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Musical Theatre & Cabaret, News, Theatre
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Ben Lewis, acclaimed musical theatre actor, dies at 46

The Love Never Dies star succumbs to bowel cancer. The theatre community mourns the loss of a "towering presence".

October 7, 2025
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret
Live Review

Review: An Evening on Broadway (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Musical theatre stars Amy Manford and Josh Piterman sing a feast of favourites marred by sound issues.

September 25, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Cats (John Frost and David Ian for Crossroads Live)

Though Cats no longer has the wow factor it once had, there are still some magic moments in this 40th anniversary production.

June 22, 2025
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news

Composers and musicians protest AI scraping with ‘silent’ album

Hans Zimmer, Max Richter and Andrew Lloyd Webber among the 1000+ creatives fighting proposed changes to UK copyright law.

February 28, 2025
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news

Limelight’s most-read reviews of 2024

Limelight published hundreds of live music, theatre, dance and opera reviews this year. But what were the critiques that really clicked with our readers?

December 12, 2024
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Jesus Christ Superstar (Crossroads Live & Work Light Productions)

An exhilarating and relevant production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice classic, led by two phenomenal rock tenors.

November 15, 2024
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

A Good Wicket

As Jesus Christ Superstar embarks on an Australian tour, lyricist, EGOT winner and cricket-lover Sir Tim Rice talks about his extraordinary career.

October 21, 2024
News, Theatre
news

Nostalgia felines? Cats is back

The revival, slated for June 2025, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the legendary show's Australian premiere.

October 17, 2024
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Sunset Boulevard (Opera Australia & GWB Productions)

Sarah Brightman’s audacious performance unleashes the full potential of Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece in this glittering homage to the Golden Age of Broadway.

September 1, 2024
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Sunset Boulevard (Opera Australia & GWB Entertainment)

There is an ironic parallel between this musical’s faded movie star lead character and Sarah Brightman’s underwhelming return to musical theatre.

May 30, 2024
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

Patti’s High Notes

Ahead of an Australian tour, Patti LuPone talks to us about her extraordinary career as the undisputed queen of Broadway.

May 20, 2024
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

New Ways to Dream

After 30 years away from the musical theatre stage, Sarah Brightman returns as Norma Desmond in a new Australian production of Sunset Boulevard.

April 22, 2024
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Tell Me On A Sunday (Michelle Guthrie Presents & Hayes Theatre Co)

With astute direction and a lovely performance by Erin Clare, Andrew Lloyd Webber's song cycle shines in the intimate Hayes Theatre.

April 19, 2024

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