Five decades into his storied career, Andrew Lloyd Webber dominated the Melbourne musical theatre scene in 2018.
FROM DOWN UNDER: Melbourne Theatre Company’s An Ideal Husband
In their keenly anticipated season of An Ideal Husband, Melbourne Theatre Company matches the sparkle of Oscar Wilde’s wit with a gleaming production bejeweled with dazzling performances.
FROM DOWN UNDER: Oklahoma! in Melbourne is ‘simply as good as it gets’
Oklahoma! has an energy that is set to catapult The Production Company onwards for their next 20 years. Lovers of traditional musical theatre must not miss the show at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne.
DOWN UNDER Year in Review: Music theatre in 2016
Predating the UK’s entry into the EEC/EU (and quite possibly outlasting it too!) the Cambridge University European Theatre Group has over the years amassed a fine degree of cross-Channel cultural integration. To some extent, this year is no exception and having just completed a Swiss tour via Belgium the group bring their 2016 production of Hamlet to the Cockpit Theatre for one day only.
NEWS: Broadway’s Hayden Tee joins Les Mis, cast changes from 5 Dec
Now into its 32nd year in the West End, the hit musical Les Miserables will have several cast changes from Monday 5 December 2016 at the Queen’s Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenu
FROM DOWN UNDER: The 2015 musical theatre year in review
World premieres abounded, boutique musicals thrived and revivals continued arriving in the 2015 year of musical theatre. Melbourne’s music theatre year began with two large-scale productions that both played for many months.
SIMON GLEESON: ELEMENTS – Album Review
Acclaimed singing actor Simon Gleeson shares an eclectic mix of heartfelt ballads in his debut album Elements. Music theatre audiences who have heard Gleeson’s extraordinary voice live in the theatre will welcome the […]