• Editor's Choice  My Fair Lady

    Opera Australia:  My Fair Lady

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Julie Andrews’ acclaimed recreation of the original 1956 Broadway blockbuster makes a welcome return to Sydney, under Karen Johnson Mortimer’s direction, followed by a run in Melbourne. George Bernard Shaw’s tale of a professor of linguistics who bets on his ability to make a Covent Garden flower girl pass as aristocracy has lost…
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Soundworks Productions: Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    Sweeney Todd finally returns home after 15 years in an Australian penal colony, seeking vengeance against the corrupt Judge who destroyed his life. Hearing his wife is dead and his daughter is now the Judge’s ward; Todd reopens his barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling meat pie business. Here, his…

    The Joan: Home Grown

    Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith, NSW, Australia
    Experience the magnificent sound of the 40-piece ensemble as it takes you on an evocative and powerful musical journey, delivering a diverse and exciting program filled with energy and passion. From stirring military marches to timeless symphonic works, plus the latest hits from the world of musical theatre and popular…
    Monty Python’s Spamalot

    Drew Anthony Creative: Monty Python’s Spamalot

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia! After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced that the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot, will gallop into Melbourne for a limited engagement during September and October. This riotous…
    Editor's Choice A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Paul Dainty, Ken Davenport & Bob Gaudio: A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Created in consultation with Neil Diamond himself, the jukebox musical, A Beautiful Noise, charts his rise to superstardom through the songs that defined his life and career, among them Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever in Blue Jeans and Sweet Caroline. Famous for his swaggering sexuality and velvet-meets-gravel voice, Diamond is conjured by two…
    Editor's Choice  My Fair Lady

    Opera Australia:  My Fair Lady

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Julie Andrews’ acclaimed recreation of the original 1956 Broadway blockbuster makes a welcome return to Sydney, under Karen Johnson Mortimer’s direction, followed by a run in Melbourne. George Bernard Shaw’s tale of a professor of linguistics who bets on his ability to make a Covent Garden flower girl pass as aristocracy has lost…
    Editor's Choice Community Choir – The Musical

    La Boite: Community Choir – The Musical

    La Boite Roundhouse Theatre Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    The inaugural program of Artistic Director Ebony Bott includes the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s latest play Strong is the New Pretty about the creation of the AFL Women’s Competition, and a new movement piece about mortality from The Farm called No One Gets Out of Here Alive (see page 63). La Boite presents…
    Monty Python’s Spamalot

    Drew Anthony Creative: Monty Python’s Spamalot

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia! After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced that the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot, will gallop into Melbourne for a limited engagement during September and October. This riotous…
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Soundworks Productions: Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    Sweeney Todd finally returns home after 15 years in an Australian penal colony, seeking vengeance against the corrupt Judge who destroyed his life. Hearing his wife is dead and his daughter is now the Judge’s ward; Todd reopens his barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling meat pie business. Here, his…
    Editor's Choice A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Paul Dainty, Ken Davenport & Bob Gaudio: A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Created in consultation with Neil Diamond himself, the jukebox musical, A Beautiful Noise, charts his rise to superstardom through the songs that defined his life and career, among them Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever in Blue Jeans and Sweet Caroline. Famous for his swaggering sexuality and velvet-meets-gravel voice, Diamond is conjured by two…