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REBECCA in China

Only a few more weeks until the long-awaited Chinese premiere of REBECCA! Rehearsals have already begun, and the cast is now working intensively on the piece at the Ronacher.

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Cancellation of I AM FROM AUSTRIA 2025 in Schönbrunn

Open-air concerts and musical events planned by Showfactory cannot be realised in 2025 due to unfulfillable legal noise protection conditions.

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Get together with sponsors

On 21 October, a very special meeting with the chair-sponsors of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien took place at the Raimund Theater.

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ELISABETH on vinyl

The time has finally arrived: ELISABETH, the most successful German-language musical of all time, is now available on vinyl.

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REBECCA premiere in London

On Monday, REBECCA, the successful musical by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, celebrated its acclaimed UK premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre in London.

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Successful VBW musicals take China by storm

Vereinigte Bühnen Wien is delighted to announce two German-language tours of its world-famous musical hits in China:  ELISABETH and REBECCA, both written by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay, will be performed semi-staged and with a large orchestra in a total of 62 performances in renowned Chinese partner theatres of VBW in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou from August to December 2024.

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Musical workshops at the Raimund Theatre

On 30 May 2022, the third workshop of the VBW JUNGES MUSICAL cultural education apprentice project kicked off. Three musical workshops took place at the Raimund Theatre on three dates in May as part of the "K3 Cultural Education with Apprentices" project funded by OeAD and Basis.Kultur.Wien. Under the title "MUSICAL – more than theatre", three apprentice classes gained insights into the musical genre and the working world at the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien.

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Apprentice workshop at the Raimund Theatre

In January and February 2023, three apprentice workshops were held again as part of the "K3 Cultural Education with Apprentices" project sponsored by the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation and Basis.Kultur.Wien. Under the title "MUSICAL – more than theatre", four classes gained insights into the musical genre and the working world at the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, this time focusing on the hit musical REBECCA.

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VBW offers apprentices an insight into the musical genre

In March, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, in cooperation with OeAD-GmbH – Agency for Education and Internationalisation and Basis.Kultur.Wien, offered apprentices the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the musical and the successful VBW in-house production ROCK ME AMADEUS – DAS FALCO MUSICAL.

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GRAND FINAL CONCERT BY THE MUK GRADUATES OF 2024

Yesterday, 24 June 2024, the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (VBW) and the City of Vienna’s Private University of Music and the Arts (MUK) presented WE ARE MUSICAL – THE NEXT GENERATION at the Ronacher for the sixth time. The concert, which was specially developed and jointly organised, was once again dedicated this year to promoting young talent and offered young artists the opportunity to perform on a major stage, where they could introduce themselves to a wide audience and gain valuable initial experience for their future.

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VBW Junges MUSICAL at MS Gassergasse

For the seventh time, the cultural outreach programme of the musical division VBW JUNGES MUSICAL organised an interactive musical workshop at MS Gassergasse.

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VBW Junges MUSICAL at MS Gassergasse

For the sixth time, VBW JUNGES MUSICAL, the cultural outreach programme of the musical division of Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, organised a large-scale musical theatre outreach project at MS Gassergasse, focusing on the current VBW hit production ROCK ME AMADEUS – DAS FALCO MUSICAL. This time, the project was carried out in collaboration with DIALOG, the individual addiction counselling service in Vienna.

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VBW junges MUSICAL at school

This year, the cultural outreach programme of the musical division VBW JUNGES MUSICAL once again held a four-day workshop at NMS Gassergasse. The fourth-year classes explored universal themes such as prejudice, bullying and anti-Gypsyism based on the content of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

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Lucky dragon for MISS SAIGON

For the fourth time, the cultural outreach programme of the musical division VBW JUNGES MUSICAL held a participatory musical workshop at MS Gassergasse. This time, the workshop focused on the current production MISS SAIGON with the school's 4th grade classes. Over four days, the themes of the musical were explored through movement, acting, music, crafts, theatre education and improvisation, with a focus on the plot and characters. The workshop centred on topics that are particularly relevant to young people, such as conflict resolution, communication and changing perspectives. Classic role models were also analysed and questioned, and opportunities for expanding one's own horizons were highlighted.

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Wiener Städtische Versicherung Musical-Workshop 2025

For the twelfth time, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and Wiener Städtische Versicherung focused their long-standing cooperation on cultural education and youth development. A theatre visit and musical workshop offered schoolchildren space for creativity, fun and enjoyment of musical theatre.

Experiencing musical theatre up close – this was made possible for 100 schoolchildren from all over Austria for the twelfth time this year thanks to the long-standing partnership between Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, a Wien Holding company, and Wiener Städtische Versicherung. They attended the latest hit production ROCK ME AMADEUS – DAS FALCO MUSICAL by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien at the Ronacher.

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