He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award®-winning MJ the Musical. Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a …
The acclaimed musical phenomenon HADESTOWN by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin will premiere at Theatre Royal Sydney in February 2025 and Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s theatre in May 2025. ‘Big, beautiful and emotionally blasting’ (The Guardian UK), HADESTOWN is the winner of 8 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL and the Grammy Award for Best Musical …
Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, …
Super is a bold new work by celebrated playwright, essayist, and poet Emilie Collyer. Directed by acclaimed theatre maker Emma Valente (Co-Artistic Director of THE RABBLE) and featuring Caroline Lee and First Nations actor Laila Thaker (Five Bedrooms, Wentworth), this hilarious show follows Phoenix and Nel. Two friends who both have superpowers, they take a …
LET THE MEMORY LIVE AGAIN Experience the 40th Australian Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS, returning to Theatre Royal Sydney from June. Adapted from TS Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, this "groundbreaking musical" (Daily Express) comes together in a sparkling fusion of music, dance and verse. On just one special night …
The smash hit of the Adelaide Festival and earning five-star acclaim across the board, Hedwig and the Angry Inch arrives in Melbourne for a strictly limited season from June. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, this genre-defying sensation has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “the best rock musical ever.” …
by anthony hill “Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from habits that no longer fit them . . . There is no other way. Only by intense sufferings can the nations grow” – …
by simon starr and joseph sherman In a smoky, moonlit afterlife, Jewish writer Isaac Babel meets his most notorious invention: the gangster king of Odessa, Benya Krik. As they spar, remember, and relive the past, stories blur with history, and fiction bites back. Set to music and rich with humour, heartbreak, and Yiddish soul, this …
After its acclaimed 2024 Broadway debut – earning four Tony nominations, two Drama Desk Awards, and an Outer Critics Circle Award, Mother Play comes to Melbourne in a powerful new production, starring the legendary Sigrid Thornton. Directed by Lee Lewis and featuring a stellar cast including Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black) and Ash Flanders, …
Embark on a stunning new journey, as The Lord of the Rings unfolds in a breathtaking and critically acclaimed live stage production to capture our hearts and imaginations, like never before. Longtime fans and newcomers alike will be immersed in the world of Middle-earth™, in the company of Hobbits, as J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy of books, …
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A razor-sharp powerplay about the dark arts of marketing behind climate denial. It’s 1977. Glenn has a crisis on his hands. He’s had a successful career as a marketing exec. for a major Oil company, selling the fuel that powers the American Dream. Now he’s waking up to the damage it’s doing to the climate. …
The 3 Little Pigs is a 50-minute children’s musical is written by Stiles & Drewe. The Olivier Award winning minds behind Mary Poppins, Honk! and Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure. “Stiles and Drewe’s The Three Little Pigs Musical” promises an enchanting journey into the beloved fairy tale with a modern twist. Set in a …
Annie The Musical Melbourne. A little hero for a big tomorrow! The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, and inspiring production opens in July at The Princess Theatre for a strictly limited season. Starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow as “Daddy” Warbucks, …
Here is your cleaned-up version with all unnecessary line breaks removed: --- **Wendy Samantha Productions Presents: *Into the Woods Jr.* – A Fairytale Adventure With a Twist!** Doncaster, 10 July – 13 July 2025 — Wendy Samantha Productions is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of *Into the Woods Jr.*, a spellbinding and fast-paced musical …
On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever. Experience the original bohemian love story. When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love …
Legally Blonde: The Musical is a lively and empowering stage adaptation of the 2001 film Legally Blonde, with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach. The story follows Elle Woods, a fashionable and bubbly sorority president, whose seemingly perfect life takes a turn when her boyfriend, Warner …
A script no one has seen. An experience you’ll never forget. The most performed playwright in the history of Iranian theatre Nassim Soleimanpour (White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, NASSIM) and acclaimed director Omar Elerian (NASSIM, Misty, two Palestinians go dogging) push the boundaries of Soleimanpour’s signature unrehearsed cold reads to the next level. Every night, a …
The Mikado is an enduringly popular comic opera with memorable music, endearing characters and some of the wittiest lyrical comedy in the English language. Featuring much loved songs such as “I’ve Got A Little List” (the better known title of “As Someday it May Happen”), “A Wand’ring Minstrel I”, “Three Little Maids From School Are …
Adapted from the original play by Federico García Lorca Blood Wedding tells the story of a forbidden love between two people born into feuding families. Originally penned in 1933 amidst political unrest and calls for revolution, this bold new adaptation brings Lorca’s work into sharp focus for a contemporary audience—resonating deeply in today’s uncertain world. …
Get ready to cut loose! The 1980s phenomenon Footloose is hitting Australia – bigger, bolder and more explosive than ever. This brand-new remastered production will have you dancing in the aisles to the iconic hits you know and love, including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It for the Boy and, of …
George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter – these are some of the iconic composers whose music shaped the Golden Age of Broadway. But not all writers left a lasting legacy. The Forgotten Songbook unearths the music of a brilliant songwriter who faded into obscurity long before his time. Wilbur Weissman’s life was a roller coaster …
The new girl in town is making heads spin. You’ve got to move fast when you’re 16 going on 70. Kimberly Akimbo is the musical that took Broadway by storm. It won countless hearts and raked in five Tony awards including Best Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori, the brilliant mind behind the critically acclaimed …
In this intimate new work by talented Melbourne playwright, Keziah Warner (Control, Red Stitch), Jo and Simon are in love for eight years before breaking up. Simon later falls for Jo’s best friend, Lia. Ten years, a broken friendship, and several failed IVF attempts later, Simon and Lia ask happily child-free Jo to donate her …
by Kathleen Mary Fallon In this bold, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes, three actors explore love, suspicion, domestic abuse, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of …
From the musical mastermind, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) comes the Tony Award®-winning musical sensation In The Heights – a vibrant and exhilarating production set in New York’s Washington Heights. In The Heights tells the story of a tight-knit community on the cusp of significant change. Full of hopes and aspirations, some are about to embark …
Passion, power, and class tensions reach boiling point in the heart of a Melbourne kitchen. On the night before Greek Easter, the daughter of a high-profile restaurateur and a brooding sous-chef face off after hours. As lamb roasts and ouzo flows, ambition and desire collide—with explosive consequences. Recent acting graduate Annalise Gelagotis makes her professional …
