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Bob Geldof Says Live Aid Musical Better Not Be Shit

by Music-News.com

Sir Bob Geldof is warning a new musical based on the story of Live Aid “better not be shit”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Ireland, Live Aid, musical, rock, UK

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Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Australian Dates Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ Australia dates have been announced for 2024 following the Sydney opening in December 2023.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, musical, R&B, soul, theatre, Tina The Tina Turner Musical, USA

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Plans To Turn The Warriors Into A Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Lin-Manuel Miranda has set his sights on the 1965 movie ‘The Warriors’ by Sol Yurick as his next musical project.

Tagged as: Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, musical, Sol Yurick, The Warriors, theatre

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Six The Musical REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

How to describe ‘Six The Musical’? In summary it is the story of the six wives of Henry VIII as told by the Spice Girls.

Tagged as: Australia, Britney Spears, Comedy Theatre, Katy Perry, Melbourne, musical, six, Spice Girls, theatre

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Almost Famous To Be Turned Into A Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Cameron Crowe’s ‘Almost Famous’ has been made into a musical.

Tagged as: Almost Famous, Broadway, Cameron Crowe, musical, theatre

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Bob Dylan Musical ‘Girl From The North Country’ To Open In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

‘Girl From The North Country’, a musical based on the music of Bob Dylan, will open in Sydney in January 2022.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country, musical, Sydney, theatre

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Andrew Farriss of INXS photo by Ros O'Gorman

There’s an INXS Musical In The Works

by Paul Cashmere

A new and original musical featuring the work of INXS is in development in Sydney.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, INXS, Michael Cassel, musical, rock, theatre

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Electric Dreams The Musical To Be Staged In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Drew Lane’s adaptation of the 1984 movie ‘Electric Dreams’ will staged in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Drew Lane, Electric Dreams, musical, theatre

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School of Rock is the Good Fun Musical for the Whole Family

by Paul Cashmere

Every now and then a good, fun musical for the whole family comes along. ‘School of Rock’ is one of them.

Tagged as: Amy Lehpamer, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Australia, Brett Hill, Her Majesty's Theatre, musical, School of Rock, theatre

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Frank and John-Micheal Howson’s Dream Lover Is Heading To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

‘Dream Lover’, the story of Bobby Darin by Frank Howson and John-Michael Howson, will be performed in Melbourne from December 2017.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Bobby Darin, Dream Lover, jazz, musical, pop, USA

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Paulini To Star In Australian Production Of The Bodyguard

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney singer Paulini has picked up the starring role of Rachel Marron in the upcoming Australian production of The Bodyguard.

Tagged as: 2017, 90s, Australia, musical, Paulini, Paulini To Star In Australian Production Of The Bodyguard, The Bodyguard, theatre, Whitney Houston

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Clint Eastwood Lined Up To Direct Jersey Boys Movie

by Music-News.com

Clint Eastwood is expected to direct the Jersey Boys movie.

Tagged as: 2010s, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Clint Eastwood, Des McAnuff, Frankie Valli, Graham King, Jersey Boys, Marshall Brickman, musical, Rick Elice, Rob Lorenz, the Four Seasons, U.S.A.

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Cyndi Lauper Wins Tony Award For Kinky Boots

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cyndi Lauper is a Tony winner for Best Original Score for her show Kinky Boots.

Tagged as: 2010s, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cole Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Duncan Sheik, Elton John, Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Kinky Boots, musical, Pete Townshend (1993, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rupert Holmes, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Rice, Tommy, Tony Award, U.S.A.

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Cyndi Lauper’s Kinky Boots Up For 13 Tony Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cyndi Lauper’s Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, was given thirteen nominations in twelve categories for the 67th Annual Tony Awards.

Tagged as: 2010s, Cinderella, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots, musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rupert Holmes, Tony Awards, U.S.A.

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The La’s John Power Stars As Lennon In New Liverpool Musical

by Music-News.com

Royal Court Liverpool are bringing back one of their most successful shows of recent times with a brand new star name. John Power (The La’s, Cast) will be making his theatrical debut in Bob Eaton’s fantastic musical ‘Lennon’.

Tagged as: 60s, 90s, Brit-pop, Cast, John Lennon, John Power, Liverpool, musical, pop, rock, The La's, The Royal Court, U.K., Yoko Ono

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Carole King The Musical Heads To Broadway

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ is heading to Broadway.

Tagged as: 60s, Beautiful, Broadway, Carole King, musical, songwriter, The Carole King Musical, theatre

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Susan Boyle Preps Showtunes Album With Guests

by Andrew Tijs

Viral sensation Susan Boyle will release an album of stage and film songs with guest spots from Donny Osmond and Michael Crawford.

Tagged as: Donny Osmond, film, Michael Crawford, musical, stage, Susan Boyle

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Jersey Boys Is Set To Return To Melbourne In 2013

by Andrew Tijs

Smash-hit musical Jersey Boys will return to Melbourne next year for a limited season.

Tagged as: Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, Jersey Boys, musical, theatre

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Cat Stevens Moonshadow Musical To Head To London

by Paul Cashmere

‘Moonshadow’ featuring the music of Cat Stevens, will finish in Melbourne in August and then head to London’s West End as well as other territories.

Tagged as: Cat Stevens, London, Moonshadow, musical, Yusuf

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Spice Girls Reunite For Musical

by Music-News.com

All five Spice Girls reunited to announce details of the upcoming tribute musical today.

Tagged as: Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, musical, Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham

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Cher Tweets About Autobiographical Musical In The Works

by Andrew Tijs

Apparently producers are working on a musical about the life of Cher, according to Cher.

Tagged as: autobiographical, Cher, musical, producers, Sonny and Cher, Sonny Bono, stage, twitter

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Watch The New, Tom Cruise-Heavy Rock Of Ages Trailer

by Andrew Tijs

Movie musical Rock Of Ages have delivered a new trailer, featuring a lot of Tom Cruise as rock star Stacee Jaxx.

Tagged as: film, movie, musical, new, Rock Of Ages, rock star, Stacee Jaxx, Tom Cruise, trailer

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Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Stage Show To Open Late This Year

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The stage adaptation of the Flaming Lips’ album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is scheduled to premiere later this year in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: adaptation, album, Flaming Lips, indie, Los Angeles, musical, premiere, psychedelic, rock, stage, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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The Bodyguard The Musical To Open In London

by Paul Cashmere

One week after the death of Whitney Houston a London theatre company has announced plans for a musical theatre version of ‘The Bodyguard’.

Tagged as: Kevin Costner, London, musical, The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston

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Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour Dates For Europe

by Paul Cashmere

Cirque du Soleil is taking the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour on the road with first stop Europe in October.

Tagged as: Cirque du Soliel, Europe, Immortal, Michael Jackson, musical

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Jason Donovan Announces New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Former Neighbours star Jason Donovan has announced the release of his sixth studio album.

Tagged as: Jason Donovan, March, musical, Neightbours, new album, pop, radio, stage, UK

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Austin Powers Musical In The Works

by Andrew Tijs

Mike Myers is working on a prequel to the Austin Powers films as a stage musical.

Tagged as: Austin Powers, Burt Bacharach, comedy, Elvis Costello, Mike Myers, musical, pop, prequel, stage

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Michael Jackson Immortal Debuts In Las Vegas

by Paul Cashmere

Cirque du Soliel’s latest show ‘Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour’ has debuted in Las Vegas.

Tagged as: Carlos Santana, Cirque du Soliel, Immortal, Jacksons, Las Vegas, Michael Jackson, musical

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Yusuf Islam’s New Musical To Debut In Melbourne

by Andrew Tijs

Yusuf Islam, AKA Cat Stevens, plans the world premiere of his new Moonshadow musical in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Cat Stevens, folk, Melbourne, Moonshadow, musical, new, pop, world premiere, Yusuf Islam

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Amy Lehpamer (Sherrie) and Justin Burford (Drew), Rock Of Ages - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Sydney Bones Rock of Ages

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock Of Ages musical has been dropped for Sydney due to poor ticket sales.

Tagged as: Australia, End of Fashion, musical, Rock Of Ages

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Bob Dylan Posts Praise For Nick Cave

Bob Dylan has taken to social media to sing the praises of Australia’s Nick Cave.

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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Winston Robinson

One Electric Day 2024 Showcased A Great Day of Australian Rock

The much loved celebration of Australian music One Electric Day has showcased once again at its stately home at Werribee Park Mansion outside of Melbourne.

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The Bee Gees Original Drummer Colin Petersen Dies Aged 78

Colin Petersen, the original drummer for The Bee Gees, has died at age 78. Colin was the first non Gibb brother to become a Bee Gee.

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Noiseworks Drop A Few Surprises at One Electric Day

Noiseworks gave fans something a little different at One Electric Day in Werribee outside Melbourne on Sunday. For starters, there was a Chisel song with a special guest and a birthday surprise.

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Noiseworks Throws Kate Ceberano A Happy 58th In Front of Thousands of Fans At One Electric Day

The Noiseworks One Electric Day performance had some special moments but none more special that Australian music royalty Kate Ceberano turning 58 with thousands of fans singing Happy Birthday to her.

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Pearl Jam Australia and New Zealand Live Albums Are Coming In December

One of the impressive things Pearl Jam fans have access to are professional desk recordings of every concert.

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Jet To Headline Lookout 2025

The lineup for Lookout 2025 has been revealed with Jet headlining the festival with Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, Magic Dirt and Youth Group all going out on the road together.

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