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A Chorus Line - artwork by Daniel Shipp and Evi O Studio

Darlinghurst Theatre Company reveals cast for A Chorus Line

In one of the most anticipated announcements for 2020, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has revealed the cast of “triple threats” who will take to the stage of Eternity Playhouse in March for their new production...

Cats

January 21 - Latest Reviews, Music Theatre

Cats, the musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber has been running for almost 40 years and has become one of the stalwarts of musical theatre. An adaption of a book of cat poems by T. S. Eliot, Cats has made billions in ...

The Life of Us

January 17 - Music Theatre

A modern-day musical that looks at how we love and what it means to be connected, 100 Coffees Productions and Neil Gooding Productions presents the world premiere of The Life of Us at the Hayes Theatre Co this January. T...

H.M.S. Pinafore sails to Glen Street Theatre

January 15 - Music Theatre

Set sail on the high seas with Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved comedy of star-crossed lovers, mismatched marriages and mistaken identities. Award winning director, Kate Gaul, makes her Hayes Theatre Co. debut with this ...

9 To 5 The Musical Cast - photo by Peter Brew-Bevan

9 to 5 The Musical heads to Melbourne

January 13 - Music Theatre

Look out Melbourne – 9 to 5 The Musical is coming to Melbourne. Dolly Parton has announced that the smash-hit hilarious West End musical will play in Melbourne at Her Majesty’s Theatre from July 2020, following its...

CATS - courtesy of Young Australian Broadway Chorus (YABC)

CATS to take over St Kilda’s National Theatre

January 10 - Music Theatre

A fresh new interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece CATS will take over St Kilda’s National Theatre this January for a limited season of only 10 shows. This new production by the Young Australia...

Shrek The Musical

January 8 - Latest Reviews, Music Theatre

The story of how a lonely green ogre and a beautiful fairy-tale princess find true love through mutual flatulence forms the basis of this delightfully silly musical. Adapted from the popular DreamWorks animated film, whi...

Shrek The Musical

December 27 - Music Theatre

Part romance, part twisted fairy tale and irreverent fun for everyone, the multi-million dollar musical comedy Shrek The Musical is set to premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 1 January, before heading to Melbourne&...