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Cats review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australia Pops Orchestra: New Year’s Eve Gala Concerts review

By Simon Parris on December 30, 2025 • ( 6 Comments )

Anastasia review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on December 29, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra: The Idols of Musical Theatre review

By Simon Parris on December 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

OSMaD: Come From Away review

By Simon Parris on December 6, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Paddington the Musical review

By Simon Parris on November 19, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Nine the Musical in Concert review

By Simon Parris on November 1, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Maury Yeston’s ravishing score for Nine the Musical was finally heard in Melbourne again last night in an impeccably staged concert with a superb cast.

Life Like Company: The Light in the Piazza review

By Simon Parris on October 29, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Perfectly cast and handsomely staged, the Melbourne professional premiere of exquisitely romantic gem The Light in the Piazza shimmers with radiant beauty.

Godspell review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on October 27, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The quality of the original score does its best to shine through, but the wattage of this “reimagined” staging of Godspell is severely dimmed by condensed casting and muddy focus.

Kinky Boots review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on October 23, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

A dazzling production and terrific cast gloss over inherent weaknesses in Kinky Boots as the 2013 Broadway hit makes its Australian premiere.

StageArt: The Color Purple review

By Simon Parris on October 16, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

StageArt raises the bar again as they present a superb cast and pristine staging for the long awaited Australian season of The Color Purple.

OSMaD: The Pajama Game review

By Simon Parris on October 15, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

OSMaD takes audiences back to Broadway’s Golden Age, for a slick and glossy, yet respectfully traditional, new production of tuneful musical comedy The Pajama Game.  

CLOC Musical Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar review

By Simon Parris on October 9, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

CLOC Musical Theatre revives Melbourne favourite Jesus Christ Superstar in an intense, imaginative, intelligent production.

Dream Lover the Bobby Darin Musical review

By Simon Parris on October 7, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Dream direction, dream music and dream casting align to make world premiere Australian musical Dream Lover a theatrical dream come true.

Victorian Opera: Four Saints in Three Acts review

By Simon Parris on October 2, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

In their final presentation for the year, Victorian Opera stimulates the eyes as well as the ears with abstract 21st Century choral beauty Four Saints in Three Acts.

Side Show review

By Simon Parris on September 29, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Darkly dramatic musical Side Show is given an intelligent production featuring a cast of powerful singing actors.

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