Australian Musicals

Electric Dreams: The Musical boots up for its first staged reading

The year is 1984. Sitting on your desk is a personal computer. Your neighbour is beautiful but you don’t know…

6 years ago

Tailor-made for Monash – Chatting with James Millar and Peter Rutherford about The Dressmaker: A Musical Adaptation

We have a real problem facing us - new Australian musicals are in short supply. A stroll around Melbourne’s “East…

6 years ago

My Favourite Australian Musicals – a highly subjective list

One of my most feared questions is “What’s your favourite musical?”. I never have a clear answer, so I often…

6 years ago

Australian Musicals Take Centre Stage in 2018

Last week was a momentous week in Australian Musical Theatre. Three Australian-written shows were concurrently playing to full houses in…

6 years ago

Cast announced for Helpmann Award-winning musical Ladies in Black tour

There's nothing quite like the news that a new Australian musical is receiving not just recognition and critical acclaim, but…

8 years ago

A Quick Chat With Michael Tyack, Musical Director of The Detective’s Handbook

The Detective's Handbook, a new Australian musical about to debut at Sydney's Hayes Theatre,  is the result of when a former…

8 years ago

A Quick Chat with The Detective’s Handbook’s Christopher Horsey

The Detective's Handbook, a new Australian musical about to debut at Sydney's Hayes Theatre,  is the result of when a former…

8 years ago

New Australian Workshops: Between Worlds

During my training at WAAPA, I was very fortunate to take part in the workshop stage of new Australian musicals.…

8 years ago

Clinton: Fresh from NYC, new Australian musical to open in Perth, 2016

Western Australia's flagship theatre company, Black Swan State Theatre Company, has teamed up with the Perth Theatre Trust to bring…

9 years ago