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Roo do you think you are? Comedian Steph Broadbridge strikes a pose.

It’s the comedy show Raygun didn’t want you to see. But is it any good?

Stephanie Broadbridge’s Breaking: The Musical had to overcome some legal challenges to make it to the Comedy Festival, where it’s just started its run. This is what the crowd can expect.

  • Karl Quinn

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The cast of Jesus Christ Superstar.

‘You don’t see standing ovations mid-song very often’: This Jesus Christ Superstar is unmissable

The early ’70s musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has arrived back on the Melbourne stage with the energy and passion of a rock concert.

  • Cameron Woodhead
Considered one of the finest ballet dancers of his generation, Christopher Wheeldon had to throw out the rulebook when choreographing MJ The Musical.

Forget the pirouette: How the ‘golden boy’ of ballet conquered the King of Pop

Considered one of the finest ballet dancers of his generation, Christopher Wheeldon had to throw out the rulebook when choreographing MJ The Musical.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Robert Tripolino as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, which is currently showing at Crown Perth.

Jesus Christ Superstar rocks hard and rises again, but the message is a little fuzzy

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s classic rock musical gets a thrilling steampunk makeover that at times overwhelms the tragic Jesus/Judas drama.

  • Mark Naglazas
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Fans of Veep and The Thick of It will love this political farce

Set in the White House under a US president not unlike Trump, POTUS is a feminist farce.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Tim Byrne and Tony Way
In his work Truth to Power Cafe, Jeremy Goldstein stands in front of an image of Ebensee, a sub-camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

Anger, walkouts: This show was an identity politics dumpster fire

Truth to Power Café has been staged 60 times, but on Wednesday night in Melbourne, it spiralled into a traumatic experience for performers and spectators alike.

  • Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
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Sheridan Adams performs Defying Gravity.

Rejoicify! Just for this moment, a definishly unmissable Wicked flies into Perth

The new production that opened at Crown Perth on Thursday night proves this blockbuster musical is as beguiling, provocative and culturally astute as ever.

  • Emma Young
A scene from Dear Evan Hansen at the Playhouse Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen is finally in Melbourne. Was it worth the wait?

The production won six Tony awards in 2016 – and you really must see this one in the flesh to understand what the fuss is about.

  • Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Torben Brookman at Circl Wine House.

Torben was studying to be a physio. He quit – and became the biggest name in musical theatre

The mystery man behind Scrooge, Matilda and Norma Desmond is finally ready for his close-up.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Ariana Grande (left) as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked.

Perfectly cast, Wicked is made bigger and better on screen

Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.

  • Sandra Hall

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