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- Vito Mattarelli
Right from the opening beats when this story about an all-girl group preparing to perform at the grand Apollo Theatre begins, the audience knows that they are in for a musical treat with Dreamgirls.
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- Liza Dezfouli
The Richard Bona Quintet's show was a fizz of showmanship, playing to a hugely responsive audience who stood for an ovation at the end of the set, leadiong into an encore and an audience boogie.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Masters of the musical short story, the New York based The Bad Plus offer a surprising night of rock-inspired jazz twinned with classical piano on a date with Ragnarok.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
Bendigo has dedicated this Autumn to Ned Kelly; from the Imagining Ned exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery to NED – A New Australian Musical at the Ulumbarra Theatre, formerly the Sandhurst Gaol, the perfect place where to premiere a show about Australia’s “favourite” outlaw.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
Opera Australia’s highly anticipated Don Giovanni, directed by David McVicar, focuses on the dark side of the sex addicted nobleman, who cannot control his appetite for conquering every and any woman who crosses his path, regardless of her age or shape.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
If you were to close your eyes, you’d swear that the diva herself was belting out her award winning songs for her Melbourne fans in attendance.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
The emotionally laden Madama Butterfly captivated the audience on the night I attended. It is an absolutely beautiful production to watch and listen to, and remarkably, it is easily enjoyed by a novice to the artform, as well as the seasoned opera goers.
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