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Baz Luhrmann's ‘ROMEO + JULIET’ performed live in concert
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 8:44 am | Sandra Roberts
Featuring: GIN WIGMORE + JON TOOGOOD + DAVE GIBSON + MILAN BORICH + LAUGHTON KORA + introducing acclaimed soprano ISABELLA MOORE Supported by a 30-piece orchestra, choir & rock band More >>
The Civic is turning 90
Monday, 2 December 2019, 9:45 am | Sandra Roberts
New Zealand’s most spectacular theatre, The Civic, is turning 90 this month. To celebrate, 90 people will get the chance to discover the magic of this grand building during special commemorative tours. More >>
A Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Monday, 11 November 2019, 9:03 am | Sandra Roberts
New week, one of the world’s greatest sopranos, our own Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, will be honoured at a star-studded gala event, celebrating her remarkable career and also the renaming of the Aotea Centre’s ASB Theatre to the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. More >>
Friends! The Musical Parody Touring NZ in 2020
Monday, 4 November 2019, 10:37 am | Sandra Roberts
So, no one told you life was gonna be this way, nor did they tell you about the hilarious new musical that lovingly lampoons one of TV’s all-time greatest shows in the hit New York and Las Vegas show Friends! The Musical Parody. More >>
Baz Luhrmann's ‘ROMEO + JULIET’ performed live in concert
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 8:34 am | Sandra Roberts
If you lived within earshot of the pop culture zeitgeist in 1996, you remember the greatest love story of all time grabbing hold of the radio airwaves and squeezing like a sweet teen crush. The magic of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet was recasting ... More >>
The Bay of Islands Music Festival is back in 2020
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 9:08 am | Sandra Roberts
Promoters today announce an extraordinary line-up of roots, funk, country and rock artists will perform at the Bay of Islands Music Festival over two incredible days, 25 & 26 January 2020. More >>
The Ten Tenors announce 17-city NZ tour
Monday, 16 September 2019, 8:01 am | Sandra Roberts
Following sold out performances throughout New Zealand, The Ten Tenors are thrilled to announce they’re returning by popular demand. The charming classical cross-over group will perform a selection of the best romantic pop songs, ballads and arias ... More >>
Yo-Yo Ma makes his long-awaited New Zealand debut
Friday, 13 September 2019, 8:36 am | Sandra Roberts
Legendary musician and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma makes his long-awaited New Zealand debut at Christchurch Town Hall in November, performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello in one sitting as part of The Bach Project. It is a journey ... More >>
One-man Star Wars Trilogy - NZ season announced
Monday, 9 September 2019, 8:32 am | Sandra Roberts
Auckland, Monday 9 September 2019: The critically acclaimed theatrical experience ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY – the hit comedy that condenses all three movies into 60 minutes of side-splitting fun – is coming to Auckland this November. Created ... More >>
A Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Monday, 2 September 2019, 8:13 am | Sandra Roberts
One of the world’s greatest sopranos, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will be honoured at a star-studded gala event on Wednesday, 20 November, celebrating her remarkable career and also the renaming of the Aotea Centre’s ASB Theatre to the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. More >>
15-year-old’s song sent to Andrew Lloyd Webber
Monday, 12 August 2019, 8:35 am | Sandra Roberts
The producers of School of Rock , the Broadway and West End blockbuster musical, are thrilled to announce the winner of the School of Rock - The Musical : Songwriting Competition. The winner is “girl.” (aka Sophie Brown), a 15-year-old Auckland ... More >>
Poirot And More: a Retrospective - David Suchet Live
Monday, 5 August 2019, 12:25 pm | Sandra Roberts
David Suchet will be making his New Zealand stage debut in POIROT AND MORE: A RETROSPECTIVE in early 2020. The tour will travel through the country in February allowing audiences in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland to experience this rare opportunity with ... More >>
The Mormons are coming to New Zealand!
Friday, 2 August 2019, 8:46 am | Sandra Roberts
The Book of Mormon , Broadway’s smash hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to New Zealand next year. The Tony®, Olivier®, Grammy® and Helpmann® award-winning show will begin performances at The Civic theatre ... More >>
War Horse - now playing in Auckland
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:06 am | Sandra Roberts
It's official. New Zealand loves WAR HORSE ! The unforgettable theatrical event from the National Theatre of Great Britain, based on Michael Morpurgo ’s beloved novel, has been winning rave reviews from critics and audiences since opening in Auckland ... More >>
School of Rock - Ultimate Songwriter Contest has landed
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 8:44 am | Sandra Roberts
The producers of School of Rock , the Broadway and West End blockbuster musical, are today calling for talented New Zealand kids to seize the chance to write their very own rock song that will be played live in front of the School of Rock audience ... More >>
War Horse - the theatrical event of the year opens this week
Monday, 17 June 2019, 8:31 am | Sandra Roberts
WAR HORSE -- the unforgettable theatrical event from the National Theatre of Great Britain, based on Michael Morpurgo ’s beloved novel – opens this Friday for a strictly limited season. This extraordinary production will play at The Civic, Auckland, ... More >>
Shihad Legend Joins Neil Young Celebration Tour
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 9:38 am | Sandra Roberts
Shihad legend J on Toogood will join New Zealand's best artists and musicians to pay homage to Neil Young and celebrate the 40th anniversary of his Live Rust album with three amazing concerts in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this August. More >>
Neil Young's Live Rust 40th anniversary concert tour
Friday, 24 May 2019, 12:16 pm | Sandra Roberts
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Neil Young’s 1979 Live Rust album that captured the best of his Rust Never Sleeps Tour, a super group of New Zealand artists will come together to perform live in concert, the album in its entirety, track-by-track. More >>
WEST SIDE STORY: new tickets released due to popular demand
Monday, 20 May 2019, 9:17 am | Sandra Roberts
Due to popular demand, new seats have been released for the "No.1 greatest musical of all time" (Times, UK), WEST SIDE STORY , opening in Wellington in just three weeks. Following rave reviews in Australia, the theatrical event of 2019 will burst ... More >>
Pop-Up Globe announces it's hitting the road
Monday, 8 April 2019, 9:59 am | Sandra Roberts
It’s sold over half-a-million tickets, performed over 1000 shows, and wowed audiences across Australasia with its performances. Now, for the first time ever, the magic of Shakespeare performed in a style for which the Pop-up Globe Theatre Company has ... More >>
