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Paulini Calls Out New Australian Idol for Lack of Diversity

by Paul Cashmere

Fiji born, Australian singer Paulini has called out the new cast of Australian Idol for its lack of diversity.

Tagged as: 00s, Australian Idol, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Paulini, pop, theatre

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Billy Joel Is Heading To The Big Screen

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel’s 1990 ‘Live At Yankee Stadium’ concert will screen in cinemas around the world on 5 and 9 October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, Live At Yankee Stadium, live music, rock, theatre, USA

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Sydney Scores Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Tina, the Tina Turner Musical, will have its Australian premiere in Sydney in May 2023.

Tagged as: Australia, Paul Dainty, TEG Dainty, The Tina Turner Musical, theatre, Tina Turner

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Six The Musical Is Returning To Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney will get another season of ‘Six The Musical’.

Tagged as: Australia, pop, Six the Musical, theatre

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Jagged Little Pill To Close Early In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Jagged Little Pill will close earlier than expected in Sydney.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, Jagged Little Pill, theatre

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Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 Is The Good Time To Be Had By All

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton’s ‘9 To 5’ musical is a great night out. It is hard to believe that a storyline about a misogynist pig in 2022 could get laughs and applause but the sentiment of the original 1980 movie still holds for the 21st century.

Tagged as: 9 to 5, Australia, Australian cast, Caroline O'Connor, Casey Donovan, Dolly Parton, Eddie Perfect, Marina Prior, theatre

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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas Start A New Company

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas have teamed up to create a new entertainment company.

Tagged as: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonio Banderas, theatre, UK

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Six The Musical REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

How to describe ‘Six The Musical’? In summary it is the story of the six wives of Henry VIII as told by the Spice Girls.

Tagged as: Australia, Britney Spears, Comedy Theatre, Katy Perry, Melbourne, musical, six, Spice Girls, theatre

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Josh Piterman Releases E.P. And Will Return To Australia For Phantom of the Opera

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Piterman has new music with his ‘Loving You’ E.P. now released and Australia will get to see Josh as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera when the new production comes for Sydney and then Melbourne from August.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, classical, Josh Piterman, Loving You, opera, Phantom of the Opera, theatre

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Yusuf - Cat Stevens at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Monday 27 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cat Stevens’ ‘Moonshadow’ Premiered In Melbourne 10 years Ago

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens’ short-lived musical ‘Moonshadow’ premiered in Melbourne, Australia 10 years ago but is yet to see life around the world.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cat Stevens, Moonshadow, theatre, UK, Yusuf Islam

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Björn Ulvaeus Insists There Will Be No More ABBA Music

by Music-News.com

Björn Ulvaeus insists ABBA are done releasing new music.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ABBA Voyage, pop, Sweden, theatre, UK

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Hugh Jackman Denies Justin Timberlake Is Replacing Him On Broadway

by Music-News.com

Hugh Jackman has rejected a rumour suggesting Justin Timberlake is replacing him in The Music Man.

Tagged as: Broadway, Hugh Jackman, Justin Timberlake, The Music Man, theatre

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IMAGE ABBA Digital Portrait Credit Industrial Light & Magic

ABBA Preview ABBAtars weeks out For ABBA Voyage Opening

by Paul Cashmere

The ABBA Voyage event will begin in London on 27 May. It is a full concert experience, performed by ABBA avatars (ABBAtars). ABBA have teased the looked of the ABBAtars on their socials.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, London, pop, Sweden, theatre, Voyage

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Almost Famous To Be Turned Into A Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Cameron Crowe’s ‘Almost Famous’ has been made into a musical.

Tagged as: Almost Famous, Broadway, Cameron Crowe, musical, theatre

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Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical To Set Up Shop In Las Vegas and London

by Paul Cashmere

‘Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical’, featuring the music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, will begin a Las Vegas residency in September and be housed also in London from February 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, Bat Out Of Hell, Ellen Foley, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, rock, theatre, USA

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‘Girl From The North Country’ Implants The Music of Bob Dylan Into A Heartbreaking 1930s Story

by Paul Cashmere

There are two reasons to see ‘Girl From The North Country’ – the story and the music. Both are independent of each other.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bob Dylan, folk, Girl From The North Country, Lisa McCune, rock, theatre, USA

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Cruel Intentions Australian Cast Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian cast of Cruel Intentions has been announced. Kirby Burgess will be Kathryn, Drew Weston as Sebastian, Francine Cain as Cecile, Kelsey Halge as Annette, Euan Fistrovic Doige as Blaine, and Joseph Spanti as Greg with Rishab Kern as Ronald and Fem Belling as Mrs Caldwell.

Tagged as: Australia, Cruel Intentions, theatre

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Modernises An 18th Century Story For Today

by Paul Cashmere

When the musical Hamilton first premiered in the United States it creates a seismic shift in the theatre world. As ‘Jesus Chris Superstar’ and ‘Tommy’ had done decades before, ‘Hamilton’ redefined the expectations of the theatre goer.

Tagged as: Australia, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Cassel Group, theatre

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Sam Neill Is A Fan Of Forenzics

by Paul Cashmere

Award winning actor Sam Neill is a fan of Forenzics. Forenzics, if you look closely at the name as ENZ in the middle. It features former Split Enz members Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie as well as one time Split Enz producer and former Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, art, Eddie Rayner, Forenzics, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Sam Neill, Split Enz, theatre, Tim Finn

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‘An American In Paris’ Brings Broadway To The Melbourne Stage

by Paul Cashmere

An American In Paris at The State Theatre in Melbourne has bought a touch of Broadway to Australia. The stars of the show, Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan and Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin, were the stars of the original Broadway production in 2015.

Tagged as: An American In Paris, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Australian Ballet, ballet, Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, theatre

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Penn and Teller To Perform For The First Time In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Las Vegas magic duo Penn & Teller will perform in Australia for the first time ever in June.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, MAGIC!, Penn & Teller, theatre, USA

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Mike Wartella Chosen As Dion In The Wanderer, The Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and Wicked Broadway star Michael Wartella will star as Dion in the upcoming production The Wanderer.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Billy Gibbons, Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, Michael Watella, Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, rock and roll, The Wanderer, theatre, USA

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Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 Melbourne Season Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton’s ‘9 To 5’ musical is coming to Melbourne in July.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 9 to 5, Academy Of Country Music, Australia, awards, country, Dolly Parton, theatre, USA

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Six The Musical Is Heading To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Six The Musical, a musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, is going to Melbourne in June.

Tagged as: Australia, Michael Coppel, Six the Musical, theatre

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Danny Elfman Debuts ‘In Time’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Danny Elfman has premiered another video from his 2021 album ‘Big Mess’ album.

Tagged as: 90s, Big Mess, Danny Elfman, In Time, movies, Oingo Boingo, rock, soundtracks, theatre, USA

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Hugh Jackman Returns To The Stage After Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Australian entertainer Hugh Jackman will return to the stage on Broadway today.

Tagged as: Australia, Broadway, Covid, Hugh Jackman, New York, The Music Man, theatre, USA

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REVIEW: Moulin Rouge Gets Australia Seriously Back On Stage

by Paul Cashmere

Moulin Rouge is everything that is great about Australian theatre. It is entertaining, fast paced and features a perfectly curated songlist offering something for everyone.

Tagged as: Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge, Regent Theatre, Simon Burke, theatre, Tim Omaji, Timomatic

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Composer Stephen Sondheim Dead At 91

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist for dozens of theatre productions, has died at the age of 91.

Tagged as: Broadway, composer, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, USA

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Billie Eilish Performs With Danny Elfman

by Paul Cashmere

Billie Eilish performed the finale from The Nightmare Before Christmas ‘Simply Meant To Be’ with Danny Elfman in Los Angeles this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 80s, Billie Eilish Danny Elfman, pop, rock, soundtrack, theatre, USA

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David Campbell To Star In 2022 Season Of North By Northwest

by Paul Cashmere

David Campbell is heading back to the stage for a starring role of Roger Thornhill in the new Australian production of North By NorthWest.

Tagged as: Alfred Hitchcock, Australia, David Campbell, North By NorthWest, theatre

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Lisa McCune and Ian Stenlake in THE 39 STEPS photo by Cameron Grant

The 39 Steps: Hitchcock, Monty Python and a Turbo-Charged Comedy Classic Returns to Australia

Alfred Hitchcock may not have imagined his taut 1935 espionage thriller The 39 Steps reborn as a Monty Python-flavoured stage spoof, but that is exactly what Patrick Barlow’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning adaptation delivers.

August 18, 2025