Max Riebl has died
The ethereally voiced Australian countertenor Max Riebl, described "as a prince of a human being", has died of cancer, aged 30.
May 2, 2022
Jo Litson
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.
Articles by Jo Litson
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2022
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
April 26, 2022
Review: At the Crossroads (Dale Burridge Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co)
After 25 years away from the stage, Dale Burridge makes a fabulous return in this funny, moving, entertaining cabaret show.
April 25, 2022
Rachelle Durkin on the terror of Turn of the Screw
After two decades based in the US, Durkin has returned to Australia and is poised to star in one of Britten's darkest works.
April 22, 2022
The Rebel Theatre opens with a new musical about a debutante ball
Hannah Reilly and Megan Washington discuss their new musical The Deb, which they hope will leave you feeling much lighter than when you entered the theatre.
April 11, 2022
Driftwood: a new Australian musical about survival, hope, art and family
Tania de Jong discusses the creation of the new musical based on the lives of her grandparents, Austrian/Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist/inventor wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig.
April 7, 2022
2022 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards announced
The Telstra Rising Star and People's Choice Awards were presented during the curtain call at the Sydney opening of The Australian Ballet's Anna Karenina.
April 6, 2022
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside his mind
There's not much about the Phantom that Guy Simpson doesn't know, having worked on 15 productions since 1990, so how has he approached OA's Sydney Harbour production?
April 1, 2022
Winners of the 2022 Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship for Design announced
For the first time since the scholarship was introduced in 2008, two mid-career designers have been honoured.
March 31, 2022
Pinchgut names its first Humanity Foundation Taryn Fiebig Scholar
Perth-born tenor Louis Hurley will take up a two-year scholarship thanks to a new partnership with The Humanity Foundation.
March 29, 2022
Review: The Phantom of the Opera (Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
This spectacular new production is inventively staged, with some stellar performances that will take your breath away.
March 26, 2022
Adelaide Cabaret Festival announces 2022 program
Artistic Director Tina Arena announces the full program, while the festival's Variety Gala takes to the stage tonight with a taste of what's to come.
March 25, 2022
Comings and Goings: April 2022
The latest arts appointments and departures
March 21, 2022