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Monday, July 19, 2010

Get in quick!

Inside sources have revealed Hairspray's booking on the Princess Theatre is even shorter than expected - 4 months initially with a 2 month extension possible.

It does make us wonder though - what is booked into the Princess after those 6 months?

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Adelaide... Meet Lucy Durack

Lucy Durack will be a special guest star at Adelaide's ASMF cocktail party this Wednesday night at the Adelaide EntertainmentCentre. Tickets are still avaliable but will not be for much longer.

Anyone wishing to see Erin Hasan perform the role of Glinda before she departs the production, head to the Wednesday night and most probably Wednesday Matinee shows.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Mary Poppins Understudies

We can now announce all the Mary Poppins Understudies.

Mary Poppins: Sarah Bakker, Christina Tan
Bert: Mark Hill, Drew Weston
George Banks: Michael Lindner, Adam Murphy
Winnifred Banks: Natalie Alexopoulos, Christina Tan
Ms Andrew: Louise Bell, Anna-Lee Robinson
Mrs Brill: Carrie Barr, Louise Bell, Kirsten King
Robertson Ay: Benjamin Girrard, Liam Mack
Admirale Boom/Chairman: Troy Sussman, Jack Webster
Birdwoman: Carrie Barr, Kirsten King

What's On: Melbourne

Over the next few days, we will posting information as to shows on in various cities around the country.
First up: The Musicals Capital - Melbourne

Jersey Boys
Closing Sunday July 25th.
No longer offering Student Rush Tickets, best option is to call the box office for decent tickets at this late stage.

Mary Poppins
Playing now at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Opening Night Thursday July 29th. Also selling VERY well, try Showbiz or the Box Office.

The Production Company at the State Theatre:
The King and I
July 14 – 24th. Tickets mostly $90/$80, but top of the balcony are $42

The Boy From Oz
Starring Todd McKenny. Almost sold out, possible extension. August 18- August 22nd.

Sugar
Starring Christie Wheelan. September 29th – October 3rd. Almost sold out – Hurry!


Viva Las Vegas

The Palms at Crown, August 7th

West Side Story
The Regent Theatre
From August 20 – October 3 (presently)
Press Night: Tuesday August 24th
Tuesday-Sunday schedule, Wednesday and Saturday Matinee
Selling very well, try Showbiz.com.au (or Qantas Box Office) for decent tickets.

Hairspray
Princess Theatre.
Opening Night October 2nd. Tues – Sun schedule, Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Previews September 23rd – October 1st.

Rob Guest Endowment Concert
October 4th at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Tickets to be released soon


Rock of Ages
From April at the Comedy Theatre. Tickets to be released in October.

Sharing Information

Just a friendly little Admin note.
The whole point of this blog is so inside information on Musicals can become more widely known.
In order to protect the accuracy of our information and so as to avoid a 'chinese whispers' effect, if you are going to share the information around, please either quote it directly or provide a link to the original post.
Let's keep common knowledge accurate!
Thanks in advance.

Love really Never Dies

The Really Useful company have today confirmed rumours that the Sequel to the Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, has had to push back it's Melbourne Opening.
On the back of many negative reviews from London, Andrew Lloyd Webber has postponed the production to rework the musical, in particular the (rather dodgy) script.
Auditions were initiall scheduled for October 2010, but will now be very late 2010/Early 2011.

Clarification on Wicked

It appears that the Wicked the Musical Facebook fanpage has incorrectly interpreted our information.

Just to clarify, we do NOT believe Zoe Gertz will be leaving Wicked at this point in time. Samantha Hagen will be added as a 4th possible Elphaba, possible due to Zoe's impending Wedding/Honeymoon.