Tag: music

Sydney Lyric Finds Its Lost Princess – Anastasia The Musical

Anastasia the Musical, now playing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, is a sweeping, glittering night of musical theatre that completely transports its audience. Having first seen the production in Stuttgart, there was something especially rewarding about experiencing it in English…

Easy Does It: Goldford live at the Metro Theatre.

Goldford is living proof that sometimes you really should quit your day job. In his case, that meant walking away from a decade in corporate America. The LA-based artist has traded spreadsheets for something far more raw, now writing and…

Music for the soul: Jalen Ngonda live at the Enmore.

Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, with its architectural features and panelled glass, felt like it was built just to house a voice like Jalen Ngonda. Jalen walked onto the stage at 9pm sharp and opened with That’s All I Wanted From You,…

Basement Jaxx, live at the Sydney Opera House.

On a humid Sydney evening, a quick glance around suggested we might have been headed to a 90s Brixton nightclub, instead we were making our way to the steps at the Sydney Opera House forecourt, eagerly awaiting British dance music…

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Ed Sheeran live in Sydney.

Suffolk is known for a few things. It’s aptly named ‘Suffolk Pink’ cottages, rolling British countryside and more famously, Ed Sheeran. From busking on the streets of his hometown to making the bold move to London at just seventeen years…

Sea shanty band Fishermen’s Friends dazzles in Sydney

It’s not every day that the most famous sea shanty band in the world comes to Sydney. In fact – it’s never happened before.  Straight from their home in Cornwall, the ‘buoy band’ Fisherman’s Friends are embarking on their first-ever…

JUDY at Hayes Theatre – A Rainbow-Hued Celebration of the Legend

There’s a reason they call her Miss Show Business. In JUDY, Little Triangle once again proves they are the darlings of Sydney’s indie theatre scene, wrapping their audience in a glittering, heartfelt, and hilariously clever tribute to the one and…

A Moonwalking Masterpiece: MJ the Musical Electrifies Sydney

MJ the Musical, currently playing at the Sydney Lyric, is a thrilling spectacle that masterfully brings the legend of Michael Jackson to life on stage. Unlike typical biopic musicals that follow a linear, documentary-style approach, MJ is cleverly framed around…

A Musical That Cuts Deep: No Love Songs at the Foundry Theatre

At first glance, No Love Songs, currently playing at the Foundry Theatre, Sydney Lyric, seems like a contemporary musical in the vein of RENT or The Last Five Years, promising a tale of romance and emotional highs and lows. However, the…