All stories by Brigid Delaney on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Yael Stone on a year of growth: 'I don’t want to be anybody’s plaything again' by Brigid Delaney

In the past 18 months the actor has become a student, a mother and a more mindful public voice: ‘I’m actively trying to be more like me’ Sitting at a picnic table in the sun, Yael Ston…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PM
Monday, February 19, 2018

Osamah Sami on reliving his life on stage: 'I was bawling my eyes out' by Brigid Delaney

The Melbourne comedian’s new play picks up where his film Ali’s Wedding left offOsamah Sami has taken Socrates’ dictum to heart: the unexamined life is not worth living.So far the Melb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Tree of Codes review – Wayne McGregor's modern ballet fails to find heart by Brigid Delaney

Arts Centre, MelbourneIn troubled times art gives us solace, but McGregor’s dazzling collaboration with Jamie xx, Olafur Eliasson and the Paris Opera Ballet lacks warmthTree of Codes opens…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PM
Monday, March 13, 2017

MDLSX review – why do we feel we need to know the sex of this performer? by Brigid Delaney

AC Arts Main theatre, Adelaide festivalMotus performer Silvia Calderoni explores gender and androgyny and tells a story of violence, pain, confusion and acceptanceAt first glance, it’s mus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Why Sydney festival's wooing of the west points to the future of the arts by Brigid Delaney

Performing arts companies tend to cluster in inner-city precincts but taking the road less travelled can lead to transformative theatre experiencesHeigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to the theat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Ganesh Versus the Third Reich: 'do we have the right to perform this?' by Brigid Delaney

The Back to Back theatre company tackle uncomfortable subject matter in the story of an Indian deity reclaiming the swastika from the Nazis• News, reviews and opinion: read all our Edinbur…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31AM
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Kinky Boots review – Cyndi Lauper's frockbuster musical a head-over-heels delight by Brigid Delaney

Her Majesty’s theatre, Melbourne The Australian production of the musical that has conquered Broadway and the West End is polished, infectious and a joyYou would have to be a total sourpus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:40PM
Monday, March 14, 2016

Golem review – tyranny of technology in a fantastically drab and dull Britain by Brigid Delaney

Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide festival centreDark side of ubiquitous handheld devices revealed in part Beetlejuice, part Terry Gilliam-esque tale paired with breathtaking projectionsThese days…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15AM
Friday, March 4, 2016

How Adelaide could become Australia's most exciting city – simply by doubling down on culture by Brigid Delaney

South Australia is on track to having Australia’s worst economy but, as anyone who’s been to Adelaide in March knows, there’s one thing the city excels atIs there any place in the worl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12AM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Jack of Hearts review – star power fails to save David Williamson's 50th play by Brigid Delaney

Ensemble Theatre, KirribilliWith unlikeable characters, dated references and depressingly underwritten female roles, the satire of Williamson’s latest work truly misses its markThere’s a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Djuki Mala review – playful Yolngu dance numbers from cheeky YouTube stars by Brigid Delaney

Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney festivalArnhem Land troupe formerly known as the Chooky Dancers turn tradition on its head with thrilling interpretations of Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48AM
Friday, January 15, 2016

Cut the Sky review – angry and political story told through dance and theatre by Brigid Delaney

Sydney Opera House, Sydney festivalMulti-faceted, fast moving and dark, Marrugeku’s latest work gives an Indigenous perspective to climate changeCut the Sky opens with a scene that would n…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25AM
Friday, January 8, 2016

Belvoir's Jasper Jones proves the enduring appeal of coming-of-age stories by Brigid Delaney

Kate Mulvany’s stage adaptation of Craig Silvey’s best-selling book is packed with mystery, mortality and Australian memoriesThere’s a line from Stand By Me that just kills me: “I ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Orwell's nightmare vision of 1984 is always right here, right now by Brigid Delaney

As Headlong Theatre’s adaptation blows minds in Melbourne, we can only hope Australia’s new political regime brings with it more words, not ‘fewer and fewer’There’s a torture scene…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:16PM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Decadence review – Batsheva Dance Company back with force and feeling by Brigid Delaney

State theatre, Melbourne festivalA 15-year wait cannot dampen Melbourne’s enthusiam for the Israeli company and Ohad Naharin, whose choreography is as fluid as its soundtrack‘It’s abou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Guardian Australia culture podcast - the year in review episode by Alexandra Spring, Anna Madeleine, Nancy Groves, Brigid Delaney and Miles Martignoni

Eamon Flack and Brigid Delaney join the Guardian Australia culture team to look back at a year of controversy, delight and some surprising Australian cultural highlights for 2014 Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:40PM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Ganesh Versus the Third Reich: 'do we have the right to perform this?' by Brigid Delaney

The Back to Back theatre company tackle uncomfortable subject matter in the story of an Indian deity reclaiming the swastika from the Nazis Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:10AM
Saturday, February 22, 2014

White Night has given Melbourne its very own Carnival by Brigid Delaney

From the exuberant joy of dancing with strangers to linking arms like chains of DNA, something legendary occurred on the city’s streets Brigid Delaney

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:47PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards