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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 )

Disney: Hercules review [West End 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Just For One Day review [London 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 14, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Hair review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

CLOC Musical Theatre: & Juliet review

By Simon Parris on October 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The King and I review [Broadway 2015]

By Simon Parris on April 9, 2015 • ( 9 Comments )

The jewel in the crown of the current Broadway season, Rodgers and Hammerstein treasure The King and I gleams in a ravishing revival. The vision of esteemed director Bartlett Sher and team, […]

It Shoulda Been You review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 8, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

A triumph of great casting over moderate material, It Shoulda Been You is a breezy, old-fashioned comedy that is as pleasant as it is forgettable.

Gigi review [Broadway 2015]

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Frothy as the finest champagne and glittering like the most precious emerald, Gigi makes a welcome return to the Broadway stage.

Doctor Zhivago review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

From a source rich for musicalisation, epic historical romance Doctor Zhivago arrives on Broadway in the same sweeping, dramatically charged production that was seen in Australia.

Fun Home review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

Despite finding plenty to praise in Fun Home, I am afraid I am going to have to call Emperor’s New Clothes on this one. The uptown move of 2013 Off-Broadway darling Fun Home […]

Finding Neverland review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 5, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

Overflowing with heart, invention and wonder, new musical Finding Neverland is an artful, amusing and affecting night at the theatre.

Something Rotten review

By Simon Parris on April 5, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

Jam-packed with all the ingredients of a surefire smash hit, Something Rotten is funny without being unnecessarily smutty, and clever without being particularly original.

The Visit review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 4, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“I’m unkillable,” proclaims Claire Zachanassian, and her portrayer Chita Rivera might well make the same decree, as Kander and Ebb’s final musical The Visit makes its long-awaited visit to Broadway.

Honeymoon in Vegas review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 3, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Who knew that Jason Robert Brown, king of the introspective power ballad, had such a splashy, dishy, old-fashioned musical comedy like Honeymoon in Vegas in him?

Papermill Playhouse: The Hunchback of Notre Dame review

By Simon Parris on April 3, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

An obvious and appealing title to become a stage musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame features soaring music and heightened drama packaged in a impressive and inventive production.

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