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The Production Company: Oklahoma! review
Venerable Melbourne institution The Production Company begins their landmark twentieth season with a concert staging of Rodgers and Hammersten’s Oklahoma!that is simply as good as it gets. Capturing...
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Great Performers: Thomas Hampson review
America’s premier baritone Thomas Hampson made a long overdue Australian debut in this expertly curated and wonderfully intimate performance at Melbourne Recital Centre. On the unadorned stage of...
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The Australian Ballet: The Merry Widow review
Lovingly re-polished, The Australian Ballet’s precious gem The Merry Widow sparkles again in an evening of pure entertainment. The 1975 production fills the mighty State Theatre stage with luscious...
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Bring It On the Musical review
A sensational cast of rising talents get vertical til they get vertigo in the Melbourne professional premiere of Bring It On the Musical. As Broadway increasingly takes itself seriously, an example of...
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Victorian Opera: Hansel and Gretel review
Continuing to educate the opera lovers of tomorrow, Victorian Opera once again strikes a deft balance between authentic opera and children’s entertainment with a return season of Hansel and Gretel....
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Ramin Karimloo in Concert with Special Guest Anna O’Byrne review
Mutual love flowed back and forth between stage and audience as Melbourne musical theatre aficionados were treated to a thrilling display of pure talent from Ramin Karimloo and Special Guest Anna...
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The Australian Ballet: Verve review
The Australian Ballet accentuates the elegant beauty found in streamlined modern dance with a well-matched trio of works that form the program of Verve. Broad similarities in structure allow the three...
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Opera Australia: Lucia di Lammermoor review
Opera Australia’s world class revival of Lucia di Lammermoor is a heart-pounding thrill ride, in which the magic ingredients of opera blend to memorable perfection. Marking the Sydney debut of European...
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Gypsy review
Having endured a decades-long wait, Sydney finally has a revival of revered golden age masterwork Gypsy. Stripped back to its grimy blackest, the courageous production takes grasp of the audience with...
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Patti LuPone: Don’t Monkey with Broadway review [Melbourne]
Melbourne musical theatre cognoscenti made their adoration of Patti LuPone clear, giving the first of many standing ovations the moment she stepped on stage. Part lovefest, part masterclass, Don’t...
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The Imperial Ice Stars: Swan Lake on Ice review
The wintry Russian setting and grand Tchaikovsky score prove an ideal fit for The Imperial Ice Stars, whose revived production of Swan Lake on Iceeffortlessly integrates the spectacle of ice skating...
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Puffs review
Deservedly embraced by Melbourne’s legion of Harry Potter fans, Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, is both a hilarious spoof and a loving homage to the...
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Mamma Mia! review [Melbourne 2018]
It may be winter in Melbourne, but inside the newly refurbished Princess Theatre there is nothing but idyllic Greek island sunshine as Mamma Mia! returns in a new production. Australia has long...
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Opera Australia: Madame Butterfly review
Opera Australia delivers an authentic, high quality opera experience with their 2018-2019 regional tour of Puccini’s exquisite tragedy Madame Butterfly. Martin Buckingham (Pinkerton), Danita...
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Victorian Opera: William Tell review
In a mighty achievement, Victorian Opera presents an epic evening of magnificent music as they return Rossini’s William Tell to the Australian stage after some 140 years. Working on a scale beyond...
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Sumi Jo and José Carbó: Mad for Love review [Melbourne]
Treasured soprano Sumi Jo brought her Mad for Love Australian tour to Melbourne Recital Centre with special guest baritone José Carbó. Sumi Jo’s glamour and style are a key aspect of any concept...
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Melbourne Theatre Company: An Ideal Husband review
In their keenly anticipated season of An Ideal Husband, Melbourne Theatre Company matches the sparkle of Oscar Wilde’s wit with a gleaming production bejeweled with dazzling performances. Wilde’s...
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Great Performers: Stuart Skelton review
Escaping a wet, wintry Melbourne night, music lovers gathered before the warmly lit stage of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall to enjoy an all too rare appearance from mighty Australian heldentenor Stuart...
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Melbourne Opera: Der Rosenkavalier review
Melbourne Opera presents an evening of romance peppered with comedy in a handsome, well cast new production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. The ambitious project is executed with great...
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The Production Company: The Boy from Oz review [2018]
Rohan Browne deservedly Gets His Name In Lights as he takes centre stage in this spectacular new production of much loved Australian musical The Boy from Oz. Celebrating both their own 20th birthday...
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