Discover the work of the most influential artists of the modern era and how they changed the course of art forever. Experimenting with colour and form, these artists explored exciting new ways of seeing and imagining. This major exhibition of over 150 paintings, drawings and prints reveals how abstract art emerged around the world. On loan from 59 of the most prestigious art collections in the world including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museu Picasso Barcelona, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou.

JERSEY BOYS, the Tony Award®-winning, worldwide hit musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi - is coming to Sydney's Theatre Royal from 3 September. This is the story of how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty!

Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award® winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman.

Gwen is 90. She woke up this morning to discover that purgatory is sitting alone in a new home in a new subdivision on the edge of town, trying to work out if the remote in her had operates the TV, the aircon, or the fan forced oven. Written especially for Company B Belvoir, it is Tommy Murphy's brilliant existential comedy. He is one of the country's most formidable playwrights. Neil Armfield directs this portrait of an old life in search of a graceful ending staring Melissa Jaffer

Sutra is an extraordinary collaboration between celebrated Flemish/Moroccan choreographer - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, esteemed British sculptor - Antony Gormley, and 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in Henan, China.

Within the space of three albums, Powderfinger emerged as one of Australia's most popular radio-friendly rock bands. They hail from Brisbane, famous for its sub-tropical climate and its often ultra-conservative "deep north" politics. The band grew out of a three-piece, becoming Powderfinger in 1990 with the addition of two more members, including singer/guitarist Bernard Fanning.

Australia got to know Josh Thomas in 2009 as the Gen Y team captain on the Network Ten's megahit Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. We all felt we got to know him a little bit better when we watched him fall victim to an uncooperative meringue on episode one of Celebrity MasterChef. We saw him shine on Good News Week and take on whatever assignment the The 7PM Project set for him.

The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity and the Australian Museum is marking this very special year with ALIVE. Explore our rare collections, share in our scientific research, discover the amazing biological diversity around us, and find out how you can make a difference to the future of life on planet earth.