Girl From The North Country review
Girl from the North Country may have scored a slew of five star reviews during its Old Vic Theatre world premiere season, but on the West End stage it’s a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes, with the...
View ArticleNational Theatre: Pinocchio review
A stage musical of Pinocchio sounds like a brilliant idea, but all the magical stagecraft in the world cannot save a show if the book is weak. The National Theatre gathered a blue chip creative team to...
View ArticleHamilton review [London]
The world’s hottest musical arrives in London in a pristine production that is matched by a gleaming, newly renovated West End theatre that is far superior to the show’s Broadway home. The Victoria...
View Article42nd Street review [London]
Everyone’s favourite tap dance musical is back on the West End, and, really, shouldn’t 42nd Street always be playing somewhere in the world at any given time? The West End season of this Tony...
View ArticleThe Woman in White review
With a focus on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sumptuously melodious score, the new chamber-sized production of The Woman in White avoids the excesses of the original staging, allowing the gripping Victorian...
View ArticleEverybody’s Talking About Jamie review
A joyful celebration of the power of embracing what makes a person special, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is one of the most exciting new British musicals in a long time. The tale of a working...
View ArticlePriscilla Queen of the Desert review [Melbourne 2018]
Having been embraced upon the world stage, Priscilla Queen of the Desert makes a welcome return home for a tenth anniversary victory lap of Australia. A rather decadent guilty pleasure, the show is as...
View ArticleStageArt: Falsettos review
Perfectly suited to a boutique scale production, cherished Broadway musical Falsettos shines in this in intimate, meticulously directed new staging. The musical known as Falsettos is actually the...
View ArticleGilligan’s Island the Musical review
Just as the castaways need rescuing from an uncharted desert isle, so too do the cast and crew need rescuing from the disappointingly dull book and score of Gilligan’s Island the Musical. Running only...
View ArticleBernadette Robinson: The Show Goes On review
With a vocal talent that can only be described as phenomenal, Bernadette Robinson returns to the stage in tailor-made new crowd pleaser, The Show Goes On. Her theatrical star firmly established by the...
View ArticleBeautiful: The Carole King Musical review [Melbourne]
A musical to be cherished, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical arrives in pristine form, packed with lively singing talents who have honed their roles to theatrical perfection. Leading lady Esther...
View ArticleGreen Day’s America Idiot review [Melbourne]
Transplanting a punk pop album onto a musical theatre stage proves an inspired concept as Melbourne embraces the electric energy of Green Day’s American Idiot. Green Day themed their iconic 2004 album...
View ArticleWatch This: A Little Night Music review
It may be the first day of autumn, but the smiles of a summer night can be enjoyed in this welcome revival of rapturously melodic musical A Little Night Music. This chance to return to Stephen...
View ArticleCalamity Jane review [Melbourne]
Whip crack away! The Deadwood Stage has made a very special trip down from Sydney to deliver this rollicking hit production of Calamity Jane to the musical-loving theatregoers of Melbourne. Scouts have...
View ArticleStageArt: Bare the Musical review
A slick production, excellent direction and an incredibly talented cast elevate the material on offer as cult favourite Bare makes a return to the Melbourne stage. Having played around the world since...
View ArticleIn The Heights review [Sydney]
It’s Sydney’s turn to discover the joys of In The Heights, and this electric new production is the ideal introduction. Actually, it is just the lucky few organised ticket buyers of Sydney who will be...
View ArticleOnce On This Island review [Broadway]
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 1990 musical Once On This Island is back on Broadway in an immersive, in-the-round production that brims with warmth and invention. Director Michel Arden notes the...
View ArticleMy Fair Lady review [Broadway 2018]
The jewel in the crown of Broadway’s golden age, My Fair Lady is masterfully revived by director Bartlett Sher and his dream team of collaborators. **Check back later for production images** A Hymn to...
View ArticleMean Girls review
A guilty pleasure that leaves the audience on a giddy high, Mean Girls is set to be the next Broadway smash propelled by the box office power of teenaged girls. With the cult classic 2004 film as...
View ArticleThe Band’s Visit review
Gently understated and leisurely paced The Band’s Visit is the antithesis of the current Broadway musical, and is all the richer for it. Based on 2007 arthouse movie The Band’s Visit, the new musical...
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