On the eve of rehearsals for An Officer and a Gentleman, I caught up with stars Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay and heard all about the excitement of being part of a […]
An Interview with Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay
A Chorus Line review
Having missed the Melbourne opening night of the new revival of A Chorus Line I took myself along this week and found out that there was a very good reason for the […]
Sneak Peek: How to Train Your Dragon
Global Creatures CEO Carmen Pavlovic and Director Nigel Jamieson today hosted a sneak peek at the new Dreamworks arena spectacular How to Train your Dragon on stage at Hisense Arena, Melbourne. First […]
Man in Chair presents Carrie
Carrie, one of the most notorious flops of all time is back on stage. Will she have better luck this time around? Imagine a musical with a higher body count than Les […]
La Boheme review
Melbourne Opera begins its tenth anniversary year with a stellar performance of the immortal classic La Boheme. Foremost in the success of the staging is the wonderful cast, clearly chosen with great […]
Mozart Marathon
Royal Opera have advertised their Mozart-da Ponte cycle as having some connection to the Olympics year. That connection is not in any way apparent when seeing the operas, but why let that […]
Shall We Dance?
Two current West End musicals hark back to Man in Chair’s heyday as a ‘dancer’. Such happy memories of performing these shows in wonderful productions at CLOC Musical Theatre. Both shows owe […]
There’s a Gorilla in my Opera
Back from Europe, Man in Chair has time for a few more operas before heading back to Australia. ENO has opened a new production of Offenbach’s melodious creation The Tales of Hoffmann. […]
Scaling La Scala
Milan’s La Scala – the jewel in the crown of European opera houses. But does it live up to the legend? The answer is a resounding yes, if for no other reason […]
Moneyed Music in Munich
Grand and austere on the outside, the auditorium of Munich Opera House glitters like a musk and gold jewelry box. Dress standards are uniformly high but the friendly warmth seen in the […]
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