★★★★★ Astonishing vocals with a down to earth spirit reveal a star with her feet firmly planted on the ground.

Hamer Hall, Melbourne
June 8, 2016

“Star quality” is a trait that’s tricky to define, but if Broadway leading lady Megan Hilty proved anything at her Australian debut yesterday evening, it’s that it has nothing to do with being a diva. Humble, grateful, unguarded and irresistibly charming, Hilty is an entertainer who takes nothing for granted and yet is so effortlessly stellar, in both voice and charisma, that she left this bowled-over critic (and the rest of her sold-out audience) screaming for more.

It may be her first time Down Under, but she is no stranger to Aussie music lovers. A successful recording artist, boasting a glowing Broadway ré​sumé and a lead role in the hit TV show Smash (a musical biopic of the life of Marilyn Monroe), Hilty already has an army of devotees in Australia, who I can assure you were not remotely shy about expressing their adoration at any and every opportunity during the performance. Nonetheless, such is Hilty’s endearing modesty that she prepared a beginner’s guide to herself via a whistlestop...