Stage Musicals

Sydney Theatre Company Announces World Premiere Casting For Landmark Australian Musical

Award winning producers Drew Anthony Creative will continue their 2026 east coast season with a major theatrical event, announcing a new Australian staging of The Diary Of Anne Frank. The production opens at Melbourne's historic Athenaeum Theatre from March 4, 2026, following a critically acclaimed and sold out season at Perth's Heath Ledger Theatre. After its Melbourne run, the production will move to the State Theatre in Sydney.

Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias, a cornerstone of American theatre since the late 1980s, will return to Australian stages in 2026 in a new national tour directed by Lee Lewis. Producers Neil Gooding and Alex Woodward will present the production with a cast of six actors, who will be revealed in the coming months. This new staging will bring Harling's tale of friendship, resilience and emotional strength to audiences in Brisbane, Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra, Perth and Melbourne.

Forty years after John Farnham's Whispering Jack changed Australian music forever, his story will be told on stage with the world premiere of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, opening at Sydney Theatre Company in November 2026.

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is coming to Melbourne in August 2026.

‘Jagged Little Pill’, the musical based on the music of Alanis Morissette, will premiere in Sydney in December.