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

June 5, 2023June 6, 2023Leave a comment

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.

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Review: The Rocky Horror Show

May 25, 2023May 26, 2023Leave a comment

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

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Review: The Marvellous Elephant Man: The Musical

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023Leave a comment

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.

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REVIEW: The Phantom of the Opera

November 7, 2022Leave a comment

The Phantom of the Opera has come to Melbourne’s State Theatre, The Art Centre – and you’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, let alone someone who didn’t rank it in their top 10 favourite musicals.

Thus, the expectation is higher than your average show. Succeed, and you have a hit on your hands. Fail, and there would be outroar in the streets!

Luckily, the 2022-2023 production falls in the former.

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Wicked The Musical Returns To Sydney In 2023

October 10, 2022Leave a comment

NSW Minister for Tourism and the Arts, Ben Franklin, together with producers John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia, Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, has announced that Wicked will open in Sydney in August 2023 at the Sydney Lyric.

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tick, tick… BOOM! hits Australia in 2023!

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022Leave a comment

After the success of the 2021 biographical musical drama film tick, tick… BOOM! starring Andrew Garfield, the musical of the same name makes its Australian mainstage debut at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 1 February 2023 before a limited season at QPAC’s Playhouse in Brisbane.

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‘Titanic The Musical: In Concert’ Full Cast Announced

September 22, 2022September 25, 2022Leave a comment

The five-time Tony Award winning production Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert in Melbourne this November. The special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne Town Hall for four performances only on November 4, 5 and 6.

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A Christmas Carol set to have its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in November 2022

September 20, 2022September 25, 2022Leave a comment

Two visionary Tony Award winners — director Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) — have created a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ timeless story, A Christmas Carol.

Dickens’ 1843 novella tells the story of a selfish and greedy old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates everything related to Christmas. Ultimately a tale of compassion and redemption, after being visited by Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge is changed into a better man.

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Ensemble cast of Do You Hear The People Sing? announced

September 16, 2022September 25, 2022Leave a comment

The exciting ensemble of performers who will comprise the chorus for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? have been announced.

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Triple Olivier Award-winning West End play EMILIA makes Australian debut at Arts Centre Melbourne

September 14, 2022September 25, 2022Leave a comment

From the West End to Australia, the ground-breaking triple Olivier Award-winning stage show EMILIA will make its Australian debut at Arts Centre Melbourne from 10 – 27 November.

Inspired by 17th century poet and revolutionist Emilia Bassano – the supposed ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets – the highly lauded show, written by British playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, features a team entirely made up of women and non-binary creatives from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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