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‘At Last The Etta James Story’, starring Vika Bull is set for an extended run in the UK after a surprise three-year hit in Australia.

Moira Bennett, producer for Room 8, is taking her show ‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ on tour in the UK in March 2017.

Sydney singer Paulini has picked up the starring role of Rachel Marron in the upcoming Australian production of The Bodyguard.

Three new David Bowie songs recorded during the ‘Blackstar’ sessions but held back for the Lazarus stage show debuted this week with the final track ‘Killing A Little Time’ available today.

The death of David Bowie in January has promoted one of the most remarkable tribute shows in Australia.

Melbourne’s The Production Company will start its final show of the 2016 season with ‘Dusty’ on November 12.

Sir Elton John’s life is set to become a musical.

‘Sexercise – The Musical’ will have its world premiere in Melbourne in February.

Melbourne’s East End theatre district has grown to rival London’s West End and New York’s Broadway with four of the biggest musicals in the world all sell-outs in the city this weekend.

Gypsy, starring Caroline O’Connor, has launched the 2013 season for Jeanne Pratt’s The Production Company.

The 2013 Helpmann Award nominees have been announced With Bruce Springsteen, Barry Gibb, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Coldplay receiving nominations for Best International Contemporary Concert.

It has been 20 years since the last major production of Jesus Chris Superstar played for Australia. This current tour is the big budget, 21st Century London production featuring the UK’s main stars Tim Minchin, Ben Forster and Mel C.

Tex Perkins will once again become Johnny Cash for an encore performance run of The Man In Black.

Michael Jackson’s ‘The Immortal World Tour’ Cirque du Soleil production will head to Australia in September.

Former Prisoner star Val Lehman will play the part of Miss Lynch in the upcoming Australian production of Grease.

‘At Last – The Etta James Story’ starring Vika Bull has become the surprise stage hit of 2013 in Australia and has been extended for Perth and Brisbane.

Jeff Duff, Steve Balbi and Brydon Stace will resurrect the songs of the Thin White Duke for ‘Ziggy – The Songs Of David Bowie’ in Sydney in July.

Rob Mills has been cast in the lead role of Danny in the new theatre production of Grease.

The 15th season of The Production Company will feature ‘Gypsy’, ‘Singing In The Rain’ and ‘The Pirates of Penzance’.

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ is heading to Broadway.

Jerry Hall carries her ex’s around on her iPod.

Les Misérables will return to Australia next year with Melbourne scoring the premiere for June 2014.

Smash-hit musical Jersey Boys will return to Melbourne next year for a limited season.

Country icon Kenny Rogers will join rockbilly chick Lanie Lane, quirk-pop star Kate Miller-Heidke and more at this year’s Darwin Festival.

Katy Perry promises “you will truly know me” after seeing her forthcoming 3D tour film.

National treasure Dame Edna Everage has announced her final live stage shows.

According to The Guardian, for the first time ever David Bowie has approved the use of his music in a musical but not according to Bowie.

Jeff Wayne and actor Liam Neeson held a press conference on Friday morning in London to announce an updated version of Wayne’s arena spectacle The War of the Worlds. A new album of the work will be released next June with a world tour set to start next November.