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This summer, Australia's favourite outdoor theatre company is back with its romantic, hilariously funny and magical adaptation of the Shakespearian classic Much Ado About Nothing.

With the sound of sleigh bells just around the corner, Canadian-Australian singer-songwriter, Monique Angele will bring a message of hope and joy to those who may need it most this Christmas, with her single 'Sing Together On Christmas', set for release on 14th November, 2022.

After more than 1000 days, Play It Forward will finally present their first massed choir concert in three years - Cover Me In Sunshine at 3pm on Sunday 20th November at The Edge, Federation Square.

This March, for the first time in six years, global powerhouse Lorde will make her anticipated return to venues across Australia as part of her global Solar Power World Tour.

YOU, FRED & THE ROAD AHEAD is a new Australian audio-drama-musical serial written by Chloe Towan.

Many of Australia's favourite musical theatre stars including Lucy Durack (Wicked, Legally Blonde, Shrek), Verity Hunt-Ballard (Mary Poppins, Sweet Charity), Thomas McGuane (Frozen, Jersey Boys), Matt Lee (Mary Poppins, Frozen) and Kristie Nguy will lead the new musical production of MIDNIGHT, which

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opens in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre on 13 November, followed by a Sydney season at the Capitol Theatre from 11 February, 2023.

Capturing the style, class and humour of the original RAT PACK, this fabulous show stars three of the entertainment industry's most accomplished and charismatic leading men who have starred in music theatre, television and film right across the globe.

​​​​​​​A brand-new Australian tour will kick off global celebrations in honour of iconic Rock 'N' Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show as it marks its 50th Anniversary in 2023.

What did our critic think of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at State Theatre?

International comedy star, David Strassman, is returning to Melbourne with his show, The Chocolate Diet, performing at the Athenaeum Theatre from 15-20th November.

Antipodes Theatre Company will produce their first major fundraising event, Unsung, a unique concert presentation in conjunction with their 2023 Season Announcement.

For a truly unique theatre experience this summer, Melbourne Shakespeare Company will be performing their brand new musical production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in the Rose Garden at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera premieres at Arts Centre Melbourne tonight after its record breaking season at the Sydney Opera House.

Thanks to incredible demand by fans who snapped up presale tickets immediately on Monday, 21-year-old Brit Award winner Maisie Peters today adds a second Melbourne show to her debut headline tour of Australia and New Zealand in February/March 2023.

Responding to incredible demand from her Australian fans, Grammy, Juno and Polaris Prize-nominated singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen announces she will play a second Melbourne date on her hugely anticipated March 2023 headline tour.

One of Australia's favourite performers of stage and screen, Hugh Sheridan, will star as Jonathan Larson in the much-loved rock musical.

24 Carrot Productions has announced the return of the fifth annual Austen Con – a much-loved celebration and exploration of all things Jane Austen for Austen and regency period fan alike in both a live and online format.

The energy in the rehearsal room continues to intensify as the 23-strong company count down towards the exclusive limited Melbourne season of Titanic The Musical: In Concert.

BERT “The Machine” KREISCHER the American stand-up comedian, actor and reality television star is returning to Australia with a brand-new show.

From the privacy of our bedrooms to our streets, parks and suburbs, Harmonia takes you on a wild romp through the places that make us who we are.

What an absolute honour it was to watch The United Ukrainian Ballet’s production of Swan Lake.

The next broadcast of Rob Morrison's Musical Theatre Melodies will pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Steven Schwartz and Roger O.

Melbourne Theatre Company's Chair, Jane Hansen AO, announced the resignation of Executive Director & Co-CEO Virginia Lovett, who will depart after 10 years to take on a new role as Director of Performing Arts at the University of Melbourne.

After 6,596 wig changes, close to 60,000 wig pins fitted, 1,210 costume wash loads and 30 cans of prop hairspray, the Melbourne season of the 20th Anniversary Broadway production of Hairspray is set to close on October 30, with no further extension possible.