• Jesus Christ Superstar

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…
    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,…

    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…
    Identity

    DIVE Theatre Collective: Identity

    Perseverance Street Theatre 24 Barter St, Gympie, QLD, Australia
    Identity immerses you a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and self-perception through the stories of four diverse individuals. Using a blend of physical theatre, movement, poetry, and multilingual storytelling, this compelling performance invites audiences to witness the raw, complex journey of confronting one’s past and the labels imposed by society.…
    Jesus Christ Superstar

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…

    Queen Hades Productions: Posh

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    At an exclusive Oxford dining club, ten wealthy young men gather for a night of indulgence, revelry, and destruction. Fueled by privilege, arrogance, and an unwavering belief in their own power, they’re ready to take on the world—until the night spirals out of control. Laura Wade’s Posh is a razor-sharp,…

    Gold Coast Film Festival: Carnal Vessels

    HOTA Home of the Arts 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
    Catch the World Premiere of Brisbane-produced film Carnal Vessels at the Gold Coast Film Festival! Carnal Vessels is about two friends swap bodies the moment they fall in love and are thrust on different sexually charged adventures as each other over one long, hot weekend.
    Editor's Choice Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

    Cameron Mackintosh: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

    ICC Sydney 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Boublil and Schönberg’s landmark musical has been thrilling audiences around the world since its 1985 London premiere. As Les Mis celebrates its 40th anniversary, Cameron Mackintosh has created a spectacular new production, specially designed for large-scale venues. It arrives in Australia with a star-studded cast. Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly…
    Editor's Choice

    Sydney Theatre Company: Bloom

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This new Australian musical played to sold-out houses when it premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2023. The fact that Tom Gleisner of Working Dog fame (The Castle, The Dish, Utopia, Have You Been Paying Attention?) wrote the book and lyrics was doubtless part of the appeal. Bloom (with music…
    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…
    The Art Of

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: The Art Of

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    An inspiring and refreshing collaboration between QPAC’s Art of the Possible artist, the ARIA award-winning pianist, Paul Grabowsky AO, together with Camerata This concert brings QPAC’s Art of the Possible artist, the inimitable pianist, Paul Grabowsky AO, together with Camerata in a program that celebrates tradition and reimagines it. Hear…
    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…

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