The Source: Comedian Tom Gleisner serves up Daniel Andrews zingers at new musical media call
The Logie-winning comedian famous for co-writing The Castle and Utopia set his comedic sights on the Victorian premier at a media preview of his new musical, Bloom.
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Putting the squeeze on Victoria’s movers, shakers and headline makers.
Nursing homes are the perfect stage for grumpy proclamations.
Tom Gleisner, famous for co-writing The Castle and Utopia, was on set of his new musical, Bloom, at the Playhouse when the anti-Dan zingers dropped.
Bloom, with story and lyrics written by Gleisner, is set in a nursing home. It’s based on a real life story of a facility that offered free board to college students in exchange for them helping as carers.
The Melbourne Theatre Company production opens on Saturday
“New Australian musicals are rare beasts, and for good reason,” Gleisner said at a media call on Wednesday.
“They’re time consuming, they take up huge amounts of resources, and they’re expensive. If Dan Andrews had anything to do with this, it would be cancelled.”
Ouch.
The sledge follows the Victorian Premier scrapping hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games in this state due to budget concerns.
But there was more. As the cast assembled to perform a song, one actor said loudly: “I wish Dan Andrews was here!”
“Why?” asked a cast mate.
The reply: “To take the attention off us.”
The Source hopes the attention doesn’t shift to MTC funding from Spring St.
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Why Melbourne nightclub kings have spiked kiss and tell memoir
Two former nightclub kingpins have spiked their tell-all memoir about the sex, drugs and rock and roll underbelly of Melbourne hot spots — under strict orders from their daughters.
The Nightclub, by former club kings Glen Coburn and Glenn Watterson, as told to true crime author John Kerr, followed their exploits through city hot spots including The Chevron, Saloon Bar, Underground, Carousel and Heat.
Heat, at Crown, was a superstar playground visited by celebrities including George Clooney, Billy Joel, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Patrick Swayze, Kylie Minogue, Jean Claude Van Damme, Michael Schumacher and many others.
The book included candid accounts of superstars, footballers and colourful identities in clubland.
The revelations included sexcapades of the stars, and an AFL star caught in a compromising position with a TV starlet in a fire exit stairwell at Crown.
However, after discussions with family and friends, Coburn and Watterson scrapped plans to publish the book.
“We don’t kiss and tell,” Coburn said.
“We have many friends in hospo and they would prefer it if a tell-all book didn’t happen. Our daughters also asked us not to do the book.
“It’s not actually a tell-all book — it’s more of an adventure story, a tale of a successful partnership and friendship.”
Coburn, a retired army major, is now focused on recovering from injuries sustained while in the army.
He is also involved in causes related to veteran suicide prevention and veteran homelessness.
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