Category archives: Reviews

Book Thomas Meehan / Music Charles Strouse / Lyrics Martin CharninDirected by Karen Johnson Mortimer Produced by John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia with Fowles Entertainment and Power ArtsCapitol Theatre Sydney In the current political climate we all need a little bit of sunshine. The revival of the much loved Broadway…

Written & Directed by Xavier Coy The New Theatre, Newtown Full disclosure: writing this review has taken me a couple of weeks since opening night. The reason? This piece of work challenges, questions and confronts you, and in all honesty, it took me a while to process it all. This…

Australia / NZ : Disney+ USA: HULU Without any fanfare whatsoever, Disney+ AUNZ just plopped this show onto the system – it’s only because I am a Nathan Lane stan that I saw his appearance on ‘The View’ that I even knew about this show…. but WOW, WOWIE WOW WOW,…

NEW THEATRE, NEWTOWN. NSW Australia – WORLD PREMIERE The Australian premiere of ex-pat playwright Samuel Adamson’s highly original dramedy Wife at Newtown’s New Theatre explores the concept of what it is to be a wife, told through a queer lens, over multiple periods with the unifying thread being productions of…

Let me begin by encouraging every theatre lover to support New Theatre and the plays presented there. The works offer a fresh and often queer point of view, and I have never seen a bad show there. It is an underappreciated venue that deserves packed houses for every single performance. …

Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice Capitol Theatre, Sydney Theatre, film, and television have seen quite a few origin stories in recent years—from the theatrical mega-hit and cinematic juggernaut Wicked to Disney’s visually spectacular Cruella and Netflix’s Wednesday and Penguin, audiences love to explore how archetypal characters became the…

The much-anticipated follow-up to the smash hit Moana hit cinemas at the same time as Wicked Part One, and I can guarantee you I chose Wicked over my beloved Disney, mainly because it was something new and, who doesn’t love an over-hyped mega release.  However, my need to consume Disney content…

Directed by Jon M. Chu  Universal Pictures This world does not deserve Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande or Jon M. Chu. The movie adaptation of Stephen Schwartz’s mega-hit musical Wicked will go down in history as one of, if not the best, movie musicals ever made. You will laugh, cry, and sit on…

Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard  Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall – New Theatre, Newtown I have a confession: I have never seen the classic 1998 film ‘Shakespeare in Love’, which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Gwyneth Paltrow, and Best…

Jesus Christ Superstar Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Produced by John Frost and David Ian for Crossroads Live – Capitol Theatre, Sydney Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical Jesus Christ Superstar has opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and the original, iconic rock opera is just as impressive…