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Disney's Aladdin the Musical, based on the beloved 1992 film, is an incredible spectacle that’s focused more on its visual impact than its storytelling " the definition of ‘st…
StageArt’s much anticipated production of The Color Purple is one step closer to the stage today, with casting for the musical announced this morning. Featuring an entirely Australian …
There’s nothing quite like the news that a new Australian musical is receiving not just recognition and critical acclaim, but also more life, and today, we get to celebrate just that. …
Today at Etihad Stadium, the cast of the new Australian production of Kinky Boots the Musical will join in with the inuagural AFL Pride Game. As the Game’s official entertainment pa…
The Ensemble Theatre have announced ten plays and a special cabaret event for their 2017 season. Three world premieres will debut at the intimate venue in Kirribilli next year, with playwrig…
Fracture is making its Sydney debut at the Old Fitz, a home for innovative, new Australian work that pushes boundaries and defies expectations, which seems appropriate for this insightful an…
This week's coffee comes to you from sunny Sydney after returning from a fulfilling season of 'Titanic: the Musical' in Melbourne. Although life has changed gears with work and study replaci…
Iris (a youthful Ashleigh Cummings) is a 14-year-old girl who has recently escaped from boarding school with her two best friends; they were reported missing. She has turned up 48 hours late…
Mary Anne Butler is a Darwin-based playwright. Her play, Broken, is the first drama to win one of the most prestigious awards in Australia, the Victorian Premier’s Award for l…
La Boite's  Straight White Men, now playing at the Roundhouse theatre, seems an unlikely pick for this progressive company " but this is echoed in Young Jean Lee’s genesis for th…
Opening recently in Sydney, Eddie Perfect's The Beast has been directed by Simon Phillips, and will soon head to Melbourne and Brisbane. While the production was still in the rehearsal room,…
We’ve been waiting for this show to grace our shores for nearly 20 years, and now the Australian premiere cast of Side Show has been announced! Opening at Hayes Theatre Co thi…
Ever been slapped with the realisation that your life might not turn out like the adults you looked up to in your youth had promised? Ever felt the pang of uncertainty that comes with the on…
Two days to go! The cast of Side Show at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre will be announced on Sunday 7 August. And what a time it’s been waiting for this announcement. Our “guy o…
Following a celebrated international career, singer / actor Erin Cornell is back in Australia and in the final stages of preparation for her solo show, An Evening With Erin Cornell " Live At…
The night of their grandfather's funeral, three Jewish cousins (and one of their girlfriends) are spending the night together in a small New York apartment. In the midst of grief, their stra…
In September 2016, from the rear entrance of “The Nevada” at the World Bar in Kings Cross, a story awaits. This is Hidden Sydney " The Glittering Mile, an immersive cabaret…
Mens Rea: The Shifter's Intent is a contemporary dance piece performed and choreographed by Raghav Handa. Mens rea means 'guilty mind' in Latin. In a legal context, it means intent. Ironical…
The non-professional rights to towering blockbuster musical Wicked were recently made available for Australian musical societies. Now, after two professional productions have played the Capi…
Earlier this year, I created A Music Theatre Fanboy’s Top 10 Youtube Performances. This week I thought I’d once again have my coffee at my computer desk, and show you some* of…
AustralianPlays.org has just launched the Playbox Collection, an online treasure trove of scripts, interviews and images from the original Playbox Theatre. This is Australian Play’s…
After seasons in Sydney and Brisbane, We Will Rock You is heading to Melbourne and AussieTheatre is giving away a DOUBLE PASS to see the show at The Regent Theatre on 31 August! This new Aus…
Belvoir's Twelfth Night or What you will is a joyous production that mourns unrequited love and celebrates the revelry and ridiculousness of Shakespeare's play. The actors' ensemble, dancing…
The world premiere cast of Dream Lover " The Bobby Darin Musical is now complete, following an official announcement from Producer John Frost this morning. The full ensemble and the…
It was announced this week that the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet is set to tour Australia from December this year. Produced by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, AKA and TEG DAINTY …
