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Kat of the Musicals

What an interview this was! Tommy Tallarico is a legend (he’s worked on over 250 games!!)! I’ve always been a big fan of video game music (being a OSTs of all kinds music addict) and have a large variety of game scores in my playlists despite not necessarily having played all the games… *shrugs* I’ve also …

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I think this was the very first interview I did with The AU Review- Steve Danielsen! A really lovely guy who played Fiyero in the second Australian tour of Wicked. Fun fact: when we chatted he was on a bit of a jog around Melbourne. Gotta keep up that endurance! The interview was originally posted on …

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I didn’t actually end up seeing “The Unknown Soldier”, but it seemed to be a beautifully put together play. The interview was originally posted on Arts on the AU. — On the battlefields of WWI, a 16-year-old soldier fights for King and Country; in the 21st century, a 13-year-old boy questions how a soldier can simply disappear. …

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When I was in Seoul last year I had the immense excitement of visiting the headquarters of ZANYBROS and chatting to co-CEOs and Directors Hong Wonki & Kim Junhong. I love the work they produce and I have a huge amount respect for the “Bros”. Being able to talk with some of my biggest inspirations was a surreal moment. Not …

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Being an Arts Editor brings with it some amazing moments- finally falling in love with an opera was certainly one of them! Although I had seen many operas before, and had certainly thought them spectacular, it wasn’t until I saw Opera Australia’s latest production of Turandot that I really feel in love with opera. It …

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I didn’t actually see this one! Just coordinated this interview through email based on what I could find out about the production 🙂 The interview was originally posted on Arts on the AU. — Of Mice and Men is one of the world’s most compelling tales of friendship and survival. Now the much loved stage production is showing …

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Pinchgut Opera do some really unique and quality productions. They’re the best if you’re looking for a rarely performed opera! The interview was originally posted on Arts on the AU. — Bajazet is one of Vivaldi’s most passionate and powerful operas and yet, despite enjoying great success around the time of its premiere in Verona 1735, this …

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In celebration of Opera Australia’s latest production of Carmen opening this week and finally being able to witness the masterful voice of Lee Yonghoon again, here is the interview I did with him last year during the Turandot season. Definitely one of the most surreal and awe-inspiring interviewer moments for me, he’s such an incredible …

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Didn’t actually see the play for this one! Just did the interview… — Brendan Cowell’s Men is confronting expose of what it is to be a guy, with a twist that will leave you breathless. The AU caught up with Ben O’Toole, who plays one of the “men”, to discuss the production and that confronting question. How do …

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Well this is a bit of a different one but who doesn’t love Lego? 😀 Originally posted on The AU Review. — Ryan “Brick Man” McNaught is the only LEGO Certified Professional in the Southern Hemisphere, whose incredible LEGO-building career spans models and mosaics vast! The AU caught up with the Brick Man ahead of the arrival …

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