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Rob Mills, Mackenzie Dunn, Natalie Bassinthwaighte, Gabriyel Thomas, John Waters join cast of Waitress. Image: Peter Brew-Bevan.
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte leads all-star cast in Australian premiere of hit musical Waitress

Waitress, Broadway's sweetest hit gets a slice of Aussie star power, with Natalie Bassingthwaighte among the stars joining the cast.

Kala Gare in MTC's 2026 production of My Brilliant Career. Gare sits on stage in period dress as her character, Sybylla Melvyn; she grins devilishly and sits with her legs spread wide.
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My Brilliant Career review: a mostly stellar adaptation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel

Melbourne Theatre Company’s musical My Brilliant Career is a joyful adaptation of the iconic novel, brought to the stage with…

Kala Gare in the MTC's 'My Brilliant Career', 2024. My Brilliant Career the musical is touring in 2026. The photo shows Gare, a fair-skinned woman with blonde hair and weaing a long sleeved white shirt and a dark blue skirt, reading a an unfolded letter and smiling. She is sitting on a pile of straw, denoting the story's rural setting.
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My Brilliant Career the musical will tour ACT and NSW in 2026

My Brilliant Career the musical plays Canberra, Sydney and Wollongong after its previously announced encore season at the Southbank Theatre…

Congratulations, Get Rich! Image: Stephen Henry.
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Congratulations, Get Rich! review: ghosts, trauma, culture and karaoke

Congratulations, Get Rich! is a bold new work by Merlynn Tong exploring mother-daughter relationships, multigenerational trauma and legacy.

'Back to the Future: The Musical', original Broadway cast. A young man leaps into the air while playing an electric guitar, accompanied by a blaze of sparks.
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Back to the Future: The Musical set for 2025 Sydney premiere

Everything you need to know about the Olivier Award-winning musical, which is based on the 1985 film starring Michael J…

Promotional image for Opera Australia's 2026 production of 'La Bohème'. The photo shows a young woman in white walking away from a young man, who clings to her left hand as if imploting her to stay.
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Beleaguered Opera Australia announces its 2026 season

Next year marks the national opera company’s 70th anniversary, and follows a tumultuous 12 months for Opera Australia.

A band on stage with a video screen behind them. There are two men standing on either side of the frame.
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Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre

A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.

Ensemble in various period costumes from 1927 dancing on stage in Cloc Musical Theatre's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'.
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Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre

Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.

The company of 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' at The Hayes Theatre.
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Musical review: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Hayes Theatre

A melodramatic musical farce set in Madrid in the late 1980s.

Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins and Laurence Boxhall as Gollum in 'Lord of The Rings - A Musical Tale'. Newton is dressed in a white shirt, red vest and brown knickerbockers. Boxhall is crouching and topless, wearing raggedy white pants. He is covered in white make-up with blood stains.
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Musical review: Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, State Theatre Sydney/Melbourne Comedy Theatre

It’s not seamless but most will enjoy this spirited take on Tolkien’s epic tale.

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