Music
August 12, 2026, 1:35 pm
Exploring mourning, inheritance and family
After the Flood reimagines the biblical story of Noah and the Flood through a family confronting a world that can no longer be recovered. 
By AJN STAFF
Alon Ohel. Photo: Instagram @ujafederation
August 5, 2026, 6:05 pm
Former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel to play in Aus
Former hostage Alon Ohel will be visiting Australia to make a musical appearance at the JNF Annual Campaign events, to express his gratitude to the Australian Jewish community.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Eleanor Lyons. Photo: Live Photography
August 4, 2026, 10:11 am
The courage to be sincere
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin speaks powerfully to modern audiences, breaking down walls and showing how vulnerability can be a positive thing.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Serse, Landestheater Detmold 2023. Photo: Matthias Jung
August 3, 2026, 3:05 pm
Opera’s TikTok moment
Maayan Licht is making Gen Z fall in love with 300-year-old music, with TikTok videos have been watched more than 100 million times.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Eugene Onegin production. Photo: Neil Harrison
July 29, 2026, 12:58 pm
The courage to be sincere
Eleanor Lyons says Tchaikovsky's heroine taught her that vulnerability is not weakness, and that sincerity takes more courage than detachment ever will.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Shai Abramson. Photo: Guy Yechiely
July 29, 2026, 7:44 am
Shai Abramson back by popular demand
Shai Abramson is coming back to Australia, performing for the community in a show of solidarity, unity and strength.
By AJN STAFF
Culture Club lead singer Boy George performs on stage at a November 7, 2017 concert in Tel Aviv. Photo: Times of Israel
July 28, 2026, 9:29 am
Boy George drops pro-Israel anthem and the internet has feelings
Culture Club icon, Boy George, has released We Will Dance Again, a show of solidarity with the Jewish people. He posted it straight to social media with a single word: #Shalom.
By Jessica Abelsohn
December 14th, Bondi by Estelle Rozinski. Photo: supplied
July 20, 2026, 11:43 am
Finding healing in a silent prayer
A new edition of Amidah – A Silent Prayer weaves music, comedy and visual art into a powerful creative response to October 7 and its aftermath.
By Jessica Abelsohn
A “Just Married” sign is displayed on Madison Square Garden during the wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Photo: AP/Ryan Murphy
July 6, 2026, 1:02 pm
The wedding singer turned celebrant
Of all the people Taylor Swift could have chosen to officiate her wedding, nobody had Adam Sandler on their bingo card. But here we are.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Will Swenson performing as Neil Diamond on Broadway
July 2, 2026, 2:51 pm
Sparkling like a Diamond
Will Swenson grew up singing Neil Diamond songs to impress girls. Now he's bringing the sequins to Australia. Jessica Abeslohn spoke to the Broadway star about A Beautiful Noise.
By Jessica Abelsohn
From left: Frank Sinatra, Ruth Lowe and Tommy Dorsey. Photo: Tommy Sandler/Kveller
June 26, 2026, 9:22 am
The Jewish mum behind Sinatra’s first big hit
The woman behind Frank Sinatra's first big hit was Ruth Lowe, a songwriter whose own heartbreak inspired the lyrics.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: Robert Trachtenberg
June 25, 2026, 9:51 am
Showbiz shaped by humour
A Tony winner and seven-time Oscar nominee, Marc Shaiman recounts collaborations with Bette Midler and Rob Reiner, and the musical liberties he took at his bar mitzvah.
By STEPHEN SILVER
Clive Davis. Photo: Instagram
June 24, 2026, 9:56 am
Mourning Clive Davis, the Jewish boy from Brooklyn
He signed Springsteen at 22, discovered Whitney Houston in a nightclub and changed music forever. Clive Davis, the mogul with the golden ear, has died aged 94.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The Sydney cast of Hair. Photo: Daniel Boud
June 23, 2026, 11:47 am
Sydney lets the sun shine in
A psychedelic teddy bear, a tribe and a soundtrack that never gets old. Musical theatre actor, Maxwell Simon chats to The AJN about Hair’s ongoing success.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Franceska Mann. Photo: Van-Dyck Photographic Studio/Public Domain
June 19, 2026, 11:00 am
The ballerina who fought back at Auschwitz
Franceska Mann's act has since been recognised as one of the most remarkable individual acts of resistance during the Holocaust.
By AJN STAFF
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