of a legendary Texan brothel known as the Chicken Ranch which operated from the 1840s to 1973, Whorehouse opened on Broadway in 1978 and ran for 1,584 performances

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Bertie and Jeeves Song and Dance for Normanhurst

Normanhurst Uniting Church Musical Society presents the Andrew Lloyd Webber rarity By Jeeves, and leading the company is Kent Blackmore, a veteran of 35 shows with NUCMS.

The show, based on the classic P. G. Wodehouse characters is close the Kent’s heart as he grew up on the classic English humour of Bertie Wooster and his eccentric friends and acquaintances.

“Wodehouse's pre-war characters are so cleverly drawn that you will recognise them in your own friends today.”

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Avenue Q: No Way These Puppets Live on Sesame Street

It may have cute puppets and catchy songs, but adults-only musical Avenue Q is a whole different thoroughfare from Sesame Street.

Phoenix Ensemble (Qld) is pushing the envelope with its October / November show, a crazy comedy featuring humans and puppets. With racy sexual content (including a puppet sex scene) and bad language, Avenue Q: The Musical is not for everyone, and comes with a 16+ recomendation.

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CLOC: Getting all dressed up for All Shook Up

CLOC Musical Theatre (Vic) is preparing to take a nostalgic trip back to the days of slick hair, smooth talk, cool dudes – and hip swivelling rockin’ good times during October 2012.

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Attend the Score of Sweeney Todd

Altona City Theatre (Vic) is presenting Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s dark, operatic Tony and Olivier award winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, from September 21 to October 6 at the Altona Theatre.

Forgive our play on the Sondheim lyric, but when Stage Whispers had the chance to speak to Musical Director Ian Nisbet it seemed such an apt title.

Stage Whispers: Are you a particular Stephen Sondheim fan? What makes his writing special for you?

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Forbidden Planet Rock Musical takes Melbourne audiences out of this world.

Audiences are in for an out-of-this-world experience when they take their seats to Return to the Forbidden Planet, a performance mash-up of Shakespeare, science fiction and rock and roll.

For a strictly limited season at Monash University’s Alexander Theatre (Vic), Return to the Forbidden Planet allows audiences to blast-off for a wild ride where Mad Men meets Rocky Horror in outer space.

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Australian Horizons for Darwin

Darwin Chorale comes together to deliver a night of song showcasing the talent in the NT with their latest production, called Australian Horizons – Songs from the Bush to the Beach, at the Darwin Entertainment Centre Studio Theatre on September 21 and 22.

The show includes iconic ballads and standards from the Australian chorale repertoire.

It will also feature the world premiere of ‘More Than Just a Home’, written by Darwin musician and actor Yoris Wilson.

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