Black, genderqueer and fiercely talented, Nellie Small was a trailblazing star in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Today, she’s barely remembered.

With a cabaret season about to open at the Sydney Festival, Victoria Falconer relives her journey from electronic organ to musical saw.

Lucy Maunder’s career has been going gangbusters, but she's long dreamed of playing would-be vaudevillian Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago.

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An ambitiously unconventional musical, carried by strong performances and moments of deep poignancy.

"Risk is a part of the DNA of art," says Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan. His 2024 season embraces it.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is set to return to the Sydney Lyric theatre from 30 July, 2024.

“Old friends” top the bill at Ruth Mackenzie's inaugural festival, but the Artistic Director wants buy-in from the state’s youngest.

Victorian Opera's first season under Artistic Director Stuart Maunder welcomes back old favourites from home and abroad and offers a world premiere work.

A new 630-seat stage built into the rear of the existing Sydney Lyric aims to fill a longstanding gap in the city’s theatre infrastructure.

Attending Cabaret in London, Guy Noble was taken aback by the dictatorial ushers, who tried to stop him taking photos in the foyer, and on the pavement outside.

STCSA's 2024 offerings range from the intimate to the unabashedly glitzy. But they all share an idea, says Artistic Director Mitchell Butel.