Category: Music Theatre

Sneak Peek: Promises, Promises

By Simon Parris on October 3, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

Promises, Promises opens tonight at Melbourne’s State Theatre. Matt Hetherington stars as rising young executive Chuck Baxter

South Pacific review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on September 16, 2012 • ( 4 Comments )

Fresh from its record-breaking Sydney season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific has landed in Melbourne in glorious shape. Tight, humorous, energetic and rapturously melodious, this artistic triumph is brimming with life, romance […]

Melbourne Theatre Fans to Spend ‘One Evening With Sondheim’

By Simon Parris on August 30, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Producer John Frost announced today that Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim will appear in a special event, One Evening with Stephen Sondheim at 7.30pm on October 22 at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne. UPDATE […]

Chess review

By Simon Parris on August 23, 2012 • ( 12 Comments )

THE Production Company has raised the bar yet again with a magnificently sung, visually splendid staging that highlights the gripping drama of this notoriously difficult musical.

Cry Me A River: The World of Julie London review

By Simon Parris on August 17, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

If ever there was a match made in heaven between performer and material, it is this one between perennial Melbourne entertainer Rhonda Burchmore and the smoky, jazz-infused world of Julie London. […]

South Pacific review

By Simon Parris on August 12, 2012 • ( 10 Comments )

Brimming with topical relevance and romantic poignancy, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s dramatic masterpiece South Pacific is back on stage in Australia, in a celebrated and highly awarded staging.

The Producers review

By Simon Parris on July 12, 2012 • ( 6 Comments )

The Production Company has set a very high standard for their 2012 presentations, gathering a sensational cast for the deliriously funny musical comedy The Producers.

Sondheim to Australia for Rush in Forum

By Simon Parris on June 18, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

Melbourne musical theatre’s “best kept secret” was officially revealed today when prolific producer John Frost announced his upcoming revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum.