Culture
Musicals
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.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
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After break(danc)ing the internet, Raygun has inspired a musical
Rachael Gunn’s controversial Olympic performance has been given an affectionate musical treatment.
- by Daniel Herborn
Musical explores the curiously closeted world of Aussie rules
One Day in September imagines the world of a footballer grappling with coming out.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Performing arts
Swimmer, actor, singer: This unusual triple-threat brings it all to a new lead role
Cody Simpson quit competitive swimming this year and will return to the stage in a role made famous on screen by Marlon Brando.
- by Nick Galvin
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Review
Not just for the true believers – this reborn Jesus Christ Superstar will blow you away
This production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic rock opera is a triumph.
- by Kate Prendergast
He received death threats for a joke about Jesus, now Reuben Kaye is in Jesus Christ Superstar
The cabaret star is the “power-hungry, extravagant child nepo baby” King Herod in the latest revival of the enduring musical.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
Dancing mermaids and salty pirates: The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’
It won five Tony awards, now the hit Broadway show Peter and the Starcatcher has been given an Australian makeover.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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