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Five seasons (and two Frankies) in one day for Jersey Boys

Five seasons (and two Frankies) in one day for Jersey Boys

One actor was announced as the Frankie Valli for the Australian production of Jersey Boys but audiences are seeing a different one.

  • by Nathanael Cooper

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Oh! What a night: Jersey Boys still a joy for original Four Season
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Oh! What a night: Jersey Boys still a joy for original Four Season

Given he was the driving force behind a musical that canvasses his career, it is somewhat surprising to find Bob Gaudio doesn’t much like looking back.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
How Jersey Boys changed star Cameron MacDonald's life in more ways than one

How Jersey Boys changed star Cameron MacDonald's life in more ways than one

"These boys had no right to succeed, but they did. There's an element of that to me and my career."

  • by Nicole Elphick
'You'll kill yourself': Virginia Gay on the risks and rewards of Calamity Jane

'You'll kill yourself': Virginia Gay on the risks and rewards of Calamity Jane

Virginia Gay was performing in Calamity Jane in Canberra last week, when a woman in the audience implored her to stop.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Robyn Archer review: A dangerous dance on volcano's lip

Robyn Archer review: A dangerous dance on volcano's lip

Robyn Archer revisits the Weimar Republic's anti-fascist anthems by way of a timely warning of history repeating itself.

  • by John Shand
Mamma Mia! Here Jayde goes again

Mamma Mia! Here Jayde goes again

Jayde Westaby said goodbye to her career on the London stage to raise her son in Australia and she's never looked back.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
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Rocky Horror returns with an elephant in the room
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Rocky Horror returns with an elephant in the room

Producers appear to be playing it safe but have cleared the slate on this classic musical.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
ABBA tribute has enduring charm
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ABBA tribute has enduring charm

The jukebox musical returns to Melbourne just in time for the film sequel.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
Moulin Rouge! stage adaptation opens in America
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Moulin Rouge! stage adaptation opens in America

The show is testing the waters in Boston before an expected opening on Broadway in 2019.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
The next opera on Sydney Harbour will be a musical
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The next opera on Sydney Harbour will be a musical

Opera Australia is again courting controversy with a surprising production for the Harbour

  • by Nathanael Cooper