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Tivoli Lovely review: Eddie Perfect’s new WAAPA musical is outstanding
Developed through WAAPA’s Premier Visiting Artist Fund, Perfect's 'Tivoli Lovely' pays tribute to Australia’s theatrical past.
Hair review: musical’s emotional heart lost in underwhelming production
The tribal love-rock musical opens in Melbourne with an underwhelming production that's more parody than passionate remount.
Melbourne Fringe 2025: a review diary
A selection of short reviews from the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival; rolling coverage which will be regularly updated.
The Lucky Country review: 'absolutely, vitally funny'
A genre-hopping musical comedy, The Lucky Country tackles the question of national identity with real heart and humour.
Ordinary Days review: a new New-York set musical at fortyfivedownstairs
Ordinary Days is an ode to chance encounters and the magic waiting to be found in metropolitan life
Would That It Were a Fortress review: June Jones EP is a chrysalis
June Jones’ music is intensely personal, interrogating gender identity, mental health, disability and what healing might look like.
In The Heights review: Lin-Manuel Miranda will have you dancing in your seat
In The Heights, by the theatrical force behind Hamilton, pulses with heritage and history.
Songs for a New World review: talent aplenty at Chapel off Chapel
With a large cast, Songs for a New World showcases the talents of songwriter Jason Robert Brown.
The Marriage of Figaro review: a favourite returns to Sydney Opera House
The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's classic comedy, is never boring thanks to Opera Australia.
Kimberly Akimbo review: a Broadway musical hit now making its Australian premiere
The Australian premiere of a Tony Award-winning musical, first staged in Adelaide and now in Melbourne.
