musicals Archives - Dance Informa Magazine https://dancemagazine.com.au/tag/musicals/ Australia's dance magazine Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 87741668 Hayes Theatre Co announces electrifying 2025 season https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/09/hayes-theatre-co-announces-electrifying-2025-season/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 02:10:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37326

Artistic Directors of Hayes Theatre Co, Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer, have announced seven exciting musicals, a new play with music and a Stephen Sondheim concert that will make up the 2025 program for the Hayes, alongside several special events and cabaret shows. The year opens with the Australian premiere production of Ghost Quartet, written and […]

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‘Wicked’ makes its final stop on the Australian tour https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/09/wicked-makes-its-final-stop-on-the-australian-tour/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:28:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=37272

Due to huge demand, new performances have been released for the Perth season of Wicked, which was described by The New York Times as “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster.” Additional performances up until 26 January 2025 are on sale. The musical phenomenon will fly into Crown Theatre from 15 December as the final stop on its Australian […]

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‘In the Heights’ makes limited run at Sydney Opera House https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/06/in-the-heights-makes-limited-run-at-sydney-opera-house/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:50:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36811

Discover Washington Heights at the Sydney Opera House when Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking debut musical In the Heights arrives for a strictly limited six-week season from 20 July to 25 August.  Setting Miranda on a trajectory to superstardom, In the Heights earned 13 nominations at the 2008 Tony Awards with four wins including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The Broadway smash-hit tells […]

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‘Wicked’ is flying into Perth this December https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/05/wicked-is-flying-into-perth-this-december/ Tue, 28 May 2024 17:28:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36837

The producers of the Broadway blockbuster Wicked have announced that the musical phenomenon will fly into Crown Theatre, Perth in December for the final stop on its Australian tour. Waitlist now to be first in line to buy tickets for the Perth season at Wickedthemusical.com.au when tickets go on sale in July. Wicked is currently playing to ecstatic full […]

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‘Grease The Musical’ at the Capitol Theatre is a nostalgic journey, with a reinvented image! https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/04/grease-the-musical-at-the-capitol-theatre-is-a-nostalgic-journey-with-a-reinvented-image/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:20:08 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36732

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.2 April 2024. The Capitol Theatre in Sydney became a portal to the vibrant era of the late 1950s as Grease The Musical electrified the stage. Directed by Luke Joslin and presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live, this production of the beloved classic transported audiences to the halls of Rydell High School, […]

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TodayTix announces $45 digital lottery for Melbourne season of ‘Wicked’ https://dancemagazine.com.au/2024/04/todaytix-announces-45-digital-lottery-for-melbourne-season-of-wicked/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:30:57 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36689

TodayTix, the digital gateway to cultural experiences, has announced a $45 digital lottery for the highly successful season of the beloved musical, Wicked, in Melbourne. After opening at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on 2 March following the smash hit Sydney season, “Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster” (The New York Times) has garnered five star critical reviews and glowing […]

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‘SIX The Musical’ continues its global success with new Aussie tour https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/11/six-the-musical-continues-its-global-success-with-new-aussie-tour/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:51:20 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=36214

The smash-hit musical, SIX, continues its unstoppable journey as it captivates audiences around the globe with its innovative and empowering take on history. Since its premiere in 2017, SIX has become a cultural phenomenon, redefining the boundaries of musical theatre and engaging audiences of all ages. In Australia, SIX – the Tony Award-winning electrifying musical – has enjoyed record-breaking seasons […]

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Chills every single time: Christian Ambesi in ‘Wicked the Musical’ https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/09/chills-every-single-time-christian-ambesi-in-wicked-the-musical/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 21:47:00 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35758

Twenty years since its premiere on Broadway, Wicked the Musical returns to Australia. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, and adapted to a musical and then cinema, Wicked the Musical is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, from the perspective of the Glinda the good witch, and Elphelba the bad witch. The current […]

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Cameron Mackintosh’s critically acclaimed ‘Miss Saigon’ opening night Sydney https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/09/cameron-mackintoshs-critically-acclaimed-miss-saigon-opening-night-sydney/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:30:59 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35786

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.25 August 2023. Cameron Mackintosh’s critically acclaimed – yet contentious – a new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical Miss Saigon opened at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 25 August. Conceptualised by the same creators of Les Misérables, – Schönberg and Boublil – the musical draws inspiration from Giacomo […]

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Tale as old as time: ‘Beauty and the Beast the Musical’ opening night https://dancemagazine.com.au/2023/06/tale-as-old-as-time-beauty-and-the-beast-the-musical-opening-night/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:00:40 +0000 https://dancemagazine.com.au/?p=35499

Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 22 June 2023.  Disney’s Beauty and the Beast the Musical premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on the evening of Thursday 22nd of June, was an enchanting spectacular receiving a passionate standing ovation not once, but twice, with the first mid-show! Based on the 1991 animated film, the original production of Beauty and the Beast played for more than […]

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