They’re invited! The cast of the upcoming Tony-nominated Broadway musical THE PROM has been announced. This Drama Desk Award™ Winner for Best Musical is arriving in Sydney for its Australian Premiere at the newly revitalised Teatro at the Italian Forum from March 2026. Tickets to this musical comedy are on sale now at www.teatroitalianforum.com.au
Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley today Feb 2, 2026) announced Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in WHISPERING JACK: THE JOHN FARNHAM MUSICAL in Sydney Theatre Company’s World Premiere season at Roslyn Packer Theatre this November.
Australian born actress Patsy King, best remembered for her principal role as “Governor Erica Davidson” in the iconic television series Prisoner, passed away on Monday 19th January 2026 after a short illness. She was 95 years old.
Image: Lincoln Elliott and Joel Granger. Phar Lap The Electro-Swing Musical. Photographer: Robert Catto
The winners of the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight (Monday January 19, 2026) at a star-studded ceremony. Twenty-nine Awards were presented, shared between 19 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2025. Almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre to celebrate.
Opera Australia has announced the full cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, joining Queensland newcomer Jake Lyle as The Phantom when the musical returns for a limited run at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour from 27 March to 3 May, 2026.
SIX the Musical will return to Australia in 2026, with seasons confirmed at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 2026, Theatre Royal Sydney from October 2026 and QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre in Brisbane from January 2027.