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Still offensive, still selling: How does The Book of Mormon stay relevant?
The updated version of the show returns to Melbourne, after setting a record in 2015 for the longest-running musical in the city’s history.
- byCassidy Knowlton
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Opera House actor calls out audience members for ‘touching’ performers
One of the stars of Calamity Jane has taken to social media to say cast members are feeling unsafe after they were allegedly groped by patrons.
- byNick Galvin
They wanted a new kind of musical. Its success had nothing to do with luck
Vidya Makan and Sonya Suares struggled to find a place on Australian stages. So they made their own.
- byJohn Bailey
‘We don’t need to do this’: The vow made by the creators of the Back to the Future musical
The prospect of upsetting rabid fans played heavily on the minds of the film’s co-creators and co-writers – so they agreed on one key act.
- byJames Jennings
No day but today: Why Rent still resonates
The director and stars of a new production at the Sydney Opera House discuss the Jonathan Larson musical’s legacy.
- byCassidy Knowlton