With TwoSet Violin for its cover stars, the June issue of Limelight is all about artists reshaping the ways in which audiences engage with the arts.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

This all-American musical starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Rob Mills is set apart by Grammy winner Sara Bareilles’s songs.

Upbeat but never sugarcoated, this new production of The Sapphires cements its place as an important work in the Australian canon.

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From Barrie Kosky finding the new in Wagner to Sheridan Harbridge on women who refuse to conform, May's issue of Limelight is a celebration of talent, resilience and audacity.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles talks about her musical Waitress, returning to songwriting and finding meaning in loss.

Sheridan Harbridge is reclaiming female history on Australian stages through her work as a playwright, actor, singer and director.

As Alfie Boe prepares to return to Australia, the much-loved tenor talks about farewelling Les Misérables and the art of collaboration.

Despite two brilliant performances, not all the humour lands in this show about writing a bad musical, because their creation is – well, bad.

Heartfelt, moving and nostalgic, Sting's musical is classy entertainment that pulses with dance and music.

The musical theatre adaptation of a 1980s cult cinema classic returns for another murderous round of high-school misfits versus mean girls and jocks.