Central Coast Theatre

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a33216431/hamilton-cancelled-lin-manuel-miranda/ Lin-Manual responds to calls to cancel Hamilton Many are calling the Disney Plus movie of the hit Broadway play problematic…

3 days left to apply for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000. To find out more or apply visit the linkhttp://bit.ly/3fEK1U4…

Pictured is one of the Central Coast Conservatoriums talented music students. Kairavan is a member of Phillip Rutherfords in-school band trumpet tutorial. During Term 2 the group worked on music from Grease, Tequila, Jurassic Park and Pastime with Good Company. As well as playing…

Check out Stage Whispers July newsletter, including Our July September magazine Out Now. Latest news, Features and reviews. Following a brief pause, in May / June, when we only published an online edition, Im delighted to share the news that we are back in print for our July…

4 days left to apply for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000. To find out more or apply visit the linkhttp://bit.ly/3fEK1U4…

What a fabulous opportunity for our high school students considering study at Sydney Conservatorium of Music to connect with a Sydney Con mentor. Find out more . Happy holidays. Our students are wanting to reach out to our regional high-school friends to check in and chat to them…

You all did a brilliant job at guessing CATS from Rebeccas Draw Me A Musical video. This time, Lachlan is really exercising our brain cells with his attempt. Good luck with your guessing. If you have a favourite song from this musical, please write it . Also, if you have a…

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2020 ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT. Applications are now open for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment, one of Australias most exciting scholarship programs providing financial assistance and industry support to the next generation of musical theatre stars. Boasting the…

Selby & Friends present Beethovens Ghost. Streamed concert performed at City Recital Hall. Review by Carol Wimmer. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/selby-friends-present-beethovens-ghost…

A sneak peek from our current edition of Stage Whispers from David Spicers feature Hamilton Leads Screen Bonanza. Read more about this edition at http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/stage-whispers-magazine-july-september-2020-edition-out-now…

Competition Thanks to Coral Drouyn for another musical theatre based story-telling competition. Tell a story using ONLY song titles from musicals (at least 10). They can only be joined together by coordinating conjunctions For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS how appropriate)…

And for todays #mondaymeme. How you all doing Hamilfans? Breathing?…

5 days left to apply for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000. To find out more or apply visit the linkhttp://bit.ly/3fEK1U4…

Have you watched Hamilton over the weekend on Disney+? Did it live up to the hype? Do you think an American Hip Hop musical would be a box office hit on stage here in Australia? Please let us know your thoughts…

On the 5th of July 2019, WMTCs incredible production of Aladdin Jr hit The Grove Theatre for its opening night. Lights, music and lamp-loads of talent brought Central Coast audiences racing to the theatre for this wonderfully magical musical. Here are just a few photos of the…

Special Guest in Sounds this Sunday night. Lola from Kinky Boots, CALLUM FRANCIS joins David Wicks for a chat about that show and why is he still living in Australia…

http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/galleries/450 Hamilton first nighters tell us what you thought of the show?…

Hamilton with the original Broadway cast now screening on Disney+. Review by Coral Drouyn. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/hamilton…

Les Blancs is the latest offering from National Theatre at Home currently streaming FREE. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/les-blancs-streaming-free-national-theatre-home…

Michael Flatleys Celtic Tiger Streaming FREE this weekend on The Shows Must Go On. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/michael-flatleys-celtic-tiger-streaming-free…

Dont forget to get your application in. Deadline is now Friday 10th at 5pm. The deadline for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000 has been EXTENDED until Friday July 10th 7pm. To find out more or apply visit the…

.Beckie Hince with the WWLT Bingo numbers 33 and 81. Entering these numbers into the Batcomputer yielded two strong contenders. The first from August 2003 was Peter Gordons Murdered to Death directed by John Hickey and other from March 1981 was NF Simpsons One Way…

ENDLESS NIGHT COMES TO AN END:. Endless Night Theatre Company has put up the shutters. Founder Jillian Logan posted Thursday that the decision was made in light of current creative and economic environments the curtain was being lowered. We have been so honoured to bring our…

AUSTRALIAN BALLETS FREE 2020 DIGITAL SEASON CONTINUES:. Watch Graeme Murphys SWAN LAKE until July 9. Like many cultural organisations around the world who have suddenly had to cancel all live performances due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Australian Ballet has setup an…

Agatha Christies The Mousetrap the longest running show in the world, which had to be suspended when the Coronavirus Pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres is to reopen in the West End on Friday 23 October. The brilliant thriller, which has played in London since 1952,…

A special documentary featuring the original cast of Hamilton will premiere on July 3 alongside the filmed version of the production. The Undefeated presents Hamilton In-Depth with Kelley Carter, a special program that discusses and examines the groundbreaking and award-winning…

Black Swan State Theatre Company launches Black Swan Home Theatre with Unsung Heroes A Digital Festival of Western Australian Stories. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/unsung-heroes-digital-festival-western-australian-stories…

Dear Australia: Postcards to the Nation. Streaming online. Playwriting Australia. Review by Beth Keehn. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/dear-australia-postcards-nation…

Patch Theatres Me & My Shadow to reopen Adelaide Festival Centre. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/me-my-shadow-reopen-adelaide-festival-centre…

The deadline for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000 has been EXTENDED until Friday July 10th 7pm. To find out more or apply visit the linkhttp://bit.ly/3fEK1U4…

This week, the theatre network of the north came together once again to outline potential 2021 rehearsal and show dates to ensure the talent and audiences of the Central Coast have a wide range of show options next year. Ideas, opportunities and laughs were abundant. We will keep…

The Wyong Drama Group is SO excited to be working towards a strong theatre future for the coast with these incredible teams from the northern theatre companies. We all meet to plan and prepare for auditions, shows and dates for 2021. We are all focused on ensuring that…

GEOFFREY RUSH WINS APPEAL AWARDED RECORD $2.9 MILLION DEFAMATION PAYOUT:. Nationwide News has lost an appeal against Geoffrey Rush, awarding the actor a record $2.9m defamation payout. The Federal Court of Australia agreed with the original ruling that the Daily Telegraphs…

SANDRA BATES KNOWS ENSEMBLE THEATRE BACKWARDS:. Ensemble Theatre has announced the latest Ensemble Conversations for people to stay connected to the theatre. This week you can hear Sandra Bates. Sandra Bates, former Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre joins our current AD…

Todd McKenny as THE BOY FROM OZ the Sounds 60 Minute Musical this Sunday night on Coast FM 96.3. Listen live or stream it through your mobile device. Other musicals on the playlist include 9 TO 5, BEAUTIFUL (THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL), EVITA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, OKLAHOMA.,…

LOCAL ACTORS UNDER SOLOMONS WING FOR SYDNEY DEBUT:. Lambert House Enterprises will present a season of Keith Bunins hit play THE CREDEAUX CANVAS at El Rocco Cafe and Theatre, Kings Cross from Thursday July 23rd. The production believed to be the first post-lockdown play to open…

Sydneys first post-lockdown live play The Credeaux Canvas opens at El Rocco Cafe and Theatre, Kings Cross on July 23. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/credeaux-canvas-live-theatre-returns-sydney…

Another great meeting of the northern theatre companies took place this week. We cant wait to see what the future holds within our community and well be all the more strong for going forward united…

Throwback to our 2019 production of Transcendence by Jamie Hornsby our first major youth commission. Do you think you can write our 2021 commission?. Apply now for our 2021 Youth Commission presented in partnership with The Elderslee Foundation worth $5000. To find out more or…

THROWBACK MUSIC WEEK Jun-July 2019 A life-time experience. This young pianist was one of 20 Central Coast Conservatorium piano students aged between 9 and 16 who had the rare opportunity to play on an exquisite handcrafted $150, 000 KAWAI Shigeru Piano in a Showcase Concert…

Amidst the ongoing health crisis, it has been announced that Broadway theatres will remain closed until at least January 3, 2021. The Broadway League revealed that all tickets bought until that date will be refunded, though did not commit to a return date for shows while the…

Luminaries from across Australias entertainment industry have announced that they will create and launch Play It On, a unique online concert in support of Australian artists who have lost income as a result of the nationwide shutdown of the live entertainment industry. Australias…

HELEN MIRREN SPEAKS OUT ON THE POTENTIAL DEMISE OF BRITAINS CULTURAL IDENTITY:. Following recent reports of Cirque du Soleil filing for bankruptcy, Cameron Mackintosh suspending all his major West End musicals and the arts sector on the brink of collapse, Dame Helen Mirren…

Stage Whispers July / September 2020 edition. For more details http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/stage-whispers-magazine-july-september-2020-edition-out-now…

Queensland Theatres world premiere stage adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe postponed until Brisbane Festival 2021. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/stage-briefs/world-premiere-boy-swallows-universe-postponed…

Rattling the Keys. The Adelaide Repertory Theatre (Adelaide Rep). Short live play currently streaming online, reviewed by Kerry Cooper. http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/rattling-keys…

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