618 stories by "Cassie Tongue"
Bette Midler was discovered by Steve Ostrow, and now he's discovered another gem:Â Sydney's Catherine Alcorn. Her cabaret tribute to Midler, The Divine Miss Bette, is a hilarious and tart…
The nominations for this year's Helpmann Awards were announced earlier this week simultaneously across the states and territories awash in a sea of champagne and anticipation. AussieTheatre,…
A sexy, sassy new look at relationship games is set to find its way to the Old Fitz in July to surprise and tantalise Sydney's indie theatre audiences. Say Hello First, from emerging com…
Twenty years ago, Relative Merits introduced us to David Campbell in his very first professional role. Written by Barry Lowe, this show played Melbourne and Sydney in 1993, 1994 and 19…
Cabaret might sound like an outmoded form of entertainment but every example of cabaret gone right is an instant reminder of how vital and alive it can be " how intimate it feels, how increa…
Slide, arguably the Sydney home of cabaret, is currently hosting its annual Cabaret Festival, and this year, it features a brand new series called TALK. It's no longer just dinner and a show…
Between June 20 and July 17, Performance Space is set to showcase an electrifying season of all Australian-made performances at Carriageworks and Blacktown Arts Centre, in partnership with M…
Oh, Legally Blonde. You'll be missed. The hit musical Legally Blonde has been one of the highlights of the recent Australian musical theatre scene. An unapologetically fun show that kept a t…
When Squabbalogic burst onto the Sydney theatre scene in 2008, it was exactly everything the city needed: an independent company dedicated to boutique musical theatre: the weird and wonderfu…
Peace Train " The Cat Stevens Story is set to play an exclusive season at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, in August this year. Spiritworks will present the show for one week only. Pea…
The world renowned a cappella group The Australian Voices is bringing their new choral-theatre experience to Sydney's City Recital Hall on 16th May. Moon by the Australian voices features a …
Bradley McCaw, cabaret star and winner of the 2012 Australian Cabaret Showcase, will tour Australia and New York from June 2013 with his new show Cabaret: The Complete Authorised Biography. …
Phèdre, a tragic tale of forbidden love and revenge, is coming to the stage thanks to Bell Shakespeare. Starring Catherine McClements, the show will play in Melbourne and Sydney from 22 May…
Playing to sold out houses since 2011 and newly minted Australian Cabaret Showcase runner-up, Amelia Ryan is a force to be reckoned with " and she's bringing her show to Gingers on Oxford St…
Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence formed a legendary on and off stage partnership, and now a work about the pair, devised by Sheridan Morley with the words and music of Noël Coward, is…
A Clockwork Orange is currently touring Australia, an import from the UK. Inspired by an exploration of the concept of the adolescent boy, the ensemble is exclusively male, and exceedingl…
They're Playing Our Song, a classic Broadway musical penned by Neil Simon (Sweet Charity) with music by the legendary Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager (That's…
The wide eyed, inquisitive and distinctive stare of a Blue Man is such a well known image the world over, and has been since the inception of Blue Man Group 25 years ago. They are inextricab…
Belvoir St is producing a consistently compelling 2013 season, telling personal and highly-charged stories, showing glimpses beyond the mirror into other lives. And Forget Me Not, Tom Hollow…
Amity Dry, best known in Australia for winning Channel 9's The Block: All Stars, has had her one-woman show selected for the prestigious 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival. After seasons…
Workhorse Theatre Company's latest offering is a stellar independent achievement and a real asset to Sydney's theatre scene. The Motherf**ker With the Hat is not a safe choice for a theatre …
Joanna Murray-Smith debuts her newest work at STC this season, and Fury is her first play specifically commissioned by the company. A family drama that moves from soft to sharp focus on each…
Glengarry Glen Ross won a Pulitzer, a Tony (for actor Joe Mantegna), and the ultimate prize in our Hollywood-driven culture: a film. The play is sort of an economic parable with a twist, a c…
Dance Better at Parties, a two-hander by writer/director Gideon Obarzanek, with choreography and dance instruction by Jessica Prince, is a fly-on-the-wall piece that follows Dave (Steve Rodg…
Commedia dell'Arte, the 16th century Italian theatrical form, is a gift that keeps on giving. Not only did it give us sketch comedy and Punch and Judy shows, it gave us Carlo Goldoni's Serva…
