The boutique musical boom went off the boil in 2017, while on the professional scene, Melbourne’s East End was dominated by one man: Casey Nicholaw.
Music Theatre Year in Review 2017
Fiddler on the Roof review [Melbourne 2016]
This lovingly staged, if rather safe, new production of perennial classic Fiddler on the Roof is anchored by a sterling performance from Australia’s unchallenged Leading Man of the stage, Anthony Warlow.
2015 Music Theatre Year in Review
World premieres abounded, boutique musicals thrived and revivals continued arriving in the 2015 year of musical theatre.
Victorian Opera: Sweeney Todd review
Sterling musicianship, high production values and a quirky, highly talented cast bring out the compelling lustre in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s “dark operetta” Sweeney Todd.
Blood Brothers review [Hayes Theatre]
Willy Russell’s classic musical packs considerable punch when presented as an understated, softly spoken drama.
