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DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS NIGEL TURNER-CARROLL FROM WEST SIDE STORY

Musical Theatre 8 Jun, 2010

DanceLife Australia interviews Nigel Turner-Carroll who plays Bernardo in the upcoming Australia production of West Side Story. Nigel is a recent graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts three year acting degree. Whilst at NIDA he played lead roles in Roy Williamson̵… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY 2 SCRAPPED

Musical Theatre 4 Jun, 2010

Sorry, Musical Fans: Hairspray 2 has been pronounced dead. Choreographer Adam Shankman – who directed the 2007 revival of John Waters’ campy movie musical – has confirmed that plans for a sequel to the warmly-received flick have been dropped by executives at New Li… Read Article

YOU CAN’T SPELL GUIDANCE WITHOUT DANCE – By Chris Horsey

Dance 4 Jun, 2010

The amount of dance related television shows around the world is on the increase. I arrived home in Australia just a few weeks ago having been invited to appear as a special guest performer on a British based dance competition for television, ‘Got To Dance’ for Sky1 UK. I choreograp… Read Article

MARY STARTS REHEARSALS

Musical Theatre 2 Jun, 2010

Mary Poppins is into their official day three of rehearsals today down in Melbourne and all seems to be going swimmingly well. The cast are super keen and the creatives are having a fabulous time working with us talented Aussies. BroadwayWorld.com claims the Australian production is am… Read Article

TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Musical Theatre 6 May, 2010

La Cage Aux Folles and Fela! lead the list of the 2010 Tony Award nominees, which were announced this morning. Both shows received eleven nominations each, the Fences getting ten. Self-proclaimed gay rights hero Sean Hayes earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performa… Read Article

ROB MILLS TO DEPART WICKED

Musical Theatre 2 May, 2010

John Frost, WICKED Australia Co-Producer, announced today that Rob Mills, who has played the role of Fiyero in the musical WICKED since it opened in Melbourne two years ago, is moving on. Mills’ last performance will be on Sunday June 6. After an extensive nation-wide search, Mil… Read Article

NO LOGIES FOR FAME

Dance 28 Apr, 2010

Sources have reported that the cast of FAME were meant to be taking the stage this Sunday night at the Logies in Melbourne but have confirmed that they won’t be making an appearance due to the fact that they forgot not to sell tickets for that night. What a shame considering their perf… Read Article

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN THE MUSICAL

Musical Theatre 20 Apr, 2010

Based on the extraordinary novel written by Argentine author, Manuel Puig is the enthralling, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Darlinghurst Theatre and Gaiety Theatre are presenting this Multi-award winning, groundbreaking musical at Darlinghurst Theatre from July 8 to August 8. In a rema… Read Article

FAME WILL LIVE FOREVER

Musical Theatre 15 Apr, 2010

The ever so talented all dancing, all singing, all music playing cast of FAME will perform their first show tonight at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. From everyone at DanceLife we wish the cast all the best and congratulate everyone on all their hard work and dedication to the show. Spec… Read Article

MUSICAL OF MUSICALS RETURNS

Musical Theatre 11 Apr, 2010

Musical of Musicals – The Musical!, a fabulous five-part cabaret-style musical which honours and spoofs five writers and writing teams which have shaped the modern musical, returns to Sydney following a short sell-out season in February 2009. In this hilarious satire of music… Read Article