386 stories by "Simon Parris"
Perhaps it is the same everywhere, but The Sound of Music seems to have always held a special place in the hearts of Melbourne theatregoers. This polished production is set to continue the l…
A superb company of singers and a gleaming black and white staging bring an air of polished perfection to this Melbourne season of rarely-seem Verdi opera Luisa Miller.
We may not have needed another revival of Singin' in the Rain, but slick, glossy, intelligent productions of this scale are always a welcome sight.
A bevy of young and exciting talents whip the crowd into a frenzy in the welcome Melbourne premiere season of Heathers the Musical.
The cult musical with the addictive mainstream score, Little Shop of Horrors is given as ingenious and well cast a production as fans could possibly to hope to see.
While the majority of commercial producers churn out safe revivals, the presentation of a challenging Victorian premiere falls, once again, to the independent theatre sector. Geelong-based c…
Bizet's charming score has made The Pearlfishers a bit of an Australian favourite, but even the carefully considered direction of Michael Gow is not quite enough to sharpen the ill-conceived…
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Evergreen world favourite La Bohème is always a popular choice, and when enhanced by the performances of such glorious singers it is easy to appreciate its enduring appeal.
The incredible lead performance from Luigi Lucente is just one reason to catch Pursued by Bear's all too brief season of tick, tick…Boom!.
Now in its fifth year, Opera Australia would seem to have perfected the presentation of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour as a Major Event. This year's offering, Turandot, is intelligent, lavish…
What a difference a director makes. With the evolution of new musicals still not fully supported in Australia, CROSSxROADS stands well ahead of recent entries due to the simple act of engagi…
Showcasing the stunning talents of leading lady Jessica Pratt, Victorian Opera presents a highly traditional new staging of Donizetti's classic bloodbath Lucia di Lammermoor.
Handsomely produced, Tuck Everlasting is family-friendly fare of the gentle, old-fashioned variety.
New crowd pleaser Disaster! on Broadway is the very definition of a guilty pleasure " it's trashy, garish and obvious but you dare not look away for a moment lest you miss the next camptasti…
Destined to be a Broadway smash hit, Waitress is just about the most fun an adult audience can have at the theatre.
Little remains to be said about the success of Broadway mega-smash hit Hamilton, but does it hold up when viewed under the weight of extraordinarily high expectations?
To have Jennifer Hudson on the Broadway stage is miracle enough, but the additional presence of human dynamo Cynthia Erivo in the lead role is the one-two punch that makes this show a knocko…
Roundabout Theatre Company marks their 50th year with a superbly realised new revival of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Long Day's Journey Into Night, a true classic of the Ame…
Andrew Lloyd Webber is back on top with School of Rock the Musical, a bona fide Broadway hit, which will soon be hitting the West End.
Given the success of the novel and film on which it is based, American Psycho the Musical should be a tense and amusing satire thriller, so the limp, unaffecting result is a disappointment.
In a splendidly sung and acted performance, revered historical musical 1776 is given the Hamilton multi-racial casting treatment at New York City Center Encores!.
Cort Theatre, New York: Refreshingly different and entirely unpretentious, Bright Star has an original story, an authentic Southern sound and a cohesive blend of creative elements.
Utterly charming and splendidly cast, Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of She Loves Me exemplifies the very reason music theatre fans flock to Broadway.
The bel canto pleasure of L'Elisir d'Amore is significantly enhanced by electric chemistry between its romantic leads. Having opened the Met's 2012 season, this new production of L'Elisir d'…
