Melbourne - The musical/opera centre of the Southern Hemisphere
Thu, 2 Aug 2007, 11:12 amBishop7 posts in thread
Melbourne - The musical/opera centre of the Southern Hemisphere
Thu, 2 Aug 2007, 11:12 amIt seems that Melbourne is going to the place to be this summer for musicals. Phantom should be still running at the Princess Theatre. Spamalot starts in November at Her Majesty's Theatre. Priscilla Queen of the desert begins at the Regent from October. So now the big question is what musical is going into the STATE THEATRE this January?
The rumour is unless something falls through, look for an opening date (previews around the end of the year) opening around the 6th.
Some of the possibilities are:
1. The Lion King coming back for six weeks (Not likely)
2. Disney's Aida coming over from Japan, Melbourne for six weeks, then onto Sydney for six weeks. Though apparently, Whitehorse Musical Theatre has the rights for a non-professional production in October 2008.
3. 5Oth Anniversary production of West Side Story.
4. Xanadu being produced by QPAC and Victorian Art Centre.
5. Opera Australia "Don Giovanni".
But the above comment was
Thu, 2 Aug 2007, 07:38 pmBut the above comment was in relation to what would be in the State Theatre- which isn't owned by Mariner. So there comes the competition between venues.
...and on the lines of multiple theatres owned by the same company- gosh I'd like that! (sorry a little off topic I know)
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