Adam Lambert is no stranger to singing competitions having found fame as a contestant on American Idol. He’s likely to put his experience to good use as a new judge for The Voice Australia.
On Tuesday (February 6), we learned that the 42-year-old “If I Had You” superstar had joined the cast of the new season of the singing competition alongside a talented group of fellow judges.
The news comes shortly after he teased what he has in store for 2024.
Read more about Adam Lambert’s new gig and future plans…
Adam will serve on a judging panel alongside Leann Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke and Guy Sebastian. The show is set to premiere later this year.
Previous judges on the show include superstars such as Kylie Minogue, Joe Jonas, Kelly Rowland, Kelly Rowland, Keith Urban and Ricky Martin. The new cast joins the show as Rita Ora, Jason Derulo and Jessica Mauboy step down.
On Tuesday (February 6), we learned that the 42-year-old “If I Had You” superstar had joined the cast of the new season of the singing competition alongside a talented group of fellow judges.
The news comes shortly after he teased what he has in store for 2024.
Read more about Adam Lambert’s new gig and future plans…
Adam will serve on a judging panel alongside Leann Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke and Guy Sebastian. The show is set to premiere later this year.
Previous judges on the show include superstars such as Kylie Minogue, Joe Jonas, Kelly Rowland, Kelly Rowland, Keith Urban and Ricky Martin. The new cast joins the show as Rita Ora, Jason Derulo and Jessica Mauboy step down.
- 2/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Production in and around Sydney, Australia has started on “Preppers,” a comedy series about the end of the world.
Directed by Steven McGregor (“Black Comedy”), “Preppers” follows a young Aboriginal woman whose world crumbles around her after experiencing a personal, cataclysmic event. Escaping the fallout, she finds herself at the center of a mismatched community of doomsday preppers.
“Preppers” stars Nakkiah Lui who also co-wrote the series with Gabriel Dowrick.
Penny Smallacombe, head of the First Nations Department at Screen Australia said: “Nakkiah Lui has a track record of creating boundary-pushing comedy and we’re proud to support her and the rest of the talented creative team in bringing this hilarious and clever series to life. Who doesn’t need a few lessons in Prepping!”
The show is a Porchlight Films production in association with Spirit Pictures. The series producer is Sylvia Warmer, with Porchlight’s Liz Watts and the...
Directed by Steven McGregor (“Black Comedy”), “Preppers” follows a young Aboriginal woman whose world crumbles around her after experiencing a personal, cataclysmic event. Escaping the fallout, she finds herself at the center of a mismatched community of doomsday preppers.
“Preppers” stars Nakkiah Lui who also co-wrote the series with Gabriel Dowrick.
Penny Smallacombe, head of the First Nations Department at Screen Australia said: “Nakkiah Lui has a track record of creating boundary-pushing comedy and we’re proud to support her and the rest of the talented creative team in bringing this hilarious and clever series to life. Who doesn’t need a few lessons in Prepping!”
The show is a Porchlight Films production in association with Spirit Pictures. The series producer is Sylvia Warmer, with Porchlight’s Liz Watts and the...
- 5/6/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
ABC doomsday comedy Preppers has started filming in Sydney, with the six-part series set to air later this year.
Directed by Steven McGregor, Preppers follows Charlie (Nakkiah Lui), a young Aboriginal woman whose world crumbles around her after experiencing a personal, cataclysmic event.
Escaping the fallout, Charlie finds herself at the centre of a hilariously mismatched community of doomsday preppers.
Written by Lui and Gabriel Dowrick, the cast includes Ursula Yovich, Chum Ehelepola , Meyne Wyatt, Aaron McGrath, Eryn Jean Norvill, Jack Charles, Grant Denyer, Christine Anu, Miranda Tapsell, Brooke Satchwell, Luke Carroll and singer Kate Miller-Heidke.
Preppers is a Porchlight Films production, in association with Spirit Pictures. Sylvia Warmer produces, with Liz Watts executive producing alongside Margaret Ross from the ABC.
Backers include Screen Australia’s First Nations Department, while there has also been a major production investment from the ABC, in association with Screen Nsw.
Lui and Dowrick, a wife and husband team,...
Directed by Steven McGregor, Preppers follows Charlie (Nakkiah Lui), a young Aboriginal woman whose world crumbles around her after experiencing a personal, cataclysmic event.
Escaping the fallout, Charlie finds herself at the centre of a hilariously mismatched community of doomsday preppers.
Written by Lui and Gabriel Dowrick, the cast includes Ursula Yovich, Chum Ehelepola , Meyne Wyatt, Aaron McGrath, Eryn Jean Norvill, Jack Charles, Grant Denyer, Christine Anu, Miranda Tapsell, Brooke Satchwell, Luke Carroll and singer Kate Miller-Heidke.
Preppers is a Porchlight Films production, in association with Spirit Pictures. Sylvia Warmer produces, with Liz Watts executive producing alongside Margaret Ross from the ABC.
Backers include Screen Australia’s First Nations Department, while there has also been a major production investment from the ABC, in association with Screen Nsw.
Lui and Dowrick, a wife and husband team,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
‘Butch’.
Screen Australia has announced almost $750,000 of story development funding for nine feature films, 11 television series and two online projects.
The slate includes an Imogen Banks-produced musical dramedy, composed by Kate Miller-Heidke; a television adaptation of Melanie Cheng book Australia Day; and a feature film from Helpmann Award-winning playwright S. Shakthidharan.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore said, “We are looking for projects that are distinctive in the market, have a very specific audience in mind and reflect a range of Australian experiences. As such, it’s fantastic to be able to support the development of these 22 productions, which give an exciting glimpse into the diversity of stories, formats and genres we will hopefully see on our screens in the coming years.”
“I’m particularly pleased Screen Australia is able to support creators to expand their skill sets and take creative risks, including actors Lucy Durack and...
Screen Australia has announced almost $750,000 of story development funding for nine feature films, 11 television series and two online projects.
The slate includes an Imogen Banks-produced musical dramedy, composed by Kate Miller-Heidke; a television adaptation of Melanie Cheng book Australia Day; and a feature film from Helpmann Award-winning playwright S. Shakthidharan.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore said, “We are looking for projects that are distinctive in the market, have a very specific audience in mind and reflect a range of Australian experiences. As such, it’s fantastic to be able to support the development of these 22 productions, which give an exciting glimpse into the diversity of stories, formats and genres we will hopefully see on our screens in the coming years.”
“I’m particularly pleased Screen Australia is able to support creators to expand their skill sets and take creative risks, including actors Lucy Durack and...
- 2/25/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures' production of Muriel's Wedding The Musical opened this weekend in Sydney. The production, a theatrical version of Pj Hogan's iconic hit film, updated to today by the writer himself, features original music by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall alongside those beloved Abba numbers. The musical is exclusive to Sydney, playing at Roslyn Packer Theatre with previews from 6 November, opening on Saturday 18 November 2017. Let's see what the critics had to say...
- 11/20/2017
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
The ABC and Screen Australia will fund documentary Making Muriel, following P.J. Hogan as he adapts his 1994 film Muriel.s Wedding into a musical produced by the Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures (Strictly Ballroom The Musical).
Directed by Nel Minchin (Matilda and Me), produced by Minchin and Ivan O.Mahoney (Hitting Home, Caged), and executive produced by Nial Fulton (Hitting Home, Matilda and Me) from In Films, Making Muriel will take viewers all the way to the musical's world premiere at Sydney's Roslyn Packer Theatre in November 2017.
The rehearsal process will be weaved together with archival footage and interviews with Hogan, the film.s producers Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) and Lynda House, as well as the musical's cast.
.We are following up Nel Minchin.s wonderful documentary debut, Matilda and Me, with another musical theatre documentary about the making of a musical based on the hit film, Muriel.s Wedding,...
Directed by Nel Minchin (Matilda and Me), produced by Minchin and Ivan O.Mahoney (Hitting Home, Caged), and executive produced by Nial Fulton (Hitting Home, Matilda and Me) from In Films, Making Muriel will take viewers all the way to the musical's world premiere at Sydney's Roslyn Packer Theatre in November 2017.
The rehearsal process will be weaved together with archival footage and interviews with Hogan, the film.s producers Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) and Lynda House, as well as the musical's cast.
.We are following up Nel Minchin.s wonderful documentary debut, Matilda and Me, with another musical theatre documentary about the making of a musical based on the hit film, Muriel.s Wedding,...
- 5/8/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
The iconic Aussie film Muriel.s Wedding is set to become a musical for the Sydney Theatre Company.
The film.s original writer and director, Pj Hogan, will be adapting the screenplay for the stage show, bringing Muriel Heslop.s story into the present day.
.Following her dreams to Sydney, Muriel ends up with everything she ever wanted ˜ a man, a fortune and a million Twitter followers. That.s when things start to go really wrong,. said Stc in the show's description.
Singer-songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall will be writing original music for the show, alongside, naturally, songs from Abba.
The show will be directed by Simon Phillips, who also brought Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to the stage, and feature set and costumes from Gabriela Tylesova (Love Never Dies).
Global Creatures will produce alongside Stc.
Muriel.s Wedding The Musical is set to run from 6 Nov ˜ 30 Dec 2017 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.
The film.s original writer and director, Pj Hogan, will be adapting the screenplay for the stage show, bringing Muriel Heslop.s story into the present day.
.Following her dreams to Sydney, Muriel ends up with everything she ever wanted ˜ a man, a fortune and a million Twitter followers. That.s when things start to go really wrong,. said Stc in the show's description.
Singer-songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall will be writing original music for the show, alongside, naturally, songs from Abba.
The show will be directed by Simon Phillips, who also brought Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to the stage, and feature set and costumes from Gabriela Tylesova (Love Never Dies).
Global Creatures will produce alongside Stc.
Muriel.s Wedding The Musical is set to run from 6 Nov ˜ 30 Dec 2017 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.
- 9/9/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
This year, Australia.s longest running children.s series, Play School, celebrates 50 years on air. To mark the occasion, ABC Kids has enlisted some famous faces to join with Big Ted and Humpty Dumpty to host a special series. Entitled Play School Celebrity Covers, the mini-episodes will feature a lineup of popular Australian personalities, actors and musicians turning their hand to being a Play School presenter, either performing a song or reading a story. Daily episodes will air from July 4 on ABC Kids, as well as on iview. Featuring in Play School Celebrity Covers are: Adam Goodes, Annabel Crabb with Leigh Sales, Architecture in Helsinki, Benita Collings with Don Spencer, Bernard Fanning, Carrie Bickmore, Costa Georgiadis, Dami Im, Dan Sultan, Delta Goodrem, Emma Wiggle, Guy Sebastian, Hamish and Andy, Jeremy Fernandez, John Hamblin, Josh Thomas, Kate Ceberano with her daughter Gypsy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Kurt Fearnley with Rachael Coopes,...
- 6/23/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia.s multi-platform drama program has the scope to invest up to $500,000 in a low budget feature- yet not one feature producer has applied.
The fund, which has $4.2 million to invest this financial year, is willing to support feature-length projects from applicants who have a significant social media audience.
That.s defined as a channel with more than 100,000 subscribers or followers, or a video with more than 1 million views and at least 25,000 subscribers.
The creative team must include a producer and director with at least one credit on a comparable project which has been publicly released.
Screen Australia.s report entitled Issues in Feature Film Distribution unveiled last Thursday noted, .To date, Screen Australia has received no applications for low-budget feature films through this program..
Investment manager Mike Cowap tells If he believes he has not been flooded with applications because the guidelines were clarified, specifically to include low-budget features,...
The fund, which has $4.2 million to invest this financial year, is willing to support feature-length projects from applicants who have a significant social media audience.
That.s defined as a channel with more than 100,000 subscribers or followers, or a video with more than 1 million views and at least 25,000 subscribers.
The creative team must include a producer and director with at least one credit on a comparable project which has been publicly released.
Screen Australia.s report entitled Issues in Feature Film Distribution unveiled last Thursday noted, .To date, Screen Australia has received no applications for low-budget feature films through this program..
Investment manager Mike Cowap tells If he believes he has not been flooded with applications because the guidelines were clarified, specifically to include low-budget features,...
- 8/3/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian musicians including Missy Higgins and Jimmy Barnes have launched a campaign to help people who have hit hard times. A series of online adverts will be published on YouTube this week to raise awareness of Support Act, a charity that aims to help artists who have medical or financial problems. Other musicians taking part in the campaign include John Butler, The Living End frontman Chris Cheney, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Shannon Noll, Kate Miller-Heidke and James Reyne. Support Act ambassador Josh Pyke told (more)...
- 3/15/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Epic Records has announced a soundtrack release for the Showtime show The Big C. The album includes the show’s main title song Game Called Life by the Leftover Cuties, as well a suite from Marcelo Zarvos‘ score for the first season of the hit show. Other artists featured on the album are The Staple Singers, Sara Bareilles, Franz Ferdinand, Delta Spirit and Modest Mouse. Profits from sales of the soundtrack will reportedly be donated to Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. The album will be released on June 7, 2011, the same day as the show’s first season is released on Blu-Ray and DVD. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. The Big C stars Laura Linney as a suburban mom, who is diagnosed with cancer and tries to find the humor in the disease. Linney has won a Golden Globe for her performance in last year’s first season.
- 5/16/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Kate Miller-Heidke in concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Kate Miller-Heidke in concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Kate Miller-Heidke in concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Kate Miller-Heidke in concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Kate Miller-Heidke in concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. 02/20/2011 - Atmosphere - Kate Miller-Heidke in Concert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London - February 20, 2011 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 02/20/2011 - Kate Miller-Heidke - Kate Miller-Heidke in Concert...
- 2/24/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Pavement, Faith No More, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend also on the bill.
By James Montgomery
Jay-z
Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festivals, and in 2010, they're definitely staying with that sentiment. On Tuesday (January 19), organizers revealed the lineup for this year's Coachella fest — set for April 15-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California — and the bill is topped by three acts you wouldn't necessarily see headlining fests here in the states (except when the Beastie Boys drop out at the last minute): Jay-z, Muse and Gorillaz.
Coachella 2010 Lineup
Joining them are the usual assortment of 'Chella acts, including the prerequisite reunited acts (Pavement, Faith No More), the icons (Thom Yorke, Devo, Sly and the Family Stone), the indie stalwarts (Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Spoon, Mgmt), the hotly tipped buzz acts (Yeasayer,...
By James Montgomery
Jay-z
Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festivals, and in 2010, they're definitely staying with that sentiment. On Tuesday (January 19), organizers revealed the lineup for this year's Coachella fest — set for April 15-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California — and the bill is topped by three acts you wouldn't necessarily see headlining fests here in the states (except when the Beastie Boys drop out at the last minute): Jay-z, Muse and Gorillaz.
Coachella 2010 Lineup
Joining them are the usual assortment of 'Chella acts, including the prerequisite reunited acts (Pavement, Faith No More), the icons (Thom Yorke, Devo, Sly and the Family Stone), the indie stalwarts (Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Spoon, Mgmt), the hotly tipped buzz acts (Yeasayer,...
- 1/19/2010
- MTV Music News
Aria organisers have revealed that three Australian female music stars will share a performance slot while a New Zealand artist has her own show. The announcement, which confirmed that Ladyhawke had been chosen as one of the main acts at the Australian awards show over Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke and Lisa Mitchell, has caused outrage among patriotic music fans. Industry experts have said that Ladyhawke is not eligible (more)...
- 10/16/2009
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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