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Orville Peck Loses His Mask And Shirt In Cabaret Sneak Peek

Michael James — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:46:50 +0000

Queer country music star Orville Peck has shared his first sneak peek at his new role in the Broadway production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. It looks like the ...

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2024 Sydney Theatre Awards Announced & ‘Rocky Horror’ Director Honoured

Lydia Jupp — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:32:06 +0000

The winners of the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on Monday night, with almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathering at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre to ...

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Get A Queer Taste Of Dungeons & Dragons At The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Josh Kerwick — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 06:12:39 +0000

It matters not if you’re a seasoned dungeon crawler who’s rolled a twenty-sided die more times than they’ve seen the sun, or if your Dungeons & Dragons knowledge is fledgling: ...

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Rhys Nicholson Bringing Acclaimed Comedy Show To Adelaide

Josh Kerwick — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:27:25 +0000

It’s a show that’s earned them multiple five-star reviews across the world, and now Drag Race Down Under Rhys Nicholson is bringing their show, Huge Big Party Congratulations, for three ...

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Cruel Britannia Review: The Only Monster Here Is Shame

Tamuz Ellazam — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 23:27:14 +0000

Layered in safety pins and studs like a punk encrusted beetle, Frank and Ruby duel in a fight to the death over the spirit of our protagonist within the political, ...

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Reuben Kaye as Maniacal King Herod? Jesus Christ (Superstar)!

Rita Bratovich — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:00:28 +0000

In an inspired bit of casting, one of the most maniacal, murderous kings that ever held a sceptre is being played by one of the most outrageous, sardonic queens that ...

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Oscar: Australian Ballet Blazes Trails With The Story of Oscar Wilde

Chloe Sargeant — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:22:35 +0000

Oscar Wilde was an astonishing and distinctive raconteur, a literary pathfinder, an icon of homosexuality and queer identity — and the new Australian Ballet production of ‘Oscar’ does his rakishly ...

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SIX The Musical Arrives in Sydney – Purple Carpet

Star Online — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:27:35 +0000

The Sydney opening night of worldwide smash hit play SIX The Musical opened on Wednesday, October 30. Sydney saw a star-studded red purple carpet with the likes of Kerri-Anne Kennerley, ...

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A New Production of Yentl Explores Feminism, Gender Fluidity, Bisexuality & Love

John Moyle — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:24:23 +0000

The long line of formidable Australian creations in Sydney theatre this year continues with the opening of Yentl at the Opera House Playhouse for a limited season. Though a modern interpretation ...

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Kesha Confirmed As Headliner For AO Live At The 2025 Australian Open

Chloe Sargeant — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:31:43 +0000

It’s been announced that pop superstar and iconic queer ally Kesha will be headlining AO Live as a part of the 2025 Australian Open. AO Live, the entertainment output of ...

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‘Flat Earthers: The Musical’: A Queer Romantic Conspiracy

Rita Bratovich — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:53:05 +0000

This post also appeared in City Hub. Flat Earthers: The Musical is the highly anticipated new work from creative trio, Jean Tong, Lou Wall, and James Gales, whose 2017 one-act show, Romeo ...

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Kylie Minogue Announces World Tour Incl. Sydney Shows During Mardi Gras

Chloe Sargeant — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:08:36 +0000

Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue has announced an enormous world tour, and it includes shows all around Australia. PLUS, her Sydney shows are in early March – and interestingly, they ...

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Marc Brew: Finding Power In Disability And Queerness

Josh Kerwick — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:40:16 +0000

Marc Brew was only 20 years old when he was in a horrific car crash, killing the other three people in the car and leaving the young ballet dancer unable ...

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Acclaimed Queer Play ‘Burn it.’ Coming To Melbourne Fringe

Josh Kerwick — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 01:13:55 +0000

You might not expect Burn it., a play about two queer friends on a camping trip after one of them has left an abusive relationship, to have been described as ...

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Tim Draxl, Gay Actor And Icon, On His ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Dream Role

Josh Kerwick — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:30:34 +0000

Act 2, scene 1 of Sunset Boulevard at the Opera House: Tim Draxl stands alone on the Joan Sutherland Theatre stage as Joe Gillis, wearing an unbuttoned collared shirt that ...

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‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ at The Old Fitz – giddy fun

Rita Bratovich — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:27:49 +0000

Rita Bratovich’s review of ‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ by playwright Michael Louis Kennedy and director Jessica Arthur at The Old Fitz in Woolloomooloo. How to describe this one-hour, one-act, ...

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Titanique: A Campy, Glittery Love Letter to Celine Dion

Michael James — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:30:09 +0000

Ahoy, Sydney! Ready to set sail on a journey that’s more fabulous than a Celine Dion power ballad and gayer than a rainbow at Mardi Gras? Get ready to board the ...

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‘Sunset Boulevard’ Is Magnificent Musical Theatre

Josh Kerwick — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 23:54:53 +0000

This post also appeared on City Hub. It’s no small feat to expertly produce a show that pays deep respect to both a classic Billy Wilder film and a revered ...

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‘A Gay Escapade’: A Fabulous Musical Revue

Rita Bratovich — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:13:01 +0000

Even if you’re not familiar with the names John Kander and Fred Ebb, you will definitely have heard their music. The duo are responsible for timeless jazz standards including “Cabaret”, ...

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‘Pickled’: New Belvoir Production Isn’t Jarring At All

Rita Bratovich — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:50:48 +0000

This post also appeared on City Hub. It’s a play about grief and loss, but it’s far from maudlin. In fact, Pickled is a play filled with warmth, discovery, humour and a ...

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