My Fair Lady is a beautiful spectacle with delicious costumes, exquisite sets, and amazing actors who bring the stage adaption of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion to vivid life. It is the sixtieth anniversary of the musical, first performed on Broadway…
‘Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!’ The musical Cabaret brings a taste of Berlin to Melbourne. First produced on Broadway in 1966 and set in Germany on the eve of the Nazi party’s rise to power, the show’s themes still reverberate in today’s…
I am a Disney kid. I grew up on The Lion King, Mulan, and Aladdin. I knew all the lines and sang all the songs, and like all little girls, I wanted to be Princess Jasmine and fly on a…
This multi-award winning musical will warm your heart, set your feet tapping, and show you a marvel of dresses. It’s the story about women, fashion, love-gone-wrong, and being Australian. It’s Ladies In Black. Adapted from a 1993 novel by expatriate…
Do you have a thing for musicals? Are you feeling nostalgic for a good old house party? Then you need to get yourself down to fortyfivedownstairs and buy a ticket for ‘The Gathering‘. Written by Will Hannagan and Belinda Jenkin,…
‘Dusty the Musical‘ portrays the life of Dusty Springfield and her transformation from the shy, awkward, Catholic school-girl Mary O’Brien to the glamorous world-famous soul singer. Her childhood is tempered by comparisons with her supposedly more talented brother. ‘Dusty’ is…
Impromptunes are a very talented group, and each new season offers up a unique venture into the world of improvised musicals, the likes of which shine with dedication and consistent polish. Their new show, ‘The Bachela-la-la’, takes both its title and…
‘Kinky Boots‘ is musical candy for the eyes, ears, and heart. With music and lyrics by Cindy Lauper, the sweetest woman to show her True Colors in pop music, ‘Kinky Boots’ challenges the audience, as it does the characters in the…
Love stories in Italy, yes please. The Life Like Company presents ‘The Light in the Piazza‘, a musical directed by the very talented Theresa Borg, now showing at the Arts Centre Melbourne. I was excited to see the musical — not…
Playback Productions’ version of ‘The Wedding Singer: The Musical’ is amateur theatre at its best. In recent years the company has grown from staging community theatre, drawing from local talent, to a company that hosts such wide and varied talent…