The classic musical returns in a new production by Free-Rain that seeks to emphasise the emotions of the story based on Victor Hugo's novel.

After the success of Tim Minchin's hit musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day, another Australian is heading to Broadway.

Much of the appeal of this new Australian musical about the women who work in a department store lies in the exploration of the social history of the times.

Jerry Herman's Broadway hit has seen a wide range of performers play the title role as well as some tantalising might-have-beens.

This production of the dark, cynical Kander and Ebb musical is energetic and hard to resist.

This production of the classic Bob Fosse musical aims to get back to its vaudeville roots while emphasising its sharp satirical edge.

An effervescent blend of workplace soap, rom-com and coming-of-age story.

It was a big hit on Broadway, but this musical treatment of the New York newsboys' strike of 1899 could be a tough sell over here.

Singer-songwriter Carole King will come to Australia for the opening of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical based on her life.

The Book of Mormon's stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are spot on.

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are sick of Donald Trump. They have bigger fish to fry.

Snappy, vividly performed and technically watertight, but emotion and spontaneity seem to have been boiled off during the making of this Cabaret.

Football and musical theatre may not seem a likely pairing, but a new musical about State of Origin has high hopes of changing all that.

Musicals for spring? Groundbreaking. Pop star Elton John and Playwright Paul Rudnick are teaming up to create a Broadway musical adaption of The Devil Wears Prada.

If you're chasing the role of Cliff Bradshaw in the musical Cabaret, a more than passing resemblance to Michael York, the co-star of the classic 1972 movie, can make a casting director sit up and pay attention.

The voice behind hit song A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin returns to Australia in February.

Fans have queued around the block to get their hands on $20 tickets to the first preview of The Book of Mormon.

Producers of smash-hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon have added a special, super-cheap preview show on January 17.

It starts small, with a feather blowing gently in the breeze. Before you know it, a storm is brewing; vast swathes of bright silk and household umbrellas cascade through the air.

Jason Robert Brown's chamber musical is an intimate two-hander with a chronological twist.

From a new musical about Australia's first female prime minister to a three-person adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, there's plenty on offer in next year's season at the Q.

The 1930s anti-drug propaganda film became a cult classic for all the wrong reasons. It translates well to the stage.

The Hamilton actor who delivered the Broadway show's viral message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence after a performance Friday said there is "nothing to apologise for" in response to President-elect Donald Trump's many tweets demanding one from what he deemed a "very rude" cast of an "overrated" show.

Alpha Gregory's many years maintaining the high standards of the choir have been recognised by the Canberra Critics' Circle.