A top-notch cast brings perennial favourite La Cage aux Folles glittering back to life in this ambitious staging by Quirky Productions. Still as current as today’s headlines, ever loveable La Cage envelopes […]
La Cage aux Folles review
An Interview with Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay
On the eve of rehearsals for An Officer and a Gentleman, I caught up with stars Amanda Harrison and Ben Mingay and heard all about the excitement of being part of a […]
A Chorus Line review
Having missed the Melbourne opening night of the new revival of A Chorus Line I took myself along this week and found out that there was a very good reason for the […]
Sneak Peek: How to Train Your Dragon
Global Creatures CEO Carmen Pavlovic and Director Nigel Jamieson today hosted a sneak peek at the new Dreamworks arena spectacular How to Train your Dragon on stage at Hisense Arena, Melbourne. First […]
Man in Chair presents Carrie
Carrie, one of the most notorious flops of all time is back on stage. Will she have better luck this time around? Imagine a musical with a higher body count than Les […]
La Boheme review
Melbourne Opera begins its tenth anniversary year with a stellar performance of the immortal classic La Boheme. Foremost in the success of the staging is the wonderful cast, clearly chosen with great […]
Mozart Marathon
Royal Opera have advertised their Mozart-da Ponte cycle as having some connection to the Olympics year. That connection is not in any way apparent when seeing the operas, but why let that […]
Shall We Dance?
Two current West End musicals hark back to Man in Chair’s heyday as a ‘dancer’. Such happy memories of performing these shows in wonderful productions at CLOC Musical Theatre. Both shows owe […]
There’s a Gorilla in my Opera
Back from Europe, Man in Chair has time for a few more operas before heading back to Australia. ENO has opened a new production of Offenbach’s melodious creation The Tales of Hoffmann. […]
Scaling La Scala
Milan’s La Scala – the jewel in the crown of European opera houses. But does it live up to the legend? The answer is a resounding yes, if for no other reason […]
