Capitol Theatre, Sydney.11 September 2024. The most heavenly of musicals Sister Act has hit the Sydney stage this spring. Based on the 1992 film of the same name starring Whoopi Goldberg, the story is retold with all original songs composed by renowned film and theatre composer Alan Menken, and lyricist Glenn Slater. Full of groovy ’70s/Motown influenced […]

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The musical phenomenon CHICAGO has finished its run at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and has its final stops in Australia – Adelaide and Canberra. The longest-running show now playing on Broadway, this scorching hot masterpiece includes a dazzling score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.” Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, […]

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The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, joyous and inspiring production returns to Australian stages. The ever-popular Broadway musical Annie will light up Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from March next year in an exciting new production directed by Karen Johnson Mortimer and produced by John Frost for Crossroads Live. […]

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Capital Theatre, Sydney.13 June 2024. Chicago opened to standing ovation in Capitol Theatre Sydney this week. This iconic musical, written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, returns to the stage this winter for a wonderful night out at the theatre. Lauded in its time as “the finest piece of stage satire ever written by an American” (W […]

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Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of five Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group, written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Adams Family), with music by Wayne Barker, this all-new production is directed by David Morton (Holding Achilles, The Wider Earth).   Peter and the Starcatcher is the untold story of Neverland. Before […]

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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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Capitol Theatre, Sydney.20 February 2024. Down the enchanting rabbit hole of creativity, The Australian Ballet’s whimsical production of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland© transformed Sydney’s Capitol Theatre into a wonderland on a topsy-turvy Tuesday evening, February 20th. The audience, like Alice herself, was transported to a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the […]

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The Australian Ballet’s must-see production of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland© returns to take audiences back down the rabbit hole in 2024. Tickets are now on sale for the adored family favourite, which will be staged for a special season at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from 20 February to 5 March, before heading to Arts Centre Melbourne’s State […]

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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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It is with deepest pride, and greatest pleasure that we introduce to you Matt West, director and choreographer of Beauty and the Beast. Having landed in Australia only weeks ago, West is deep into rehearsals for the Australian Premiere on Wednesday 14 June, at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. Get ready to have a ball! […]

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