Tune up your air guitar and stick it to the man – following an acclaimed debut season in Melbourne and a tour of China, the Australian production of School of Rock has opened in Brisbane and it SERIOUSLY rocks! Dewey Finn is a guitarist with delusions of grandeur, struggling to pay rent with his rock... Continue Reading →
Review: Oklahoma! (Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc)
Kick up your heels with Savoyards' jovial production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration and classic American musical, Oklahoma! Set in Western Indian Territory in the United States circa 1906, Oklahoma! seamlessly intertwines stories of romantic rivalry with a lively community competition between the local farmers and cowboys. Handsome cowboy Curly does his best... Continue Reading →
Review: Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT (Pannic Productions)
Raise your heart rate and your middle finger with the Queensland community theatre premiere of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT by Pannic Productions. Including the full track list from the 2004 album as well as a few hits from 21st Century Breakdown and Nimrod, AMERICAN IDIOT tells a familiar tale – disenchanted youth, big dreams that... Continue Reading →
Review: Mettle, Moxie & Melody (Etch Events)
Mettle, Moxie & Melody is a brilliant original musical that follows three fierce leading ladies as they confront and conquer the metaphorical dragons in their modern-day fairy tales and seize control of their own destinies. Evie is moving to the big city to find herself and explore her sexuality away from her conservative mother. Stella... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Chicago (Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc)
All That Jazz! Joanna Nash as Velma Kelly, photographed by Christopher Thomas Photography Savoyards are razzle dazzling audiences with their new production of Chicago. Directed by Sherryl-Lee Secomb and with musical direction by Benjamin Tubb-Hearne, the production features a cast of over 40 incredibly talented local performers as well as a live orchestra, playing onstage... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Michael Cassel Group)
Esther Hannaford as Carole King, photographed by Joan Marcus Do you feel the earth move under your feet, Brisbane? Beautiful: The Carole King Musical has arrived at QPAC and it is a joyful celebration of the life, work, and personal tenacity of the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20thcentury.... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Green Day’s American Idiot (shake & stir theatre and QPAC)
Ben Bennett as Johnny and Sarah McLeod as St Jimmy, photographed by David Fell Where? Playhouse Theatre, QPAC When? April 13-21, 2018 Brush off your teenage angst, Brisbane – Green Day’s American Idiot has hit the Playhouse, and it’s an adrenaline rush you won’t want to miss if you’re a fan of their music. Directed... Continue Reading →
Review: Aladdin (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Photography by Jeff Busby.Where? Lyric Theatre, QPACWhen? February 23 – June 3, 2018After highly successful seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, Aladdin has finally come to show Brisbane A Whole New World! Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and much anticipated by Queensland audiences, the musical officially opened at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre on Saturday night to gasps... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Mamma Mia!
Where?QPAC’s Lyric Theatre When?Until February 4, 2018 …here we go again! Following a sold-out national premiere season in Canberra, the party of the year is happening now at QPAC as Mamma Mia hits the stage, and you’re invited. Be transported to Donna Sheridan’s whitewashed, bougainvillea-draped taverna on a serene Greek island…with the serenity interrupted... Continue Reading →