Melbourne’s insatiable theatre fans finally have their chance to taste the delectable slice of music theatre heaven that is Legally Blonde the musical. Polished to perfection in warm up seasons in a […]
Legally Blonde review [Melbourne]
CLOC Musical Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera review
The show we all imagined would never make it to the amateur stage is here, and it is a success of the highest order. CLOC’s mighty achievement is a production that is […]
Opera Australia: Partenope review
After wowing Sydney audiences in 2011, Christopher Alden’s boutique production of Partenope makes a welcome, if all too brief, appearance in Melbourne. The lack of name recognition for the opera is eclipsed […]
Opera Australia: Aida review
While less than stellar lead singers take the tarnish off this glittering jewel of a production, tremendous choral and orchestral work create welcome highlights.
Opera Australia: A Masked Ball review
Futuristic, avant garde and potentially divisive, Opera Australia’s new production of A Masked Ball is nothing short of spectacular in scale, making epic use of the State Theatre stage. Add in beautiful […]
Matilda review
Energetic, heart-warming and wildly inventive, Matilda the musical is a force of nature that is equal parts funny, touching and downright scary. Crossing the Atlantic basically intact, the West End hit is […]
Classic Stage Company: Passion review
Simply staged, beautifully sung and deeply affecting, Classic Stage Company’s Passion is the jewel of the current off-Broadway season. The absence of co-star Melissa Errico, sidelined for the remainder of the run […]
Hands on a Hard Body review
It’s A Chorus Line for car owners in this short-lived new musical that can sadly only be described as a royal flop. Maybe it’s the no-name cast (ok, Hunter Foster is a […]
Met Opera: Giulio Cesare review
Surprise, surprise: another Dessay cancellation, the third I have experienced in 15 months. Time to bow out gracefully. Or perhaps that time has actually already passed. Clever work by the Met in […]
The Opera Orchestra of New York: I Lombardi alla prima crociata review
An unforgettable night of glorious music and superb musicianship, I Lombardi proved to be an inspired concert choice for The Opera Orchestra of New York. A dream cast, who each gave it […]
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