From the first lines by the swanky M/C Annette Kellerman (Megan Walshe) Dangerous When Wet commands its audience with waves of entertaining vignettes, songs and melodramatic action. It is as if each of the innumerable scenes, and seemingly …
The biggest musical of the year has opened at the Sydney Opera House. My Fair Lady by Lerner and Loewe opened on Broadway in 1956. It’s hard to believe the Producers struggled for six years to get the musical from …
Musical Theatre in Sydney has dwindled over the past 20 years with the gap widening between small community theatre offerings and the large scale overseas productions. It is truely refreshing to see the creation of Hayes Theatre Co in 2014. …
2026 Opera Australia continue celebrating 70 years of arts and entertainment with Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour. In perfect timing, The Phantom itself is celebrating 40 years this year as well. Revived from the 2022 original of …
You know you’re at a musical about a living legend when the audience turns up dressed as her. Sparkles, spangles, cowboy hats – and dozens of Dolly lookalikes – filled the theatre for Here You Come Again last night. This …
The Company of Dramatic Arts (CODA) a highly active cooperative has brought Louisa May Alcott’s much-loved novel Little Women to life in the intimate space of Chippen St Theatre, and what a heartfelt production it is. Though it runs close …
Above: Adam Noviello in the role of Yitzhak. Image: Shane Reid.
The diverse origin of any cult rock musical – as with Plato’s progressive origins of love – must be treated with respect and capable kid-to-complex-adult gloves. What once worked …
Above: The Loading Dock Theatre accommodated this showcase of music from Australian Musicals well.
We’ve all seen them. On reality TV competitions. In shows like GLEE. Those prodigious queers finding comfort despite everything in the warm hug of musical theatre. …
Annie, the mischievous little orphan made famous by the original comic strip, has been singing about the promise of tomorrow and the sun coming out for nearly half a century on stages around the globe. She remains as cheerful, courageous, …
Leonard Bernstein is best known for composing the musical “West Side Story”. Yet, whilst working on this score, he was simultaneously working on another musical, “Candide” which has just opened in a new production by Opera Australia at the Sydney …