News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including the 'Beauty and the Beast' musical coming to Brisbane — and Vegas-style weddings in Windsor.
News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Brisbane's pulse.
Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
Image: Daniel Boud.
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Arts & EntertainmentJonathan Larson's Tony-Winning 'Rent' Is the Next Hit Broadway Musical That's Returning to Australia
The three-decade old show won a Pulitzer Prize, became one of the longest-running productions on Broadway and inspired a film — and now it's heading back to Australia's stages.
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Arts & EntertainmentHenry Winkler Is Coming to Australia to Chat About 'Arrested Development', 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Barry'
The 'Happy Days' star will talk through his five-decade career — but probably won't jump any sharks.
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Arts & EntertainmentFlume, Foals and The Avalanches Lead Heaps Good's Big Summer 2023–24 Lineup
After debuting in Adelaide at the start of 2023, Secret Sounds' latest festival is expanding to Melbourne and Brisbane for its second run.
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Food & DrinkNow Open: Zazu Dining & Bar Is the New West End Restaurant Serving Up Gillian Hirst's Sand Crab Lasagne
West Village's latest eatery heroes pan-Asian and modern European fare, and pours a negroni topped with pineapple foam, crushed chocolate and crushed honeycomb.
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Travel & LeisureNow Open: Wham Bam Thankyou Sam Is Brisbane's First-Ever Vegas-Inspired Micro-Wedding Venue
Say "I do" Vegas style in this themed Windsor space — without the plane tickets, and with just 12 of your loved ones.
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Travel & LeisureThe Calile in Brisbane Was Just Named Oceania and Australia's Top Spot at the World's Best 50 Hotels
Coming in 12th on the World's Best's first-ever hotels list, the Sunshine State drawcard is the only Australian venue to make the cut.
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Arts & EntertainmentBIFF's Full 2023 Lineup Is Here with a Paul Mescal-Starring Romance and Taika Waititi's New Movie
This year's Brisbane International Film Festival will screen 42 features and 18 shorts across 11 movie-filled days.
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Arts & EntertainmentDisney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Musical Is Bringing Its Tale as Old as Time to Brisbane and Melbourne
Currently enjoying an Australian-premiere season in Sydney, the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage hit will head both south and north in 2024.