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.
Features include Cate Blanchett on TÁR, Cilea's opera Adriana Lecouvreur, the arts on offer in 2023, philanthropy in Australian arts and the relationship between Noongar artists and Perth Festival.
Featuring the music of the hit film Love Actually, the Sydney edition of this Christmassy cabaret sees Libby O'Donovan shining bright.
The Australian International Opera Award will be managed by Melba Opera Trust from April 2023, and renamed following a major philanthropic gift from longtime benefactor Dr Alastair Jackson.
Craig Whitehead, who has been working as interim CEO at SSO, will now step into the role permanently.
This exuberant, lo-fi production, adapted for the stage by Hilary Bell, with her father John Bell as Scrooge, is a delight.
After 13 years as Director of Music at St Mary's Cathedral, Thomas Wilson finishes up on Christmas Day. He discusses his career, his time at St Mary's and the Cathedral Choir's forthcoming Christmas concert.
Going to Cockatoo Island is a fun part of the experience, but despite solid performances, the production doesn't entirely live up to the industrial setting.
The lineup includes Carmen in the WACA, Sondheim's Into the Woods, a new Bohème and a world premiere by Lachlan Skipworth, with a new work in the Noongar language scheduled for 2024.
There is currently a shortage of backstage staff and crew, so Global Creatures is staging a free event called GET TECHNICAL! Behind the Curtain of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
Expect to be surrounded by sound as Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Guy Noble perform together in Sydney’s intimate Old Fitz Theatre to raise funds for the venue.
Ashleigh Rubenach and Rob Mallett tell us about Nice Work If You Can Get It, the all-singing, all-dancing "screwball" musical, with a glorious Gershwin score, now playing at the Hayes.
This month's features explore the magical appeal of A Christmas Carol, the challenges facing our cultural sector and why soprano Siobhan Stagg is in such demand. We also reveal the 2022 Limelight Artists of the Year.
Silvia Colloca chats about her debut album for Decca Australia, Sing like an Italian.
