22-666: Hamer Hall may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Hamer Hall, Melbourne , concert hall within Melbourne's Arts Centre United States [ edit ] Hamer Hall (Hamer, South Carolina) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Hamer Hall (California University of Pennsylvania) , an athletic facility and competition venue at California University of Pennsylvania See also [ edit ] Hamer House (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
44-625: A principal sponsor of the venue. In 2007, Perfect appeared in Keating! the Musical playing several characters, including a parody of former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer . In 2008, Perfect wrote Shane Warne: The Musical , a satire based on the life and exploits of Australian test cricketer Shane Warne . The musical had a workshop showing at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival on 17 July 2007 and
66-588: A song for Tourism Australia 's new advertising campaign targeting British audiences. It debuted prior to the Queen's annual Christmas message . In 2020, Perfect participated in The Masked Singer Australia as the "Frillneck" and placed third on the second season of the show. On the 17th of October, 2024, Perfect was confirmed to be playing Beetlejuice in the Melbourne’s limited running of
88-556: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Architectural disambiguation pages Hamer Hall, Melbourne Hamer Hall , formerly the Melbourne Concert Hall , is an Australian concert hall . The 2,466-seat hall, the largest indoor venue at the Arts Centre Melbourne , is mostly used for orchestral and contemporary music performances. It
110-758: The Edinburgh Fringe , London's Menier Chocolate Factory , the Auckland Festival , the Christchurch Festival, Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre , the Adelaide Fringe Festival , and The Sydney Comedy Festival , although he was obliged to censor the show's title (which was amended to Drink Eddie™ Bitch! ) for his season at the Sydney Opera House due to the beverage company named in the title being
132-639: The Green Room Award and a Victorian Premier's Literary Award. Updated to reflect new developments in Warne's life, the show enjoyed a revival at Hamer Hall in Melbourne in June 2013, directed by Simon Phillips , with Perfect in the title role and co-starring Lisa McCune , Shane Jacobson and Christie Whelan-Browne as Liz Hurley . A cast recording was released in 2014. In November 2009, he hosted
154-653: The Inside Film Awards at Sydney's Luna Park . In 2010, he performed Songs from the Middle , a song cycle inspired by Perfect's childhood in Mentone, Victoria . Eamonn Kelley in The Australian described the work as "a poignant narrative of adult reconciliation with a place and a past from which he fled at the first opportunity, restless and with no sense of belonging". He played the lead role of Mack
176-580: The Spiegeltent , in January 2011, as part of the Sydney Festival . Mingling satire and homage, with Perfect's arrangements for a three-piece band, Perfect wanted to provide "a kind of social autopsy [of our] cultural rituals." In targeting eco-tourists, self-righteous cyclists, and others including Barrie Kosky , Perfect tried to examine "the qualities that have driven our evolution, such as
198-973: The Winter Garden Theatre in April 2019, following a pre-Broadway tryout at the National Theatre in Washington D.C. in October 2018). Following Perfect's success in New York, he planned to return to the stage to star in the Australian premiere of Dolly Parton 's musical, 9 to 5 in the leading role of Franklin Hart Jr. The show was due to begin previews at Sydney's Lyric Theatre on 19 April 2020, before touring to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from 25 July. However, due to
220-779: The Knife in The Threepenny Opera at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. In 2011 he played the same role in the Sydney Theatre Company's remount of this production. He hosted FOX8's Ultimate School Musical , which he also directed. Later in the year he played the role of Mick Holland in Channel Ten 's Offspring comedy-drama series. He also presented an award at the 2010 ARIA Music Awards . His solo show Misanthropology premiered at
242-590: The Middle with the Brodsky Quartet . His biographical musical comedy Shane Warne: The Musical won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work , a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and a Green Room Award . Following his songwriting career on Broadway, where he composed Beetlejuice and King Kong , Perfect returned to Australia where he was to star as Franklin Hart Jr. in Dolly Parton 's musical 9 to 5 in late 2020, although it
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#1732793455961264-725: The global coronavirus pandemic , the production was delayed until finally opening in Sydney's Capitol Theatre on 16 February 2022. The show will also play Brisbane (from May 2022) and Melbourne (July 2022). In May 2025, he’s set to take on the title role in the Australia premiere of Beetlejuice the Musical . The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. The Helpmann Awards
286-639: The piece underwent further workshopping in early 2008 culminating in five work-in-progress showings at The Hi-Fi Bar and Ballroom as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival . Shane Warne The Musical premiered at the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre on 10 December 2008 before embarking on a national tour. In 2009 the musical received the Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work,
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330-635: The show. In 2015, Perfect moved to New York to pursue a career on Broadway , where he met with John Buzzetti, the American agent for fellow Australian songwriter and comedian Tim Minchin , a close friend of Perfect. Since moving to New York, Perfect has written songs for two Broadway musicals during the 2018–19 season; King Kong (which opened at the Broadway Theatre in October 2018, and closed in August 2019) and Beetlejuice (which opened at
352-725: The solo albums Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head and Angry Eddie , which was released after his appearance on the anti- Howard government compilation Rock Against Howard . He was awarded the best entertainer in The Bulletin 's Brightest 100 Australians for his caustic lyrics, impeccable timing and "boy-next-door" looks. Perfect has appeared in live stage shows including The Big Con with veteran Australian actor and impersonator Max Gillies in 2005, and his solo show Drink Pepsi, Bitch! , which satirised Australian politics and society and consumer culture. Drink Pepsi, Bitch! toured
374-487: The urge to conquer and compete, and the urge to procreate, trip us up and reveal us as the animals we really are." Perfect said of the show: "Tonight I invite you to laugh and think and question humanity in all of its wondrous idiocy. Remember, healthy, cynical self-reflection is what separates us from Kyle Sandilands ." On 28 October 2015, it was confirmed that Perfect would be a new judge on Australia's Got Talent for its eighth season. In December 2019, Perfect wrote
396-698: Was designed by Roy Grounds as part of the cultural centre which comprised the National Gallery of Victoria and the Arts Centre Melbourne. It was opened as the Melbourne Concert Hall in 1982 (the theatres building opened in 1984) and was renamed Hamer Hall in honour of Sir Rupert Hamer (the 39th Premier of Victoria ) shortly after his death in 2004. Construction on the A$ 136 million inside–out redevelopment of Hamer Hall
418-839: Was due to begin in 2010. The venue's redevelopment was the first stage of the Southbank Cultural Precinct Redevelopment and was delivered through an alliance between Arts Victoria, Major Projects Victoria, the Arts Centre , Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Baulderstone . The redevelopment included a new outlook to the city and new connections to central Melbourne , St Kilda Road and the Yarra River , new and expanded foyer spaces, improved amenities, new stairs, improved disability access , escalators and lifts as well as improved acoustics , new auditorium seating and staging systems. The hall
440-568: Was introduced in 2016. This article about a building or structure in Victoria (state) is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eddie Perfect Eddie Perfect (born 17 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor. Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten 's TV series Offspring in which he performs his own music, he has recorded solo albums and written and performed numerous cabaret shows, including Songs from
462-517: Was reopened on 26 July 2012 with a Hamer Hall Opening Concert featuring Caroline O'Connor , k.d. lang , Eddie Perfect and Lior with a live orchestra. The project later won the AIA Melbourne Prize for the architects Ashton Raggatt McDougall for its overall contribution to the civic life of Melbourne. The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. The award for Best Venue
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#1732793455961484-815: Was subsequently indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Perfect was educated at St Bede's College , in Mentone, Victoria where he was the dux of the school in 1995. He undertook a Bachelor of Arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , graduating in 2001. Perfect is married to Lucy Cochran (sister of composer and pianist Julian Cochran ) and has two daughters. Known for his political comedy, Perfect has appeared on Australian TV shows including Kath & Kim , Spicks and Specks , Good News Week , Stingers , Blue Heelers , MDA , The Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala and The Sideshow . Perfect released
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