Dame Edna is probably the most popular and gifted woman in the world today … housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk show host, swami, children’s book illustrator, megastar, celebrity spin doctor and icon. It was in 1955 when Australian character actor and landscape painter Barry Humphries, joined the Melbourne Theatre Company and created Mrs. Norm Everage, a Melbourne housewife who has subsequently become internationally celebrated and has evolved into the hugely popular and universally adored Dame Edna. On Broadway, her sensational vehicle, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour received a special Tony Award for “Live Theatrical Event.” The Outer Critics Circle has also bestowed upon her a “Special Achievement Award.” For her television special “A Night on Mount Edna,” she won the foremost European Entertainment Award, the Golden Rose of Montreux. Her other noteable awards include first prize in the San Francisco International Film Festival, a Gold Award at the New York Film and TV Festival and a British Academy Award nomination for “The Dame Edna Experience.” She starred at the concluding Commonwealth Games Ceremony in her hometown of Melbourne and more recently, she triumphed at the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations at Buckingham Palace where she appeared by Royal Invitation. In 2005, Dame Edna returned to her beloved Broadway where her Back With A Vengeance! show won a distinguished Tony Nomination which was followed by a successful tour in the United States and Canada. Her hobbies are caring, sharing and downsizing.

Tickets: Golden Circle $69.50 | Orchestra $49.50 | plus service charges