What’s Showing
It’s Sydney here! Whether it’s the Ship of Dreams, the King of Pop, or the Jellicle cats, we’ve got your hit musicals covered for the rest of 2025 (and beyond). Happy theatre-going.
With love,
Titanique
12 September 2024 – 1 June 2025 (The Grand Electric)
When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar Award-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get Titanique, off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia.
Hadestown
10 February – 26 April 2025 (Theatre Royal Sydney)
Hadestown is a defiantly hopeful theatrical experience that will take you on a journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.
MJ
26 February – 3 August 2025 (Lyric Theatre)
Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Jackson into legendary status.
No Love Songs
7 March – 5 April 2025 (Foundry Theatre)
This raw and powerful love story follows a couple navigating the highs and hardships of new parenthood—the moments together and the struggles often left unspoken. Blending heartfelt music with fourth-wall-breaking storytelling, No Love Songs is funny, hard-hitting, and deeply moving.
Guys & Dolls
21 March – 20 April 2025 (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
Escape to Manhattan in the 1950s with Guys & Dolls: a colourful, larger-than-life world of showgirls and gangsters, set against the backdrop of Sydney’s glittering harbour. High-roller Sky Masterson is looking to win big, but everything changes when he takes a gamble on Sister Sarah Brown, a missionary whose quest to save New York isn’t going to plan.
Annie
25 March – 8 June 2025 (Capitol Theatre)
It’s one of the most awarded and loved musicals of all time. With its iconic score, featuring classics like: It’s the Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street and Tomorrow, Annie is truly a timeless musical masterpiece. A celebration of hope, family and friendship. This small but mighty young girl has returned to stick out her chin and grin once more!
The Producers
29 March – 27 April 2025 (Hayes Theatre)
In The Producers, a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and a mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history – thereby swindling their backers (all ‘little old ladies’) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes wrong – the show becomes a smash hit.
Bloom
29 March – 11 May 2025 (Roslyn Packer Theatre)
In Bloom, the ambitious and greedy owner of Pine Grove Aged Care, Mrs MacIntyre, thinks she’s struck gold when she comes up with a brilliant plan to cut costs: offering free room and board to uni students in exchange for unofficial shifts as care workers. But the arrival of Finn Bailey, a layabout twenty-something with a heart of gold, throws her plan into disarray.
Kiss Me Kate
14 – 16 April 2025 (Foundry Theatre)
KISS ME, KATE is a simple love story about two people who just can’t stand each other, or can they? The conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show’s director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi. The performers rehearse for one day and perform scripts in hand with piano accompaniment.
Les Miserables
30 April – 9 May 2025 (ICC Sydney Theatre)
This arena spectacular production will feature an extraordinary new design specifically created for larger venues with a cast and orchestra of over 65. Victor Hugo’s classic tale is an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
9 May – 8 June 2025 (Hayes Theatre)
Step into the vibrant, hilarious world of 1980s Madrid, in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, where Pepa, a heartbroken actress, finds her life spiralling out of control after her lover’s sudden disappearance. Pepa navigates a series of increasingly outrageous events alongside a cast of eccentric characters.
Cats
17 June – 10 August 2025 (Theatre Royal Sydney)
Experience the 40th Australian Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical: Cats. On just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, makes the Jellicle choice and announces which of them will go up to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
The Book of Mormon
15 July – 28 September 2025 (Capitol Theatre)
This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. The Book of Mormon has truly become an international sensation.
Here You Come Again
12 – 21 September 2025 (Theatre Royal Sydney)
Here You Come Again is a rollicking, joyous new musical comedy featuring all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits! Packed with iconic songs, this colourful and heartfelt musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose fantasy version of international icon Dolly Parton helps him navigate life’s toughest challenges.
Back to the Future
26 September – 16 November 2025 (Lyric Theatre)
Welcome to Hill Valley! When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself… back to the future.
Rent
27 September – 1 November 2025 (Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House)
Step into the vibrant streets of New York City’s East Village in Rent, where dreams are born, friendships are tested, and the power of love prevails against all odds. This groundbreaking phenomenon is more than a musical; it’s a celebration of life, love, and the human spirit.
The Lion King
Opens April 2026 (Capitol Theatre)
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to Sydney!