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Musicals
Matt Lucas and Marina Prior: The Les Miserables arena show is here
The Little Britain comedian first saw the show as a 13th birthday present – now he’s part of a bigger-than-Ben Hur production touring Australia.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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‘Grungier’: Rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch heads to surprising Sydney venue
The producers want to move away from the “glossy, camp Broadway production” for its Sydney season.
- by Garry Maddox
What made Mahalia Barnes say yes to Jesus Christ Superstar
Barnes has been surrounded by music her whole life, but it took a very particular set of circumstances for her to take on her first musical.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Rude, chaotic, needy: Why middle-class me loves playing Beetlejuice
This obnoxious loudmouth lets us laugh at death and decency. What better way to celebrate life?
- by Eddie Perfect
It’s big, it’s yellow and it’s taking centre stage
Veteran designer Brian Thomson knows a thing or two about making an impact on the giant over-water stage at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair.
- by Nick Galvin
Be our guest: Why this performance of Beauty and the Beast will be ‘relaxed’
Live theatre can be overwhelming for some autistic people. So this weekend, a beloved musical is adapting its magic for an accessible show.
- by Brittany Busch
She wrote down her Disney dream as a joke. Three years later it came true
What two friends began as a lockdown project has led to performing their favourite songs from childhood on some of the most prestigious stages in Australia.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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