A Night of Stars      
Theatre Royal Fundraiser 2012

Make sure you don’t miss this night of outstanding performances by some of Australia’s best known Stars as we celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the first performance at the Theatre Royal.

This wonderful evening includes the ‘Stars on Stage’ Concert, which will be hosted by Garry McDonald, one of Australia’s best known entertainers, much loved for his role as Arthur in the television series ‘Mother and Son.’  The concert will feature a stunning performance by dancers from the Australian Ballet and include a range of other brilliant pieces that celebrate stars past and future at the Theatre Royal. Actors, dancers and singers will recreate hallmark performances and relive the lively atmosphere of the Theatre Royal over the past 175 years. A Vivien Leigh, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Noel Coward and many more will be here to entertain you!  The concert concludes with a mass choir performance focussing on the future of the Theatre Royal. 

And following the Concert this special evening continues with an intimate experience on stage that will include performances by surprise guest artists, a gourmet supper featuring the finest Tasmanian produce prepared by a celebrity Chef and the opportunity to meet the ‘Stars’. Tickets for this fabulous evening of entertainment and fun are $175 per person.

If you’re unable to join us for the full event, you can purchase tickets for the ‘Stars on Stage’ Concert only for $35 per person.

By attending this evening, not only will you experience a fantastic night out, you will contribute to the Theatre Royal’s Applause Private Giving Program, which is focused on:

• Providing access for children to attend performances at the Theatre Royal
• Assisting artists of the future
• Supporting the restoration, conservation and development of this beautiful theatre.

For better than a quarter century, Henry Rollins has toured the world as a spoken word artist, as frontman for both Rollins Band and Black Flag and without a microphone, as a solitary traveller with insatiable curiosity bypassing the resorts in favour of places like Siberia and Senegal, or Burma and Bangladesh. His curiosity and hunger for experienced based knowledge, teamed with his willingness to travel, his no-holds-barred delivery of his opinions and observations, and wicked sense of humour make him one of the most inspiring and interesting commentators / entertainers of a generation.

He returns to Australia in 2012 for The Long March tour, a month long national odyssey - a stark contrast to the four intimate appearances he made in Sydney and Melbourne earlier this year, announced on an email, and which sold out in minutes. 

Singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, publisher, columnist, actor, radio host, television host, actor, activist and now photographer Henry Rollins is one of the most intriguing career chameleons of the modern world.

BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

The World’s No 1 Tribute To Neil Diamond

The producers of smash hit tribute show Roy Orbison Reborn  invite you to come and relive the magic and the great hits of legendary superstar Neil Diamond in this internationally acclaimed world class hit production show & world’s No 1 Neil Diamond Tribute live in concert!

Internationally Renowned Canadian Singer Bobby Bruce  has been astonishing and amazing sold out theatres & venues throughout America, Canada, Asia, New Zealand & Europe with his unique and vocally brilliant tribute to music legend Neil Diamond and  now finally Australian Music fans have the unique opportunity to witness the world’s No 1 tribute to Neil Diamond starring Bobby Bruce who show critics world wide describe him as “The Next Best Thing To Neil Diamond".

Bobby Bruce was discovered in 1994 and has never looked back as he went on to play the role of Neil Diamond in the Legends Of Vegas show based in Las Vegas mesmerizing all audiences to the point that he was booked to perform in all major Las Vegas casino’s.

BOLD JACK, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE THEATRE ROYAL, PRESENTS

Tales From the Life of Eva Cassidy

Starring CLARE BOWDITCH

Eva Cassidy was known as The Songbird and her music topped the charts on three continents but only after her premature death from melanoma at age 33.

Eva left a legacy of extraordinary arrangements of ballads, sung with her hauntingly beautiful voice, described in the Washington Post as “…so pure, so strong and so passionate.” When the BBC played Somewhere Over The Rainbow four years after her death, Eva Cassidy’s records shot to the top of the charts and they are still selling to this day.

One of Australia’s great talents, Clare Bowditch, tells the story of Eva’s short, and sometimes tragic, life and loves.

Featuring Ashley Naylor and The Blues Alley Band, the song list includes Fields Of Gold, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Hallelujah I Love Him So and the Gospel hit, Wade In The Water.

BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

Roy Orbison Reborn - The Pretty Woman Tour
 
Back By Popular Demand - Brand New Show !
The World’s No1 Tribute to the Big O

Starring Internationally Renowned  DEAN BOURNE

Over 50 Hits, Millions Of Record Sales, Sold Out Concerts -
 
Come and relive the sound, the voice & all the magical hits of The Big O in one great & unforgettable show starring The World's No 1 Roy Orbison Tribute Artist Dean Bourne at The Theatre Royal Hobart on Friday 7th September 2012.
 
Dean Bourne has been described as "The New Roy Orbison"  both physically and vocally performing iconic hits like -
 
Pretty Woman, Crying, Dream Baby, Leah, Blue Bayou, Penny Arcade, Danny Boy, Only The Lonely, In Dreams, Candy Man, You Got It, Workin' For The Man, Running Scared and many many more.
 
Dean Bourne is the World's greatest exponent of the great hits and music of Roy Orbison today. 

THE THEATRE ROYAL PRESENTS FINUCANE & SMITH'S

The globally acclaimed salon of seductive, subversive, and electrifying acts is here at the Theatre Royal for the first time!

From multi-award winning Finucane & Smith, creators of global smash hit The Burlesque Hour, comes a travelling emporium that fuses Parisian nightclub with jaw-dropping cabaret and seductive spectacle, tipping a velvet wink to Australia’s wild past of touring vaudeville and variety.

Step into this sumptuous salon and be swept away by intoxicating Ethiopian dance and razor sharp wit, sultry songs and underdressed sirens, whip-cracking dames, Bollywood lovegods, sizzling jazz moves, backroom ballet and gothic divas.

Packed to the rafters with international stars, with critics raving and 70,000 audience members worldwide in raptures, Finucane & Smith’s road-train of the risque will sashay into town bringing a night to rival the Nullarbor: hot hot hot and full of stars!

So grab your friends, dress to the nines, and swing on board The Caravan. We guarantee you won’t want it to leave.

This is a Theatre Royal Season 2012 show and is available for Season package discounts.