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Jay Laga'aia will be putting his ukulele skills to good use tonight.

In this ‘impossible’ musical the cast has to do the lot

Jay Laga’aia had to take on more than saying “Argghh!” when he accepted the role of the Pirate King in a new production of The Pirates of Penzance.

  • John Shand

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Eddie Perfect takes the title role in the musical, Beetlejuice.

From Beetlejuice to Les Mis and Annie: A big-ticket guide to Melbourne’s shows

There’s a massive year ahead for the city’s theatre fans, with big names, big shows and some big surprises (well, maybe).

  • Cameron Woodhead
Roman Banks in rehearsal as Michael Jackson in MJ: The Musical.

‘Still so many questions’: Getting inside the head of Michael Jackson

Roman Banks reflects on what it takes to play the King of Pop in MJ: The Musical.

  • Thomas Mitchell
The stage production of Dear Evan Hansen is elegant and moving.

‘Not viable’: Major musical cancels Adelaide and Canberra seasons

Tony-award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen will wrap up its Australian tour after the Melbourne season concludes.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Bee Cruse, John Howard and Pamela Rabe in August: Osage County.

Ferocious story about middle America triumphs at Sydney Theatre Awards

The Belvoir Street Theatre production won best mainstage production, direction and lead performance at the Seymour Centre.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Singer-songwriter Eric Bogle

Fighting the good fight: Renowned singer-songwriter’s not the retiring type

He’s just turned 80 but Eric Bogle, known for his anti-war laments, says he will still do gigs in Australia.

  • Nick Galvin
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There are guns and cowboy hats, but this western goes places you’d never expect

Tue Biering has used a childhood love of westerns to explore more profound issues of colonisation and struggles for power.

  • John Shand
The rain did nothing to deter people from queueing at the Sydney Writers' Festival in Walsh Bay on Thursday.

The plan to help Walsh Bay party harder during this year’s Sydney Festival

Tasked with helping reboot Sydney’s nightlife, the state government has rolled back restrictions under which bar patrons were forced inside at 10pm last year.

  • Megan Gorrey
Shen Yun has been forced to issue a statement that their dancers are based in the USA.

How Shen Yun tapped religious fervour to make a fortune

The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth, in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work free and pay its bills.

  • Michael Rothfeld and Nicole Hong
Tim Chappel’s costumes for Siegfried and Roy: The Unauthorised Opera were inspired by the real costumes the legendary Vegas entertainers wore on stage.

Camp, trashy, then one got mauled by a tiger. The opera writes itself

The true story of Las Vegas legends Siegfried and Roy is a tale for the ages. The wonder is how it took so long to hit the stage.

  • Nick Galvin

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