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- Vito Mattarelli
The music has always been what people remember and want to hear, so it's little wonder that concert versions have proved popular around the world, and kept this gem of a show alive.
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- Liza Dezfouli
O’Neill pays homage to her father, an Alzheimer’s sufferer, and ties in the above with stories of her ancestor Owen Roe, who led a rebellion against the English in the 1640s, as well as stories of her romantic life and motherhood.
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- Catherine Della Bosca
Ladies and Gentlemen. No dance experience necessary. Must revel in a sense of community and be prepared to find themselves in an engine room for romance. House Band, Meat Tray and Supper on offer. Emcee, “Mints Bitch” and “Bellboy” included in ticket price.
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- Diane Stubbings
This is a deeply intelligent reading of a classic play, one that manages to be both contemporary and of its own time; a memory play that is (as playwright Tennessee Williams intended it to be) a ‘penetrating and vivid expression of things as they are’.
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- Catherine Della Bosca
To quote Veronica Sawyer “Lick it up baby. Lick it up.” And that’s exactly what the audience did at Heathers The Musical, currently playing at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
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- Heather Bloom
Edith Piaf – singer, songwriter, actress, and as far removed from the Hollywood wholesome ingénue as possible. Born (as legend has it) in the Parisian gutters in 1915, Piaf’s life wove a tragic tale from street busker, to cabaret star eventually becoming one of France’s greatest international stars.
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- Vito Mattarelli
The Golden era of Hollywood gave the world a number of classic musicals. Few are more memorable than MGM's glorious salute to its own history – Singin' in the Rain.
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