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Meet the cast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJEjRcnggM

With the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June, I can't imagine Campbell could take on this role.

Well, yes okay, "dated" can be fine. But I more meant plays that seem completely racist or sexist and undermining now, or at the other end of the scale, we once scandalous, and now are common place. Sometimes those plays just don't work now. Some topical shows can be dated within a matter of months! Some plays are made to stand up, some are such a commentary on their time that they just don't work anymore. Some are a commentary on their time and that is exactly why they still work. It's a com...

I started working professionally as a reviewer in Feb of this year, in a city where shows aren't labelled as "revival" or otherwise. They may be referred to as new, or city/state premiere, bit I don't think I've ever seen revival or not. So I don't know if it's because of that or not, but I AMWAYS critique the score/book/play script, regardless of if it is first production or fifth - I'm young enough (21) I'm probably seeing it for the first time, and so I assume others are too. Like dramamam...

There has been a big discussion on this in the Australian theatre world this week, check out #tweetseats on twitter.

In Australia, I often see adds saying "Broadway musical" or "played on Broadway" to describe any show which played in New York, on- or off-Broadway, or any other house. So there is the misconception (or deception?) that all New York theatre = Broadway.

https://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/812404

When The Rain Stops Falling has its US debut off-Broadway this year, after a preview period of 28 performances. At its World Premiere at the 2008 Adelaide Festival of The Arts it played 24 shows total, and I think three or four of those were preview performances. This was then a brand new script, never before performed anywhere, and they used just three or four previews; when it performs in New York it will be it's fifth city and third production. I can't see that it could be performed with l...

3. This depends on the production. For Wicked in Australia Lisa Leguillou actually did the physical direction in the country - if Joe Mantello came down and did some work I'm not sure - but Leguillou (who I believe was AD on Broadway?) is credited as "Australian Director" and she was the person who received the credit with a Helpmann nomination (and win), which the producers had to specifically enter her in for consideration (ie, it wasn't a decision of LPA, it was the show's own choice). I b...

If they're discounting so many tickets, wouldn't it be better to just drastically drop the price of a full price ticket, and then advertise as "The Cheapest Tickets On Broadway!" or something similar?

In my city you're not allowed to smoke fake cigarettes (so herbal / clove) on stage without a special exemption which must be posted on huge signs at all entrances to the theatre; something to the effect of "This production contains cigarette smoking. All actors use herbal cigarettes. An exemption has been granted from the No Smoking Inside Act of 2006." However, if they're smoking a joint - and I assume they just use the exact same fake herbal stuff - you don't need any exemption or signs. I...

It would probably have to be arranged to be done in the months Cate has off from being AD to do films. Also, she couldn't do six months (like is stated as required in the first article) starting Summer 2010, because she's doing Uncle Vanya in Sydney opening November 2010. It seems like it would be too much to organise while she is AD of the STC.

After reading this thread, I happened to find an interesting blog about word vs. design in theatre from a completely unrelated google search http://whitewhaletheatre.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-word/

I think the search can stop now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykbGBRxFag

It's a publicity stunt. Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm pretty sure you're right, it's Adelaide ITA, I need that DVD!

It was Shenedoah with a harmonica player - I was there, row G centre :)

Could these be the sort of things you're looking for? "speeches by prominent Australian theatre practitioners, and includes the texts of selected Philip Parsons Memorial Lectures and Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lectures." Quite removed from Broadway, but some interesting reading. http://www.currency.com.au/essays-speeches-online.aspx

100% true. They had the knowledge that none of the Michael's in England or Australia were nominated for their awards so it didn't occur to them that one would be nominated here. The Australian Mchaels just won a Green Room award in Melbourne.

I think I've figured out this missed up labelling: You Don't Know should be Alice Ripley, then every artist label from that down to Why Stay/A Promise should be moved down one spot.