Stage Briefs

Sydney Premiere of Margaret Fulton: Queen of The Dessert

The Bondi Theatre Company cast of the Margaret Fulton: Queen of the Dessert have had a close encounter with the Australian cooking legend, who is the subject of their production from October 12 – 27.

The musical is based on the biography of Margaret Fulton I sang for my supper, tracking her life from a school girl to a national cooking superstar who sold 1.5 million books.

Cast and creatives were thrilled recently to meet the almost 94-year-old in the Southern Highlands, to learn a little about her life.  

Ethan Sings for Farmers in Adelaide

In 2015 when Ethan Hall sang “Advance Australia Fair” at an Adelaide Bite Baseball game at 7 years of age with the "hiccups", the video clip went viral overnight, resulting in media interviews, both national and international.

Catch Me If You Can for Hayes in 2019

Truth is stranger than fiction. From the producer who brought you Cry-Baby, High Fidelity and Rent, Lauren Peters, comes the musical Catch Me If You Can. Based on the biographical hit film of the same name, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, Catch Me If You Can will play from 19 July 2019 as part of the Hayes Theatre Co 2019 season.

In the Heights for Opera House

The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall will be transformed into a vibrant Manhattan street corner during January 2019 for the Sydney return of In the Heights, Tony Award-winning musical from one of America’s most acclaimed writers and producers, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton).

We Will Rock You – Arena Spectacular

Two musical theatre stars return to Canberra, their hometown, to headline the cast in the upcoming production of We Will Rock You – The Arena Spectacular.

Toby Francis, who recently played the lead in the Kinky Boots has been cast as Galileo whilst Queenie van de Zandt, of King Kong, Funny Girl and Jan van de Stool fame, will play the role of the villain Killer Queen.

Seasons 2019

Click on the links below for detailed articles on theatre company seasons around Australia in 2019.

NSW

Ensemble Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company

Belvoir

Griffin

Starstruck Musical

The cult 1982 movie Star Struck is to be made into a musical by the production team behind Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

RENT Returns to Melbourne

The smash hit musical RENT is coming to Melbourne! To be staged at Chapel off Chapel from Nov 29 – Dec 8 for a strictly limited season. Join the waitlist to receive exclusive ticket discounts. www.rentmusical.com.au

With an inspirational message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity is still a relevant story for a modern audience.

West Side Story for Melbourne and Sydney

Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment have announced that the BB Group production of West Side Story will play limited seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House in 2019.

Audition submissions are now open for this timeless classic, which features Jerome Robbins’ ground-breaking choreography.

Mandy Patinkin Returns

Before he was an Emmy®-winning TV and film actor, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony®-winning Broadway star. Patinkin, star of the hit television series Homeland returns to Australia in November 2018 for the first time in five years to perform in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Tickets are on sale from Friday 3 August.