BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Brisbane in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

May

POTTED POTTER to Tour Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide From 2 October

Playing to sold out houses all over the world, POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minut... (read more...)

July

Elaine Paige Kicks Off Australian Concert Tour in Perth, Oct 20

Elaine Paige is set for a month-long concert tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on Oct 20th and ending in Brisbane on Oct 29th.... (read more...)

Angela Lansbury & James Earl Jones-Led DRIVING MISS DAISY to Open in Brisbane This February

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones will lead an Australian premiere of DRIVING MISS DAISY next winter. According to Courier Mail, the show is set to open at the... (read more...)

Nominees For 2012 Helpmann Awards Announced

Live Performance Australia (LPA) today announced that a List of Nominations in each of the 41 categories for the Helpmann Awards will be announced in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, concurrently, on ... (read more...)

August

STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26

Shakespeare's Globe in partnership with Arts Alliance Media will release three of its 2011 theatre productions to cinemas in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The Globe on Screen season will... (read more...)

DRIVING MISS DAISY Tour, With Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones, Comes to QPAC in February 2013

Five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury and two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl Jones are coming together in Brisbane in Alfred Uhry's ... (read more...)

Pan Pan Theatre & Beijing Square Moon Culture Company Bring FIGHT THE LANDLORD to Arts Centre Melbourne, Aug 30

In a cross-continental collaboration, Ireland's Pan Pan Theatre and Beijing Square Moon Culture Company bring Sun Yue's contemporary Chinese play Fight the Landlord to Arts Centre Melbourne from Thurs... (read more...)

September

Music By The Sea Presents Sydney's Acacia Quartet Performing Elena Kats-Chernin, Lyle Chan Works, 10/6

Sydney's Acacia Quartet will perform quartet pieces by Elena Kats-Chernin and a world premiere work by Sydney composer Lyle Chan at the Sandgate Town Hall on 6th October at 7:30 pm.... (read more...)

Live Performance Australia Names Liza McLean Executive Producer for the 2013 Helpmann Awards

Live Performance Australia (LPA) announced today that Liza McLean will be the Executive Producer of the Helpmann Awards in 2013.... (read more...)

THE ILLUSIONISTS Set for QPAC from Jan 18, 2013

This summer the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is set to be transformed into a magician's playground when seven of the greatest magicians on the planet come together on the Concert Hall stag... (read more...)

October

Yanni Continues World Tour in Australia and New Zealand, Jan 2013

Chugg Entertainment confirms that legendary composer and performer, Yanni, is set to continue his World Tour throughout into early 2013 with dates in Australia. The tour will begin in New Zealand on S... (read more...)

STAGE TUBE: 'A Year Inside The Australian Ballet' Webseries

Check out the latest installment of 'A year inside The Australian Ballet', the ballet's 10-part 50th anniversary web series. What happens behind the closed doors of the dancers' mid-year performance r... (read more...)

Music By The Sea Presents Sydney's Acacia Quartet Performing Elena Kats-Chernin, Lyle Chan Works, 10/6

Sydney's Acacia Quartet will perform quartet pieces by Elena Kats-Chernin and a world premiere work by Sydney composer Lyle Chan at the Sandgate Town Hall tonight, 6th October at 7:30 pm.... (read more...)

November

Peter Quilter's END OF THE RAINBOW Comes to Brisbane's QPAC, March 2-24

The Queensland premiere of Peter Quilter's acclaimed production, End of the Rainbow, will take Brisbane audiences on a dramatic journey following the rise and fall of superstar Judy Garland.... (read more...)

Michael Crawford's 'Oh Holy Night' Album Available for Pre-Order

"Michael Crawford's Christmas - O Holy Night," a repacking of two previously released albums, is currently available for pre-order, and is set to be released on November 16. The album features 21 tra... (read more...)

Sarah Blasko Sings with Queensland Pops Orchestra, 9 Feb.

ARIA award winning songstress Sarah Blasko will awaken your senses when she performs on the Concert Hall stage, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) backed by a full orchestra on Saturday 9 Februa... (read more...)

December

Queensland Children Land Roles in SOUTH PACIFIC at QPAC from Dec 27

Six talented young Queenslanders will tread the boards alongside some of Australia's most popular stars in the Brisbane season of South Pacific to be presented from 27 December at the Queensland Perfo... (read more...)

Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents World Premiere Australian National Tour of BLAK, May-July 2013

Internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre heads boldly into 2013 with an inspiring and poignant new dance theatre production, Blak.... (read more...)

Music By The Sea Festival 2013 Comes to Brisbane, Jan 11-13

The 2013 Music By The Sea Festival, the 11th annual festival of diverse genres - classical, folk, jazz and world music, will take place from 11 to 13 January. This summer festival is an absolute favor... (read more...)

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