This year’s festival promises 19 events over five days in all manner of venues from hotels and theatre foyers to winding alleyways and the Cataract Gorge. Artistic Director Tyran Parke’s wide-ranging program includes three inventively staged musicals: John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life, Marry Me A Little, which features material cut from Stephen Sondheim’s shows, and Maury Yeston’s Nine. Headline performers include Kerrie Anne Greenland, Josh Piterman, Patrice Tipoki and Queenie van de Zandt.

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Since the very beginning Australian Musical Theatre Festival has discovered a host of talented performers who have gone on to national and international success.

And now, with a night dedicated to connecting performers from around the country, this celebration of musical theatre offers the chance for emerging artists to share the Princess Theatre stage with the nation’s best.