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King Kong and puppeteers (James Morgan)

King Kong storms Melbourne video

Eighty years after he first rampaged through New York, King Kong is back – and more terrifying than ever.

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Anna Jullienne, Andrew Grainger and Paul Minifie in Anne Boleyn

The story of Anne Boleyn on stage video

The scandalous story of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's second wife, is being performed by Auckland Theatre Company.

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Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy (Reuters file)

The Muppets set sights on Broadway

The Muppets, having conquered both television and film, are now turning their googly eyes towards Broadway.

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The famous Phantom chandelier, but made in Wellington

Phantom begins in Wellington video

The Phantom of the Opera has been performed thousands of times on hundreds of stages across the world, but never in Wellington.

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An actor in K Road Strip

Play tells story of K Rd video

A new Auckland play tells the story of K Rd, from the heroes of Hawaiki to the heroes of today.

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Ballet Revolucion rehearsing

Cuban ballet dances into Auckland video

Cuban dance company Ballet Revolucion is performing in Auckland this week.

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Neil Patrick Harris (Reuters)

List of Tony Awards winners video

Top winners at the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.

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The cast of Kinky Boots performing at the Tony Awards

Kinky Boots scoops Tony Awards video

The feel-good musical Kinky Boots, with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, has won a leading six 2013 Tony Awards.

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Joel Walsham

Kiwi scores 'rugged' ballet scholarship video

A young man has become the first New Zealander to be awarded a scholarship to a prestigious United States dance university.

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Ninjas are some of the many characters that feature in the short

Small doses of theatre, dance, song video

Like musicals but only in small doses? Well then the Short and Sweet festival of song that hits Auckland next week is the place for you.

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Cyndi Lauper (AAP)

Kinky Boots dominates BroadwayWorld Awards

Cyndi Lauper's new Broadway musical Kinky Boots has scooped seven prizes at the 2013 BroadwayWorld.com Awards, which are voted for by the public.

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Jean Stapleton

Broadway's lights to dim for Jean Stapleton

The lights of Broadway's theatres will be dimmed this week to mark the death of beloved stage and TV star Jean Stapleton.

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Michael Hurst performing a scene from No Holds Bard

Michael Hurst's one-man show video

While Michael Hurst is known as the noble sidekick of Hercules from The Legendary Journeys, his theatrical career spans close to 40 years.

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Dame Julie Andrews (Charlotte Whiteacre)

An evening with Julie Andrews video

Celebrated singer and actress, Dame Julie Andrews, has made her first appearance in New Zealand today for 'An Evening with Julie Andrews' at The Civic.

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Maggie Kirkpatrick

Madame Morrible and crew set to hit NZ video

The stage show Wicked hits New Zealand for the first time in September.

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