Belvoir's Grief and Hayes Theatre Co's Phar Lap pick up multiple awards at this year's critic and industry peer-voted STAs.

In her debut cabaret show, Natalie Abbott delivers a moving meditation on love, loss, grief and trauma, while her sublime singing knocks you for six.

Tomáš Kantor oozes talent and charisma in this cabaret one-hander about the misadventures of a novice sugar baby.

"It lives!" A vividly entertaining mashup of The Smiths and Mary Shelley lights up the Sydney Festival's cabaret room.

A darkly funny cult classic blooms with bite, blood and brilliant performances.

This Broadway musical looks lovely but is bogged down in details, dreary songs, underwritten characters and perfunctory romance.

Revivals of beloved musicals and brand-new works in this year's most-read mix.

Nominations span 56 productions, reflecting the breadth of work across mainstage, independent and musical theatre.

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The musical theatre star shares her passion for singing and her cabaret show Bad Hand, inspired by the sudden death of her partner Ryan.

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