Simon Phillips and Tim Finn return with a bittersweet boutique musical about longing and regret.

Shaun Rennie discusses his work as Assistant Director on Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour and the challenges posed by torrential rain, wild winds disrupting the use of the cranes, COVID and his unexpected appearance.

This spectacular new production is inventively staged, with some stellar performances that will take your breath away.

You may not sit on the edge of your seat but you'll have plenty of fun watching the amusing, inventive way Hitchcock's film has been adapted for the stage.

Director Simon Phillips and actors David Campbell and Amber McMahon discuss the hugely successful stage adaptation of Hitchcock's spy thriller as it arrives in Sydney.

In his biggest role to date, Joshua Robson will don the mask of the Phantom of the Opera. He tells Limelight that the stars aligned for him this time and that he is "beyond words" at landing the role.

There are a large number of musicals to look forward to this year, COVID permitting, from the well-known to the less familiar, with several new Australian musicals among them.

Opera Australia has announced that the 2022 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will be The Phantom of the Opera, while a new event called Opera on Cockatoo Island will begin with Carmen.

Brett Sheehy reveals his final season for MTC, which features 11 productions, six of them Australian and five from the UK and US, including the world premiere of an Australian boutique musical.

Virginia Gay brings us a new gender-flipped Cyrano de Bergerac on a program with three new Australian works, two Australian premieres and the postponed As You Like It.

The first half of the year will kick off with a Summer Series of five works in development ahead of two mainstage plays, both two-handers.

Michael Cassel, Benjamin Law, Trudy Dalgleish, Eddie Perfect, Simon Phillips and Ursula Yovich are among 11 industry leaders participating in the new arts mentorship program.