Review: The Wedding Singer (David Venn Enterprises)
Based on the film, the musical is an unashamedly lightweight piece, but it offers plenty of escapist, nostalgic, 80s fun.
Jo Litson is the Editor of Limelight Magazine. She took up the position in late 2018 having joined the magazine as Deputy Editor in 2016. During a 35-year career as an arts journalist she has been a contributor to numerous publications including Limelight, The Australian, The Bulletin, and the Qantas magazine. She was the arts writer and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Telegraph for 12 years until 2018, and has written the labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years.
Based on the film, the musical is an unashamedly lightweight piece, but it offers plenty of escapist, nostalgic, 80s fun.
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.
Brisbane-based Alexander Voltz has been appointed as the 2022 Emerging Composer-in-Residence of Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.
An American in Paris has cancelled performances in Brisbane until 16 January due to COVID-related illness, as several other stage shows are forced to reschedule performances.
Using 22 Bob Dylan songs, this play with music, set in 1934 during the Great Depression, gradually draws you into its world and leaves you filled with emotion.
Sydney Festival opened last night with a dazzling performance of Ohad Naharin's Decadance performed by Sydney Dance Company, while 80 protestors gathered outside.
The popular ABC Classic broadcaster, musician, writer and teacher discusses his new book Whole Notes and its accompanying album.
Arts events planned for January face an uncertain Christmas with NSW reporting record COVID case numbers.
A round-up of our recent news reports.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Features in our bumper holiday issue include the arts on offer in 2022, Deborah Cheetham's interview with Chi-chi Nwanoku, Víkingur Ólafsson, Leonardo the musician and Christopher Wheeldon's musical An American in Paris.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
Feras Shaheen, a Western Sydney street dancer and choreographer, has won the inaugural TEC award for emerging choreographers, an initiative from The Australian Ballet and its Principal Partner Telstra.