Hollywood Songbook

Musica Viva Australia: Hollywood Songbook

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour. Trip the light fantastic from Berlin to Hollywood, via a Shakespearean tragedy, a Broadway musical and a Wild West rodeo in this sonic documentary of turbulent times.
UPU

Sydney Opera House: UPU

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
UPU – meaning ‘word’ in many different languages of the Pacific Islands– is a collection of voices from a people who live on a sea of islands connected by the largest body of water on earth, known as Te moana Nui a Kiwa, or the Pacific Ocean. Through the words of…
Flora, The Red Menace

Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Flora, The Red Menace

Footbridge Theatre The University Of Sydney, Parramatta Rd,, Sydney, NSW
Do you believe that theatre and the arts are fundamental to society when times are tough? Do you believe our political ideologies mean nothing without creativity, community and love? Then come experience The Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s third year Musical Theatre cohort as they present Flora, The Red Menace, the very…

Odyssey Theatre: Murder You Seek

Seeker Brewing Unit 3/1 Industrial Road, Unanderra, NSW, Australia
Step into a world of intrigue with Odyssey Theatre’s Murder You Seek, an interactive murder mystery at Seeker Brewing. Two rival teams compete for the Callaghan Lawn Bowl Cup - the fiercely fought over and coveted laurel of the lawn bowl world. Will you be a member of the Berkeley…
Carrie: The Musical

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre: Carrie: The Musical

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Carrie White is a teenage misfit. She’s an outcast who is bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling and overprotective mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power,…
Annie (Melbourne)

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Annie

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the production returns to the Capitol Theatre from March for a strictly limited season. Starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow as “Daddy” Warbucks, the show-stopping Debora Krizak as the infamous Miss Hannigan,…
And Then There Were None

Crossroads Live Australia: And Then There Were None

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at the Comedy Theatre in February. From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a brand-new production of the best-selling crime novel of all time. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion on an island…
Editor's Choice

GWB Entertainment: The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Condensing J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel into a three-hour musical takes some doing, but the main plot points are here as Frodo Baggins and three fellow Hobbits set out on a dangerous journey to save Middle-earth by destroying the all-powerful One Ring. Most of the performers are actor-musicians and it’s…

Yirra Yaakin Theatre: Thirst

Subiaco Arts Centre 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Thirst is a funny and tender comedy that explores why some people leave, some stay, and some return to regional towns. Thirst is set in the Glass Slipper Tavern, the community hub of Yellow Springs. Lola, a former popstar, and her entrepreneurial long-term partner and band member, Chico, never thought…
The Beep Test

Theatre Works: The Beep Test

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
The Beep Test is a comedic, fast-paced, over-the-top new Australian musical that dives into the drama and chaos that was school Beep Tests! The musical follows four determined students and one far too enthusiastic PE Teacher of Class 7C as they compete for the number one place, whatever the cost!…

Boroondara Arts: Noriko at Kew Court House Live

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
Noriko is an award-winning, virtuoso of the Japanese shamisen and traditional Japanese vocalist, who has performed internationally. Her ability and drive to cross over between traditional and modern, has seen her perform with renowned musicians as well as traditional Japanese artists.    

The Concourse: Jazz at the Lounge 2025: Dan Barnett Big Band

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Australian singer, trombonist and band leader Dan Barnett has been wowing audiences around the world with his 14-piece big band of top-shelf musicians for over 20 years. Hear the Dan Barnett Big Band perform timeless classics made famous by greats from Frank Sinatra to Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Count Basie…

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