SoundMerch Australian Music Prize Celebrates 21 Years
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2025
Judging has commenced for the 21st SoundMerch Australian Music Prize. The Avalanches, Genesis Owusu, Courtney Barnett, Hermitude and The Jezabels are just some of the past winners of Australia's most prestigious prize for contemporary music.
Review: THE PRODUCERS, Garrick Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 15, 2025
It took over twenty years for a revival of Mel Brooks's The Producers to come to London and the diminutive Menier Chocolate Factory more than held its own for a sold-out and universally well-received show. Now it makes a triumphant move to the West End's Garrick Theatre and continues to prove that great comedy is simply timeless.Â
Review: WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, Little Angel Theatre
by Christiana Rose - Sep 15, 2025
Little Angel Theatre delivers a vibrant, triumphant and delightful production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. This much-loved story by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, is transformed into a vibrant 45 minute adventure which captivates children and adults alike with its exquisite puppetry, charming music, and infectious energy.
Review: MEN ON BOATS Is a Fun Float Through History at Big Idea Theatre
by Courtney Symes - Sep 12, 2025
Men on Boats, a 2017 play by Jaclyn Backhaus, is an exciting and refreshing way to end the summer. Big Idea Theatre has made it from the Amazon River, in their previous production of The River Bride, to the Green and Colorado Rivers. This time, director Jennifer Adler leads a group of men (women) on a quest to chart unknown territory.
Exploring the Modern Approach of Mufasa: The Lion King
by Team BWW - Sep 2, 2025
2024’s Mufasa: The Lion King was significant in numerous ways. It reinvigorated public interest in one of the most beloved animated films in Disney history, as well as one of the most acclaimed live stage productions. It stood as a benchmark achievement in casting, as evidenced in its nomination for the Artios Award from the Casting Society of America. It also announced that the possibilities for filmmakers had entered a new era, void of almost any limitations.
SO LATE INTO THE NIGHT to Have Fall Residency at Rorschach Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2025
SO LATE INTO THE NIGHT will be presented at Rorschach Theatre this fall. SO LATE INTO THE NIGHT immerses audiences in the laudanum-soaked, free-love world of the Romantics on their darkly funny, deeply human quest for forever. Learn more!
YAKINIKU DRAGON Comes to the New National Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025
With 2025 marking 60 years since normalisation of diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea, we are performing Chong Wishing's Yakiniku Dragon, a joint Japanese and Korean production that examines lesser-known aspects of Japan's post-war history.
Review: THE RIVER BRIDE at Omaha Community Playhouse Makes Magic
by Christine Swerczek - Aug 16, 2025
What did our critic think of THE RIVER BRIDE at Omaha Community Playhouse? Omaha Community Playhouse has once again delivered up something new and different---a story built on Brazilian folklore. THE RIVER BRIDE running from August 15 through September 14 in the Howard Drew Theatre is one that leaves you thinking long after the doors to the theatre close.