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Groundhog Day the Musical review [Melbourne]
Ingeniously crafted, deliciously funny, and warmly uplifting, Groundhog Day the Musical is modern musical theatre at its sophisticated best. With the original smash hit London 2016 season having won...
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Rent review [Melbourne 2024]
Ever the force of nature, iconic musical Rent returns to rekindle the flame for a new generation. In the chance that a musical theatre newcomer has happened across Man in Chair, taking this chance to...
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Stagebugs Productions: Ruthless! The Musical review
Stage Bugs Productions ramp up the camp for a devilishly delightful season of wickedly witty cult favourite, Ruthless! The Musical. All too rarely seen on local stages, 1992 Off-Broadway classic...
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Wicked review [Melbourne 2024]
Rejoicify, fellow citizens of Melbourne! Thrillifying Broadway musical Wicked returns in peak form for a very welcome third season at the suitably swankified Regent Theatre. 21 years after its...
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Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story review [2024]
Making a welcome return, 2019 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour hit West Side Story showcases a younger lead cast. Tightly drilled dance and wonderful music remain clear highlights. Since the original...
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Chicago the Musical review [Melbourne 2024]
As long as there are phoney celebrities, there will always be Chicago. Whereas the previous three outings were spaced ten years apart, this fourth Australian tour of the iconic 1996 Broadway revival...
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Audra McDonald review [Melbourne 2024]
Saving the last night of her current Australian tour for musical-loving Melbourne, Audra McDonald thrilled, charmed, and moved the adoring crowd with a glorious evening of song and story. Making a...
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Sunset Boulevard review [Melbourne 2024]
Decadently staged and intriguingly cast, the eagerly anticipated new production of Sunset Boulevard makes its Australian premiere in scintillating form. Arriving at the end of the British mega-musical...
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Beauty and the Beast the Musical review [Melbourne 2024]
Joyful extravaganza Beauty and the Beast the Musical makes a wonderfully welcome return in a slickly streamlined production boasting a brightly polished young cast. Almost 30 years after the...
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Music Theatre Melbourne: Castro’s Children review
A world premiere of an original Australian musical is a rare event indeed, and is all the more special when the musical is as intelligently conceived, strongly performed, and confidently produced as...
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Clovelly Fox Productions: Elegies: A Song Cycle review [Melbourne 2024]
Bitingly bittersweet and timelessly tender, Elegies: A Song Cycle enthrals with a top flight cast and lovingly inventive staging. Heralding the auspicious arrival of brand new company Clovelly Fox...
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Next to Normal review [London 2024]
Next to Normal soars again, its West End debut season blessed with an extraordinary cast and a boldly confident new production. The rare wholly original musical, Next to Normal won the 2009 Best Score...
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Guys & Dolls review [London 2024]
Believe the hype! Guys & Dolls at flashy new London venue Bridge Theatre is dazzling, joyous, inventive musical theatre as its very best. Reinventing the all-time classic musical from the ground...
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Menier Chocolate Factory: The Baker’s Wife review
Revived in a thoroughly charming a boutique production, rarely staged Stephen Schwartz musical The Baker’s Wife breaks bread at cherished London revival house, Menier Chocolate Factory. Originally...
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Kiss Me, Kate review [London 2024]
Boasting a starry cast, dazzling choreography, and epic production values, Kiss Me, Kate entertains in lavish style. With Broadway having already enjoyed two revivals of Cole Porter classic Kiss Me,...
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The London Palladium: Hello, Dolly! review
Well, well, hello, Imelda! Delayed four years, this lavish, heartfelt revival of Hello, Dolly! more than handsomely rewards its patient, grateful audience. Produced on a grand scale that completely...
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Sadler’s Wells: A Chorus Line review
Revived on a grand scale, the UK tour of A Chorus Line retains all the heart of the 1975 original, refreshing the orchestrations and staging to spectacular success. For almost fifty years, A Chorus...
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Starlight Express review [Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre 2024]
Forty years on, it is still the case that nobody can do it like a steam train. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express arrives at the station to collect the next generation of wide eyed young...
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Open Air Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof review [London 2024]
In a compelling new revival, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre infuses familiar classic Fiddler on the Roof with an abundance of fresh life. First a word about the space itself. Set aside any images of...
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Six the Musical review [Melbourne 2024]
Brisk, brash, and boisterous, Six the Musical returns to hold court with a fresh Australian tour. Playing constantly in the West End and Broadway, the quick return season of Six the Musical is...
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