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Dear MJ
When we see a show, we’re accustomed to hearing the ushers remind us: ‘no filming or photography during the show.’…
Dear Pirates of Penzance
For nearly 150 years your comedic story has endured: part operetta, part musical. You made John English synonymous…
Dear Hadestown
It’s your first trip to Australia. Very few of us have seen you in the flesh before, and yet, you’ve already gathered…
Reviews and Features
Dear Lord of the Rings
We had all been wondering – how do you translate to the stage a story that takes 1,216 pages to tell in a book, and 9 hours to tell on the screen? (11 hours if it’s the extended version). After all, there are so many dedicated fans who know and love your story inside out. The very concept is…
Dear Six
Oh you are so cheeky. With your catchy, kick-ass anthems, dazzling punk rock costumes, and punchy dance moves. Your creators, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow, described you as being all about ‘the six wives of Henry VIII, but – like – a pop group’. And that’s all that needs to be said, really. You give…
Dear Jesus Christ Superstar
Have we ever really seen musical theatre if we haven’t seen you? For 50 years, you’ve been the godfather of musicals. When it comes to describing you in this latest production, sentences fail. We can only really conjure up a string of adjectives. Seismic. Intense. Emotive. High-energy. Loud….
Dear…Dear Evan Hansen
Holy dooly, are you trying to scare the bajeezus out of parents everywhere? If so, you’ve thoroughly succeeded. Right from your opening number, Anybody Have a Map? you’ve left us all slightly shell shocked. Is this what we have to look forward to? The summary of your plot line doesn’t sound like a…
Dear Sunset Boulevard
You’re the musical theatre equivalent of a luxury day spa. Everything about you is lush and extravagant – with your decadent score, glitzy costumes, grandiose sets, and talent that is other-worldly. You’ve completely swept us away into a universe of Hollywood golden age glamour. We’ve come…
Dear Titanique
You. Are. Ridiculous. You are so shamelessly ridiculous. That summarises it really. Though if we needed to elaborate, we’d explain to our friends that you’re a recreation of the Titanic movie, set against a Celine Dion soundtrack. And if they wanted to know more, we’d admit that actually you tear…
Dear Hamilton
You’re not just a musical, you’re a global phenomenon. We’d be hard-pressed to find anyone – even non-theatre goers – who haven’t heard of your creator, Lin Manual Miranda, or American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, because of you. You’re a Grammy, Olivier, Pulitzer and Tony Prize winner….
Hamilton: Cheat Sheet
Hamilton we love you, but you’re complicated. It’s not us – it’s you. At 144 words per minute, you cram in double the words of a normal musical (and average 6 words per second in your fastest song). Also – none of us grew up learning American history (we can barely remember Australian history). So…
Dear Lord of the Rings
We had all been wondering – how do you translate to the stage a story that takes 1,216 pages to tell in a book, and 9 hours to tell on the screen? (11 hours if it’s the extended version). After all, there are so many dedicated fans who know and love your story inside out. The very concept is…
Dear Six
Oh you are so cheeky. With your catchy, kick-ass anthems, dazzling punk rock costumes, and punchy dance moves. Your creators, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow, described you as being all about ‘the six wives of Henry VIII, but – like – a pop group’. And that’s all that needs to be said, really. You give…
Dear Jesus Christ Superstar
Have we ever really seen musical theatre if we haven’t seen you? For 50 years, you’ve been the godfather of musicals. When it comes to describing you in this latest production, sentences fail. We can only really conjure up a string of adjectives. Seismic. Intense. Emotive. High-energy. Loud….
Dear…Dear Evan Hansen
Holy dooly, are you trying to scare the bajeezus out of parents everywhere? If so, you’ve thoroughly succeeded. Right from your opening number, Anybody Have a Map? you’ve left us all slightly shell shocked. Is this what we have to look forward to? The summary of your plot line doesn’t sound like a…
Dear Sunset Boulevard
You’re the musical theatre equivalent of a luxury day spa. Everything about you is lush and extravagant – with your decadent score, glitzy costumes, grandiose sets, and talent that is other-worldly. You’ve completely swept us away into a universe of Hollywood golden age glamour. We’ve come…
Dear Titanique
You. Are. Ridiculous. You are so shamelessly ridiculous. That summarises it really. Though if we needed to elaborate, we’d explain to our friends that you’re a recreation of the Titanic movie, set against a Celine Dion soundtrack. And if they wanted to know more, we’d admit that actually you tear…
Dear Hamilton
You’re not just a musical, you’re a global phenomenon. We’d be hard-pressed to find anyone – even non-theatre goers – who haven’t heard of your creator, Lin Manual Miranda, or American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, because of you. You’re a Grammy, Olivier, Pulitzer and Tony Prize winner….
Hamilton: Cheat Sheet
Hamilton we love you, but you’re complicated. It’s not us – it’s you. At 144 words per minute, you cram in double the words of a normal musical (and average 6 words per second in your fastest song). Also – none of us grew up learning American history (we can barely remember Australian history). So…