Where Lestat (2005) killed off the vampire musical, TV’s Lestat is resurrecting it.
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The Deb is an enjoyable Australian comedy with characteristically crude humour. It’s a shame it’s not as good a musical as it is a comedy.
On his journey to find home he must overcome all sorts of evil.
Hawke’s elegiac performance is worth the price of admission alone – but don’t expect historical accuracy.
The enduring legacy of the 1925 film – with Lon Chaney as a villainous Phantom – is complicated by its tangled release history and multiple versions.
The muses must spend the whole evening on costume changes, appearing in a series of fabulous frocks, each more spectacular than the last.
With their new show Happiness, Kip Chapman and Luke Di Somma have created a welcome New Zealand answer to the backstage musical TV show.
Even before the lead actress’s racist tweets were unearthed, the film was sagging under the weight of the director’s flippant approach to Mexican language and culture.
As a huge fan of the musical, and a researcher in disability studies, I was interested to see if this casting decision represented a change in attitude towards the character.
From great casting to thoughtful design and narrative, Wicked gets it right.
It wasn’t the only crimson-coloured attraction to open in Paris in 1889. Now, 135 years later, it has not lost its appeal.
Van Badham and Richard Wise have created a stunning two-hander about an ultimate first-date disaster, and finding connection despite differences.
Eddie Redmayne’s jagged performance embodies the extreme rupture between Weimar and Nazi culture.
There is a stark contrast in box office figures between musical films that market themselves as ‘musicals’ and those that don’t.
Big classic romcoms feature alongside some rather more unexpected entries in our special Valentine’s movie list.
This adaption of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel is an emotional yet joyful exploration of black womanhood in the early 20th century South.
It’s a little too dark for small children and not funny enough.
The musical has become a singalong sensation harking back to a day when cinema was more of a communal experience.
There is a long history of musicals in Australia, popular with audiences since the 1930s.
This new comedic musical is not just a dramatisation of the events of 1975, it is also an attempt to understand our maddening political culture.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD graduate, History of Musicals, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Head of Music and Media and Associate Professor in Music; School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries, University of Surrey
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Professor of Greek Culture, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Creative and Performing Arts, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Musicology, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, History, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sustainable Practice, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor in American Literature, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in English and Writing (children's literature), University of New England
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Associate Lecturer - Theatre, CQUniversity Australia
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Professor of Drama and Film Education, Anglia Ruskin University
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Reader, Regent's University London