John Frost Archives - Dance Informa Magazine https://dancemagazine.com.au/tag/john-frost/ Australia's dance magazine Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 87741668 Lead cast and Melbourne season of ‘Annie’ announced https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/09/lead-cast-and-melbourne-season-of-annie-announced/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:55:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37322

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today revealed the lead cast for the upcoming new Australian production of the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie, and announced a Melbourne season at the Princess Theatre from July 2025, following the Sydney season at the Capitol Theatre from March 2025. Waitlist now at anniemusical.com.au to be first in line to buy tickets in Melbourne. […]

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‘Wicked’ makes its final stop on the Australian tour https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/09/wicked-makes-its-final-stop-on-the-australian-tour/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:28:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37272

Due to huge demand, new performances have been released for the Perth season of Wicked, which was described by The New York Times as “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster.” Additional performances up until 26 January 2025 are on sale. The musical phenomenon will fly into Crown Theatre from 15 December as the final stop on its Australian […]

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‘CHICAGO’ makes its last stops in Australia https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/08/chicago-makes-its-last-stops-in-australia/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:18:47 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37048

The musical phenomenon CHICAGO has finished its run at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and has its final stops in Australia – Adelaide and Canberra. The longest-running show now playing on Broadway, this scorching hot masterpiece includes a dazzling score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.” Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, […]

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‘Annie’ returns to Australia https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/07/annie-returns-to-australia-2/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:23:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37030

The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, joyous and inspiring production returns to Australian stages. The ever-popular Broadway musical Annie will light up Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from March next year in an exciting new production directed by Karen Johnson Mortimer and produced by John Frost for Crossroads Live. […]

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‘Wicked’ is flying into Perth this December https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/05/wicked-is-flying-into-perth-this-december/ Tue, 28 May 2024 17:28:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36837

The producers of the Broadway blockbuster Wicked have announced that the musical phenomenon will fly into Crown Theatre, Perth in December for the final stop on its Australian tour. Waitlist now to be first in line to buy tickets for the Perth season at Wickedthemusical.com.au when tickets go on sale in July. Wicked is currently playing to ecstatic full […]

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‘Grease The Musical’ at the Capitol Theatre is a nostalgic journey, with a reinvented image! https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/04/grease-the-musical-at-the-capitol-theatre-is-a-nostalgic-journey-with-a-reinvented-image/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:20:08 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36732

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.2 April 2024. The Capitol Theatre in Sydney became a portal to the vibrant era of the late 1950s as Grease The Musical electrified the stage. Directed by Luke Joslin and presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live, this production of the beloved classic transported audiences to the halls of Rydell High School, […]

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‘Chicago’ is back and set to sizzle in Australia https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/07/chicago-is-back-and-set-to-sizzle-in-australia/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:50:23 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35554

Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery … and All That Jazz … so begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago. The sizzling show is returning to Australia this year featuring a star-studded cast, with tickets on sale from 14 August. Chicago will play at Crown Theatre, Perth from November, the Lyric Theatre QPAC from January 2024, and at […]

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‘You better shape up’: ‘GREASE’ to return to Australia from January 2024 https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/05/__trashed-2/ Fri, 26 May 2023 01:53:41 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35298

You better shape up Australia because a brand-new production of the number-one party musical GREASE the Musical is set to debut as Melbourne’s summer musical at Her Majesty’s Theatre from January 2024 and the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from March 2024. Packed with explosive energy and a soon-to-be-announced star cast, GREASE returns to Australian stages in a […]

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Australia’s Elphaba and Glinda announced for ‘Wicked’ https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/04/australias-elphaba-and-glinda-announced-for-wicked/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 02:51:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35176

On behalf of his co-producers Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced the two young actresses who have secured the coveted roles of Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked, which flies into Australia’s Emerald City at the Sydney Lyric from 25 August. Sheridan Adams will […]

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Broadway blockbuster ‘Wicked’ is coming to Sydney https://dancemagazine.com.au/2022/10/broadway-blockbuster-wicked-is-coming-to-sydney/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:13:23 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=34519

NSW Minister for Tourism and the Arts Ben Franklin, together with producers John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia, Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, have announced that “Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster” (NY Times), Wicked, will open in Sydney in August 2023, at the Sydney Lyric.  To waitlist for priority tickets […]

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