Praise be! In the biggest role of her career to date, Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of Sister Act, when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from August and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November. Joining Casey in donning the habit will be the Genevieve Lemon in the role of Mother Superior.
A LIFE IN NOTES to feature songs that influenced LuPone throughout her life
Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will bring her new concert A LIFE IN NOTES to Australia this winter, directly from Carnegie Hall.
LuPone will headline the Adelaide Cabaret Festival before undertaking a national tour stopping in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The future Australian superstar seemed destined to become a journalist, but something happened when he enrolled in a performance subject whilst he was studying at university. In this Stage Whispers exclusive, Sara Lander recounts the moment when everyone in the room realised that Hugh Jackman was something special.
Image: Chicago Australian cast 2023/4. Photographer: Jeff Busby.
Something old and something new is the flavour of Musical Theatre in 2024. There’s blockbuster classics including Wicked, Sunset Boulevard and Beauty and the Beast, along with Australian premieres of Dear Evan Hansen and Groundhog Day the Musical.
Coral Drouyn talks to writer/composer Paul Hodge about his TWO Musicals due to hit the stage in 2024, including Black Box, which opens at QPAC on May 10th,
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde’s Lady Bracknell, “To have one musical staged is good fortune, to have two sounds like sheer talent!”
