Li Cunxin signs on for another three years as AD, while the QB's 2022 season includes Sir Kenneth Macmillan's Manon and a world premiere at the opening of the company's new studio theatre.

The agreement could see STC productions toured around Australia and internationally by Michael Cassel Group. The first show to benefit is The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The four finalists for this year's Classical Freedman Fellowship, Will Hansen, Molly Collier-O’Boyle, Kyla Matsuura-Miller and Eliza Shephard, will perform at the deciding concert at the Sydney Opera House in November.

Jaime Martín's inaugural program as MSO Chief Conductor features works by 15 Australian composers, premieres by Thomas Adès and Deborah Cheetham, and international soloists including Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical – the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway – has taken home ten Tony Awards.

Lee Lewis's 2022 season for QT includes contemporary dramas, reworked classics, an Australian musical, a play with live hip hop, and two world premieres, including one by a member of the Australian Defence Force.

Adelaide-based contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths has been nominated in five categories at the inaugural International Circus Awards.

Anne Dunn is leaving Sydney Dance Company to take up the position of Executive Director at Sydney Theatre Company.

Charpentier’s greatest hit and a rarity by Cesti head an eclectic program for Pinchgut Opera in 2022.

At a time when the future of many ballet dancers is in doubt due to COVID, West Australian Ballet has made a bold investment by expanding the size of its company.

The producers of Hamilton have announced a return to the stage in Sydney, but the reopening of theatre in Victoria remains unclear.

In an encouraging sign for Sydney theatre, producers have announced that Come From Away will return in October. All employees working on the show and all theatregoers need to be fully vaccinated.