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Inside MJ: Exclusive images celebrate the musical’s unforgettable Australian tour

As MJ THE MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL prepares to take its final Australian bow in Perth, an exclusive collection of behind-the-scenes…

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Shake It Up: Amy Zhang on Feminine Movement, Self-Expression, and Challenging the Status Quo

There's a phrase Amy Zhang uses to describe her life's work that stops you in your tracks: shaking ass. And…

2 weeks ago

Bringing Ogie to Life: Gareth Isaac chats WAITRESS

Few modern musicals balance heart, humour and humanity quite like Waitress. Featuring music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, the hit…

2 weeks ago

Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, and Waitress: Inside Australian Musical Theatre’s Mounting Crisis

It would be easy to look at the recent wave of musical theatre cancellations and put it down to bad…

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The Moral Weight of FIRST, DO NO HARM: A Conversation with Grace Malouf

Borrowed from the Hippocratic oath, the phrase “first, do no harm” has long stood as one of medicine’s guiding ethical…

4 weeks ago

So… Who are the Tonys for, anyway?

Watching the Tony Awards from Melbourne on a public holiday morning is a particular kind of experience. The ceremony arrives…

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The 2026 Tony Awards Gave Broadway A Strange But Beautifully Balanced Ending

There are Tony Awards nights that feel like coronations. There are years when one production sweeps through Radio City Music…

1 month ago

The Tony Awards Reveal Broadway’s New Musical Problem

Broadway is built on musicals. They sell the dream, fill the souvenir stands, travel the world, anchor tourism campaigns and…

1 month ago

Building the Perfect Con: Rebecca McNamee on DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

There is an inherent theatricality to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels that makes it as much a director’s playground as it is…

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Serving Up Laughs: John X on WAITRESS

Since its Broadway debut, Waitress has become one of contemporary musical theatre’s most recognisable titles, praised for its balance of…

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