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News: ‘The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend The Celebration Concert’ Helping Raise Funds For Head And Neck Cancer Australia

Minister for Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos, together with producers Tony Cochrane AM and Thea Jeanes-Cochrane of Cochrane Entertainment Collective and Paul Dainty AO of TEG Dainty, announce a once-in-a-generation Melbourne only concert event – The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend The Celebration Concert to take centre stage at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 20thSeptember.

Global and Australian stars will lead an extraordinary lineup of 120 artists and musicians on stage for a powerful night of John Farnham’s music celebrating the extraordinary legacy of the icon — while helping to raise vital funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

Interview: Will Swenson from ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’

The smash-hit musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre with acclaimed Broadway star Will Swenson, who originated the role of Neil Diamond on Broadway, leading the cast.

News: ‘The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams’ To Make Its Australian Premiere This September

Following sold-out performances across the UK, Ireland and Europe, the global concert sensation The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams makes its highly anticipated Australian premiere this September, with two exclusive performances at Hamer Hall on Sunday 6 September.

News: Michael Paynter to play John Farnham in ‘Whispering Jack’

Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley today announced Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical in Sydney Theatre Company’s World Premiere season at Roslyn Packer Theatre this November.

News: Victorian Opera Announces The Full Cast For ‘The Pirates of Penzance’

Victorian Opera sets sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproarious The Pirates of Penzance storms the Palais Theatre from 31 January to 6 February. Bursting with much-loved music, Gilbert and Sulivan’s operetta has long remained a crowd favourite with classics including I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Poor Wandering One and I am the Pirate King.

News: ‘SIX The Musical’ Will Reign Again Live On Stage In Australia!

After triumphantly taking the West End, Broadway, and stages across the globe by storm, the international smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical will make its royal return to Australia in 2026, with seasons confirmed at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 2026, Theatre Royal Sydney from October 2026 and QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre in Brisbane from January 2027.

News: ‘Waitress’ Is Coming To Melbourne In 2026

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced that Broadway’s smash-hit musical Waitress will be baking its way to Melbourne in 2026.

News: ‘The Wind in the Willows’ Returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens This Summer

This summer, Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens will once again host families at its riverside setting when The Australian Shakespeare Company presents Glenn Elston’s production of The Wind in the Willows.

Review: ‘Blanc de Blanc Encore’ at Spiegel Haus Melbourne (2025)

Cabaret and burlesque doesn’t get more entertaining than it does with Blanc de Blanc Encore. A talented cast and an eye-popping production treat audiences to a rollicking two hours of music, comedy, dance and incredible acrobatics, all under the glorious big top of Melbourne’s hippest new venue, Spiegel Haus.