Premiering in 1964 at the tail end of the Golden Age of Broadway, Hello, Dolly! benefited immensely from the finely honed experience of its original creative team. The musical won a whopping…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFilling the gap for New York baby boomers left by the closure of mega hit Jersey Boys, ambitious new musical A Bronx Tale has entertaining moments but struggles to overcome the unusual mixtu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFollowing the Disney model of the day by including five or so songs, the 1997 Fox animated movie Anastasia has long held a special place in the heart of fans who made it a worldwide hit. Mus…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMReuniting many of the high wattage talents behind Matilda, new musical Groundhog Day is a slickly produced, crowd-pleasing show in the best Broadway tradition. Multi-talented Australian writ…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMTo borrow Norma Desmond’s expression, Glenn Close is enjoying a phenomenal “return” to Broadway, and to her 1994 Tony-winning role, with this unique, glossy, concert-like staging of Su…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMNew Broadway musical In Transit is doubly unique, winning points for both its originality and for being an entirely performed a cappella. It is a time of extremes on Broadway. Sunset Bouleva…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMVictorian Opera presented another authentic introductory opera experience with this highly accessible, sweetly amusing production of The Princess and the Pea.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMCreated by choreographer David Bintley and his creative team in anticipation of the 2012 London Olympics, Faster is a real crowd pleaser. The piece has even more scope to be popular here giv…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMCamille Saint-Saën’s one act opera was composed a decade or so before Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, and reflects a similar degree of western fascination with eastern exoticism. The…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMLet’s Give Three Cheers and One Cheer More for the hardy team at Melbourne Opera. This skillful, lovingly reverential production of H.M.S. Pinafore is the sparkling gem that Melbourne Gilb…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMVictorian Opera is at its imaginatively creative best with this beautifully realised and gorgeously sung production of Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty. The three acts of Respighi’s 1922 o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMEsteemed book writer Terrence McNally imbues the musical with comedy and warmth while also incorporating men’s issues such as depression, suicide and sexuality. Composer David Yazbek draws…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMOriginal Australian musical Ladies in Black retains its down to earth charm in this welcome national tour.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:30PMBeloved Verdi classic Il Trovatore makes an all too rare Melbourne appearance in this ambitious production by CitiOpera. In presenting the fully staged opera, CitiOpera uses its limited reso…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMAll this merry mayhem is, of course, the creative construct of highly successful English troupe Mischief Theatre Company, who struck West End gold with The Play That Goes Wrong.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMBeginning their 2017 season, Victorian Opera, continues their admirably prolific output of original material with ‘Tis Pity: An Operatic Fantasia on Selling the Skin and the Teeth.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMAustralia finally has the chance to say Hello! to The Book of Mormon, and this sparkling production has been well worth the wait.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe UK premiere season of 2011 Maury Yeston musical Death Takes A Holiday is as exquisitely sung as it is handsomely staged.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMA riveting, finely honed performance from Ben Gerrard brigs equal balance to the entertaining and the thought-provoking aspects of the life of survivor Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAllowing the original book and movie series to stand intact, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child explores the adult lives of the well-known characters, and introduces a new level of excitement…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMEqual parts charmingly festive, dreamily romantic, eerily haunting and tenderly moving, Mary Skeaping’s Giselle provides English National Ballet with a pristine showcase for the beauty of …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSlick, streamlined and spirited, Dreamgirls is a hit all over again in its first ever West End outing. High production values and excellent direction mean the show could open on Broadway tom…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMBrimming with lively energy and infectious charm, classic musical Half A Sixpence benefits mightily from the Cameron Mackintosh reinvention treatment.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:10AMA stunning new large-scale production, 42nd Street deservedly enjoyed a sold-out season at Théâtre du Châtelet, where it finished yesterday.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAs big a hit now on the West End as on Broadway, School of Rock has cemented its place as Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s return to the top. School of Rock is not highbrow art by any stretch…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMFor their popular annual winter musical, Menier Chocolate Factory serves up a delectable chocolate box of melodies with Golden Age romantic musical comedy She Loves Me.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:30AMSurreal and deliberately inscrutable, production and performance of the David Bowie musical Lazarus respects and subtly celebrates the great artist’s talent and legacy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMDazzling and affecting in equal measure, Matthew Bourne’s new work is as superbly realised as it is ingeniously conceived.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:15PMwhilst nothing comprehensive can be drawn from the 300 or so plays that I saw in 2016, I think it is interesting to break down the figures and see how they look.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMThe mighty Melbourne Ring Cycle dominated the 2016 year of opera, with an entertaining assortment of productions seen throughout the preceding months. The biggest local opera news was the Oc…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMPredating the UK's entry into the EEC/EU (and quite possibly outlasting it too!) the Cambridge University European Theatre Group has over the years amassed a fine degree of cross-Channel cul…
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