Entertainment
Rock queen’s gambit: Bassingthwaighte joins star Chess cast – Sydney Morning Herald
Former Rogue Trader Natalie Bassingthwaighte used to belt out I Know Him So Well in her living room – now she gets to perform it at the Regent Theatre.
Shes following in the footsteps of her Broadway and West End heroes Idina Menzel and Elaine Paige, who have both played Florence. The musical was spun from a concept album penned by one half of ABBA, in Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice retrofitted the shows book. It fuses 80s synths with an operatic score and rock star strut.
Its one of the most challenging but awesome scores Ive ever sung, Bassingthwaighte says. So weve got someone like Mark with a big rock voice, then Paulini with…
-
General12 hours agoFarmers develop ‘autofill’ tech so agricultural robots can operate around the clock
-
Noosa News18 hours agoRevealed: 75 Qld suburbs you could afford to buy in if lending standards drop
-
General15 hours agoTrump mulling whether to fire US Fed chair Powell
-
Noosa News18 hours agoNowhere is growing like this corner of Queensland. It’s changing the political game