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Review: ‘Footloose’ at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne (2025)

Footloose: The Musical is playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre for a strictly limited (and mostly sold out) season until June 1. By popular demand, new dates for July and August have been released.

Tickets and more information via footloosethemusical.com

Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Princess Theatre, Melbourne (2025)

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s venerable rock opera detailing the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ has been wowing audiences for more than half a century now, and it’s reassuring to see that this latest iteration of the tale of Christ is just as vital, immediate and engrossing as ever before.

News: Sister Act x the Choir of Hard Knocks Pop Up Performance, December 1

The cast from Sister Act will perform together with Melbourne’s beloved Choir of Hard Knocks, in a free performance to celebrate the joy and connection of singing on Sunday, 1 December at 11am on the steps of the Regent Theatre.

Review: ‘Eurovision On Tour’ at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre (2024)

As someone who has been to the actual song contest, Eurovision On Tour was a great representation of being at the real event, enhanced by the authentic lighting and sound effects.

News: ‘Eurovision On Tour’ arrives in Australia

Eurovision On Tour kicks off in Australia tonight at the Tivoli in Brisbane, before heading to the Palais in Melbourne on November 15 and The Enmore in Sydney on November 17.

Following concerts in London, Paris and Madrid, the biggest live music show on earth is touring for the first time since the Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, presented by Eurodrama Entertainment, SL.

Review: ‘Daddy Long Legs’ at The Anglican Centre, Mornington (2024)

Peoples Playhouse’s production of Daddy Long Legs is playing at the Mornington and Mount Martha Anglican Church (4 Albert Street, Mornington) until November 16, 2024.

Tickets start at $35 and are available via peoplesplayhouse.com

Review: ‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre (2024)

More akin to a rock concert at times than a traditional musical, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is positively overflowing with energy and toe-tapping brilliance. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who isn’t a fan of the late, great Tina Turner, with Australia always being one of her most successful and enduring markets.

The phenomenal local success of this musical, which premiered in Sydney in 2023 after debuting on the West End stage in 2018, is a testament to Turner’s icon status and is proof that her legacy and popularity will endure for a long time to come.

News: Full Cast Announced for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Carousel’ (2024)

Producer Enda Markey announced today that the talented cast will join Anna O’Byrne and Marina Prior in the lavish concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel – A Concert in Sydney and Melbourne this September.

Review: ‘Elegies: A Song Cycle’ at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne (2024)

Elegies: a song cycle is a show for a very specific theatre goer. It is for the ones who don’t need showiness, rather, those who appreciate the simplicity of engrossing vocalisation and lyricism.