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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Capital Theatre, Sydney.13 June 2024. Chicago opened to standing ovation in Capitol Theatre Sydney this week. This iconic musical, written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, returns to the stage this winter for a wonderful night out at the theatre. Lauded in its time as “the finest piece of stage satire ever written by an American” (W […]

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In a rehearsal studio, a lean man with white hair stands, feet apart, arms at his sides, relaxed but poised, ready for anything, his chin lowered, a direct gaze at eye level into the distance. Opposite him a woman in a black t-shirt, and black rehearsal skirt and black heals is working to replicate this […]

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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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One of Australia’s leading musical theatre stars has returned to her home town of Adelaide for a few months during the “Covid pause.” What a treat for the Adelaide dance community! Amy Berrisford is known for Chicago, We Will Rock You, Cats, King Kong Live, Boy from Oz….and the list goes on! She’s an inspiring […]

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State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne.19 December 2019. Melbourne is hosting the latest iteration of the musical Chicago produced by John Frost of The Gordon Frost Organisation, which has bought behemoth musicals such as The Book of Mormon, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Australia. Starring Jason Donavan, Casey Donavan, and Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and Alinta Chidzey, this […]

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Everyone adores Chicago the musical — its legendary book and choreography by Bob Fosse, its ensemble of outrageous femme fatales, its shoe shuffling music, all equal musical theatre heaven. Chicago returns to Melbourne, with a season at the Victorian Arts Centre this December. It features a cast of performers well known for their performances in music theatre […]

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Although it’s still a few months away, excitement is building for Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival (VDF). There have already been a few instructor announcements, including the incredible Zoee Marsh, choreographer and movement coach; and Jarryd Byrne of Dancing with the Stars fame. And the news has now dropped that Travis Khan and Amy Berrisford, currently […]

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Lauren Peters (the producer who brought us Cry-Baby, High Fidelity and Rent) is thrilled to announce the stellar cast of the upcoming, ingeniously criminal musical, Catch Me If You Can. Award-winning choreographer Cameron Mitchell has been welcomed aboard as both choreographer and director for the production, which is based on the biographical hit film of the same […]

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South Australian Dance Festival is fast approaching. Now a staple on the SA dance calendar, the festival brings together young dancers from all across Adelaide and surrounds to learn from the industry’s best choreographers. Into its third year, the festival promises to provide exciting, hard hitting classes in a variety of styles across the June […]

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