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Musicals
Grease the Musical: Well lubricated, but not enough friction
It’s the supporting cast who provide the real backbone of the newest stage adaptation of Grease.
- by John Shand
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‘An inspiration’: Sydney’s newest Sandy pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John
Grease, the musical Olivia Newton-John made famous, opens for the first time in over a decade at the Capitol Theatre.
- by Helen Pitt
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‘A dream come true’: New Eliza ready to Burn in Hamilton’s Australian return
Some fresh faces will join the cast of the massively popular show when it makes its return to the stage later this year.
- by Helen Pitt
Wicked’s extravagance is a sight to behold in this return to Oz
After nine years, the fanfare and pomp of Broadway blockbuster Wicked is back in Melbourne.
- by Sonia Nair
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Review
Frothy, syrupy and plastic: Clever story can’t save & Juliet from samey songs
The cumulative effect of Max Martin’s songs is excruciating.
- by John Shand
His music has changed the world but who is the man behind Wicked?
As the cast prepares for the Melbourne run, composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz wishes his record-breaking show was not quite so timely.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Marry me, Juliet? Yeah nah, this is not that kind of musical
All it took was a knock to the head for Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read to reimagine the story of Shakespeare’s teenage heroine.
- by Louise Rugendyke