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Michael Paynter To Play John Farnham In Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Paynter will play John Farnham in Sydney Theatre Company’s world premiere of Whispering Jack, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Australia’s biggest-selling album.

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Rob Mills, Casey Donovan and cast perform in Michael Cassel Group’s A (Very) Musical Christmas at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne.

Michael Cassel Group Brings Christmas Cheer, Broadway Blockbusters and a John Farnham Musical to Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Michael Cassel Group will close out 2025 with A (Very) Musical Christmas, MJ The Musical, the return of Beetlejuice and the debut of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical.

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John Farnham in concert Photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Farnham’s Whispering Jack Story to Become a Musical at Sydney Theatre Company

by Noise11.com

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.

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