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Chamber, Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2025

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

April 22, 2025
Chamber, Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

Ali McGregor: Sax and the shadows of Hollywood’s songbook

Soprano and cabaret star Ali McGregor on collaboration, the Hollywood Songbook, and the grit beneath the glamour of Tinseltown.

April 17, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Bloom (Sydney Theatre Company)

Poignant moments and a serious message, but Tom Gleisner's musical could do with further development.

April 3, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Producers (Joshua Robson Productions & Hayes Theatre Co.)

In times when we're not quite sure what we're allowed to laugh at, The Producers delights in being an equal-opportunity giver of offence.

April 2, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News
news

Adelaide Cabaret Festival pops cork on 25th Anniversary program

International guests and local legends to "dissolve the barrier between audience and performer" says Artistic Director Virginia Gay.

April 2, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Opinion
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Musicals Australia?

Staging a commercial musical can help finance a potentially loss-making opera, but has Opera Australia tipped the balance too far?

March 24, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
features

Guys & Dolls: A Musical Makeover

As Guys & Dolls opens on Sydney Harbour, Musical Director and Supervisor Guy Simpson discusses his new arrangement of Frank Loesser’s iconic score.

March 21, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: MJ the Musical (Michael Cassel Group)

This exciting, superbly staged show often makes you feel like you're watching the real Michael Jackson, though the man in the mirror isn't fully reflected.

March 10, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (GWB Entertainment, Andrew Henry Presents & Adelaide Festival)

Seann Miley Moore glitters hard in John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s cult musical.

February 27, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Hans: Young, Fun & 21 (Adelaide Fringe)

Hans throws himself the a raucous birthday party. Pass-the-parcel included.

February 24, 2025
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

My Music with Stefanie Caccamo

The leading lady discusses finding her voice and learning to play the harp for her role as Arwen in The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale.

February 24, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

Back to the Future the Musical: Seeing is believing

A time-travelling DeLorean is a "pretty cool" thing to have on stage, says director John Rando, but it takes a lot more than that to make a hit musical.

February 6, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
features

Sin and the City

Operantics' "fantastically prescient" Brecht-Weill double bill takes its audiences on a whistle-stop tour of the Seven Deadly Sins.

January 23, 2025

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