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WEST SIDE STORY REVIEW

Musical Theatre 7 Jul, 2010

West Side Story is a musical that has everything! Love, betrayal and tragedy plus everything we want from a show: iconic songs, great characters and top-notch dance numbers! Being a classic we have high expectations of what we want and this latest Sydney production ticks every box and de… Read Article

THE AUSTRALIAN TAP DANCE REVOLUTION – By Chris Horsey

Dance 21 Jun, 2010

As a first time contributor to DanceLife, I thought it necessary to introduce myself by way of an excerpt from the story of my career, so you know who I am and what is my history. I have enjoyed a successful career as a commercial dancer, choreographer, actor, singer and teacher. This is how i… 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

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

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 FOR CHATSWOOD

Musical Theatre 5 May, 2010

Chatswood Musical Society is set to present the NSW premiere of the world musical sensation, High School Musical 2… live on stage! Summer turns up the heat on our favourite characters and ups the ante on the romance – and the rivalry! All the gang are working at a country club f… 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

NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY – ON TONIGHT

Musical Theatre 15 Mar, 2010

The very first musical to be presented is No Way To Treat A Lady, a musical by Douglas J Cohen and based on the novel by William Goldman. Directed by Jason Langley with Musical Direction by Michael Tyack and with a cast of musical theatre professionals, Nick Christo, Martin Crewes, Beth Dal… Read Article

GET READY TO ROCK AUSTRALIA

Musical Theatre 15 Feb, 2010

The hit Broadway show Rock of Ages will open in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre in April 2011, Tourism and Major Events Minister Tim Holding announced this morning. The company behind the Australian production, New Theatricals, will receive an undisclosed amount of support from the go… Read Article

ARE YOU READY TO GET AWAKE SYDNEY?

Musical Theatre 28 Jan, 2010

In one weeks time the smash hit Broadway musical ‘Spring Awakening’ will be opening at The Sydney Theatre Company with an all Australian cast. Based on Frank Wedekind’s controversial play of 1891, this bold new musical tells the tale of a group of teenagers embarking on the… Read Article

ALICE GETS PHYSICAL

Musical Theatre 20 Nov, 2009

Rushcutter Entertainment is a new production company founded by young people to create exciting new Australian works. Their newest offering is ‘Alice’, a physical theatre interpretation of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland. Created by Charles Sturt Universit… Read Article