Stage shows
The role that Audra McDonald, Broadway’s GOAT, would kill to play
The superstar holds six Tony awards, two Grammys and an Emmy. If only there were an award for tap dancing while seven months pregnant.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
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The Greatest Showman star to join cast of hit musical & Juliet
From learning to meditate with Ariana Grande to her connection with Hugh Jackman, theatre powerhouse Keala Settle is bringing her star-studded experience to & Juliet.
- by Thomas Mitchell
It’s been a long time since he had to chase a role - so what’s on Anthony Warlow’s bucket list?
When male actors are asked about their dream roles, there’s one common answer. It’s not Warlow’s.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
Spare me the Goop: Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke make sense of menopause
Gwyneth Paltrow is nowhere to be seen as the no-nonsense duo take aim at underwear magnets and other guff.
- by Michael Lallo
Playing 26 roles in one production, Sarah Snook wins prestigious Olivier Award in London
The Australian has won acclaim for her performance in the one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray on London’s West End.
- by Rob Harris
Anatomy of a comeback: How Felicity Huffman resurfaced after scandal
Her career imploded when she went to jail over paying a bribe to get her daughter into a top college, but now the former Desperate Housewives star is back.
- by Karl Quinn
‘I don’t think anyone ever gets used to it’: The DMs that still scare Reuben Kaye
A year ago, the performer’s comedy landed him in hot water, but he questions why the reaction was so extreme.
- by Andrew Taylor
Sarah Snook secures Olivier nomination for 26-character role in Dorian Gray
The 36-year-old, who is best known for playing Shiv Roy in Succession, was nominated for best actress alongside Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker for Plaza Suite.
- by Rob Harris
From zombies to Gough Whitlam, no topic is off limits for the new musical theatre
Laura Murphy, the composer behind The Lovers, The Dismissal and the upcoming Zombie! The Musical, is part of a wave of young women shaking up the Aussie scene.
- by Hannah Story
Expect hissing: this play will animate an audience
As the manipulative husband and his fragile victim, Toby Schmitz and Geraldine Hakewill provoke strong responses.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
The other Matildas: Queensland stage awards salute theatre’s goal kickers
A theatre piece staged in a warehouse starring two non-speaking actors has triumphed at Queensland’s long-running theatre awards.
- by Nick Dent