Monash University: The World of Musicals in Concert

The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The World of Musicals in Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented artists who exquisitely perform classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes. From the best of The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables to Guys &…
Event Series Five Women Wearing The Same Dress

ACT Hub: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress

ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy, the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom; Georgeanne,…
Event Series Cock

Boyslikeme Productions: Cock

Flight Path Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
When John takes a break from his boyfriend, he accidently meets the girl of his dreams. Filled with guilt and indecision how will he straighten this out? The lives of those around him are disrupted when John refuses to fix his identity although perhaps not as much as John's life…
Event Series Black Box

Grey Gum Productions: Black Box

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
You don’t know him, but he may have saved your life. Black Box is Queenslander Paul Hodge’s ground-breaking new musical based on the extraordinary true story of David Warren, the Australian inventor who created the black box flight recorder that is now on every plane around the globe. Driven by the death of…
Editor's Choice Event Series Gaslight

Queensland Theatre: Gaslight

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Bella Manningham thinks she’s losing her mind. In the evenings, she hears strange noises and the sitting-room gas lamps dim for no apparent reason. Her husband Jack is becoming exasperated by her anxiety. But is he the man he claims to be? Set in London in 1901, Patrick Hamilton’s 1938…
Event Series Dancing Queen

Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir: Dancing Queen

The J Noosa 60 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location.…
Event Series Sleeping Beauty

Moscow Ballet La Classique: Sleeping Beauty

State Theatre, Sydney 49 Market St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Moscow ballet La Classique return downunder to perform the ballet's most loved fairytale Sleeping Beauty, the greatest success of Russian theatre is undoubtedly classical ballet. La Classique was founded in 1990 by its current director Elik Melikov. With its artistic ballet mastery, lavish costumes and magnificent stage sets, the illustrious…
Event Series Grease Sydney

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Grease

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
It’s the one that you want, Sydney! Grease is back, in an all-new production, and it promises to be slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before. It’s one of the world’s most iconic and loved musicals and nothing beats the feeling you get, going back to Rydell High. Danny,…
Event Series The President

Sydney Theatre Company: The President

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hugo Weaving returns to the stage, joined by one of Ireland’s greatest actors, Olwen Fouéré. In a first-time co-production, Sydney Theatre Company will join forces with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin to mount this genius piece of twentieth century playwriting. For this rare and remarkable international collaboration, the cast and…
Event Series PARADE

Soundworks Productions: Parade

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
A true story about an unsolved murder that divided a nation, Jason Robert Brown’s Tony Award-winning musical, Parade is coming to Sydney in May 2024, following the Broadway revival in 2023, and a sell-out season in Melbourne. With a book by acclaimed playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) and a…
Event Series Elvis – A Musical Revolution

David Venn Enterprises: Elvis – A Musical Revolution

Crown Theatre Great Eastern Hwy, Perth, WA, Australia
Read the Limelight review. Featuring over 40 hit songs, Elvis: A Musical Revolution celebrates the extraordinary life of award winning, cultural icon, Elvis Presley. From his childhood in Mississippi, to his triumphant ‘68 Comeback Special, and ascent to become ‘The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, this brand-new high-energy production explores the…
Event Series Dancing Queen

Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir: Dancing Queen

The J Noosa 60 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location.…

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