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.
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.
The five nominees include three members of the corps de ballet, a soloist and a coryphée, with the winners to be announced at the Sydney opening of Anna Karenina in April.
Noongar man Ian Michael will spend this year at STC gaining experience as a director, while Courtney Stewart has been appointed as STC's Directing Associate.
This powerful new work from Indigenous intercultural dance company Marrugeku addresses life inside Australian immigration and detention centres.
This punchy rock musical about Lizzie Borden hurtles along in a production amplifying its queer female aspect and featuring four stunning performances.
The Italian conductor, who is about to take to the podium for OA's The Marriage of Figaro, explains why he often memorises opera scores.
Stephen Page's breathtaking, final production as Bangarra AD, combines dance, spoken word and song, and takes the company into exciting new territory.
Veena virtuoso Hari Sivanesan and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Matthew Hoy discuss an exciting concert featuring South Asian musicians and the MSO at Bunjil Place.
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.
