OVER 120,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED RECORD-BREAKING PRODUCTION AT ANZ STADIUM

OVER 120,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED RECORD-BREAKING PRODUCTION AT ANZ STADIUM

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ended its 4-show run at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium with over 120,000 people attending the historic production. The major event featured a record-breaking 1521 cast making it the largest ever production in the Tattoo’s 69-year history. Australian Producer, Michael Cassel said “The four stadium shows are the culmination of three year’s […] Read more

Lunch with Leo Schofield: Michael Cassel – a starstruck childhood

The Wentworth Courier – Lunch with Leo Schofield –  31 July 2019: Were this article to appear in Variety, that venerable American showbiz newspaper of record, famous for its unique shorthand jargon or slanguage, the headline would probably run: “KIAMA KID BOFFS BROADWAY.” Readers of Variety would understand it was a success story, and indeed […] Read more

LEBO M TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN MARCH 2019

‘The voice and spirit of The Lion King’, Lebo M returns to Australia, headlining his first solo tour.  Kicking off the world tour in Sydney and taking to the stage at the Sydney Opera House and Hamer Hall Melbourne, audiences will be captivated with his touching and striking music that resonates globally. Lebo M is a […] Read more

AFR: Michael Cassel and the high risk business of musical theatre

When Pretty Woman The Musical plays its first Broadway show this weekend, one Australian producer and his investors will be paying close attention to the reaction. After years of development and a budget north of $20 million, the social media posts out of New York’s Nederlander Theatre will give Pretty Woman‘s financiers and creative team their first sense […] Read more

45th Annual Glugs Awards

The 45th Annual Glugs Awards were held last night in Sydney. Congratulations to all recipients, including our very own: Esther Hannaford, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical The Colleen Clifford Memorial Award for the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Musical  Kinky Boots Award for the Most Outstanding Main Stage Musical  Michael Cassel The […] Read more

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD TO OPEN IN AUSTRALIA IN 2019, EXCLUSIVE TO MELBOURNE

Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, have today confirmed the record-breaking production will open in early 2019 in Melbourne, Australia, exclusively and only at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.  Performance dates and ticketing details will be announced soon. Visit HarryPotterThePlay.com to sign up to the mailing […] Read more

CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TOUR OF DISNEY’S THE LION KING

Michael Cassel Group in association with Disney Theatrical Productions are thrilled to reveal the full company of the international tour of the world’s #1 musical, Disney’s THE LION KING. A talented cast of impressive and diverse international performers will star in the landmark musical event which begins performances in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire […] Read more