The Look Of Dusty: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? ~ Adelaide Fringe 2024 Review

by Michael Coghlan | Mar 7, 2024 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2024, Live Music, Music, Reviews

[MUSIC/Cabaret ~ UK ~ AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE] Regal Theatre, Wed 6 Mar, 2024. The British pop invasion of the 1960s wasn’t just about the well-known male bands. Among others there was Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Lulu, and of course Dusty. Dusty Springfield started...

The 2023 Cabaret Fringe Variety Gala ~ Review

by Cathy Tune | Jun 10, 2023 | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2023, Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews

Festival Theatre, Fri 9th Jun. Tonight’s uplifting performance was a both showcase of some of the incredible shows on offer for this Cabaret Festival and a celebration of the rich history and iconic moments that have spanned the 23 years since it all began. Directed...

Living Colour Are Returning To Australia And Performing At The Gov. Matt Saunders Speaks With Founding Member, Songwriter And Lead Guitarist Vernon Reid – Interview

by Matt Saunders | May 7, 2017 | Interviews, Live Music, Music

by Matt Saunders. It’s not every day you get to chat with a lifelong idol, a two-time Grammy winner, and a genuine guitar hero. As the founder and primary songwriter of Living Colour, Vernon Reid has been melting fretboards and faces all over the world for more than...

Dusty The Musical: Share in the Life, Love and Music of British Pop and R&B Soulstress Dusty Springfield – Virginia Gay Interview

by Catherine Blanch | Dec 17, 2016 | Entertainment, Interviews, Musical Theatre, Theatre

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 was one of the most successful British female performers of her...

Painted From Memory: A Brilliant Song Cycle From The Musical Collaboration of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review

by Adrian Miller | Jun 13, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Reviews

Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 12 Jun In 1998 Elvis Costello teamed with Burt Bacharach to produce a stark masterpiece Painted From Memory. Now comes the brilliant idea to perform these songs on stage as a song cycle, showcasing the many talents of Michael Falzon and Luke...