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Review: ‘Hair: The Tribal Love-Rock Musical’ at Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne (2025)

Playing at the Athenaeum Theatre for an extended season until November 30. Tickets and information via hairthemusical.com.au

Review: ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ (2025)

Released in Australian cinemas on Thursday, October 30, Kiss of the Spider Woman is the latest musical drama written and directed by Bill Condon with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, the winning team behind hit shows such as Cabaret and Chicago.

News: ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Comes To Melbourne This January

Award-winning Drew Anthony Creative will bring the smash hit musical Saturday Night Fever to Melbourne, direct from a highly successful Perth season.

News: The Musical Comedy ‘Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of)’ To Tour Australia In 2026

The five-star musical comedy sensation, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is heading Down Under. The 2026 Australian tour will play at Melbourne’s Atheneum Theatre from 18 June, Sydney Opera House from 16 July, IPAC Wollongong from 2 September, Canberra Theatre Centre from 16 September and QPAC, Brisbane from 30 September.

News: The filmed version of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ is coming to Australian cinemas this December

The live filmed version of the smash four-time Tony Award-winning musical Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Maria Friedman, will open in cinemas in Australia and worldwide, including Canada, the UK, Ireland, United States and New Zealand, beginning on 5 December.

Review: ‘Robyn Reynolds – What Doesn’t Kill You’ at Melbourne Fringe Festival (2025)

Bursting onto the stage with effervescent energy and a sparkling stage presence, Robyn Reynolds’ Melbourne Fringe Festival show, What Doesn’t Kill You is a witty and unexpectedly moving hour.

News: Lachy Hulme to play Scrooge in 2025 season of ‘A Christmas Carol’

The five-time Tony Award-winning production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol returns to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre this festive season with Lachy Hulme, one of Australia’s most recognisable stage and screen actors, stepping into the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge.

News: ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ to debut in Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne in 2026

Broadway and West End smash hit musical Pretty Woman: The Musical, based on the much-loved iconic film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, will make its debut in Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne in 2026.

News: ‘Hair: The Tribal Love-Rock Musical’ Announces Stellar Cast

Producers have announced the cast for the new Australian production of HAIR, the revolutionary tribal love-rock musical phenomenon that changed the face of theatre forever.

Opening at the Athenaeum Theatre from 25 October 2025, this new production will bring together a dynamic new ensemble to revive the show’s message of freedom, rebellion and hope for a whole new generation.