Tag: Musical
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The Prom (Teatro) ★★★½
I don’t know how many branches of Spotlight they had to ram-raid to make the sequin-clad set of The Prom at Teatro, but it was worth it.
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My Brilliant Career (STC) ★★★★★
Why is it titled My Brilliant Career? Because My Brilliant-Ecstatic-Defiant-Poetic-Ambitious-Uplifting-Hilarious-Heartwarming-Beautiful Career doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.
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Head Over Heels (Hayes) ★★★½
After two aborted attempts to bring Head Over Heels to the Hayes, it’s finally here.
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The Lovers (Theatre Royal) ★★★★½
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
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Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes) ★★★★½
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
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Calamity Jane (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
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Rent (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★
This is Rent done right: a must-see.
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Kimberly Akimbo (MTC) ★★★★
Five-time Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo is quirky, charming, and completely original. Get to Melbourne before Kimberly Akimbo disappears — there’s no telling if Sydney will get its chance.
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Once on This Island (Hayes) ★★★★½
It’s a little scrappy, a little sappy, and very, very heartwarming.
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The Book of Mormon (Capitol Theatre) ★★★★★
I had no intention of actually reviewing The Book of Mormon. So why am I writing this now? Because it was completely, filthily, fucking five-stars worth of brilliant!
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