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David Harris: Time is a Traveller review
Popular music theatre star David Harris shows himself to be just as comfortable in an intimate setting as he is onstage in a musical blockbuster in this charming amble through his theatrical career....
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Elegies: A Song Cycle review
A tender, poignant celebration of love, loss and longing, William Finn’s Elegies: A Song Cycle brought a tear to the eye and a glow to the heart of the lucky few to fill Bennett’s Lane last night. Like...
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The Production Company: Show Boat review
Jerome Kern’s magnificent score is the highlight of this pared back presentation of enduring music theatre classic Show Boat. The curtain rose for the world premiere of Show Boat at 8.30pm on November...
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Calvin Berger review
Utterly charming in every regard, new musical Calvin Berger has warmth and wit to spare. As an update of classic play Cyrano de Bergerac, the present day setting works perfectly. Playwright Edmond...
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The Collective: Parade review
The Australian professional premiere of harrowing musical drama Parade is blessed with ingenious staging and compelling performances from its superb cast. Revered for Jason Robert Brown’s Tony...
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Carrie the Musical review [Melbourne]
An energetic cast of new talents comes to the fore as Carrie the Musical makes it long awaited Melbourne premiere. While the chance to see an infamous Broadway flop might be seen as only having...
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Once review [Melbourne]
The premiere Melbourne has been waiting for all year has finally arrived and it’s an absolute gem. Its status as the only new musical to open in Melbourne this year is far from the only factor...
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Happy People in Concert review
The boutique musical boom received a boost from an original Australian musical this weekend as Matthew Lee Robinson’s Happy People was presented as a star-studded concert staging. A cheeky gem that...
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OSMaD: The Producers review
“Where did we go right?” Well, OSMaD, let me count the ways… From the highly talented, carefully chosen cast, to the sumptuous, pristine staging, with witty, tightly drilled direction and choreography...
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Miracle City review
The 2014 boutique musical boom reaches its zenith with Miracle City, which has the additional credential of being a full production of an original Australian musical. Focusing on a family implosion as...
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Life Like Company: Passion review
A rapturous meditation on the transient vagaries and redemptive power of love, the rare and exotic bloom of Passion graces the stage but once in a blue moon. A richly complex and darkly psychological...
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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. Just over thirty years old, the musical retains all its zest,...
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Grease Melbourne 2015 sneak peek
Grease is back in Melbourne, and this time it is looking to fill the massive Regent Theatre. For the final leg of a long and successful season, Grease returns to Melbourne for a limited time only. ....
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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 Rydell High. Any cynicism...
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2014 Music Theatre Year in Review
Boutique musicals blossomed, new companies multiplied and program prices rose, in the 2014 year of musical theatre. Of 155 live theatre performances I viewed this year, around one third were musicals....
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Strictly Ballroom Cast in Rehearsal [Melbourne]
The cast of Strictly Ballroom the Musical has been hard at work in the rehearsal room as they prepare for next week’s Melbourne opening. Associate Director Kelley Abbey introduced the cast and the two...
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Strictly Ballroom the musical Melbourne sneak peek
The rags and grime of Les Misérables have been cast aside at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne prepares for opening night of Strictly Ballroom the Musical. . The auditorium is decorated in the style of...
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Strictly Ballroom the Musical review [Melbourne]
Boasting lavish designs and sensational choreography, Strictly Ballroom the musical arrives in Melbourne a polished, pristine panoply of pleasures. Benefitting immensely from judicious nips and tucks...
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Donmar Warehouse: City of Angels review
The West End’s hottest music theatre stars shine in a production as ingenious as the source material. City of Angels features the rarity of a jazz-infused score, with music by Cy Coleman and crisp,...
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Cats review [London Palladium]
If someone that young and beautiful needs travel up, up, up to the Heaviside Layer then I am afraid that there is no hope left for me. Apparently known for her previous feline incarnation as a Pussycat...
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