Salacious subject matter, swinging era and groovy location all point to a terrific idea for a musical, but even with the world’s top theatre practitioners on board, that lightning-in-a-bottle magic of a […]
Stephen Ward the Musical review
The Royal Ballet: Jewels review
Well established as one of the “jewels” of the repertoire, George Balanchine’s Jewels is a tantalizing reflection on the sheer beauty of ballet.
The Lion King review [Sydney]
Ingeniously spectacular and unashamedly sentimental, The Lion King is the ultimate live theatre experience, provoking the full range an abundance of spine tingles, goose bumps, laughter and tears.
Melbourne Opera: Rienzi review
Melbourne Opera made a terrific contribution to the Melbourne Ring Festival with their concert performance of Richard Wagner’s early operatic success, Rienzi. A blaze of stirring choruses and heroic solos, the glorious […]
The Sound of Music Live! review
The airwaves were alive with The Sound of Music last night as US network NBC premiered their eagerly anticipated holiday special that they, along with theatre fans around the word, hope will […]
Carrie the Musical review [Sydney]
On a humid Sydney afternoon, with crashing thunder that seemed to be created by Carrie herself, Squabbalogic’s Australian premiere season of infamous musical Carrie continued its successful run at Sydney Seymour Centre. […]
Playing Rock Hudson review
More than an iconic, beloved movie star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Rock Hudson has come to represent a massive turning point in gay history, both in relation to coming out […]
An Evening with Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn review [Melbourne]
Hamer Hall has been popular with Melbourne’s music theatre cognoscenti this year, a place we have gathered to hear the reminiscences of Julie Andrews, laugh along with Kristin Chenoweth and thrill to […]
The Songs of James Bond review
The perfect idea for a show, The Songs of James Bond features a tremendous orchestra, strong singers and plenty of eye-catching graphic projections. The missing ingredient, however, is a director with theatrical […]
A Murder is Announced review [Melbourne]
A Halloween opening night for a murder mystery set on Friday the 13th – how perfect. Above the charms of wily Miss Marple and the quirky, shadowy residents of Chipping Cleghorn, this […]
Man in Chair 