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Jason Donovan To Star In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Photographer: Matt Crockett

Jason Donovan is returning home to Melbourne, the city where his career first began, to star in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Jason will take on the role of Randle P. McMurphy in the new production, playing exclusively at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre for a strictly limited season from November 13.

Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker to play Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady

Image: Nathaniel Parker. Phtographer: Matt Crockett.

Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live have announced that Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker will play Professor Henry Higgins in the upcoming 70thAnniversary season of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady.

Fiddler on the Roof Australian Cast Announced

Following record-breaking, sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the multi award winning critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof has  announced its Australian cast for its Australian Premiere and performances in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

Leading the cast as Tevye is Australian and West End star Troy Sussman, whose career has spanned over 40 years with shows including Back to the Future, Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables and Disney’s Aladdin.

VABT ANNOUNCES NEW TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER

After the roaring success of the inaugural VABT Trivia Night in 2025, the demand was overwhelming to stage another similar event and so the VABT (Victorian Actors’ Benevolent Trust) are delighted to announce A VERY APPEALING SHOWBIZ TRIVIA FUNDRAISER 2026 to be held on Saturday 13th June 2026.

New Initiatives for the Rob Guest Endowment

Image: Rob Guest Endowment 2025 Workshop Participants

Following the success of the Industry Audition Insights Workshops held in Sydney and Melbourne in 2025, the Rob Guest Endowment is convening new Industry Insights Workshops in both cities this year, with expanded new offerings.

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical Headed to Sydney Lyric.

Producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio have announced that following Australian premiere in Melbourne in August 2026, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will play at The Sydney Lyric from November 2026.

STAGE WHISPERS MAGAZINE: MAY / JUNE 2026 EDITION OUT NOW!!!

 

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Dishing Up A Musical Comedy - Waitress stars chat about their hospo experiences

Lynn Ahrens: A Life In Lyrics – Anastasia’s lyricist reflects on her partnership with Stephen Flaherty

Reg Livermore’s Last Encore - the Show Biz legend on Ned Kelly and his swan song, My Fair Lady

Anthony LaPaglia Returns in Death of a Salesman

Following triumphant seasons, five-star reviews and widespread acclaim in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth in 2023-2024, GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents have announced that Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Death of a Salesman will return to Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne for a strictly limited two week season from 11 August, before making its Brisbane debut at QPAC on 28 August.

The Magic Pudding – The Opera

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Sydney Cast for HAIR Announced

Photographer: Ben Fon.

The Sydney cast for the new Australian production of HAIR, the revolutionary tribal love-rock musical phenomenon has been announced.

First performed in Sydney in 1969, HAIR will open at Theatre Royal Sydney from 6 June 2026 for a strictly limited season, bringing together a dynamic ensemble to revive its message of freedom, rebellion and hope for a new generation.

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