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LES MISERABLES returns to Sydney with a reworked score, new music and reimagined staging, earning a standing ovation from the Opening Night Audience. Whilst many fans of the classic musical will be familiar with the 1985 original, they will not be disappointed with the new treatment and the wonderful Australian cast.

Elise McCann shares a brief insight into the life of Lucille Ball, behind the scenes, during the 9 year run of "I LOVE LUCY" in her one woman show EVERYBODY LOVES LUCY as she takes on the persona of the famous redhead along with an example of the show's target audience, the average American housewife.

LE NOIR – THE DARK SIDE OF CIRQUE showcases the skills and technique of the circus from the grace of the Lira Aerial Hoop to the heart stopping Wheel of Death in the unusual space of a traditional theatre auditorium.

New Theatre's latest offering tells the story of a reunion between an estranged father and son in a wet Alice Springs in 2039 as it unearths the history of 4 generations while the world is faced with apocalyptic flooding and falling fish in Andrew Bovell's WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING.

Tim Draxl returns to the Cabaret Stage and reprises his beautiful tribute FREEWAY - THE CHET BAKER JOURNEY with care and detail.

Multi-talented British dancer, choreographer, director, TV presenter, TV producer and Broadway Producer Bonnie Lythgoe plans to make Pantomime an annual event as she brings her second pantomime, ALADDIN AND HIS WONDEROUS LAMP to Sydney and has plans for future years. Lythgoe shared a little of her vision with BWW.

Sydney Theatre Company's ROUGH DRAFTS initiative allows theatre creators access to the company's resources including space, research materials, administration facilities and STC's Artistic Team for one week to aid their process of developing a work.

Red line Productions brings back Marshall Napier's twisted thriller FREAK WINDS to the Old Fitz Theatre, 16 years after it debuted at the same venue. Napier reprises his role as Ernest and is joined by Ben O'Toole and Anna Bamford in this production, updated to incorporate Napier's recent injury.

Dale Wasserman's MAN OF LA MANCHA comes to life in Squabbalogic's ingenious performance that draws the audience into Miguel de Cervantes' fabulous imagination as he and fellow inmates, awaiting their fate during the Spanish Inquisition, play out the story of Don Quixote de La Mancha using only the contents of the prison cell and Cervantes' box of possessions.

Geraldine Turner returns to the Sydney Cabaret Stage after a 10+ year hiatus with an insight into the musicals that made up her 40 years on stage in her latest show TURNER'S TURN. .

China Ningbo Performance & Arts Group's THE RED DRESS is a graceful expression of a love story through dance, drawing on the traditions of Southern Chinese culture.

Adrian Grant (Original Concept and Executive Director) and Gary Lloyd's (Director & Choreographer) TRILLER LIVE honors the work of powerhouse performer and creator Michael Jackson with a selection of songs from his 44 year career, tragically cut short in 2009.

As the Commemorations of the Centenary of the ANZACs landing in Gallipoli in World War I draws near, Director Denis Moore has provided a little insight into his staging of Alan Seymour's thought provoking THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR, 57 years after it was written.

MOTHER CLAP'S MOLLY HOUSE: A PLAY WITH SONGS is a bawdy, no holds barred play about a an enterprising woman and one of the earlier Gay Clubs and a modern sex party that explores sexuality, love, desire, passion, family, prejudice and stereotypes.

Nick Coyle's (writer/performer) one man show BLUE WIZARD is an endearing story of the experiences a very camp visitor from another planet has when he arrives with a crash on earth.

Dean Bryant's (Playwright and Director) GAYBIES gives the children of gay parents a voice and the public confirmation that those raised by gay parents are living satisfied, happy lives and have pride in their parents.

Opera Australia's new interpretation of FAUST is a delicious mix of hedonism, debauchery, desire and despair.

Sydney Theatre Company's Resident Director Kip Williams adds a new dimension to Tennessee William's already complex and surreal world of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER as he pairs live video footage with live performance.

BroadwayWorld takes the opportunity to get an insight into SONGS NOT TO DANCE TO ahead of its season at Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta. Choreographer and dancer Martin del Amo shares some of the background to his new show in which he and dance partner Phil Blackman explore the music that 'should not be danced to'.

LIVE LIVE CINEMA is coming to Riverside Theatres in March 2015 so BroadwayWorld took the opportunity to get insight into the process behind this new movie experience in an interview with the composer and creator Leon Radojkovic.