AUSTRALIA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 4

The Australian Museum of Performing Arts will open DIVA, a major new exhibition developed with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Due to overwhelming demand, producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio are announced a new release of tickets for the smash-hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.

Tickets are now on pre-sale for the Melbourne premiere of Broadway’s smash-hit musical Waitress, which will light up Her Majesty’s Theatre starting May 1, 2026, and general public tickets go on sale this Friday, December 12.

After eight years of transformative leadership, Theatre Works Executive Director Dianne Toulson has announced that she will step down from the role in 2026.

Bursting with much-loved music, Gilbert and Sulivan's operetta has long remained a crowd favourite with classics including ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General', ‘Poor Wandering One' and ‘I am the Pirate King'.

Hidden just off La Trobe Street on Singer's Lane sits Bird's Basement, Melbourne's leading live music, dinner show and jazz destination.

Art Centre Melbourne's famed State Theatre is set to open six months ahead of schedule, making it the first completed milestone as part of the $1.

For the first time in 13 years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will return to its tradition of presenting four symphonic concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Victorian Opera has announced the full cast for its production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, coming to the Palais Theatre from 31 January to 6 February.

Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards.

Spiegel Haus Melbourne will expand its summer offerings with a lineup of cabaret, comedy, circus, and nightlife programming, while also serving as the official artist bar for Midsumma 2026.

Sara Bareilles' Waitress announced a May 2026 Melbourne run ahead of its a season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre beginning in August; The Melbourne run will be at Her Majesty’s Theatre, with Sydney's at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

Award-winning UK choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra will return to Australia with his critically acclaimed dance work, Songs of the Bulbul at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Under the direction of Clowning and Bouffon master Fabio Motta, The National Drama School Actors Ensemble, comprising final year Advanced Diploma students, present their self-devised end-of-year production Golden Soil & Wealth for Toil.

The globally acclaimed K-pop group ATEEZ has announced their highly anticipated Australian headline tour, set to take place in March 2026.

Midnight Til Morning have announced that local artist Huon will join them on their upcoming debut east coast tour, which kicks off on Thursday 20 November.

Following extensive auditions across Australia, the Off-Broadway smash hit, Love Actually? The Musical Parody has announced three separate local casts for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane's festive seasons.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition is inviting its adult fans to experience the world-renowned exhibition, in a new way with the launch of After Hours, an exclusive 18+ event debuting in Melbourne in November.

Rob Mills, Casey Donovan, and Paulini reunite with John Foreman for The Idols of Musical Theatre at Melbourne Recital Centre on December 27–28.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Australian tour of Pride and Prejudice (sort of), the Olivier Award–winning musical comedy by Isobel McArthur, after Jane Austen.

Multi-Grammy Award–winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will make her long-anticipated Australian debut this month, appearing with both the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a series of gala performances.

In 2026, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will celebrate 120 years of music-making by freezing 2026 ticket prices at 2025 levels, reinforcing its commitment to making orchestral music more accessible to Victorians.

Artists and arts organisations from across Victoria are invited to submit proposals for Arts Centre Melbourne's 2026 PLAY public program.