Musical Theatre

The hit musical Mamma Mia! is set to return to Australia this year, with an official announcement expected to be made within weeks. Mamma Mia! first premiered at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne on June 9, 2001, and...

Review by Jill Sykes from SMH AHEAD of its premiere, Rafael Bonachela talked about his first work for the Sydney Dance Company as its artistic director in terms of a flower unfolding and blossoming - of the dancers...

Written by Tonya Turner - Courier Mail It's official. I have full blown Chicago fever. Don't be surprised if you see me walking around Brisbane holding my arms behind my back swaying my hands from left to right...

Short Sweet + Dance is over for another year. A huge congratulations goes to all the choreographers and performers who participated in this year's festival. DanceLife saw a few performances and was blown away by not only the...

One of the world's best known musicals, Cats, will play a Brisbane season later this year, it has been announced. There's been no confirmation if the show will visit other cities. Cats first opened in London in May...

DanceLife went along to the opening night of Guys and Dolls in Sydney last night. Not knowing a huge amount about the show I went with an open mind. Guys and Dolls is your traditional old school musical...

Hit Australian musical Priscilla is performing their first show (previews) right now at London's Palace Theatre, ahead of a March 23 opening night. The show, which premiered in Sydney in 2006, is based on the 1994 film of...

It is being strongly rumoured that a production of the hit Broadway musical Hairspray will land in Australia in 2010, potentially ending years of speculation. Could this be the big dance musical that John Frost was talking about...

Congratulations to Short Sweet+Dance Week 1 choreographer Miranda Wheen Winner of Judges Choice Week 1-Most Outstanding Choreography For her work titled 'How to understand how big a blue whale' is "Mesmerising talent... fiery, sexy... soaring, almost sculptural... Witty,...

Roadkill is a co-production by Dancenorth and Brisbane Powerhouse. A road trip into the agoraphobia and desolation of the Australian outback, roadkill is situated within the minds of its three performers. It explores their fears and their twisted...