Bubble Boy strives to find the ‘truth in the goof’
Continuing its impressive run of refreshingly lesser-known musicals, Queanbeyan Players is about to present an unlikely show about a boy who grows up in a bubble, reports HELEN MUSA.
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Friends gathered at the Canberra Repertory Theatre on Wednesday to celebrate and reminisce about the life of one of their most admired and respected members, Norma Robertson, reports BILL STEPHENS.
"It’s hard to think of a more perfect subject for an opera than the story of Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried and Roy," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
"With a funny, moving and imaginative production of an engaging mini-musical, ACT Hub rounds out a year of outstanding and provocative productions." BILL STEPHENS reviews Tick, Tick…Boom!
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Before Rent, Larson went Tick, Tick… BOOM!
So famous is Jonathan Larson's musical, Rent, seen at the Canberra Theatre in June, that many people have forgotten it’s not his only work for the stage. ACT Hub’s end-of-year production of Tick, Tick… BOOM! will put paid to that view.
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‘Something special’ about reimagined Superstar
"A visceral response to the opening chords of the lone guitarist spotlit high above the stage, heralded a sense that this production was going to be something special," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
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Memorable Nice Work is one of the best
"A clever production destined to be remembered as being among Queanbeyan Players' best." Reviewer BILL STEPHENS is quite taken by Nice Work If Your Can Get It!
"It is complicated and gloriously silly and gets even sillier as the storyline pursues evermore outrageous and unlikely situations demanding all common sense be abandoned." BILL STEPHENS reviews Peter and the Starcatcher at The Playhouse.
"In this first iteration, Only Everything offers much to enjoy as an evening of entertaining and pleasingly performed musical theatre. However, it also feels like a work in progress." writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
Paul Capsis’ Canberra fans will doubtless be delighted by the weird characters he’ll be playing on stage at the Canberra Theatre soon in Peter and the Starcatcher, a spectacle bursting with 100 characters, music and technical wizardry.
The coming production of Little Shop of Horrors at Gungahlin Theatre will mark the 10-year anniversary of Dramatic Productions, founded by Richard Block, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
It seems almost incredible that Canberra actor Amy Kowalczuk has never acted in Shakespeare before. Now she's taking on the daunting role of "mad Meg", Henry VI’s wife Queen Margaret, in Rockspeare Henry Sixth Part Two.
"The well known story of murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery and “All That Jazz” was given a slick, sparkling and entertaining outing." IAN McLEAN reviews Chicago.
"Excellent singing, totally convincing acting, brilliant playing and tight direction of an absorbing, realistic story of our times: a most enjoyable night at the theatre." Reviewer IAN McLEAN doesn't spare the adjectives for Ordinary Days.
"The atmosphere was electric as glammed-up guests arrived at the Sydney Opera House for the Sydney premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard starring Webber’s ex-wife, Sarah Brightman," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
With four characters, a piano, and an unassuming story about normal people going about their lives in New York, the musical Ordinary Days has got to be by Stephen Sondheim, right? Wrong, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"It would be a crime to miss it," they're saying of the new production of Chicago heading to Canberra Theatre in September, reports HELEN MUSA.
"Awash with song and dance, in a room full of some of Monroe’s cinema highlights, Sekuless kept the pace rolling, and invited the audience into Monroe’s world," writes reviewer ARNE SJOSTEDT.
BILL STEPHENS reviews Sister Act, the musical based on the popular 1992 film of the same name.
