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Evie May (musical)
''Evie May'' is an Australian musical by Hugo Chiarella (book and lyrics) and Naomi Livingston (music and lyrics). Set in 1966 on the evening of the last Tivoli performance in Sydney, the show follows veteran variety star Evie May as she recalls the events that lead her from obscurity in regional Western Australia to the Australian variety circuit - and the many sacrifices made to get there. Productions Chiarella and Livingston began collaborating on the show while they were touring in the Australian cast of ''Les Miserables''. In 2016, the show was picked up for development by New Musicals Australia and secured a season at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney in 2018 with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts. The original Australian production of ''Evie May'' opened at the Hayes Theatre on the 12th of October 2018. The show was directed by Kate Champion, with musical direction and orchestration by Steven Kreamer, musical supervision by Max Lambert, design by Anna Gardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Chiarella
Hugo Chiarella is an Australian writer and actor best known for his work in musical theatre. Early life and education Chiarella grew up in Sydney, and trained in musical theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in Melbourne. Writing ''DreamSong'' While at university at the VCA, Chiarella began collaborating with fellow student, Robert Tripolino, on the musical '' DreamSong''. He wrote the book and lyrics and Tripolino composed the music. ''DreamSong'' is a musical satire about an evangelical megachurch that stages the second coming of Christ and markets him as a Christian pop star. Meanwhile, the actual second coming of Christ occurs. The VCA agreed to support the development of the musical and staged a full production in 2011 directed by Michael Gurr. The show was selected as part of the Carnegie 19 New Music Theatre programme at Arts Centre Melbourne, where the show went through a workshop followed by a four-night showcase featuring John O'May, Sheridan Harbridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Harrison
Amanda Harrison is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles in ''Wicked'' (Elphaba), ''We Will Rock You'' ("Meat" understudy in the UK, and “Oz" understudy in Australia), and for originating the role of Paula Pokrifki in the world premiere of ''An Officer and a Gentleman''. She has performed in cabaret several times, including her current production Up Close and Reasonably Personal which she is expected to perform at Melbourne Cabaret Festival in June 2014 and recently David Harris (Australian actor), David Harris, Michael Ball (singer), Michael Ball, Lea Salonga and Marie Zamora for Enda Markey, Enda Markey Presents ''Do You Hear The People Sing'' at Shanghai Grand Theatre. She voiced characters for Get Ace an animation series released in January 2014. She appeared with Mig Ayesa, Michael Falzon (actor), Michael Falzon and Carly Thomas-Smith for three performances of The Music of Queen - Rock and Symphonic Spectacular. The concert series began on 7 February 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Musicals
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Science * Argon, a noble gas in the periodic table * 18 Melpomene, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. * ''18'' (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album), 2022 Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand. The two organisations work together to license public performances and administer performance, communication and reproduction rights on behalf of their members, who are creators of musical works, aiming to ensure fair payments to members and to defend their rights under the '' Australian Copyright Act (1968)''. APRA, which formed in 1926, represents songwriters, composers, and music publishers, providing businesses with a range of licences to use copyrighted music. This covers music that is communicated or performed publicly including on radio, television, online, live gigs in pubs and clubs etc. APRA distributes the royalties from these licence fees back to their composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Theatre Awards
The Sydney Theatre Awards are annual awards to recognise the strength, quality and diversity of professional theatre in Sydney, Australia. They were established in 2005 by a group of major Sydney theatre critics. The awards recognise mainstage and independent plays and musicals. Selected award recipients 2023 The 2023 awards were announced on 29 January 2024. * Best Mainstage Production: ''The Visitors'' (Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts) * Best Independent Production: ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (Red Line Productions) * Best Direction of a Mainstage Production: Shari Sebbens ('' Fences'') * Best Direction of an Independent Production: Alexander Berlage (''A Streetcar Named Desire'') * Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production: Catherine Văn-Davies (''Constellations'') * Best Performance in a Leading Role in an Independent Production: Sheridan Harbridge (''A Streetcar Named Desire'') * Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Mainst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Simmonds
Diana Simmonds is an Australian journalist and arts critic, currently the editor and proprietor of Stagenoise.com. Life Simmonds was born in London, England and moved with her family to Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... She moved to London in 1977 and wrote for various magazines including Time Out (magazine), Time Out and was a founder member of the cooperative City Limits (London magazine), City Limits. In 1985 she moved to Sydney, Australia and wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin, The Australian and the The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney), Sunday Telegraph, where she was the arts editor. In 2008 she was appointed editor of SAM – Sydney Alumni Magazine for the University of Sydney. In 2015 she became a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Draxl
Tim Draxl (born 8 October 1981) is an Australian actor and singer, known for his role as Doctor Henry Fox in ''A Place to Call Home''. Early life Draxl was born in Sydney and grew up in Jindabyne where his family was in the ski industry. He also spent winters in Austria. He attended high school at the McDonald College of Performing Arts. Draxl is openly gay. Career Draxl's film roles include '' Swimming Upstream'' (2003), ''In My Sleep'' (2010) and '' A Few Best Men'' (2011). He was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in 2004 for the ABC miniseries ''The Shark Net''. Other television roles include in ''Supernova'', ''Tangle'', ''Serangoon Road'', ''Mrs Biggs'', '' Molly'' and ''A Place to Call Home''. Draxl has been referred to as "easily our ustralia'sbest cabaret artist" His performance ''Tim Draxl in Concert'' was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Live Music Presentation in 2002. Draxl appeared in ABC musical drama '' In Our Blood''. Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keegan Joyce
Keegan Joyce (born 25 August 1989) is an Australian actor and singer. Early life Joyce attended The King's School, Parramatta, The King's School from 2002 until his graduation in 2007. He graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2014. Career Joyce began his professional career when he portrayed the eponymous character in Cameron Mackintosh's production of ''Oliver!''. He was the longest serving actor to play Oliver in the musical production of ''Oliver!'' touring Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore. In 2006, Joyce joined the cast of the Australian production of Titanic (musical), ''Titanic: A New Musical''. He also appeared in the 2006 film ''Superman Returns'' as a boy with a camera. In 2009, Joyce played the character Starkey in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''K9 (TV series), K9''. He portrayed the role of Andrej in the 2014–2015 Australian season of the musical Once (musical), Once. In 2010, Joyce played Finnegan "Fuzz" Greene in Australian television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Lambert
Max Lambert (born 1955) is an Australian composer and musical director. Early life Born in 1955 in Sydney, he studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Career Stage Lambert has worked for Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Sydney Dance Company and The Australian Ballet. He was the Musical Director for the original production of ''The Boy from Oz'', for which he received a Helpmann Award for Best Musical Direction in 2001. He was Musical Supervisor on ''Hairspray'', '' Fame'', ''King Kong Live'' and '' Strictly Ballroom – the Musical''. Lambert composed the stage musicals ''Berlin'' (1995) together with Iva Davies for the Sydney Dance Company, '' Miracle City'' (2014) for Sydney Theatre Company, and '' Darlinghurst Nights'' (2018). He has also composed music for ''Ladies Day'', ''Letters to Lindy'', ''The Literati'', '' Diving for Pearls'' and '' Hot Shoe Shuffle'' (the latter of which, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayes Theatre
The Hayes Theatre is a 111-seat theatre specialising in music theatre and cabaret in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia. It is named after the Australian performer Nancye Hayes. Hayes Theatre Co was established at the former ''Darlinghurst Theatre'' after the Darlinghurst Theatre Company moved to the nearby Eternity Playhouse. Its first production, a revival of ''Sweet Charity'', opened in January 2014. The production transferred to the Sydney Opera House and a national tour, and was nominated for and received multiple Helpmann Awards. Its ongoing programming includes many world premieres of new Australian musicals and Australian premieres of international musicals, which has gathered significant attention. Notable performers who have performed at the Hayes include Nancye Hayes, Caroline O'Connor, David Campbell, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Simon Burke, Mitchel Butel, Emma Matthews, Genevieve Lemon, Rowan Witt, Virginia Gay, Tim Draxl, Hellen Dallimore, Bobby Fox, Seann Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Champion
Kate Champion is an Australian choreographer and artistic director. Since 2022 and she is artistic director of Black Swan State Theatre Company in Perth, Western Australia. She was the founding artistic director/CEO of Force Majeure dance company in Sydney, from 2002 to 2015, where she co-devised and directed such works as ''Same, Same But Different'' and ''Not in a Million Years''. She also created and performed the critically-acclaimed solo shows, ''Face Value'' and ''About Face'', and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including three Helpmann Awards. Champion has worked in theatre, dance, film, circus, opera, and musical theatre, with arts companies including Belvoir, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, The English National Opera, Opera Australia, and Hayes Theatre. She choreographed the original stage version of the film ''Dirty Dancing''. Early life and education Kate Champion was born in 1961. She travelled to Munich at age 16 wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Council For The Arts
Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Australian Council for the Arts, with the first members appointed the following year. It was made a statutory corporation by the passage of the ''Australia Council Act 1975''. It became the Australia Council in 2013, and then Creative Australia, with a new organisational structure, from 24 August 2023. The organisation has included several boards within its structure over the years, including more than one incarnation of a Visual Arts Board (VAB), in the 1970s–80s and in the early 2000s. History Prime Minister Harold Holt announced the establishment of a national arts council in November 1967, modelled on similar bodies in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was one of his last major policy announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |