Reuben Liversidge
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![A dramatically lit photograph of the cast members from the 2024 Australian production of 'Sunset Boulevard', shown in the decaying Hollywood mansion of faded star Norma Desmond.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/SUNSET-BOULEVARD-AUSTRALIA-2024-Sarah-Brightman-Tim-Draxl-PIC-CREDIT-DANIEL-BOUD1.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Sunset Boulevard, Princess Theatre
A woefully miscast Sarah Brightman derails this production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which also features some baffling directorial choices.
![The Grinning Man. A huddle of seven young actors in vaguely Victorian/Edwardian clothing grasp and peer over each other with manically grinning faces.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/13531-1-e1714963206790.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: The Grinning Man, Alex Theatre
A number of miscalculations may make you grimace instead of grin in the Australian premiere of this British musical.
![Grease. A group of musical theatre performers dressed in 50s clothes sit and stand on the stage facing forward.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/GREASE-2024-photo-Jeff-Busby_2619_Edit.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Grease: The Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre
It's colourful and energetic certainly, but this production does not do anything to update the original flavour.
![A Christmas Carol. Image is a darkened stage with an ensemble of Dickensian actors holding lanterns and Scrooge in a reddish dressing gown looking out through a door frame.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/xmas-carol.jpeg?w=310)
Performance review: A Christmas Carol, Comedy Theatre
'A Christmas Carol' returns after a triumphant run last year, this time with Owen Teale as Scrooge.
![Orlando. Image is of four actors in red jackets back to back with each other and with arms raised in front of them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/orl.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Orlando, fortyfivedownstairs
This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, 'Orlando', is promising but patchy.
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Musical review: Wicked, Lyric Theatre
A crowd favourite, this musical makes its way back to Australia for the third time in 15 years.
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Musical review: Guys & Dolls, Chapel Off Chapel
The songs are the same, but this piece of musical theatre offers a cheeky modern twist.
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Musical review: Midnight – The Cinderella musical, Comedy Theatre
Overlong and derivative, this modernised adaptation offers a dull twist on the original.
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Musical review: Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
A small and delicate musical with a big impact, 'Once' is a welcome addition to the local theatre landscape.
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Musical review: & Juliet, Regent Theatre
Riotously fun mash-up of new and old that celebrates love in all its colours.