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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Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney.12 April 2024. & Juliet, created by pop music’s #1 hitmaker Max Martin, Emmy Award-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek David West Read, and Director Luke Sheppard, spares no detail as this uproarious and entertaining production flips Shakespeare’s script, weaving a narrative of self-discovery and redemption filled with laughter and poignancy. This production is […]

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Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery … and All That Jazz … so begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago. The sizzling show is returning to Australia this year featuring a star-studded cast, with tickets on sale from 14 August. Chicago will play at Crown Theatre, Perth from November, the Lyric Theatre QPAC from January 2024, and at […]

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The Australian producers of SIX, the electrifying musical phenomenon by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, confirm their Melbourne season at the Comedy Theatre from 17 June. The new Australian production has made a triumphant return to the Studio at Sydney Opera House, where it’s currently playing until 2 April. The tour will play at Canberra […]

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Golden ticket, anyone?  In the midst of the ongoing coronadrama, any kind of theatre seems like a treat, especially if served with lashings of chocolate. So it is that the upcoming Queensland premiere season of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory offers audiences in the newest Olympic city an opportunity to indulge. The same may be said for […]

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Australian cabaret legend Tim Minchin plus Bob Downe with Anne “Willsy” Wills are among performers starring in two new headline shows as part of Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021. Internationally renowned, award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer Tim Minchin will return to Adelaide Cabaret Festival with the encore of his award-winning show, BACK, performing on the festival’s opening weekend, 12 – 13 […]

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On 19 January, award-winning musical Come From Away had its first performance in Australia 10 months since theatres were shut down due to COVID-19. The performance marks the long-awaited re-launch of its 2021 Australian Tour, which takes in Brisbane and Sydney after breaking all box office records at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. The Australian company is the […]

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The Olivier Awards, named after Sir Lawrence Olivier, the iconic actor, are the prestigious British awards for theatre. This year, Kelly Devine picked up the award for Best Theatre Choreographer in a New Musical for Come from Away. Devine is known for her work on new musicals, and Devine was nominated but narrowly missed out on […]

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Melbourne Festival returns October 8-25 to celebrate 30 years of presenting the city’s best arts experiences. With a jam-packed line-up of dance, music, theatre, film, circus and visual art, this year’s program is one not to miss! On the schedule are a promising number of local and international dance companies. Perhaps the most anticipated is Batsheva […]

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By Kristy Johnson. Already in its third year in London, this smash hit is heading down under to Sydney in October. Having won seven major awards including Best New Musical 2011 at the Olivier Awards, this all singing, all dancing, romantic comedy, doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down anytime soon. Based on the […]

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