THE cast of Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s Young Frankenstein have had a huge couple of weeks. They gave a sneak preview of the show at the Korumburra Southern Lights Festival and last week bumped into Leongatha’s Mesley Hall. With finishing touches being added to the choreography and acting, the cast is pumped to be closer to […]
ENJOY classical music and help a postie receive a new heart. A classical music concert is being held at Boolarra Memorial Hall on Sunday, June 23 at 1.30pm in aid of Shannon Blines, who has a partner and two young children. The 32 year old postman was born with a defective heart and now is […]
LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre is counting down the days until the opening of its production of Young Frankenstein.The show will open on Friday, July 5 at 8pm, and promises to be an amazing adaptation of Mel Brooks’ funny film.The production will be directed by Daniel Lawrie, who will also play Dr Victor Von Frankenstein, and will […]
WONTHAGGI’S Les Miserable hit all the right notes when it returned to the Union Community Arts Centre stage on Saturday for the 50th anniversary celebration opening night. There was a moment of déjà vu heading back to see the show again, first staged by the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group (WTG) back in 2008 and proved a […]
TRACKING down Leongatha’s own Josh Gardiner for an interview wasn’t easy now that his career in theatre had taken him across the globe, but eventually The Star found him in China, working on School of Rock the Musical.As if this isn’t momentous enough, Mr Gardiner, who grew up in Leongatha, has just been cast in […]
TRACKING down Leongatha’s own Josh Gardiner for an interview wasn’t easy now that his career in theatre had taken him across the globe, but eventually we found him in China, working on School of Rock the Musical. As if this isn’t momentous enough, Mr Gardiner, who grew up in Leongatha, has just been cast in […]
WONTHAGGI Theatrical Group welcomes new and returning cast members to the stage in its 50th anniversary year production of Les Misérables. Amongst those new faces are Sage Pahos, playing Fantine, in her first role with the group. Returning performers are Tom Green as Jean Valjean, in his second major role in a WTG production. He played Jesus […]
OPENING night of one of Newhaven College’s best ever shows Barnum – The Circus Musical drew a standing ovation from the packed house at the Wonthaggi arts centre on Friday. The audience erupted in to cheers, whistles and loud shouts of appreciation for the whole cast and crew that delivered a brilliant show that would […]
AFTER the explosive success of High School Musical in 2018 and Blood Brothers the year before, Mary MacKillop College’s production of The Addams Family opens this week. The show promises to be bigger than anything the college has ever created. The multi-layered full scale musical has been nine months in the making and showcases the […]
EVERYONE has their own special way of paying tribute to the nation’s brave soldiers. Inverloch artists Kate Appleyard and Ben Mawdsley have shown their gratitude through music, with their latest single My Soldier set to be released at midnight on Anzac Day (April 25). The duo forms the band Souly Us, known for its unique, […]