Hamilton will make its Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in a new production beginning March 2021. Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel together with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, joined NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in announcing the much-anticipated production today. Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda thanked Australian audiences for their patience, the Broadway smash hit opened in […]
Mimma: A Musical of War and Friendship | Regal Theatre | til 21st April | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ “Mimma!” The word conjures up images of a mother figure, of a desperate cry for one’s own mother but in the case of this newly created epic musical, Mimma is the central character, a journalist from Turin, […]
The Regal Theatre Subiaco will be the host to the West Australian production of the new musical, Mimma: A musical of war and friendship, from Orana Productions, with the season running from April 9 -21, 2019. The original musical is the result of several years of collaboration between WA based author Dr Giles Watson and […]
Hugh Jackman will star in a Broadway revival of The Music Man with the show scheduled to open in 2020. The musical was a huge broadway hit in the late 1950’s and was made into a film in 1962. The show made a star of Robert Preston, who appeared in both the original Broadway production and […]
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Perth this September. The show which has picked up a swag of awards around the globe will open at the Crown Theatre on 3rd September for a limited season. The show has already had successful […]
In the 40th Anniversary Year of Grease hitting the movie screens (yes it was THAT long ago), the Arena Production Grease – The Arena Experience has been touring Australia to sell-out arena crowds. Grease – The Arena Experience featuring over 700 performers thunders onto the stage at RAC Arena for 2 shows only on Saturday 19th […]
Madiba – The Musical | Crown Theatre | til Jan 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★ When I think of musicals my mind conjures images of witches defying gravity, East German genderqueer punks or lion cubs who just can’t wait to be king – so the real life story of political figure Nelson Mandela seemed like an […]
Jesus Christ Superstar | Quarry Amphitheatre | til Nov 4 | ★ ★ ★ ★ It was all buzz and glamour last night as Platinum’s Jesus Christ Superstar opened to an excited crowd at The Quarry Amphitheatre. The colourful and energetic re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic didn’t fail to thrill, not least for its taking place […]
Aladdin | Crown Theatre | til Oct 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The latest Disney stage adaptation has landed at Crown Theatre, bringing with it all of the wondrous treasures from the 1992 on-screen original, and a few extra trinkets to boot. Based in Middle Eastern folk lore, Aladdin takes us back to the fictional city of […]
In his musical Assassins Stephen Sondheim traverses US history visiting each assassination attempt on an American President. From the well known, including the deaths of John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln, to attacks on the lives of Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, James Garfield and William McKinley. It’s a musical journey highlighting that being leader of […]
