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!!

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/

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.

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.

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.