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Australian producer Michael Cassel, alongside original Broadway producers Lia Vollack, John Branca, and John McClain, have announced the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical MJ, set to make its Australian debut at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2025.

The Old Fitz Theatre in Sydney has temporarily closed due to a power outage, affecting performances of THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES.

Timothy Sheader’s (Director) Olivier Award winning production of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music) and Sir Tim Rices (Lyrics) JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR arrives at Capitol Theatre 52 years after the rock musical made its Australian premiere on the same stage.

Moonlight Cinema is back with a line-up of some of 2024's best releases, plus two weeks of classic ‘Christmas Favourites', announced as part of their December program.

Emma Rice's critically acclaimed production of Wuthering Heights will play an exclusive and limited season in Sydney in 2025.

Graham Abbott will conduct Handel's Messiah at the Sydney Opera House this holiday season.

Michael Cassel Group is inviting people to experience A (VERY) MUSICAL CHRISTMAS, an enchanting celebration set for this December! Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra will present a musical theatre celebration, SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, featuring classic show tunes.

The Sydney Opera House announced the cast for ELF: THE MUSICAL, set to premiere in Australia from December 19 to 29.

Ensemble Theatre will present Aidan Fennessy’s The Heartbreak Choir, a joyous love song to community and friendship.

Riverside Theatres will present an evening of laughs, with two of Australia's comedy powerhouses, Mel Buttle and Nath Valvo, as they team up for one-night-only, on Friday 13th December.

Melbourne will host a new Christmas Showtime Festival.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has launched its Australian tour at the Capitol Theatre, showcasing a modern retelling of the iconic rock opera.

Short+Sweet announced a new First Nations festival, Short+Sweet Deadly, focusing on Indigenous storytelling.

Sydney Theatre Company’s season of Sunday, Melbourne Theatre Company’s ode to arts philanthropist Sunday Reed, has been extended until 14 December following opening night at Sydney Opera House last Friday.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs has announced a series of new future focused initiatives, to boost the health and success of choral music in Australia, in 2025 and beyond.

 In 2025, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present the world premiere of their first-ever visual arts collaboration, Illume.

Goo Goo Dolls will headline their first Australian tour in over 20 years, with special guest Thirsty Merc.

Tickets are on pre-sale now and on general public sales from Friday for the return of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS at Theatre Royal Sydney in June next year.

Anthony Weigh (playwright) and Sarah Goodes’ (Director) SUNDAY gives audiences a glimpse into the life and loves of Sunday Reed, the force behind the Heide Circle of modernist artists that included Sidney Nolan.

The Spooky Men's Chorale have just returned from a sell-out UK tour, now they are preparing to bring their musical mayhem closer to home with concerts and workshops taking in Bundanoon, Thirroul, Nowra, Bateman's Bay, Mallacoota, Merimbula, Narooma and Cobargo.

Get ready to move and groove as Carriageworks presents Summer Moves, a new dance program transforming the Redfern precinct into an all-ages dancefloor.

The rock concert musical history lesson, SIX, delights and educates for another Sydney season.

After a hugely successful season at Sydney Opera House last year Australian music theatre sweethearts Libby O’Donovan OAM, Andy Cook, Alisha Todd and Tim Carroll unite to deliver Christmas Actually for one show only at Sydney Coliseum Theatre on Saturday 21 December.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards.