In the years since musicals dropped off radio playlists and album charts, Wicked was the first show to arrive to a public frenzy of interest and anticipation. Six years later, and now […]
Wicked [Melbourne 2014] review
Lyric Opera of Melbourne: The Tender Land review
Originally written for television and considered too intimate for grand opera houses, Chapel off Chapel proves to be the ideal venue for this lovingly staged production by Lyric Opera. The little-known work […]
Opera Australia: The Turk in Italy review
Opera Australia brings sunny summer back to Melbourne in this featherlight confection, a neat contrast to the sturm und drang of the season’s other three offerings.
Opera Australia: Eugene Onegin review
Opera Australia strays from the chocolate box favourites with this all too rare staging of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a presentation all the more precious for its ingenious concept and glorious singing.
Rocky Horror Show review [Melbourne]
40 years old? Time really is fleeting. But madness has not taken its toll on Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, still the king of cult camp classics. Craig McLachlan walks away with […]
Opera Australia: Rigoletto review
In an everything-old-is-new-again twist, Opera Australia’s latest production of Verdi’s immortal classic Rigoletto eschews gimmickry and high concept by returning the opera to its original time and place, albeit with a twenty-first […]
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill review
Classy, adult entertainment, Audra McDonald’s star turn as late-in-life Billie Holiday is an immersive, affecting, spellbinding experience.
Met Opera: I Puritani review
Although static direction and dated scenery plague this production of I Puritani, beautiful singing thankfully makes some compensation towards salvaging the evening’s entertainment.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch [Broadway 2014] review
Neil Patrick Harris, working at the height of his powers, gives an unforgettable, tour de force performance in this perfectly chosen star vehicle. The fact that Harris’ sitcom fans will feature heavily […]
Les Miserables [Broadway 2014] review
Do You See The People Spin? Not any more, in this epic new production of the world’s favourite musical.
Man in Chair 