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24.01.2022 Tyran Parke is thrilled to host Alinta Chidzey! Alinta is one of Australia’s most versatile performers, star of Chicago (Velma), West Side Story (Anita), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary), A Little Night Music (Petra), Showboat (Magnolia), Singing in the Rain (Kathy), Chess (Svetlana) and many others, Alinta Chidzey. There will be a chance to ask questions AND, we will even hear a song!
22.01.2022 Wesley College
19.01.2022 LAUNCESTON AMTF SPONSORED SPOTS ANNOUNCED We have received an amazing response for our sponsored spots for the Launceston Masterclass. Congratulations to these seven lucky performers:... 1. Lauchy William Hansen 2. Abbey Hansson 3. Stacey Brunskill 4. Michael Ballard 5. Iryna Kopynets 6. Mason Waller 7. Chelsea Williams Look out for your confirmation E-mail and all the best working with Chloé Zuel Public and Rob Mallett. In the meantime, be sure to keep following our page for more exciting initiatives in the lead-up to our 2021 Festival.
19.01.2022 Australian Musical Theatre Festival is thrilled to welcome the legendary Broadway composer, Stephen Schwartz to the final ‘Sunday Soiree’ of the year, Sunday 13th at the special time of 10am. Stephen is quite simply theatre royalty with award-winning credits including composing the Broadway scores for ‘Wicked’, ‘Pippin’, ‘Godspell’, ‘The Prince of Egypt’, ‘Children of Eden’ and many classic animated films! He is a true legend of the theatre and we are thrilled to welcome him to this platform prior to announcing our exciting line up for the 2021 Australian Musical Theatre Festival (19-23rd May 2021). Join us for another insightful conversation with Executive Producer, Tyran Parke including a Q & A, an insight into composing music and, of course, a song!
19.01.2022 Here are some great FREE workshops in Music Theatre construction coming up through our friends at Home Grown, promoting new Australian writing!
18.01.2022 We are seeking an energetic, experienced and passionate Executive Producer. The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is an unparalleled opportunity for musical theatre lovers, makers and industry professionals to get together, share and celebrate this wonderful genre. Held in Launceston, Tasmania, the Festival includes a diverse program with opportunities to teach, collaborate, engage, perform, learn and of course enjoy. Consider sharing your skills with our fun, welcomin...g and creative celebration of all things musical theatre. Visit: www.amtf.org.au
17.01.2022 "It would appear that Pippin is the perfect performance to mark the return of musical theatre, and the reasons for this are three-fold: on a literal level, this... musical is a joyous and spectacular crowd-pleaser, a celebration of the medium and can be thoroughly enjoyed on this basis alone; for an audience seeking a sub-text or watching the performance through a more cynical lens, then this story can indubitably stand as a tale of our times; finally, on a practical level, this is a production with provenance, with the ability to attract patrons old and new." Read the full AussieTheatre.com article here: https://bit.ly/3mDibLo #PippinAU
17.01.2022 We are so proud of Launceston College - Tasmania, Australia. Despite the odds, our AMTF Partner was able to stage their large-scale musical after months of uncertainty. FLASHDANCE was of the highest standard and we congratulate everyone involved.... Enjoy your final day...
12.01.2022 The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is proud to present Sunday Soiree! The new Executive Producer, Tyran Parke is thrilled to host a series of in Conversation live events with a range of musical theatre stars from Australia and beyond These soirees are part of the Festival’s commitment to celebrate and interrogate musical theatre in the lead up to May, 2021, when Launceston will again play host to a celebration like no other. Over five days, the beautiful Tasmanian ...city will host a range of performances, workshops and conversations with the best of Australia’s emerging and established talent. The first soiree features one of Australia’s most versatile performers, star of Chicago (Velma), West Side Story (Anita), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary), A Little Night Music (Petra), Showboat (Magnolia), Singing in the Rain (Kathy), Chess (Svetlana) and many others, Alinta Chidzey. Alinta joins Tyran Parke to discuss her career in Musical Theatre, how 2020 has schooled us in the art of resilience and her approach to creating a role. There will be a chance to ask questions AND, we will even hear a song! Watch this space for a link to the live stream, the first of many engaging and revealing conversations with Australia’s theatre royalty. Can’t wait to see you there!
12.01.2022 Before our new EP arrived, we had one final sharing in the wings and we would love to share it with you. Clarissa Spata - Soprano and Brad Cooper, accompanied by Bev Kennedy, perform 'TONIGHT'. Enjoy.
11.01.2022 Join Tyran Parke as he interviews two of Australia’s most versatile performers, Anne Wood star of 'Beautiful', 'Wicked', 'The Sound of Music', and Natalie O'Donnell, star of 'Spelling Bee', 'Crazy For You', 'Next to Normal' and many others. Together they are best known for originating the mother/daughter roles of Donna and Sophie Sheridan in the original Australian Production of 'Mamma Mia'. The revival of the show again saw Anne take on the role of Donna before handing it on to Natalie in the most recent production. Join us for a unique discussion of friendship and music with a chance to ask questions AND, we will even hear a song! Can’t wait to see you there!
10.01.2022 INDUSTRY PATHWAYS #1 - Tyran Parke 7:30pm, Friday 10 July on StageCon Facebook Join CONDA President, Rachelle Schmidt Adnum as she interviews Tyran Parke on I...ndustry Pathways about his experiences as Head of Musical Theatre at VCA, as an acclaimed director and talented performer. This FREE professional development opportunity is open to all and will be streamed live, right here on the StageCon Facebook. Read more about Tyran Parke below. Industry Pathways is presented by City of Newcastle Drama Association - CONDAs A proud Novocastrian, Tyran Parke worked as a professional actor before firmly established himself as an acclaimed director on the Australian theatre scene. With credits that span Shakespeare, plays, musicals, cabaret, concerts and opera, Tyran has twenty years of performing credits to his. Name. He has played in shows as diverse as ‘Tick Tick Boom’, ‘The Last Five Years’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘the Comedy of Errors’, ‘The Tempest’,’‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, ‘Mack and Mabel’ ‘Anything Goes’, ‘Funny Girl’, ‘South Pacific’, ‘Oliver’, ‘Sunset Blvd’, ‘Rosie’, ‘Evita’, ‘Listen to My Heart’, ‘Eurobeat’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘The Hatpin’, ‘Angels in America’, ‘Cabaret’, and ’She Loves Me’. He directed the all-star production of Follies at the Melbourne Recital Centre, followed by last year’s acclaimed production of Barnum starring Todd McKenny and Rachael Beck. Professional directing credits include plays Thom Pain, Pool (no water), The Laramie Project, Great Expectations, and Proof; musicals Jekyll and Hyde, Lovebites, Metro St, Cheek to Cheek, Rent, The Goodbye Girl, A Chorus Line, Hello Again, and operas The Coronation of Poppea and The Fairy Queen. Parke is a huge devotee to the work of Stephen Sondheim. Having played the title role in Sunday in the Park with George, he was thrilled to recently direct the highly acclaimed 2018 production in Perth at WAAPA. Aside from Follies, Assassins which toured throughout Victoria after its sell-out Melbourne season, was a highlight Into the Woods and Everything’s Coming Up Sondheim repeated this artistic success. Concert work includes the acclaimed Rob Mills is Surprisingly Good, Debra Byrne and Vika Bull in Tapestry, Caroline O’Connor’s From Broadway with Love and three separate national tours of From Broadway to La Scala over a six-year period. Other productions include the acclaimed Ordinary Days (Green Room Award Best Director), Big Fish (Broadway World and Glugg nominations Best Director), Falsetto’s (Green Room Nomination Best Director) and The Coronation of Poppea (Opera Chaser Award Best Director of an Opera). As a teacher, Parke has worked for all the major training institutions and is currently the Head of Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. He is also Artistic Director of Clovelly Fox Productions. tyranparke.com
08.01.2022 We're THRILLED to say Moulin Rouge! The Musical has been nominated for 14 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 Australian film, Moul...in Rouge! The Musical is the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway. We hope you can join us soon to witness the spectacular spectacular! Moulin Rouge The Musical - Broadway Moulin Rouge The Musical - Australia Moulin Rouge The Musical - London
06.01.2022 If you’re in Tasmania, check this out.
06.01.2022 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER APPOINTED The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is thrilled to announce the appointment of Australian Musical Theatre heavyweight Tyran Parke as Executive Producer. The Head of Music Theatre at Victorian College of the Arts, Tyran is an accomplished educator, performer and director. He has amassed an enviable list of credits and is highly regarded amongst the industry.... A love of musical theatre first led Tyran to Launceston in 2019, for the inaugural Festival. In his words, it exceeded every expectation. 'Though I arrived in Launceston with a love of the genre, I left with much more; a love of the people, the place and the culture,' Parke said. 'I have remained a champion of the Festival ever since and I feel truly honoured in joining the team for what promises to be a magnificent celebration of musical theatre, in the most beautiful setting. Launceston is the perfect place to host the latest addition to the Australian cultural landscape and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be involved.' The 2021 Australian Musical Theatre Festival will be held from 19 - 23 May 2021 and the program will be announced in the coming months. The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is supported by the Tasmanian Government through Events Tasmania.
04.01.2022 This week, Jayde Kirchert at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) has pulled together a truly remarkable group of industry practitioners from around the world to discuss Music Theatre and the way towards a more inclusive, diverse industry with improved practices emphasising belonging. It's an incredible line up in safe, engaging conversations over the week- and it's free. For those interested; https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/music-theatre-futures/
04.01.2022 The Australian Musical Theatre Festival, held annually in Launceston, Tasmania, aims to benefit the musical theatre industry and brings together practitioners of musical theatre to celebrate and encourage the development and nurturing of musical theatre. Brad Cooper - tenor and Bev Kennedy come together for a cabaret experience of operatic proportions. While Bev can be found playing for Australia’s leading vocalists and musically directing countless musicals, Brad has graced ...the operatic stages of the world, from London, Paris, Rome to Cologne and Moscow, to right here with Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House. We’re thrilled to have Bev and Brad wow our online audiences for Australian Music Theatre Festival and we hope that you will join us in May 2021. Join our mailing list at www.amtf.org.au If you are lucky enough to be in Sydney, check out their upcoming live show BERLIN ELECTRIC, a journey through the songs and first hand stories of Weimar Berlin, at Sydney’s Claire’s Kitchen at Le salon, this November.
02.01.2022 Only 6 days to go!! Please share Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta presents: Riverside Theatres Digital... AN EVENING WITH TODD MCKENNEY Directed By Luke Joslin Auslan interpreted Riverside Theatres Digital is thrilled to launch its second digital concert series with award winning performer Todd McKenney. An Evening with Todd McKenney will be showcasing the career that has made him a household name, singing a selection of songs that shaped and inspired him. With a professional career spanning 40 years featuring roles across both stage and screen, including his most notable role of Peter Allen in the Australian hit production of The Boy from Oz, roles in Cats, West Side Story, The Rocky Horror Show and most recently seen stepping into the role of Lord Farquaad in the smash hit musical Shrek, McKenney is truly one of Australia’s most versatile performing artists. Tickets via https://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/toddmckenney/
02.01.2022 Our AD, John X Actor, is doing a show! A show with an audience.
01.01.2022 THE SECRET IS OUT! MTM is thrilled and privileged to announce that its ‘international mystery’ judge is none other than 3 time Academy Award and 3 time Grammy A...ward winner STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, a living legend of the musical theatre world, and the creator of landmark shows such as WICKED, GODSPELL, PIPPIN, CHILDREN OF EDEN, THE BAKER’S WIFE and many more. MTM’s initiative in inviting local writers to find some creative light amid the oppressive darkness of the COVID pandemic is an extension of its long commitment to the development and production of original Australian musicals.
01.01.2022 The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is thrilled to welcome Callum Francis for the next Sunday Soiree. Callum is currently in rehearsal for ‘Rent’ at the Sydney Opera House and is best known for his Helpmann Award winning role as Lola in the Broadway, West End and original Australian productions of ‘Kinky Boots’. Callum’s other credits include ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Ghost’, the musical, among many others. Join us for another insightful conversation, Q & A and, of course, a song!
01.01.2022 Presenting a name you will know in the future Chelsea Dawson is currently in her final year of studying a Bachelor of Musical Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium - Griffith University and cannot wait for theatre lights to turn back on in Australia. This version of In My Dreams from Anastasia will give you chills.... Despite the disappointment of no 2020 Festival, we have decided to start getting excited about May 2021. Over the coming weeks, we are thrilled to present some fine Australian artists, for your enjoyment. The Australian Musical Theatre Festival, held annually in Launceston, Tasmania, aims to benefit the musical theatre industry and brings together practitioners of musical theatre to celebrate and encourage the development and nurturing of musical theatre. We hope that you will join us in 2021. Join our mailing list at www.amtf.org.au
