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The 15 greatest Australian musicals, on stage and screen – sorted

From the glittery fun of Priscilla to a whole show about the career of Paul Keating, here are the musicals…

The Guardian - AU

On my radar: Gareth Pugh’s cultural highlights

The fashion designer on ballroom nights, a spin on the pottery wheel and soaking up Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic vision

The Guardian - UK

Elvis: Austin Butler says he was left ‘in tears’ following Baz Luhrmann’s method approach

Leonardo DiCaprio had warned Butler that the director would ‘push you in ways you didn’t know somebody could’

The Independent UK

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WTF: Austin Butler ‘Went Home In Tears’ After Being ‘Heckled’ By Baz Luhrmann Studio Execs

Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in ‘Elvis,’ is dead at 44

Singer and actor Shonka Dukureh, best known for playing Big Mama Thornton in the Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis,” is dead…

Tribune News Service

Elvis star Shonka Dukureh dies, aged 44

The star was found unresponsive in her bedroom by one of her children

Manchester Evening News

Elvis actress Shonka Dukureh found dead in Nashville home, aged 44

Ms Dukureh starred as Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s high-acclaimed Elvis Presley biopic

Evening Standard

Director of Elvis biopic ‘heartbroken’ after death of actress Shonka Dukureh

The singer starred as Big Mama Thornton in the film about Elvis Presley.

The Independent UK

Elvis director Baz Luhrmann heartbroken as Big Mama Thornton actress found dead at home

Tributes have paid to the late Shonka Dukureh, who made her film debut in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022), with her…

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Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh dies one month after big screen debut

The 44-year-old singer, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s latest film, was found unresponsive in her Nashville home

The Guardian - AU

Elvis actress dead aged 44 just a month after her movie debut

Shonka Dukureh, a Nashville gospel singer, played blues singer Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann's biopic

Newcastle producer shakes up Elvis classics for Luhrmann film

Newcastle's Jamieson Shaw on working on Elvis.

Newcastle Herald

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, singer who inspired Elvis: one of many women sidelined from musical history

Elvis Presley is the perfect subject matter for Australian film director Baz Luhrmann. Not just because the opulence of Presley’s…

The Conversation

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Michael Phillips: When prosthetics get in the way of performance, what do you get? Tom Hanks in ‘Elvis’

This column is not about trashing Tom Hanks in “Elvis.”

Chicago Tribune

Ryan Tubridy admits to being brought to tears by heartbreaking moment in new Elvis movie

The Baz Luhrmann film, Elvis, which features Austin Butler in the title role has earned critical acclaim for its depiction…

The rise of incredible Bristol singer who’s sensational in Baz Luhrmann's new Elvis movie

Country soul diva Yola has weathered an amazing journey from home city shows to the big screen, via the Grammys…

Morning mail: Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity, millennials overtaking boomers, Baz Luhrmann’s films ranked

Tuesday: Former defence leaders warn of risks fuelled by war and the climate crisis. Plus: the best and worst of…

The Guardian - AU

Analysis: Why Did 'Elvis' Underperform At The Box Office?

There was good news and bad news from Warner Bros.’ (NASDAQ: WBD) biopic “Elvis” premiere engagement this weekend in U.S.…

From Strictly Ballroom to Elvis: the career of Baz Luhrmann – sorted

The Australian auteur’s films are intoxicating, polarising spectacles – so from the very bad (Australia) to the very good, we…

The Guardian - AU

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'Elvis' Puts the King Back in Spotlight in N.American Theaters

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

All shook up: how accurate is Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic?

The director faced a colossal task in condensing the King’s two-decade-plus career into a single feature. So how did he…

The Guardian - UK

'Elvis' puts the King back in spotlight in N.American theaters

Los Angeles (AFP) - Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening…

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the 'original superhero' while exposing the dark heart of the American dream

The Australian director sat down with ABC Arts to talk about shooting through COVID and balancing iconography with humanity in…

'Elvis,' 'Top Gun' tie for box-office crown with $30.5M each

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but —…

The Independent UK

Long live the King in Luhrmann’s bedazzling Elvis tribute

Elvis Four stars Now showing; Cert 12A

Irish Independent