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‘A good old story of revenge’: Fleet Street’s Demon Barber heads to Sydney
Ben Mingay, star of Shrek the Musical and ABC TV’s Frayed, is the latest actor to take on Sweeney Todd – the murderous barber whose victims are baked into pies.
- by Hannah Story
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Its ending will break you, but that’s why Once the musical works
Based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, the Broadway musical hit is finally returning to Melbourne.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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The musical that’s so gripping you need to remind yourself to breathe
Julia Robertson and Zara Stanton have breathed new life into the characters from the classic silent film, Metropolis.
- by John Shand
How Sydney’s Tina Turner got a personal blessing from the rock legend
Ruva Ngwenya first performed River Deep, Mountain High at a school concert. Now she’s playing the chart-topping singer in Tina - the Tina Turner Musical.
- by Lenny Ann Low
‘Big, brassy, and political’: La Cage aux Folles returns to the stage
La Cage aux Folles – the film and stage show which was first a hit in the ’70s – still resonates with audiences in today’s climate.
- by Bill Wyman
Metropolis the musical: the stage show set to break the silence
Julia Robertson and Zara Stanton have dared to adapt Fritz Lang’s epic silent film Metropolis into a musical.
- by John Shand