ANNA KARENINA Sydney premiere at St.George OpenAir Cinema ST.GEORGE OPENAIR CINEMA CELEBRATES THE OPENING NIGHT SYDNEY PREMIERE OF 'ANNA KARENINA' WITH CHANDON St.George OpenAir Cinema is set to launch its 2013 season in style on Thursday 10 January, when celebrities, identities and more than 1900 patrons gather for the exclusive Sydney premiere of the beautiful ANNA KARENINA, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice) and starring Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Always a leading social event, the Chandon Opening Night Party is attracting a host of VIPs eager to enjoy the unique charms of this special event. Guests will enjoy Chandon and canapés on the VIP deck from 6.45pm, whilst taking in the breathtaking harbour views prior to the film screening.

Spiegelworld Presents, for your amusement and entertainment: EMPIRE

Spiegelworld Presents, for your amusement and entertainment: EMPIRE...

Media event at Entertainment Quarter, Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia - 9th January 2013...


EMPIRE enjoyed its media bash and first Sydney showing at Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, this evening, in front of a capacity crowd of 700.

Think Cirque du Soleil meets burlesque meets Rocky Horror Picture Show and your on the right track.

The show offers Sydney something different, when shows and promoters have to fight for the publics entertainment dollar more than ever.

Tickets from $69 up to $149.

If you like risque entertainment, this is well worth a look.

Be sure to check out our rather exclusive and rare photos to further tease you into buying a ticket this season.

Promo...

Direct from its world premiere hit season on Broadway, EMPIRE is the most jaw-dropping show ever seen on the intimate spiegeltent stage. Somersaulting, slapsticking and stripteasing... the most beautiful, daring and incredibly talented artists have been brought together from all over the globe.

Presented by Spiegelworld and Nine Live, EMPIRE is a love letter from New York City, inspired by the vintage days of vaudeville, the night clubs of the East Village, the eccentric characters on Times Square and the big apple's propensity to simply show off. Smashing through the borders of comedy, circus, variety and burlesque, EMPIRE is a weekend-long party in Manhattan, squeezed into 90 minutes and onto a 9-foot diameter stage. And it's all presented in the Spiegelworld carnival atmosphere with its beautifully historic spiegeltent, speak-easy bar and other curiosities. It all adds up to the best night out you will have this summer.

"Imagine Cirque du Soleil as channeled through the Rocky Horror Picture Show"
- New York Times

"Left me speechless... cool live music, hot taut bodies, eye-popping feats of grace and muscle"
- New York Daily News

TOUR DATES*:
Fri 4 to Sun 27 Jan, 2013 - Entertainment Quarter
Thu 14 Mar to Sun 7 Apr, 2013 - Melbourne CBD
Fri 24 May to Sun 16 Jun, 2013 - Brisbane CBD


Websites

Empire Australia
www.empireaustralia.com

Entertainment Quarter - EMPIRE
www.eqmoorepark.com.au/spiegelworld_empire.aspx

Nine Live
www.nine-live.com.au

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Driving Miss Daisy cast media event at The Langham Hotel, Sydney, Australia

In Sydney today rehearsing for the Australian tour of the stage production ‘Driving Miss Daisy', are actors Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines.

News media took photos and conducted some short interviews with the cast from the popular American play, which inspired the Academy Award-winning film.

By all accounts Driving Miss Daisy should be one of the most popular plays to hit Australian shores this year.

Well done to everyone involved in the production.

Promo...

Don't miss 2013's hottest ticket as two of the world's greatest living actors arrive in Australia to perform Alfred Uhry's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Driving Miss Daisy.

Australian stages in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide will light up with the extraordinary talents of the legendary five-time Tony Award® winner and three-time Academy Award® nominee ANGELA LANSBURY and two-time Tony Award® winner and Honorary Academy Award® recipient JAMES EARL JONES. Also starring four-time Tony Award® winner BOYD GAINES, David Esbjornson's acclaimed, smash-hit production has dazzled audiences and critics alike on Broadway and the West End.

Inspiration for the much-loved Oscar winning movie, Driving Miss Daisy is the charming, poignant and utterly compelling tale of the unlikely, long-lasting friendship that blossoms between a prickly, elderly Southern matriarch and her kind-hearted chauffeur, Hoke. As the wheels turn and the decades roll by against a backdrop of prejudice, inequality and civil unrest, the pair slowly transcend their differences and ultimately grow to rely on each other far more than either of them ever expected.

Sparklingly funny, irresistibly heart-warming and with an unmissable stellar cast, Driving Miss Daisy is the must-see show for 2013.

Tickets are now on sale – visit the tickets page for tickets, packages and group savings.

Websites

Driving Miss Daisy official website

www.daisyonstage.com.au

Langham Hotel

www.sydney.langhamhotels.com.au

Music News Australia

www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Mariah Carey Sydney, Australia concert review

International music superstar Mariah Carey once again won her way into Australian’s hearts as she stepped onto the Sydney stage for the first time in fifteen years.

Always the prima-donna, the 42-year-old was about an hour late to the stage, leaving husband Nick Cannon to keep the jam-packed Allphones Arena audience entertained before finally hitting the platform at about 10.00pm for a 1.5 hour set.

Her opening beats of a remix of Can't Take That Way was well received. Carey appearing blinged-up in a short, figure-hugging mini-dress, that is M.

The artist did not disappoint, her voice is as strong as it was twenty years ago, hitting that signature squeak (1991 hit, Emotions). Some fans and critics feel she may have been holding back some.  It's difficult to known for sure.

The playlist was a mixed lot of hits spanning her twenty year career and mixed vocal range, from the oldies (My All, Always Be My Baby) to the new stuff (It's Like That, Obsessed, Shake It Off, Touch My Body).

There were also a few randoms - one of her all-time favourites, 1997's Close My Eyes, along with an off-the-cuff acapella of Can't Let Go/Love Takes Time.

Carey also casually chatted to her "Lambs" (fans) between breaks, sharing memories and moments and joining in the Australian experience by eating a spoonful of Vegemite, followed by a glass of wine or campaign (we assume) to wash it down.

"It’s not that bad," she said.

Hero took the fans to a new level, before a soaring finale of We Belong Together.

She's still got the look - and the sound.

If M comes back to Australia anytime soon we suspect a sell out or close to once again.

Websites

Mariah Carey official website
www.mariahcarey.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

All Phones Arena
www.allphonesarena.com.au