• Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Magazine
    • Latest Issue
    • All Issues
    • Log in support
  • News
  • Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Recorded Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • All Reviews
  • Features
    • Australian Accent
    • World Premiere
    • Cutting Edge
    • Rising Star
    • Guy Noble’s Soapbox
    • Decoding Cultural Leadership
    • All Features
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Guide to Australian Composers
  • Playlists
  • On The Record
  • All Music
  • Theatre
  • Dance
  • Events
    • View calendar
    • List Your Event
  • About Us
    • AFCM Tour
    • Advertise
    • Support Us
    • Licensing
    • Contributors
  • Subscribe
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • AFCM Tour
  • Competitions
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Limelight Arts Travel
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • AFCM Tour
  • Competitions
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Limelight Arts Travel
  • Sign Up
  • Log In

  • Magazine
    • Latest Issue
    • All Issues
    • Log in support
  • News
  • Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Recorded Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • All Reviews
  • Features
    • Australian Accent
    • World Premiere
    • Cutting Edge
    • Rising Star
    • Guy Noble’s Soapbox
    • Decoding Cultural Leadership
    • All Features
  • Music
    • Opera
    • Guide to Australian Composers
    • Playlists
    • On The Record
    • All Music
  • Theatre
  • Dance
  • Events
    • View calendar
    • List Your Event
  • About Us
    • AFCM Tour
    • Advertise
    • Support Us
    • Licensing
    • Contributors
  • Subscribe
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News, Theatre
news

Ben Lewis, acclaimed musical theatre actor, dies at 46

The Love Never Dies star succumbs to bowel cancer. The theatre community mourns the loss of a "towering presence".

October 7, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Back to the Future: The Musical (John Frost for Crossroads Live & Colin Ingram)

A hugely entertaining, high-tech staging of the Hollywood sci-fi comedy puts a smile on your speedometer dial.

October 3, 2025
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret
Live Review

Review: An Evening on Broadway (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Musical theatre stars Amy Manford and Josh Piterman sing a feast of favourites marred by sound issues.

September 25, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

In Love Again

Laura Murphy’s musical The Lovers was first staged by Bell Shakespeare in 2022. She talks to us as Shake & Stir Theatre Co presents a new production.

September 22, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News, Theatre
news

Hayes Theatre Co 2026: Future-curious and fresh eyes on the classics

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Addams Family and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying among the shows to get a Hayes makeover.

September 15, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Bright Star (Sport for Jove & Hayes Theatre Co)

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical is a heart-on-sleeve winner with everyone on stage a quadruple threat.

September 11, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

My Music with Rob Mills

A household name since appearing on Australia Idol in 2003, the popular performer recently joined the Board of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation. He tells us why that’s so important to him.

August 25, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

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

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

August 25, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Old Friends Sing Sundays (Mark Trevorrow)

Mark Trevorrow reunites with "old friends" Rupert Noffs and Bev Kennedy for a fabulous new cabaret of well-known and seldom-heard material.

August 14, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News
news

Sting steers the Australian premiere of The Last Ship to Brisbane

Sting to feature in the cast of his autobiographically inspired musical set in a shipbuilding community in England's North East.

August 14, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Once on This Island (Curveball Creative & Hayes Theatre Co)

This uplifting musical fable set in the Caribbean has the charming simplicity of a fairytale.

August 8, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Kimberly Akimbo (Melbourne Theatre Company & State Theatre Company South Australia)

Marina Prior leads a winning local cast in this bittersweet new musical that won five Tony awards.

August 1, 2025
Classical Music, Dance, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
features

Limelight’s Big Read: Spotlight on China (Part 2)

In the second part of our look at the changing face of China’s arts scene, Tim Draxl, Lise Lindstrom, Dane Lam and Ivan Gil-Ortega share their experiences.

July 30, 2025

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 56 Next

Suite 606, Level 6
84 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Contact Limelight

Quick Links

  • Subscribe
  • Back Issues
  • Advertising
  • Licensing
  • Help Centre
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Arts news delivered to your inbox

Our free Weekly Newsletter delivers the latest arts news, reviews and features to your inbox each Saturday.

Sign up

© 2026 Limelight Arts Media Pty Ltd

Search

Please login to read this article.

[leaky_paywall_login]
No account yet! Click here to subscribe.