[ 20 January 2010 ]
CONGRATULATIONS CHICAGO!
The 2009 Sydney Theatre Critics Awards held on Monday 18 January brought huge success for CHICAGO, winning three awards in total:
* Best Production of a Musical
* Sharon Millerchip - Judith Johnson Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical
* Damien Bermingham - Judith Johnson Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical
Congratulations to all the cast and crew of Chicago for your stellar effort!
[ 30 October 2009 ]
COLLEEN HEWETT IS MAMA AS CHICAGO EXTENDS
CHICAGO THE MUSICAL is extending its run. The musical opened in Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre on August 15 and was to have finished its Melbourne season in November. But Producer John Frost has announced a further six week extension until December 13.
‘We’re delighted that the success of CHICAGO has meant that we are able to extend our stay at Her Majesty’s,’ he said, ‘but this means that Gina Riley will be leaving on Sunday, November 8.
‘Colleen Hewett will be taking over Gina’s role as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton, the keeper of the keys to the cell block of merry murderesses.
[ 26 October 2009 ]
DAMIEN BERMINGHAM PERFORMS AT THE
ADVANTAGE PLUS MELBOURNE EXPO
At the recent Advantage Plus Melbourne Expo hosted by the Accor group, Damien Bermingham who plays the much loved character of Amos Hart performed a perfect rendition of ‘Mr Cellophane’. Check out the shots of Damien in action.
[ 30 July 2009 ]
CONGRATULATIONS CHICAGO!
This week at the 2009 Helpmann Awards® CHICAGO’s very own Sharon Millerchip walked away with the Best Female Actor in a Musical award. Not only did CHICAGO win an award but surprised the audience with a little razzle dazzle by performing "We Both Reached for the Gun" aka "The Press Conference Rag" - a ventriloquist act starring Sharon Millerchip (Roxie Hart) and Craig McLachlan (Billy Flynn).
Well done CHICAGO!
[ 22 June 2009 ]
CHICAGO CELEBRATES IT’S 100TH PERFORMANCE!
During this Wednesday 24 June matinee CHICAGO celebrates is 100th performance! Having only performed in Brisbane and Sydney so far, CHICAGO is proving to be a hit show for Australians.
CHICAGO features a star-studded line-up including well-loved music theatre performers Caroline O'Connor as Velma Kelly and Sharon Millerchip as Roxie Hart, Craig McLachlan as Billy Flynn and Kath and Kim's Gina Riley as Matron "Mama" Morton.
Don’t miss you chance to see this phenomenal show! CHICAGO is currently playing in Sydney at the Lyric Theatre, Star City and will be opening in Melbourne August 15 at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
[ 11 June 2009 ]
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE CAST OF CHICAGO ON FOXTEL
An Audience with the Cast of CHICAGO is an intimate evening with some of Australia's most loved and successful performers from the cast of the hit musical CHICAGO.
Filmed at Foxtel studios, the CHICAGO star studded line-up includes well-loved music theatre performers Caroline O'Connor as Velma Kelly, Sharon Millerchip as Roxie Hart, Craig McLachlan as Billy Flynn and Kath and Kim's Gina Riley as Matron "Mama" Morton.
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[ 18 May 2009 ]
CHICAGO OPENS IN SYDNEY TO RAVE REVIEWS
The crowd glittered at the Lyric Theatre, Star City when this brand new production of CHICAGO opened Sunday 17 May. The audiences loved it, as did the critics. The Daily Telegraph said “So alluringly sexy it is impossible to tear your eyes away. Brassy, saucy and toe-tappingly good…a crime not to see it”
Stay tuned for more reviews coming soon.
[ 15 May 2009 ]
CHICAGO RAZZLE DAZZLES SYDNEY!
Preview audiences in Sydney for the new Australian production of CHICAGO have been dazzled by the brilliant performances, show stopping numbers and sexy, slick and sharp choreography.
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[ 12 May 2009 ]
CHICAGO SEDUCES SASSY SPONSORS
The national tour of the international hit musical Chicago has attracted a collection of high class partners, as it thrills sell-out audiences around the country. Plantagenet Wines, Volvo Car Australia and MIX106.5 are partners for the Sydney season of this sizzling production.
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[ 11 May 2009 ]
MELBOURNE MEDIA RELEASE - MAY 2009
Check out the latest details about Chicago in this recent press release!
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[ 23 April 2009 ]
CHICAGO LAUNCHED IN MELBOURNE
The launch of CHICAGO Melbourne was held at the Old Melbourne Gaol on Monday 20 April 2009. The Gaol became the ‘Cook County Jail’ for the evening with the historical building lit up inside in CHICAGO red and blasting out the songs of CHICAGO inside. Guests were met at the door by Sergeants and taken through to mingle in the cells and enclosed exercise yards. After an assorted selection of canapés, and wine provided Plantagenet, guests were escorted by the Sergeants to the Main Building.
VIEW FULL STORY AND PICTURES HERE!
[ 30 March 2009 ]
BRISBANE SIZZLES WITH CHICAGO!
In the same week that the international hit musical Chicago became the seventh longest running production in the history of Broadway (5,125 performances), the stunning new Australian production opened in Brisbane to rapturous applause and universal critical acclaim.
Producer John Frost was thrilled with the reception the show received. “It took many years of negotiating to get the rights for a revival of Chicago,” Frost said, “but it was worth the wait.
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[ 9 March 2009 ]
[ 12 February 2009 ]
THE RAZZLE DAZZLE BEGINS
Rehearsals started Monday 9 February for the much awaited return of CHICAGO – the Razzle Dazzle Broadway musical that delivers
with sizzle and class.
CAROLINE O’CONNOR after making VELMA KELLY her own on Broadway and Australia returns with Helpmann Award® winner SHARON MILLERCHIP as ROXIE HART. CRAIG MCLACHLAN returns from London to play the smooth, suave BILLY FLYNN and Australia's favourite GINA RILEY plays MATRON “MAMA” MORTON.
VIEW PICTURES OF THE FIRST DAY OF REHEARSALS HERE!
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CHICAGO at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 19 March -
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Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney from 14 May -
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“CHICAGO IS THE MOST EXCITING MUSICAL
OF ITS GENERATION” The Times
