Category: Musical
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London Week Two
Two new musicals, two existing musicals and two play revivals, mixing off and on West End productions – it was a nice mix this week, including a pleasant surprise and a clanker of a show. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Musical (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★ Book &…
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London Week One
I hit the ground running in London, thanks to a bunch of theatre-loving friends who were keen to catch shows or take me to shows they loved. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order… Groundhog Day (Old Vic) ★★★★★ Book by Danny Rubin. Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. The Old Vic. 20 May – 19…
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Metropolis (Hayes Theatre) ★★
Book and Lyrics by Julia Robertson. Music by Zara Stanton. Presented by the Little Eggs Collective in association with Hayes Theatre Co. World Premiere. Apr 21 – May 20, 2023 Metropolis, the new musical receiving its World Premiere at Hayes Theatre, is an ambitious piece. Adapting an acclaimed film (and novel) about a revolution between…
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La Cage aux Folles (State Theatre, Sydney) ★★★
Music & lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. State Theatre, Sydney. April 19-23, 2023. Full review up on The Queer Review.
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The Divine Miss Bette (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) ★★★★★
Written and performed by Catherine Alcorn after Bette Midler. Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Eternity Playhouse Mar 29 – Apr 1, 2023. From gay bathhouses to Broadway and beyond, Bette Midler has performed everywhere. Everywhere that is, except downtown Darlinghurst, but Catherine Alcorn is here to, um, plug that hole in her schedule with The Divine Miss…
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Into The Woods ★★★1/2
Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine. Belvoir St Theatre. 18 Mar – 30 Apr 2023. Read my full review on The Queer Review.
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On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ★★★★
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Burton Lane, Revised and Adapted by Jay James-Moody. Squabbalogic & Seymour Centre. 17 Mar – 15 Apr, 2023 My full review is up on The Queer Review.
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& Juliet ★★★★1/2
Music & Lyrics by Max Martin and others. Book by David West Read. Based on Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Regent Theatre, Melbourne. Feb 10 – May 14, 2023. Read my full review up on The Queer Review.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ★★★1/2
Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Book by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields. Hayes Theatre. 16 Feb – 18 Mar, 2023 Read the full review on The Queer Review.
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Room ★★★★★
Written by James Thiérrée. Sydney Festival. Roslyn Packer Theatre. 11-25 Jan, 2023. The phrase you’re looking for is “What the fuck did I just watch?” but not said in a bad way, said with a mixture of awe and discombobulation and respect. Room, now inhabiting the Roslyn Packer Theatre as part of Sydney Festival, is…
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