Celebrating her long-overdue return to Australia after a 23-year absence, Madonna treated fans to an intimate show billed as Tears of a Clown at the Forum Theatre. RICHARD S HE was among the fans who witnessed the (very late) night of performance art, comedy, story telling and music. Only hours before her hyper-exclusive fan show’s scheduled…
Hours spent waiting in the rain for a tardy Madonna were quickly forgotten as audiences were treated to a setlist punctuated with bawdy jokes and anecdotes Madonna presents her cabaret comedy show at the Forum, Melbourne. Photograph: Jayjaywilson_76 It was close to 1am by the time Madonna finally came trundling on to Melbourne’s Forum stage…
Good things come to those who wait. For Madonna’s Australian fans it’s been a long time between drinks, with the global superstar setting foot Down Under for the first time in 23 years. Her choice of venue – Melbourne’s historic Forum – was inspired, and her crew lit up the grand old dame in a way that…
Madonna had a special treat in store for a select few of her Australian fans, returning to the stage Down Under for the first time in over 20 years. And by a “special treat”, we mean a one-off show which saw her dressing up as a clown to perform a string of her lesser-known classics,…
The Queen of Pop has played an intimate gig in Melbourne unlike any other. Madonna has taken a break from her Rebel Heart Tour schedule and treated some lucky Australian fans to a gig unlike any other she’s performed throughout her four decade-long career. The Queen of Pop took to the stage at The Forum…
CULTURE > MUSIC Instagram / jonathonh Madonna has performed in Australia for the first time in 23 years with a one-off comedy and music show called Tears Of A Clown. Australian fans of Madonna have had a while to wait for the singer to return to Oz, and she kept them waiting even longer after…
Madonna has surprised fans by taking to the stage in Australia dressed as a clown. The singer is currently down under for the final leg of her globe-trotting ‘Rebel Heart Tour’, which usually plays in large-capacity arena venues. At the last minute, she added a bonus show in a more intimate space, Melbourne’s Forum Theatre,…
Pam Oei, a prominent Singaporean actress attended Madonna’s concert last night, and she wasn’t quite impressed with the Rebel. “This was the best part of the Madonna concert tonight. Being with my friends Sean Tobz, Neo Swee Lin, Lim Kay Siu and Dal Vinder. Because Madonna had her ass owned by the MDA(Media Development Authority of Singapore)…
These were her “sins”: Swearing out loud, climbing and hanging upside down from a cross, draping the National Flag over her shoulders, sexually suggestive dancing, seemingly strangling a dancer dressed as a priest on stage, having dancers as nuns cavorting in revealing clothes as well as a female dancer that must’ve had a wardrobe malfunction,…
For her grand entrance Madonna descended onto the stage in a cage from high up in the ceiling. For her exit two and a half hours later she ascended back to the air while singing her very first hit, “Holiday.” (That it was already past 1 o’clock in the morning of February 25, a real…
There is something eternally fascinating about survival stories — not necessarily the ones that involve Robert Redford on a sinking boat orSandra Bullock in a leaky spacecraft, but real survival stories, of people going on with their lives after the sometimes brief period that defined them. That fascination is multiplied, shaded with regret, nostalgia, and…
Bauhinias, breasts and bravado: welcome to Madonna’s first Hong Kong show. “It’s the year of the monkey, right?” she asks, appearing momentarily sweet and innocent. In her tightly choreographed show, there’s little room for improvisation. But after courting controversy in Taiwan last week for her politically charged message, she is willing to taunt an expectant…
Chris Wade has just released his second book on Madonna discussing her discography. His first book focused on the movies Madonna’s starred in, giving the reader a good reminder why they needed to check out her filmography and forget the everlasting bashing by critics. Madonna: On Screen was a very enjoyable read and it truly…
Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) “Queen of Pop” Madonna on Thursday rocked fans in Taipei at a lavish concert in which the diva reeled out hits such as “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl,” before ending the night on a high note draped in Taiwan’s national flag. The concert, Madonna’s first ever concert in Taiwan, opened…
By now, Madonna’s fans know what to expect from one of her concerts: plenty of high-energy dancing, clever thematic vignettes, impressive stage props, colorful costumes and an eclectic set list that draws from highlights throughout her entire career. Such a production demands precision, above all, with every performer having to know exactly when and where…
irty years after her first arena tour, a live performance by Madonna is still an event, a pilgrimmage for generations of the faithful. And so on Saturday night, they came to Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena to worship, a parade of supplicants in search of transformation, regeneration and a party. They came in old Madonna tour T-shirts…
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