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Spamalot review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on September 20, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Soundworks Productions: Sweeney Todd review

By Simon Parris on September 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Melbourne Opera: Il Trovatore review

By Simon Parris on August 24, 2026 • ( 3 Comments )

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on August 9, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Six the Musical review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on July 30, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Steel Magnolias review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on July 29, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Disney: Frozen the Broadway Musical

By Simon Parris on April 11, 2018 • ( 5 Comments )

Disney has clearly spent a fortune on white hot property Frozen the Broadway Musical, and yet the new musical is lukewarm at best. 

SpongeBob SquarePants the Broadway Musical review

By Simon Parris on April 9, 2018 • ( 5 Comments )

So riotously colourful that it makes The Lion King look noir, SpongeBob SquarePants the Broadway Musical is a giddily gleeful confection of music and movement that rightfully takes its place as a […]

The Band’s Visit review

By Simon Parris on April 8, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Gently understated and leisurely paced The Band’s Visit is the antithesis of the current Broadway musical, and is all the richer for it.

Mean Girls review

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

A guilty pleasure that leaves the audience on a giddy high, Mean Girls is set to be the next Broadway smash propelled by the box office power of teenaged girls.

Met Opera: Luisa Miller review

By Simon Parris on April 4, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Verdi’s Luisa Miller may be on lower rotation than many of his other works, but the casting of three operatic superstars presents the work in its very best light.

My Fair Lady review [Broadway 2018]

By Simon Parris on April 2, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

The jewel in the crown of Broadway’s golden age, My Fair Lady is masterfully revived by director  Bartlett Sher and his dream team of collaborators.  

Once On This Island review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on March 30, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 1990 musical Once On This Island is back on Broadway in an immersive, in-the-round production that brims with warmth and invention.

In The Heights review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on March 25, 2018 • ( 4 Comments )

It’s Sydney’s turn to discover the joys of In The Heights, and this electric new production is the ideal introduction.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: La Bohème review

By Simon Parris on March 24, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Opera Australia neatly balances the spectacular with the intimate as the seventh season of firmly established opera attraction Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour turns its sights on one of the world’s most […]

StageArt: Bare the Musical review

By Simon Parris on March 22, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

A slick production, excellent direction and an incredibly talented cast elevate the material on offer as cult favourite Bare makes a return to the Melbourne stage.

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