It may be many people’s favourite musical, but some duff plot points means West Side Story ain’t no Romeo and Juliet.

Andrea Moor on bringing the vivid, uncompromising imagination of Joanna Murray-Smith to the stage. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

From mummy’s boy to homecoming hero, the versatile actor is getting to grips with Arthur Miller. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A seasoned writer, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival AD reckons it’s good do it all over again. Here’s why. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Hypnotic work will be performed at a bleary-eyed sleepover at the Sydney Opera House.

Composer Barry Conyngham prepares to launch his emotional stories of rejection and reconnection into a brave new world. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

In the wake of Australian arts’ Black Friday, Creative Consultant Caroline Sharpen shares her strategies.

Isn’t it way past time that everyone started singing from the same hymn sheet?

The success of a new program proves how important it is that every child in Australia gets a musical education.

Or should Malcolm Turnbull look to music schools if he values ideas on audiation and psycho-active emergent relationships?

From drag queen to director, we talk to the hard-grafting musical theatre star about his latest career challenge. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The second in our series of interviews with the jurors for the Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in