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Musicals
Greek mythology meets Eurovision in Melbourne-made video game
Stray Gods is an interactive musical in the form of a video game, scored by a Grammy-nominated composer and featuring the voice of pop singer Montaigne.
- by John Bailey
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Ingenious and beautiful: Wicked dazzles with its smoke and mirrors
The hit musical telling the backstory to The Wizard of Oz is a feast for the eyes and ears.
- by Harriet Cunningham
Girl power, female friendship, women in the lead: Yeah, that’s Wicked
In an era of Barbie, Taylor Swift and the Matildas, the musical’s messages are more relevant than ever.
- by Louise Rugendyke
The Elephant Man’s story gets a ‘happy ending’ in new musical
A group of Australians have turned the life of Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man, into a comedy musical that makes its Sydney debut at the Fringe.
- by John Shand
Star’s fair lady: What Julie Andrews saw in this Australian Eliza
In 2016, Anna O’Byrne was hand-picked by Julie Andrews to play Eliza Doolittle – now, she’s returning to the stage with a show that gives a peek behind the curtain.
- by Nadia Bailey
‘It looks like there’s money dripping off the stage’: Moulin Rouge returns to Melbourne
Bert LaBonté joins the cast of the acclaimed stage musical in its encore season – and he’s blown away by its energy and acrobatic prowess.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
What do you get when you cross Keating! with Hamilton? A Gough Whitlam musical
The Dismissal turns Australia’s greatest constitutional crisis into an all-singing and all-dancing affair – and it’s told by Norman Gunston.
- by Lenny Ann Low
‘We have something to say’: Cast of Miss Saigon respond to controversy
Opera Australia’s Miss Saigon has opened in Sydney. While it has not been without detractors, its Asian-Australian cast defends the show as “about survival”.
- by Chantal Nguyen
The Wiggles inspired Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall to write a musical
Bananaland is the latest project from the husband-and-wife team who wrote the songs for Muriel’s Wedding the Musical, and opens at Brisbane Festival next month.
- by Steve Dow
The story behind Elvis’ musical revolution makes it global debut in Australia
A new musical explores how the king of rock’n’roll changed popular music forever.
- by Michael Lallo
Why Stephen Sondheim is one of the all-time great writers
It’s been an unofficial year of Sondheim in Sydney this year, with his musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd and A Little Night Music all on the menu.
- by John Shand