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TOP CAST SET TO ROCK THE STAGE
IN QUEEN & BEN ELTON MUSICAL
LIVE entertainment has finally returned!
The team behind the hit productions of Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek, Wicked, Legally Blonde and The Phantom Of The Opera, will rock Riverside Theatres from February 12 to 27, 2021 with a brand new production of the smash hit musical, We Will Rock You.… Members read the rest!

STARRING IN `MUSIC OF THE NIGHT'
With Dexter Villahermosa & Jessica Di Bartolo

Fabulous entertainer Joey Fimmano is excited to be back doing what he loves best ... performing and he has issued the following invitation.
"This Saturday afternoon (January 23, 2021 at 2pm) with all that's going on in this crazy world, come along to the Hadyn Orpheum in Cremorne in the safest possible environment and enjoy a great afternoon of music and magical melodies with the cast of Music of the Night.… Members read the rest!

SEE TWO LEGENDS OF AUSSIE MUSIC
UNITE ON STAGE FOR MARCH TOUR
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC icons Brian Cadd and Russell Morris have a long friendship spanning more than four decades.
Throughout the years they have occasionally joined forces and toured together, something that has always seen rave reviews and sold-out shows.
Audiences have not only delighted in their music and their shared memories, but also their entertaining on-stage banter.… Members read the rest!

VICTORIA’s prized music industry will receive a mighty boost with the announcement of almost $8 million in grants and more support on its way to continue the industry’s recovery and reactivation.
Grants through the Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program will back 133 Victorian music businesses and artists with funding totalling almost $3 million. This is set to support almost 5000 jobs across the music industry which has been hard hit by the pandemic.… Members read the rest!

BEST TRICKS EVER IN SHOW HOSTED BY
JAMES GALEA AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Prepare to have your mind blown

IF you have been wondering what Australia's extraordinary illusionist Helen Coghlan has been up to lately, then I can tell you. 
For the past few weeks this talented performer has been rehearsing for her latest gig as part of an elite team of Aussie magicians set to blow the minds of audiences at the Sydney Opera House from tonight, January 2 to February 14, 2021.… Members read the rest!

SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
DUE FOR RELEASE NEXT MARCH
LEGENDARY songwriter, and founding member of INXS, Andrew Farriss will be performing a number of intimate shows in April and May 2021 to celebrate the release of his first solo album. 
Andrew's self-titled LP features a selection of eclectic songs with a unique blend of rhythm, roots, Americana and country influences.
The album, which is set for a March 19, 2021 release, follows the 2020 release of Andrew’s critically acclaimed EP Love Makes The World - a wonderful mix of folk, ballad, contemporary and experimental songs that focus on humans and their relationships with each other and also with the earth.… Members read the rest!

Audiences rejoice as Pippin and
the Lyric lead theatre comeback
SYDNEY-siders and critics have embraced the return to theatres with Sydney’s unforgettable summer hit musical, the high-flying, death-defying hit Broadway musical PIPPIN receiving huge acclaim by critics and audiences alike.
The first large scale musical theatre production to open in Australia since COVID-19 led to theatres closing down in March, PIPPIN plays exclusively at the Sydney Lyric at The Star for a limited season.… Members read the rest!

Directed by legendary
film-maker Ron Howard
THE MORRISON Government will provide $13 million to Imagine Entertainment and MGM to shoot the live-action feature film Thirteen Lives, about the incredible Thai caves rescue, in Queensland. 
The production, to be directed by legendary film-maker Ron Howard, will commence filming in March. The Gold Coast hinterland will double for Thailand.
Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the production is expected to inject more than $96 million into the economy, directly creating around 435 jobs for cast and crew, as well as an equivalent 3400 background extra days.… Members read the rest!

A NETFLIX SCI-FI feature film starring Chris Hemsworth has started production on the Gold Coast, thanks to support from the Palaszczuk Government.
Escape from Spiderhead is being filmed entirely in Queensland and directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Only the Brave, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy).
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Escape from Spiderhead was set to employ 360 local cast and crew and would pump around AUD$47 million into the local economy.… Members read the rest!

IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP TO LAUNCH GIPPSLAND COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
LEE KERNAGHAN - BRAD COX - CASEY BARNES - FELICITY URQUHART
ANDREW SWIFT - THE DAVIDSON BROTHERS AND MORE
COUNTRY MUSIC FANS are in for a treat this coming April with the launch of a new country music festival in Victoria.
Headlined by Lee Kernaghan, the inaugural Gippsland Country Music Festival boasts an impressive line-up of Australian country stars, including Brad Cox, Casey Barnes, Felicity Urquhart, Andrew Swift, The Davidson Brothers and more.… Members read the rest!