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RENT is coming to Australia in 2024!

Award-winning producer LPD Productions has announced the multi-Tony Award-winning rock musical, RENT, will embark on a national tour in 2024. The musical will commence in Brisbane in January 2024 followed by seasons in Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Canberra.

London Musicals Ranked (Plus A Show From Liverpool Too!)

I was recently in London and managed twelve musicals in eight days – and believe me, I would have seen more had I could (the lack of Monday matinee was frustrating). The additional purpose of my trip was to attend the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, and I managed to see a musical while I was there too.

I thought, considering many of these are currently still playing, that it would be fun to rank the musicals I saw from worst to best. Note, none were bad, but something has to come last.

Review: The Rocky Horror Show (2023)

Playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre until July 30, Perth’s Crown Theatre from August 6, Queensland’s The Star Gold Coast from September 3 and Canberra’s Theatre Centre from September 29.

More information and ticket sales can be found at rockyhorror.com.au

Review: Driftwood The Musical

Playing at Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne until May 20.
Glen Street Theatre, Sydney from May 24-28.
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney from 31 May-4 June
The Eternity Playhouse, Sydney from June 7-18.

Tickets and more info can be found at: https://driftwoodthemusical.com.au/

Review: ‘The Marvellous Elephant Man: The Musical’ at Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne (2023)

After a sold-out run at Wonderland Spiegeltent as part of Adelaide’s Fringe Festival, for which it won the Adelaide Critics Circle Award, The Marvellous Elephant Man: The Musical has arrived at Chapel Off Chapel for a limited season as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

News: A Christmas Carol Returns In 2023!

The smash-hit Old Vic production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic A Christmas Carol, returns to Melbourne to delight audiences at the Comedy Theatre, this November 17-December 31.

Mamma Mia! The Musical Full Cast Announced

The global musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! The Musical will be dancing its way into Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne during 2023.

Featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, including Dancing Queen, Voulez Vous, S.O.S and Take a Chance On Me, the iconic songs you know and love are guaranteed to have audiences dancing in the aisles when the tour kicks off at Sydney Lyric from May 24, then onto QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in Brisbane from August 6 and Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from October 4.

Review: Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre (2023)

Playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre until March 26, Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre from 8-16 April, the Canberra Theatre from 11-21 May, Brisbane’s QPAC Playhouse from May 26-June 10 and Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre from June 15-24.

Tickets and more info: https://themousetrap.com.au/

The Rocky Horror Show To Be Broadcast Live To Cinemas Across Australia As Part Of Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations

The 50th Anniversary production of iconic rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show has kicked off global celebrations at Theatre Royal Sydney thrilling audiences and critics alike, and in an Australian first, will be broadcast live from the stage of Theatre Royal Sydney into cinemas across the country for one night only on Thursday 30 March.

This is the first time Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in Event Cinema distribution, has presented a live event from an Australian venue to cinemas across the continent giving audiences from all corners of this vast land a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of the live performance of The Rocky Horror Show direct from the magnificently restored Theatre Royal Sydney.