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Dear Book of Mormon
You’re the musical people see when they don’t like musicals. You kinda feel like something dreamt up by a couple of…
Dear Putting It Together
You’re all class. Never before have we seen such a grandiose set and world class singers crammed into such a tiny…
Dear Calamity Jane
Whip crack-away! It’s possible there may never be another show quite like you in design. When you describe yourself as…
Reviews and Features
Q&A with the cast of Calamity Jane
Dear Calamity Jane, Saddle up! With many of us having caught you in musical form the last time you graced our city, or having grown up with the timeless film starring Doris Day, we’re excited as a cowboy at a cattle auction to have you back. Directed by Richard Carroll, and starring Virginia Gay,…
Dear Cats
You’re back for your 40th anniversary. You’re a show for the bucket list. But you know what? It’s hard to know how to respond when we’re asked whether you’re worth seeing – because the answer greatly depends on how much the person asking already knows about you. Going to see you…
Dear Les Miserables
You’re beloved. Iconic. Stop anyone on the street and they’re likely to have seen you in some form in the last 40 years. Even if it’s in the Russell Crowe form. (Nothing wrong with that). Now you’re back here in Australia in the form of an Arena Spectacular World Tour, which means you get to set…
Dear Bloom
Your director, Dean Bryant, has done it again. Turned a depressing topic into an uplifting musical. Last year we had songs of hope set against a story of teen suicide (in Dear Evan Hansen), and now you’re giving us inspiring tunes to accompany elder abuse in aged care. Talk about juxtaposition!…
Dear Guys & Dolls
If we were any other musical, we’d be stomping our feet and throwing our toys out of the cot right now. You see – it’s a pretty big advantage you have here. Long before your cast have stepped onto the stage, and before your orchestra has played a single note – you’ve already made us feel like…
Dear Annie
Aww gee, you’ve got heart. There’s a reason your story has endured since the days of being a comic book strip first printed in the 1920s. This famous little red-head has featured in 80 years of comic strips, multiple film adaptations, and junior theatre productions everywhere. She’s turned you…
Dear MJ
When we see a show, we’re accustomed to hearing the ushers remind us: ‘no filming or photography during the show.’ YOUR ushers, however, need to add ‘and no singing.’ That’s how much you know we want to. But ushers be damned, your audience are breaking into spontaneous song anyway. Even more of us…
Dear Pirates of Penzance
For nearly 150 years your comedic story has endured: part operetta, part musical. You made John English synonymous with the late eighties and early nineties. You’ve enjoyed being a send-up of politics and contemporary culture – and popular culture has enjoyed featuring send-ups of you….
Q&A with the cast of Calamity Jane
Dear Calamity Jane, Saddle up! With many of us having caught you in musical form the last time you graced our city, or having grown up with the timeless film starring Doris Day, we’re excited as a cowboy at a cattle auction to have you back. Directed by Richard Carroll, and starring Virginia Gay,…
Dear Cats
You’re back for your 40th anniversary. You’re a show for the bucket list. But you know what? It’s hard to know how to respond when we’re asked whether you’re worth seeing – because the answer greatly depends on how much the person asking already knows about you. Going to see you…
Dear Les Miserables
You’re beloved. Iconic. Stop anyone on the street and they’re likely to have seen you in some form in the last 40 years. Even if it’s in the Russell Crowe form. (Nothing wrong with that). Now you’re back here in Australia in the form of an Arena Spectacular World Tour, which means you get to set…
Dear Bloom
Your director, Dean Bryant, has done it again. Turned a depressing topic into an uplifting musical. Last year we had songs of hope set against a story of teen suicide (in Dear Evan Hansen), and now you’re giving us inspiring tunes to accompany elder abuse in aged care. Talk about juxtaposition!…
Dear Guys & Dolls
If we were any other musical, we’d be stomping our feet and throwing our toys out of the cot right now. You see – it’s a pretty big advantage you have here. Long before your cast have stepped onto the stage, and before your orchestra has played a single note – you’ve already made us feel like…
Dear Annie
Aww gee, you’ve got heart. There’s a reason your story has endured since the days of being a comic book strip first printed in the 1920s. This famous little red-head has featured in 80 years of comic strips, multiple film adaptations, and junior theatre productions everywhere. She’s turned you…
Dear MJ
When we see a show, we’re accustomed to hearing the ushers remind us: ‘no filming or photography during the show.’ YOUR ushers, however, need to add ‘and no singing.’ That’s how much you know we want to. But ushers be damned, your audience are breaking into spontaneous song anyway. Even more of us…
Dear Pirates of Penzance
For nearly 150 years your comedic story has endured: part operetta, part musical. You made John English synonymous with the late eighties and early nineties. You’ve enjoyed being a send-up of politics and contemporary culture – and popular culture has enjoyed featuring send-ups of you….