Australian Premiere of Tootsie For Teatro At The Italian Forum

Co-Founders Nathan M Wright and Andrew Bevis (The Addams Family, The Prom) today announced that the Broadway musical Tootsie will make its Australian premiere this May at Teatro at the Italian Forum in Sydney. Award-winning director and choreographer Cameron Mitchell (Putting It Together, Sweet Charity) will helm the production, as rehearsals begin this week for The Prom. 

Described by The New York Post as “Broadway’s funniest new musical” and praised by Rolling Stone as “musical comedy heaven”, Tootsie is the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.

Director Cameron Mitchell said “Tootsie is the perfect feel-good musical for everyone. It has all the nostalgia of the 1982 Sydney Pollack film starring Dustin Hoffman with a hilarious new book and dazzling score. I am very excited to work with the team at Teatro and bring this brand-new show to Sydney audiences. Tootsie is laugh out loud funny, with a lot of heart and great song and dance numbers. Can’t wait!”

Based on the Oscar winning film starring Dustin Hoffman, the Tony Award® Winner for Best Book of a Musical, Tootsie also received 11 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. With music and lyrics by Tony Award & Grammy award-winner David Yazbek (The Band's Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and book by Tony Award-winner Robert Horn (13 the Musical, Shucked), Tootsie has had audiences rolling in the aisles.

Fast-paced and funny, Tootsie plays with identity, ambition and ego, all while keeping the laughs coming.

Tootsie makes its Australian premiere in Sydney at TEATRO from 26 May.

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TOOTSIE

Season:  From 26 May, 2026

Venue: Teatro at the Italian Forum, Norton Street, Leichhardt

Performance Times: Wed-Thurs 7pm, Fri-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 1pm &6pm

Prices: $75 for previews Tue 24 – Thu 26 May (a handling fee of $6.95 per transaction applies)

From $85 for remaining dates (a handling fee of $6.95 per transaction applies

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