Musical Theatre & Cabaret
Upcoming shows, acts and performances.
2 Apr – 3 May 2026
The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon returns on its 40th anniversary to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in a critically acclaimed spectacular.
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How RENT pays its dues to La Bohème
In his ode to tumultuous love, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare placed these lines in the mouth of the impulsive young Romeo: "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purg’d, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vex’d, a sea nourish’d with loving tears." Capturing hot youthful lust transformed into an all-consuming blaze, then cruelly extinguished, the lines are all the more meaningful given Romeo isn’t talking about Juliet. In Act 1, Scene 1, he’s still crushing on her cuz, Rosaline.
Love List: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sunset Boulevard star Ashleigh Rubenach picks her favourite songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a titan of musical theatre. Listen now - don't fight the music of the night - for her picks from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita and more.
Highlights from Boublil & Schönberg’s Do You Hear The People Sing?
Through decades of collaboration, lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have graced world stages with timeless classics such as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, La Révolution Française, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen.
