Hourglass Ensemble Premieres Anna Hirst Friedman’s THE FIRE ALWAYS SAYS YES
Sydney’s Hourglass Ensemble premieres The Fire Always Says Yes, a new song cycle by composer Anna Hirst Friedman and poet Jessica Chapnik Kahn, featuring soprano Amy Moore.
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DAYTIME DEEWANE To Make Australian Premiere At Riverside’s National Theatre Of Parramatta
Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta will present the Australian premiere of Daytime Deewane, a thrilling, music-fueled coming-of-age story from Azan Ahmed, directed by Sepy Baghaei.
WAITRESS Will Premiere in Sydney in 2026
Broadway's smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Australia for the very first time, premiering at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in July 2026.
Tenor Juan Diego Flórez Returning to Australia in November
Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez is returning to Australian soil from 29 November - 3 December.
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power, PACA Productions’ staging of & JULIET bursts onto the Riverside Theatre stage with infectious energy, flair, and wit
Ben Lewis, Australian Star of PHANTOM and LOVE NEVER DIES, Passes Away at 46
BroadwayWorld is sad to report the passing of Australian actor Ben Lewis, who last year was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer at only 46 years old.
Review: Pets and Their People are Considered in CHICKEN IN A BISCUIT
Mary Rachel Brown (Director and Writer) and Jamie Oxenbould’s (Writer and Performer) new play CHICKEN IN A BISCUIT shares a different take on the secret lives of domesticated animals and their ‘owners’.
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Is A Fabulously Fun Adaptation of the 1985 Film
Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s time travelling movie is given a musical theatre makeover with BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL.
Review: See Hear Feel OVERTURE
OVERTURE exemplifies how dance, unlike a scripted production, is not always literal, yet its intent is vividly conveyed through the dancers' movements, leaving a profound impact.
REVIEW: RENT Returns To Sydney with a Large Scale Production for the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.
Director Shaun Rennie delivers his third imagining of RENT, this time in his biggest staging of the musical to date in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of Sydney Opera House.
BroadwayWorld My Shows Announces Badges & Points While Celebrating First 10K Reviews
BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
Composer Ludovico Einaudi Returning to Australia and New Zealand in 2026
Popular classical music composer, Ludovico Einaudi, will return to tour Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2026, performing music from his new album, The Summer Portraits, along with classics from his repertoire over six nights.
Audrey Hobert Sets Australia and New Zealand Dates for 'The Staircase To Stardom Tour'
Breakout US singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert will return to Australia in May 2026, bringing The Staircase To Stardom Tour across Australia and to New Zealand for the very first time.
Disney's THE LION KING Reveals on Sale Date For Sydney 2026 Season
Australian audiences will soon be able to secure their seats for Disney's THE LION KING ahead of the triumphant return of the world's #1 musical to Sydney.
Jeffrey Gibson Will Deliver National Gallery 2025 Annual Lecture
Jeffrey Gibson will present the National Gallery's 2025 Annual Lecture, an event in which leading art world thinkers are invited to present new ideas in the field of art and art history.
TITUS ANDRONICUS Comes to Theatre Works in November
First staged in 2023 as a co-production with the Prague Shakespeare Company, Th'Unguarded Duncan and Theatre Works now invite audiences to the Australian premiere season of this hellish tale.
Rhoda Roberts Returns to the Sydney Opera House in December
Rhoda will share the story of an extraordinary moment in cultural history and her legendary first cousin, boxer Francis “Frank” Roberts.
Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman, and Ryan Corr Will Lead Australian Tour of ART
Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman, and Ryan Corr will star together in the internationally award-winning play ART by Yasmina Reza translated by Chrispher Hampton.
SNALS AND ROCKS to Return to Sydney Fringe Festival
Co-directors Astra Milne and Miah Tito-Barratt will present the return of Snail And Rocks for Sydney Fringe, with their last show playing in September.
REVIEW: In the constellation that is the Australian musical theatre scene, there is one BRIGHT STAR.
Sport for Jove’s production at Hayes Theatre, led by co-directors Miranda Middleton and Damien Ryan with Musical Director Alec Steedman, orchestrates an exceptional ensemble to deliver a radiant and masterful piece of musical theatre.
Scene Theatre Sydney Opens SEED HUNTERS Next Month
Scene Theatre Sydney will present the world premiere of Australian playwright Carol Dance’s Seed Hunters, a comedy-meets-conspiracy that challenges ideas of identity, motherhood, and what it truly means to save the world.
Mel Robbins Adds 2026 Australian and New Zealand 'Let Them! Tour' Dates
Mel Robbins is officially hitting the road again.
Final Performances Added to Sydney Season of THE LOVERS
Due to popular demand, extra and final performances have been added today to the Sydney season of the breakout Australian pop musical The Lovers with performances now on sale until 23 November.
WORK, BUT THIS TIME LIKE YOU MEAN IT Heads to Sydney’s Rebel Theatre
Canberra Youth Theatre’s smash-hit comedy Work, But This Time Like You Mean It comes to Sydney’s Rebel Theatre October 15–18, 2025.
Silver Gull Play Award Announces 2025 Shortlist
The 2025 Silver Gull Play Award shortlist includes five new plays selected from a record number of submissions, with two additional works highly commended.
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The Drover's Wife Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (8/07-8/15) |
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A Beautiful Noise Sydney Lyric Theatre (11/14-12/20) |
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Morning Melodies: What's New, Pussycat Kingston City Hall (8/25-8/25) |
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Carousel Foundry Theatre (10/15-10/17) |
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Monty Python's Spamalot Sydney Event Centre - The Star (10/15-10/18) |
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Good Company Entertainment Presents: The Big Chillout Saraton Theatre (10/11-10/11) |
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New Now 2026 ACO on the Pier (8/14-8/14) |
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Reefer Madness Pioneer Theatre (11/13-11/22) |
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2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Semi-Finals Concert The Independent Theatre (8/16-8/16) |
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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL - SHOWCASE TOUR Regent Theatre (9/11-9/11) |