by Catherine Blanch. Born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien, Dusty Springfield was not only a musician, arranger, record producer and television presenter, but the blue-eyed sensual mezzo-soprano...
by Catherine Blanch. Born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien, Dusty Springfield was not only a musician, arranger, record producer and television presenter, but the blue-eyed sensual mezzo-soprano...
Festival Theatre, Sat 3 Dec. The 1952 MGM film Singin’ In The Rain is considered one of Hollywood’s greatest screen musicals, featuring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen....
by Catherine Blanch. Singin’ In The Rain (the movie) is a 1950s musical comedy choreographed and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor and Kelly himself....
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Fri 14 Oct. Bold and bubbly, with a huge dose of camped-up corn, Hairspray is an evening of in-your-face dance-pop in supersized proportions. The story of Tracy Turnblad,...
Arts Theatre, Wed 5 Oct. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of SA present a thoroughly polished production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, although this is much later in a season than a reviewer would normally...
by Catherine Blanch. It’s the 1960s when TV dance shows were all the rage and segregation was rife. But change is in the air when Tracy Turnblad, a dance-loving Baltimore teen, successfully auditions...
by Catherine Blanch. Founded in 1937, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of SA originally performed only G&S operettas. However, in recent times they have branched out to include musicals and operettas...
Goodwood Institute, Wed 31 Aug Marie Clark Musical Theatre Company has brought a welcome raw intensity to Adelaide with their latest production of RENT. Led by Mark Stefanoff as Director/Vocal Coach, Nina...
Festival Theatre, Fri 12 Aug The Sound Of Music has always been a polariser in terms of musicals – either you can handle the syrupy sentimentality or you can’t. Those that can, however, were well rewarded...
by Catherine Blanch. Inspired by the actual von Trapp family and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, The Sound Of Music movie is the timeless and endearing story of the widowed Captain von Trapp...