The Melbourne Festival’s AD explains that audiences in the city, and in Australia, inspire him to go further and harder. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Highlights include Blazey Best in Gypsy, a revival of Australian musical Darlinghurst Nights, Aspects of Love, and In the Heights. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Classical music and opera in Australia both saw significant growth in revenue, report shows. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Taylor Mac offers a brief but powerful taste of a larger epic.

He was a stellar Valjean in Les Mis but you’re more likely to find Glenn Gould, R.E.M. or big band music on his playlist.

Esther Hannaford charms as a Carole King with plenty of heart.

Wonderfully cast and cunningly staged, this darkly humorous, musically eclectic fable disturbs and delights.

Dean Bryant directs a stunningly inventive production of the Hayes' first Sondheim.

There’s plenty of evidence to indicate engaging in the arts is beneficial to mental health, says Festival Director Jill Bennett. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Limelight Magazine is adding its voice to the other artists and arts organisations voting yes. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A born entertainer thanks Streisand for the music and memories in an inimitable way.

Dean Bryant and Andrew Hallsworth on the timeliness of Sondheim's musical about people who tried to kill US presidents.