Performing arts
How Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster became the new ‘Bennifer’
The stars have not responded to fevered speculation about their relationship, but the pictures tell the story.
- Emily Yahr
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Here’s the funny thing about … Chopin
Aidan Jones describes his latest show as “classical piano presented with jokes by a bald dickhead” – and it’s a formula that works.
- Daniel Herborn
Star of ABC hit The Newsreader mines real-life family drama for new project
Michelle Lim Davidson had planned to write about K-pop but a trip to South Korea changed everything.
- Nicole Elphick
The unlikely musical that conquered the world
Initial scepticism and a spectacularly awful film version have done little to slow the success of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats.
- Lenny Ann Low
From concerts to cooking, maestro Martín conducts his life with brio
At the age of nine, a concert changed the trajectory of Jaime Martín’s life. He hasn’t looked back since.
- Elizabeth Flux
I don’t know what this show was, but it was the most fun I’ve had in ages
Are Pete and Bas actors? An elaborate bit of performance art? And does getting answers to these questions really, actually matter?
- Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair and Karl Quinn
How getting bitten on a hiking trip turned into an acclaimed solo show
After a series of mysterious symptoms and misdiagnoses, Andi Snelling turned her medical odyssey into a funny and raw production.
- Cameron Woodhead
‘This is a hall for everyone’: The hidden Sydney venue that turned its boardroom into a rave cave
Many Sydneysiders would struggle to locate the City Recital Hall on a map. The woman charged with drawing crowds wants to change that.
- Megan Gorrey
Sydney Theatre Company still in the red despite record touring box office
The STC hit paydirt with shows starring Heather Mitchell, Justine Clarke and Sarah Snook, but still recorded a loss. It was a different story for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
- Linda Morris
The brilliant yet troubled life of the Beach Boys’ damaged genius
He wrote some of pop’s most beautiful songs but legend Brian Wilson battled drug addiction and mental illness throughout his life.
- Ben Sisario
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