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Comedy Festival: Something about Kevin
Steve Wrigley is a one-man musical master in his latest comedic venture. Jacqueline Smith talks to him about the story behind Kevin.
Glee extra fired for leaking plot details
An extra who featured regularly on hit TV show Glee has been fired after leaking plot details about an upcoming episode on her Twitter account.
A journey through Andrew Lloyd Webber
When it comes to celebrating the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, who better to sing his praises - and a number of his fabulous songs - than New Zealander Delia Hannah whose star has soared thanks to his shows?
Don't miss: Holland Festival
Established in 1947, the Holland Festival is a trendsetting international performing arts festival.
Breaking legs on broadway
A multimillion-dollar stage adaptation of Spider-Man has been plagued by broken limbs, stage collapses and walkouts. Critics have branded it a joke. But even before it's opened it's already breaking box-office records.
Movie Review: <i>Burlesque</i>
Rating: 2.5/5. Verdict: Life is a cabaret, but this sure isn't
Weekend leisure: Get into the spirit of the season
There are many events on offer, Auckland-wide, to have you feeling festive.
<i>Preview</i>: Cabaret at Salon Perdu Spiegeltent
The Auckland Theatre Company marks the end of the year in a tent, with decadence, desperation and Hitler's thugs waiting in the wings.
A quick word with: Richard O'Brien
A quick word with Richard O'Brien, creator of the Rocky Horror Show. He also played Riff Raff back in the day, and the character has become a perennial favourite at dress-up and Halloween parties.
Flash mob dancers lay slick moves on shoppers
Around 100 people spontaneously broke into dance as part of a flash mob at Botany Town Centre yesterday, surprising shoppers.
Melbourne: Oz indigenous history set with Hairspray
The message from Melbourne is racial tolerance, writes Megan Anderson.
First time on 42nd Street
TimeOut sent Jacqueline Smith to join the chorus line of classic musical 42nd Street and she lived to tell the story...
O'Brien on the way to NZ citizenship
Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien has been granted New Zealand residency and now hopes to have his citizenship application fast-tracked.
Melbourne: Perfect for Mary Poppins
The musical city of Melbourne seems an appropriate setting for a stage production of Mary Poppins, writes Megan Anderson.
Greased lightnin' strikes again
A faithful recreation of the hit 70s musical aims to please, writes Jacqueline Smith
<i>Paul Holmes</i>: Turning a sour kraut into a hit
After decades and decades and billions and billions of dollars it turns out about a million New Zealanders don't have the numeracy and literacy skills to make a living or make a go of life.
Curtain call for those honoured with Tonys
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.
A quick word: Trekkie Monster
Timeout catches up with Trekkie Monster from puppet show-meets-theatre musical Avenue Q.
The show barely goes on
Cash-strapped New Zealand high schools can no longer afford to put on annual musicals, citing fees - up to $7000 to perform hit Broadway shows.
<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic Theatre
It was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that Rent came to life.
Alert: puppet sex
There's a new musical coming to town and it sounds like it's Sesame Street crossed with Peter Jackson's sordid black comedy Meet the Feebles.
Nine
Director Rob Marshall, who was behind the Oscar-winning musical Chicago, knows how to recreate big, bold musical numbers of energetic choreography, glitz and glamour.
Cruz in full swing
Spanish star Penelope Cruz has her own double feature this awards season with a new Pedro Almodovar film and a singing and dancing role in the Hollywood musical Nine.