Wednesday 1 May 2013

JUS†ICE TO RELEASE ACCESS ALL ARENAS ON MAY 10, 2013


Justice is set to release Access All Arenas, a recording of their show in the ‘Nîmes Arenas’ last July, which was part of their yearlong worldwide tour.  The album revisits their years of existence so far, giving us a taste of the wild effervescence and the energy of their lives. Access all Arenas is available on Friday 10 May.


Ten years ago, the track We Are Your Friends reached our ears and pushed a young French duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay aka ‘Justice’ to the front of the electronic music scene. The duo was signed by Pedro Winter, owner of Ed Banger Records. Their debut record that followed, , was an album of condensed jerky electro, disco reminiscences and heavy metal energy, with unstoppable tunes like D.A.N.C.E, Stress and Phantom, and its videos, allowed Justice to follow the 90’s French Touch and its filtered disco loop.

In 2012, Justice release their sophomore album Audio, Video, Disco using the combined musical vocabulary of rock and electronic to conjure a laid back, agricultural effort existing on the outer fringes of pop. Audio, Video, Disco was created in the duo’s home studio, with all instrumentation performed by the group themselves.

Since the release of their debut album in 2007, Justice have toured tirelessly, playing festivals and concerts all around the globe, from Australia (playing Parklife in both 2007 and 2012) to the United States, Europe and South America. The duo has played main stages at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Les Eurockéennes, Les Vieilles Charrues. As well as headlining all of the major Electronic Music Festivals, Ultra Music Festival, Sonar, and Melt.

The duo developed at a young age, a powerful stage design that they have polished and magnified throughout the years. Employing a wall of LED-filled Marshall amps, among other one-of-a-kind eccentricities, Justice are said to have one of the most ambitiously compelling stage productions today. Their show is a one and a half hour sonic and visual roller coaster.


LIFE IMITATES ART: SENSATIONAL MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS TO THE THEATRE ROYAL


They’re Playing Our Song
3 & 4 May – Theatre Royal, Sydney 

Photo credit: Kurt Sneddon/Blueprint Studios


The Broadway musical They’re Playing Our Song had its Australian premiere at the Theatre Royal in 1980 and will return in a brand-new production for a strictly limited engagement.

Two of Australia’s finest music theatre performers and real-life couple Danielle Barnes (The Boy from Oz, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) and Scott Irwin (Hairspray, Les Misérables) star as the unlikely lovers Sonia and Vernon in a story based on the real-life relationship of composer Marvin Hamlisch and lyricist Carole Bayer Sager.

A wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist. When Vernon Gersch meets Sonia Walsk at his luxury Manhattan apartment, it signals the beginning of a whirlwind professional and romantic relationship for these two very different personalities. When it comes to making music, they are a match made in heaven. But is this relationship doomed, or will love strike the right note?

They’re Playing Our Song was written by the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Odd Couple and Sweet Charity, Neil Simon, with music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, The Way We Were) and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager (That’s What Friends Are For, Don’t Cry Out Loud).

They're Playing Our Song features such memorable songs as If He Really Knew Me, They’re Playing Our Song and Fallin’, making this romantic comedy an unforgettable evening of stellar musical entertainment.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

SHOW TIMES: 8pm Fri 3 May, 2pm 7 8pm Sat 4 May
VENUE Theatre Royal, 180 King St, Sydney
BOOKING Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
TICKET PRICES Adults $59.50, Concessions $49.50, Groups $45
 
CAST
Vernon Gersch - Scott Irwin
Sonia Walsk - Danielle Barnes

CREATIVES
Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Producer - Christine Harris & HIT Productions
Director & Designer - Terence O’Connell

TOUR SCHEDULE: http://hitproductions.com.au/Song2013.htm                                                     

‘THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE ETHNIC’ NSW, VIC & QLD SHOWS ON SALE NOW


From the producers who brought you the sell-out IL DAGO and Comicus Erectus tours, comes the next original instalment set to have crowds in stitches for all of the politically incorrect reasons - The Good The Bad And The Ethnic. With an all-star line-up of the best local ethnic comedy superstars, this brand new show is packed full of laughs and ground-breaking comedy. Hitting NSW, VIC and QLD from June 2013, tickets are on sale now from www.joeavati.com


Forget your run-of-the-mill stand-up comedy act, The Good The Bad And The Ethnic is like no performance audiences have seen before. This is a fast-paced show including sketches, video presentations, songs and brand new routines that have been polished to perfection over the past 12 months. Audiences can expect some surprises never-before-seen in this genre of comedy alongside some classic comedy that has become a feature of these well-loved productions. The Good The Bad And The Ethnic features a bumper-line up of the finest ethnic comedians including one of Australia’s top comedy exports Joe Avati; one of the most recognised faces on Australian television George Kapiniaris, known to most as ‘Memo’ from Acropolis Now; Turkish Australian comedy sensation Tahir, better known to most as ‘Habib’ of Fat Pizza fame; and the talented Rob Shehadie, better known as ‘Rocky’ from Fat Pizza and Housos. As some of the finest comedians performing today - each of these guys is worth the admission price alone!




“They had the audience in stitches.” Adelaide Now

“ Avati takes it (comedy) to new heights with his uncanny ability to continually reinvent the genre.”

 Herald Sun, Melbourne
“Tahir is brilliant! Really knows how to work an audience.” Sydney Morning Herald

“These boys should be made official ambassadors for breaking down racial prejudice by the very nature of their inclusive and joyous performance.” Rip It Up

This promises to be an amazing array of hilarious multicultural stand-up comedy; true fans and newcomers alike will enjoy an evening of top-notch entertainment.

Tickets on sale now from www.joeavati.com