Steven Speilberg’s new film version of West Side Story is getting heaps of rave reviews, but one place people won’t be seeing the film is in the Middle East. Several countries have banned the film citing the inclusion of a transgender character as the reason for the censorship. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman […]
West Side Story | Crown Theatre | Until 17th July | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ West Side Story is having a renaissance in 2021, this grand production from Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment has made it’s way to Perth, after an acclaimed season in Melbourne and Sydney. Later in the year the musical will also return to […]
Fans of musical theatre can get their first taste of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of West Side Story. The teaser trailer for the film was featured during this morning’s broadcast of the Academy Awards. Directed by Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce […]
Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment have announced one of the most celebrated musicals of all time is coming to Crown Perth this June. The iconic West Side Story will be retold on the Crown Perth stage, and Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini is excited to bring the production to Perth audiences. “West Side Story is […]
Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment have announced that the acclaimed BB Group production of West Side Story will return to Australia in 2020. A modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet; this tragic love story tells the tale of two young people whose happiness is destroyed by the hate of two enemy camps in New York […]
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a parental lecture that started with “at the end of the day” which is usually swiftly followed by “the reality is…” you’ll know that there are times when the real world is not enough. Sometimes an escape is necessary and in July this year the Pokémon […]
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ prestigious Music Theatre program is bringing an all time classic to the Regal Theatre. The Jets and the Sharks battle on the streets in ‘West Side Story’. The star-crossed love story of Maria and Tony features such iconic numbers as ‘America’, ‘Somewhere’, ‘I Feel Pretty’ and ‘Cool’. This […]
Slap your wristbands on and get your mojo working for an extra-bodacious Valentine’s Day edition of Retro Cassette Friday! This week we take our musical journey from Sydney all the way to Broadway right here in the OUTinPerth office using the transportative powers of our very own ears! INXS Dekadance 1983 Our first offering to […]
