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Opera Australia: Faust review [Sydney]
The gloriously melodious music of Gounod’s Faust is welcome in any season, but with a cast as superb as the design is extravagant, this production is one of opera’s must-see events of the year. This is...
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STC: Suddenly Last Summer review
Loved the play, hated the concept. It is assumed that director Kip Williams has been to a National Theatre Live cinema screening recently, at which he decided to subject us all to the same experience,...
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Blood Brothers review [Hayes Theatre]
Willy Russell’s classic musical packs considerable punch when presented as an understated, softly spoken drama. I do not often focus on producers in reviews, but it is difficult to describe the success...
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Dirty Dancing review [Melbourne]
Blue chip title Dirty Dancing twirls back into town in a production that is surely resistant to help or hindrance from this, or any other, reviewer. With the title as the star attraction, producers...
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The Australian Ballet: Giselle review
Lovingly restored to full glory, Maina Gielgud’s 1986 production of Giselle returns to its place as one of the most treasured jewels in The Australian Ballet’s repertoire. With a cast full of...
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Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Spanish Time and Gianni Schicchi review
Lyric Opera of Melbourne’s comic double bill does not quite achieve the polish of previous presentations, but in some ways that is a deliberate choice. There has been a great deal of recent talk about...
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MSO: Bryn Terfel and Lisa McCune sing Broadway Classics review
MSO hosted a wonderful stroll down music theatre memory lane with a highly talented assemblage of musicians. On the beautiful Melbourne afternoon, acclaimed Welsh baritone started the show with “Oh...
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MSO: The Damnation of Faust review
MSO presents a lustrous performance of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, in which the superb orchestra, soloists and choirs create a whole that is greater than the not inconsiderable sum of its parts....
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The Importance of Being Miriam review
The Importance of Being Miriam is a candid, frequently hilarious and often touching journey through both a charmed career and the literary treasures of great authors. Winning us over with her...
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Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular review
A critic-proof show if there was one, all that remains for a reviewer to do is point out that Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular is back and then let the ticket buyers do the rest. Despite...
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Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Aida review
In a ravishing display of the depth of her extraordinary talent, American soprano Latonia Moore outshines camels, fireworks and dancing girls to walk away with the fourth annual Handa Opera on Sydney...
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On The Town review [Broadway 2015]
Already a helluva show, this vivid, technicolor revival makes On The Town the sprightliest 71-year-old on the block. Harking from the very dawn of Broadway’s golden age, On The Town enjoys the blue...
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On The Twentieth Century review [Broadway 2015]
All aboard for a generous slice of music theatre heaven as Roundabout Theatre Company revive decedent backstage musical On The Twentieth Century. A charming companion piece for On The Town (they even...
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Met Opera: Don Carlo review [2015]
Five superb lead singers distinguish Met Opera’s revival of the 2010 co-production of Verdi’s epic drama Don Carlo. Rising tenor Yonghoon Lee looks set to take the next step to fame after an...
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Met Opera: Ernani review [2015]
Placido Domingo and James Levine, a pair of sentimental favourites and masterful talents, draw much audience affection at Met Opera’s revival of Ernani. A sequel, of sorts, to current stablemate Don...
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An American in Paris review [Broadway]
A truly thrilling new work of high class and polish, An American in Paris is the rare new musical aimed mostly at a discerning adult audience. While the use of the term “a new musical” in relation to a...
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Papermill Playhouse: The Hunchback of Notre Dame review
An obvious and appealing title to become a stage musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame features soaring music and heightened drama packaged in a impressive and inventive production. With a score...
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Honeymoon in Vegas review [Broadway]
Who knew that Jason Robert Brown, king of the introspective power ballad, had such a splashy, dishy, old-fashioned musical comedy like Honeymoon in Vegas in him? Everyguy Jack Singer faces dual,...
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The Visit review [Broadway]
“I’m unkillable,” proclaims Claire Zachanassian, and her portrayer Chita Rivera might well make the same decree, as Kander and Ebb’s final musical The Visit makes its long-awaited visit to Broadway. In...
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Something Rotten review
Jam-packed with all the ingredients of a surefire smash hit, Something Rotten is funny without being unnecessarily smutty, and clever without being particularly original. **check back later for...
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