Maddi Ostapiw

Maddi is a performer who has been too scared to stand in the spotlight for the last few years, so she channels her need for love and appreciation into writing about the theatre instead. An energetic consumer of musical theatre, she is currently earning a degree in journalism and teaches voice in her small hometown. Maddi is normally covered in cat fur, has an opinion on everything, and in the words of Lin-Manuel Miranda, is not throwing away her shot.

Nyx Calder and the representation of trans identities on the Australian stage – Part 2

In this time of immense hurt for our worldwide industry, many theatre professionals and audience members are taking stock of…

4 years ago

Nyx Calder and the representation of trans identities in Harry Potter – Part 1

Over the past several months, fans of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series have watched the author use her significant platform…

4 years ago

Linden Furnell on breaking musical theatre convention in American Idiot

Linden Furnell is a lover of dense lyricism and lush orchestrations in the vein of Jason Robert Brown and Adam…

6 years ago

Chad Beguelin on the magic of adapting Aladdin for the stage

Chad Beguelin, book writer of Aladdin the Musical, has had a rather magical Disney journey. Originally beginning work on the project…

6 years ago

StageArt’s Falsettos, the Victorian AIDS Council and the legacy of AIDS advocacy in theatre

StageArt’s Falsettos is currently playing as part of the Midsumma Festival in Melbourne to strong reviews from critics and audiences,…

6 years ago

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe talk career highlights and the future of musical theatre

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are both legends of the musical theatre and opera stage, known to us all for the…

7 years ago

Mama Alto on the intersection of identity, activism and performance

In a time where conformity is expected and otherness is denied the right to thrive, Mama Alto is a figure…

7 years ago

Stephen Oremus on the empowering message of Kinky Boots

To those interested in the backstage and creative machinations of Broadway musical theatre, Stephen Oremus is a name that continues…

7 years ago

Disney legend Alan Menken talks creation, composition, and collaboration

In the days leading up to Aladdin’s opening night in Melbourne, a small group of Australian arts journalists were invited…

7 years ago