The Cabaret Room

In this week’s Cabaret Room we feature Australian music from Boy From Oz, Miss Saigon, Evita, Moulin Rouge, Westside Story, Beetlejuice, and Muriel’s Wedding including music also from Vanessa Amorosi and Rhonda Burchmore.  We also have a first listen to the new Cabaret Room intro! The post Cabaret Room music: Boy From Oz, Miss Saigon, Evita and more… appeared first on The Cabaret...

THE LADY OF THE SWAMP is a true story out of Gippsland Eastern Victoria about two sisters that were swindled out of a massive fortune and the story of their impacted lives thereafter. Patricia L’Nane spoke to the Cabaret Room about what drew her to the story and how the musical has evolved given the show has squeezed into a one hour duration. The story begins in 1907 and ends in 1980 and inc...

Cloc Musical Theatre were fortunate enough to acquire the amateur theatre rights to produce MAMMA MIA . Matt Jakowenko and Mitchell Groves were in the Cabaret Room to talk about the production, the cast, audition process and the small freedoms available to amateur production houses. After a stint at Kings Cross Sydney, RELATIV E MERITS is showing for the first time in Melbourne. Barry Lowe’s...

Daniel Baker and Tim Addicoat are in the Cabaret Room to talk about Babirra Music Theatre’s production of THE PRODUCERS . Based on the 1968 film, Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers is a laugh-out-loud, outrageous, crowd-pleasing farce that has been a smash hit since its 2001 debut. It ran for more than 6 years on Broadway and won an un-precedented 12 Tony Awards, a record that still sta...

Cameron Taylor plays character Pisca who was born to be a duck. PISCA is a combination of clowning, physical theatre, song, and imPECKable timing, this Cabaret will duck dive deep into the exploration of Pisca’s life, and his desperate search to find what he’s good for. An irreverent showcase of comedic sketches in a cabaret style PUPPET JAM will make audiences cry, laugh and wee a little bit. Jet...

What happens when every document, every bathroom, every community seems to want you to ‘decide’, and none of the binaries seem to fit? ARTEMIS: UTTER MESS creator and performer, Artemis Munoz talks about her one-enby show, armed with its original music, humour, and big heart, to break out of (tick)boxes and into self-acceptance. Ellen Grimshaw and Alice Stewart share with listeners a s...

Brendan Wan joined the Cabaret Room to talk about his show, SWEET & SOUR DILEMMAS .  This hilarious heartfelt one-act play, created and performed by Brendan, centres on Chef Chung, owner and head chef of the Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant in regional Victoria.  After emigrating to Australia a few years ago, the reality has not met his expectations and now faces an important decision – s...

Jack Lynch says ‘there’s a Sylvia Plath quote for every occasion’ and CONFESSIONS FROM A BELL JAR is evidence of that. Jack joins the Cabaret Room to talk about his show, how it has developed over time and what he hopes the audience will get from the production. Sunanda Sachatrakul ’s debut solo show, HOW GAY AM I? is a comedic storytelling about coming out and ‘what if&#82...

In the Cabaret Room this week, we spoke to Teddy Darling who hosted a fabulous WEAR IT PURPLE DAY CABARET at Hares and Hyenas, to raise awareness about queer mental health.   Tash York speaks about her latest show BADASS , a parody of songs, improvised raps, hilarious true stories & a whole lot of heart.   Jacci Pillar ‘s show TICKETS ON MYSELF is a critical social intersectional comment...

This week the Cabaret Room features live recordings from music theatre and cabaret shows, many recorded in the amazing New York City cabaret venue 54 Below. Music in this episode includes: Rock and Roll Nerd ( Tim Minchin ), Hand In My Pock ( Annaleigh Ashford ), Martha ( Norbert Leo Butz ), Before the Parade Passes By ( Sierra Boggess ), Let It Sing ( Billy Porter ), Starry Eyed and Video Games (...

I HAVE DREAMED is a pathway to Adrian Li Donni ‘s dream. The show is a fundraiser to support his move into opera by studying at the Wales International Academy of Voice in Cardiff. Far from being a minor step, Adrian talks about how performing opera is different and the support he has received in getting his show up and running in Melbourne. Lucy Gransbury ‘s cabaret show DRAMA premier...

We feature COME FROM AWAY once again in this episode – the musical inspired from the events of the morning of 9 September 2001 when the terror attacks took place in New York. Darren catches up with Beverly Bass who was an American Airlines pilot who was instructed to fly her plane off course to land in Gander Newfoundland located on the east coast of Canada. We also hear from Natalie Barr wh...

Lulu McClatchy popped into the Cabaret Room to chat about her upcoming show, SUPERGIRLY . Lulu talks about the show, what audiences can expect, and working with ‘ Bradley Cooper’ and Elton John . The show is a breast cancer fundraiser. Darren attended the opening night of COME FROM AWAY and chatted with a couple of special guests on the night. On the morning of the September 11 2001 te...

The 2019 Helpmann Awards were recently held in Melbourne for the first time, at the Arts Centre on St Kilda Road. Recognising distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in the areas of musical theatre, cabaret, opera, classical music, and dance (to name a few), the Helpmann Awards also incorporate the JC Williamson and Sue Nattrass Awards for outstanding contribution to the Australian live...

To mark the 50 year anniversary of the landing on the moon, Ross Daniels presents an anthology of character sketches through a feel-good tale that blends sci-fi, satire and music. One Small Trip centres on a cut-rate Australian space agency that has “decided to return us to the moon. Thing is they’re only sending people they think are expendable.” Out Cast Theatre production, Bit...

Peter Blackburn joins the team to talk about You Are The Blood , a ‘dramedy’ about a serial killer and the women who love him. The show touches on the ripple effect of violence when the entire family is left contending with damages that could be irreparable. The Three Deaths of Ebony Black is based on a quote by a neuroscientist on how we all have 3 deaths – (1) when our body sto...

What do Mariah, Whitney, Celine and Cher all have in common? Why they’re all featured in He’s Every Woman of course! Justin Clausen and Jamie Burgess talk about their upcoming show, their creative process working together as a team, taking the audience on a musical journey and the audience reaction to some of the obscure songs in their show. Tunes by the two Tinas (i.e. Turner and Aren...

Amy Winehouse was a talented, smart and funny woman who left us too soon. Alexis Fishman channels the performer in Amy Winehouse: Resurrected , a tribute to the late, great singer. Alexis talks about working with her father, and her desire to show Winehouse as a much broader performer than she was portrayed in the media. Alinta Chidzey talks about the Victoria Opera production of Stephen Sondheim...

We’ve Never Been in Love Before is a lighthearted night featuring a collection of the greatest love songs of Broadway. Alister Kingsley talks about the show, how he and Owen McCredie came to work together and the song selection. The show is on at Chapel Off Chapel . Travesties , showing at 45 Downstairs , is a super-fun, crazy high-energy show set in Zurich in 1917 and told through the memor...

We are joined in the Cabaret Room by Ferri Maya and Archie Arsenic for Miss Burlesque and Mr Boylesque Australia who spoke about the difference in the competitions and how they prepare for their performance. Also joining us in the studio this week is John Voss  and Tim Redmond to talk about the upcoming show Maestro Impro and the challenges of improvisation. Music includes: Speechless ( Naomi Scot...

Guests in the Cabaret Room this episode include Aaron Taylor , Owen Clarke & Lucinda Barratt from Cloc Musical Theatre ‘s Kinky Boots , and two shows from the upcoming Melbourne Cabaret Festival – Stephen Valeri with the “ultimate John Farnham celebration” Age of Stephen and Mark Brown II from What’s Love Got To Do With It? , a show about love. Music in this episode inc...

Two thirds of a Trio of Dips  are in the Cabaret Room to chat about the challenge of online dating mishaps in Love Me Tinder . Tania Doko discusses the return of Bachelor Girl in an age when there is so much online content, the need to connect with other people in a fast world, and the first Bachelor Girl headline show in 8 years. Darren catches up with the cast of  Barnum The Circus Musical ,  Ki...

Music from The Cabaret Room broadcast on 5 May includes: Let Me Be Your Star ( Smash ); Private Party ( Laura Michelle Kelly ); One less Bell to Answer ( Barbra Streisand ); Hero’s My Middle Name ( SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical ); Ukulele Lady ( Bette Midler ); But The World Goes Round ( Liza Minnelli ); Here I Am ( Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ); Meadow lark ( Liz Calloway ); Somewhere Over...

During the recent Muriel’s Wedding media call, Darren caught up with Pippa Grandison (Betty Heslop), David James (Bill Heslop), Stefanie Jones (Rhonda Epinstall), and Carmen Pavlovic (Producer). Listen in as they discuss the importance of not trying to replicate a Muriel’s Wedding movie character, the differences between the Sydney and Melbourne shows, the musical’s Broadway pote...

Dirty Sexy Opera is a short, sharp, very sexy fun night delivered in true cabaret style! Our guest in this episode, Michelle McNamara director of Dirty Sexy Opera, speaks about the show, the creative process and the importance in staging the show to present an accessible form of opera for the viewing public. For the W est Side Story interviews with Sophie Salvesani (Maria) and Todd Jacobsson (Tony...