Culture
Musicals
Life imitates art: The real-life Broadway drama inspired by a plot line from Glee
The best dramas in life are often the ones that happen off-stage, which is precisely what is happening right now on, of all places, Broadway.
- by Anthony Segaert
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‘Young, funny, irritatingly handsome’: Euan’s challenge in taking on Joseph
Euan Doidge has some rather large shoes to fill when he steps out as Joseph in the Australian production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
- by Nick Miller
Meet the ‘unsung heroes’ who save the show for your entertainment
They have one of the most gruelling jobs on stage, but these performers are ready to fill any role on shows from Six to Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5.
- by John Bailey
From the screen to the stage: why 9 to 5 still resonates with so many
After struggling through the lows of lockdown, the Australian musical theatre legend is happily back on stage in 9 to 5.
- by Amanda Dunn
9 to 5 the Musical was in trouble. Time to ‘harness the power of Dolly’
The director asked to revamp the 9 to 5 musical after trouble on Broadway says Dolly Parton herself was the key to its success.
- by John Bailey
Cruel Intentions heralds a return to ’90s fashion at the State Theatre
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical takes us back to the music and fashion of the last century just as it’s coming back into the spotlight.
- by Helen Pitt
★★★½
Review
Gun-loving gangsters keep us entertained, even if it’s dodgy territory
Bonnie & Clyde is a rollicking ride if you can get past the fact it romanticises two infamous and murderous criminals.
- by John Shand
Mary Poppins is rightly iconic – but we overlook her most defining characteristic
Magic or not, Mary Poppins is still lugging enormous lamps around in her handbag and claiming to be able to speak to dogs. That’s why she’s my new role model.
- by Deirdre Fidge
★★½
Arts
This raunchy, risque nostalgia cash-in loses the plot of a classic
Jukebox musical Cruel Intentions has clumsily shoehorned in too many ’90s hits, making the story underneath rushed and wince-inducing.
- by Tyson Wray and Jessica Nicholas
★★★★
Review
Moulin Rouge! musical offers amusing mash-ups with sexiness
The stage musical version of Moulin Rouge! thickens the story and heightens the sexiness.
- by John Shand
Behind-the-scenes stars transform Moulin Rouge into a musical
The creatives behind the film’s iconic costumes and make-up have pivoted to theatre, helping bring Paris to life for the musical version of Moulin Rouge!
- by Garry Maddox