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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tonight, Tonight...
A big shout out to the cast of West Side Story for their first show tonight. The production seems to be a scaled version down of the production, but features a stellar cast. There is definately Helpmann Award talk about this production!
Rob Guest Endowment
The closing date for entries for the Rob Guest Endowment have been extended until next Friday, July 9th. If you haven't thought about it as yet, do it!!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The only thing better than Hairspray? That's... undecided
Despite the principal roles being announced on Monday, the Insider has been tipped off that auditions for some ensemble roles are still continuing. When an announcement is made, expect to see cast members from Wicked and Fame represented.
Rob Guest Endowment 2010
Just a reminder to all aspiring Musical Theatre performers, there are only 2 days left to get your entries in for the 2010 Rob Guest Endowment.
The Endowment was a huge success last year in it's first year, with eventual winner Danielle Matthews performing with 5 other talented finalists in a star-studded concert.
This year the event proves to be bigger than ever. On May 17, the cast of Wicked performed a production of Sondheim's Into The Woods, raising over $90,000 for the charity.
This year's concert will be on Monday the 4th of October at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.
Entries close at 5pm July 2nd in Sydney.
For details or to make a donation, head to
http://www.robguestendowment.com.au/
The Endowment was a huge success last year in it's first year, with eventual winner Danielle Matthews performing with 5 other talented finalists in a star-studded concert.
This year the event proves to be bigger than ever. On May 17, the cast of Wicked performed a production of Sondheim's Into The Woods, raising over $90,000 for the charity.
This year's concert will be on Monday the 4th of October at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.
Entries close at 5pm July 2nd in Sydney.
For details or to make a donation, head to
http://www.robguestendowment.com.au/
When is Sydney going to live forever?
There is much speculation about the fate of the musical Fame.
After lackluster sales in Melbourne, the Brisbane season seems to be performing better. News that cast member Jaz Flowers will be leaving the show to play the lead in Hairspray has helped sales. The question now is when it will go to Sydney and in what venue
The Brisbane season is set to finish early August.
Looking at the availability of Sydney theatres, there are only 2 potential theatres for it to go into. Wicked is booked into the Capitol until September 12, with a week at the minimum to bump out.
Swan Lake will be occupying the Lyric theatre until September 5.
It has been confirmed Fame will run until at least mid-November in Sydney, so it looks as if a mid to late September opening for Fame.
After lackluster sales in Melbourne, the Brisbane season seems to be performing better. News that cast member Jaz Flowers will be leaving the show to play the lead in Hairspray has helped sales. The question now is when it will go to Sydney and in what venue
The Brisbane season is set to finish early August.
Looking at the availability of Sydney theatres, there are only 2 potential theatres for it to go into. Wicked is booked into the Capitol until September 12, with a week at the minimum to bump out.
Swan Lake will be occupying the Lyric theatre until September 5.
It has been confirmed Fame will run until at least mid-November in Sydney, so it looks as if a mid to late September opening for Fame.
The Wicked Witch heads West
We've had quite a few people asking if Wicked is going to Perth after Brisbane and Adelaide.
The answer is Yes, Perth will be a tour stop in 2011.
The answer is Yes, Perth will be a tour stop in 2011.
Lend me a Soprano
It seems Gordon Frost is having problems finding Sopranos for it's new production of Zhivago the Musical. Neither of the two lead Soprano roles have been cast, despite an extensive audition process and some very talented singers auditioning.
Rehearsals commence in December.
Zhivago opens on Feburary 19 at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney.
Rehearsals commence in December.
Zhivago opens on Feburary 19 at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Renee Armstrong to play Amber
As a previous entry mentioned, it has now been confirmed that Wicked ensemble member, Renee Armstrong, will be playing the role of Amber von Tussle in Hairspray. Congratulotions to her!
Dreamgirls to hit Australia?
Rumour has it a a production of Dreamgirls is to reach Australia in the not-too distant future, either late next year or early 2012.
Meanwhile the cast of Mary Poppins move into Her Majesty's Theatre this week... Sources say the set and props are looking practically perfect in every way. Expect a completely magical production! Tickets are selling fast, keep an eye on Showbiz for decent seating.
Meanwhile the cast of Mary Poppins move into Her Majesty's Theatre this week... Sources say the set and props are looking practically perfect in every way. Expect a completely magical production! Tickets are selling fast, keep an eye on Showbiz for decent seating.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Amber?
Following the Hairspray Cast announcement today, there have been rumours that Renee Armstrong from Wicked will play the role of Amber von Tussle. It is not known how accurate these rumour are.
Hairspray Offial Cast Announcement
Further to our post about Hairspray casting, we can now confirm that Cle Morgan will indeed be playing the role of Motormouth Maybelle and Nancy Denis will be playing Little Inez.
Below are some photos of the launch for your convenience, credited to the TheatrePeople website.
Below are some photos of the launch for your convenience, credited to the TheatrePeople website.
The blog now can be found on twitter.
http://twitter.com/musicalsinsider
Although it is just starting up, we hope to use twitter to spread the word!
http://twitter.com/musicalsinsider
Although it is just starting up, we hope to use twitter to spread the word!
Wickedness
We know there are many Wicked fans out there, so here's one for you.
Keep your eyes peeled for a new Elphaba cover- 17 year old Samantha Hagen. One can only hope that a 17-year old has developed a good enough vocal technique to not develop the problems of so many Elphabas before her.
In other Wicked news, it appears an Australian Wicked cast member will be joining an American production. But who could it be? This blogger doesn't think it will be an elphaba - we need as many as we can get!
This could be under equity rules, to pay-back for borrowing Carmen Cusack and Jennifer Dinoia for a total of about 3.5 months from America.
Keep your eyes peeled for a new Elphaba cover- 17 year old Samantha Hagen. One can only hope that a 17-year old has developed a good enough vocal technique to not develop the problems of so many Elphabas before her.
In other Wicked news, it appears an Australian Wicked cast member will be joining an American production. But who could it be? This blogger doesn't think it will be an elphaba - we need as many as we can get!
This could be under equity rules, to pay-back for borrowing Carmen Cusack and Jennifer Dinoia for a total of about 3.5 months from America.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber Strikes Back
Theatregoers, keep your eyes peeled for more Andrew Lloyd Webber to hit our shores later this year.
Auditions for Love Never Dies and the Phantom of the Opera are currently scheduled for October, being produced by the Very Useful Group. This seems to indicate a new Phantom Tour of Asia and possibly Australia.
Lloyd Webber has indicated he wishes to 'tinker' with LND, so expect an Australian Opening to most likely be pushed back until 2011.
Auditions for Love Never Dies and the Phantom of the Opera are currently scheduled for October, being produced by the Very Useful Group. This seems to indicate a new Phantom Tour of Asia and possibly Australia.
Lloyd Webber has indicated he wishes to 'tinker' with LND, so expect an Australian Opening to most likely be pushed back until 2011.
Hairspray Melbourne casting
The cast of Hairspray the Musical has been unofficially announced today.
The cast has been made up of primarily performs that are relative unknowns, but have performed professionally. This cast includes:
Tracy: Jaz Flowers
Penny: Esther Hannaford
Link: Jack Chambers
Wilbur: Grant Piro
Edna: Trever Ashley
Velma: Marney McQueen
Corny Collins: Scott Irwin
Amber and Maybel have yet to be announced, but the signs seem to point to Cle from Australian Idol taking on Motormouth Maybel. This blogger hopes this is not the cast - Cle is far too young. This blogger would like to see Darleene Love reprise her role from Broadway.
The rumours are that the ensemble cast will mostly perform with pre-recorded vocals.
Whatever happened to live theatre?
The cast has been made up of primarily performs that are relative unknowns, but have performed professionally. This cast includes:
Tracy: Jaz Flowers
Penny: Esther Hannaford
Link: Jack Chambers
Wilbur: Grant Piro
Edna: Trever Ashley
Velma: Marney McQueen
Corny Collins: Scott Irwin
Amber and Maybel have yet to be announced, but the signs seem to point to Cle from Australian Idol taking on Motormouth Maybel. This blogger hopes this is not the cast - Cle is far too young. This blogger would like to see Darleene Love reprise her role from Broadway.
The rumours are that the ensemble cast will mostly perform with pre-recorded vocals.
Whatever happened to live theatre?
Musicals Gossip
Hello everyone reading this.
Welcome to the Mystery in Musicals. In this blog, we will be telling you things about the Australian theatre industry that no-one will officially.
If anyone has any tip-offs or scoops, feel free to email them to MysteriousMusicals@gmail.com.
Enjoy!
Welcome to the Mystery in Musicals. In this blog, we will be telling you things about the Australian theatre industry that no-one will officially.
If anyone has any tip-offs or scoops, feel free to email them to MysteriousMusicals@gmail.com.
Enjoy!
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