Boutique musicals blossomed, new companies multiplied and program prices rose, in the 2014 year of musical theatre.
2014 Music Theatre Year in Review
Into the Woods movie review
Brilliantly cast and expertly adapted, Into the Woods is set to be embraced as the rare stage musical to receive a big screen treatment that not only retains, but enhances its integrity, […]
Grease review [Melbourne]
Performed by a cast who have now been in senior year almost as long as Sonny, Grease is in absolute peak form for the final season before its talented players finally graduate […]
Grease Melbourne 2015 sneak peek
Grease is back in Melbourne, and this time it is looking to fill the massive Regent Theatre.
Peter Pan Live! review
Lavishly staged and impressively ambitious in scope, Peter Pan Live! nonetheless pulls up short in terms of the type of ironic edge or knowing wink needed in modern entertainment. No sassy Genie […]
Opera Australia: Falstaff review [Melbourne]
Superb singing and stunning designs showcase the depth of Opera Australia’s talent pool to full advantage in this very merry revival of Falstaff.
The Production Company: La Cage aux Folles review
Radiating charisma and chemistry, star duo Simon Burke and Todd McKenney fit La Cage aux Folles like it was written especially for them.
Next Step Productions: God of Carnage review
One of the world’s favourite plays of the past decade, Yasmina Reza’s pitch black comedy God of Carnage retains all of its snap, crackle and pop in this lovingly staged boutique production.
Opera Australia: Don Pasquale review [Melbourne]
Donizetti’s comic jewel sparkles with the polish of four highly talented, perfectly cast singers.
MTC: Pennsylvania Avenue review
Brand new Joanna Murray-Smith play Pennsylvania Avenue provides another tour de force vehicle for utterly incredible talent Bernadette Robinson, yet ultimately fails to fully engage and affect.
Man in Chair 