Musical Theatre
Romy Glass (centre) as Daisy in Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!
April 9, 2025, 2:06 pm
Daisy joins Peppa for a fun day out
Musical theatre actress Romy Glass returns to Australia to play Daisy in Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out LIVE! after performing at Universal Studios Singapore. Glass spoke to The AJN about her journey so far.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Anthony Warlow.
March 13, 2025, 9:14 am
Warlow takes on Warbucks once again
Annie is set to take the Sydney stage with Anthony Warlow playing the tough but tender-hearted Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks for the third time on Aussie shores.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: Daniel Boud
March 11, 2025, 8:34 am
Thrilling Sydney, one moonwalk at a time
MJ The Musical opened in Sydney over the weekend, and while it glosses over a lot of the controversy surrounding the King of Pop, it's most definitely a fun night out.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Shubshri Kandiah and Brendan Xavier in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Photo: Disney
September 16, 2024, 9:54 am
Jewish actor Rubin Matters to understudy leads in Beauty and the Beast
Based on the much-loved 1991 animated Disney film, the story of how book-loving Belle fell in love with a cursed Beast features an all-Australian cast.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Frozen: A Musical Spectacular is being staged on Disney Cruise Line's ship Disney Wonder.
November 8, 2023, 6:59 am
Broadway-style shows at sea
Seven Seas Explorer, a Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship, is staging Paradis, a musical set around the extravagant Paris nightlife featuring stunning costumes and energetic choreography.
By Danny Gocs
October 23, 2023, 5:49 pm
Full marks for Saltpillar’s Spelling Bee
The AJN reviews Saltpillar Theatre’s production of the high-stakes musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
By Danny Gocs
The Australian cast of You Don't Have to Be Jewish.
September 18, 2023, 11:47 am
You Don’t Have to be Jewish staged in Sydney
“It portrays the mundane of life with humour. There’s not a swear word in it, it’s clean, it’s loaded with irony, it’s loaded with pathos as well. Yet it’s still hysterical.”
By Jessica Abelsohn
The Broadway production cast of Broadway. Photo: Joan Marcus
August 17, 2023, 9:56 am
From one Emerald City to another
The Wicked Witch of the West wasn't always wicked. So, who exactly was she? And how did she know Glinda the Good Witch? Well, that's the story of Wicked. Long before Dorothy arrived in Oz, there was a special friendship between two young girls.The AJN spoke to composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about the production.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Joshua Balbin stars as Tevye the milkman in MLOC’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Alex Theatre, St Kilda. Photo: Suzanne Martin
August 7, 2023, 2:06 pm
The tradition continues in Fiddler on the Roof
The classic musical Fiddler on the Roof returns to the Melbourne stage for a short season in an amateur production which shows plenty of class.
By Danny Gocs
Romi Kupfer. Photos: Pia Johnson
August 3, 2023, 12:30 pm
COJA reaches out to young creatives
The program is designed to meet the need, skills and interests of all members of the collective. It will focus on providing agency, skills and a platform to be recognised within the creative Jewish community.
By Carol Saffer
July 31, 2023, 7:02 am
Rock & roll all night
All-abilities Jewish theatre group Stars and the Moon provides artistic outlets for those with and without disabilities. Jessica Abelsohn spoke to the team about their latest production, School of Rock.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The cast of Teenage Dick. Photo: Andrea Magpulong
July 12, 2023, 6:40 am
Modern adaptation of Richard III
In the production, Dick has cerebral palsy, and while some theatres were weary of producing a play that doesn’t necessarily show disability in the best light, Graham said it’s important to portray this...
By AJN STAFF
Aaron Robuck and Montana Sharp as Leo and Lucille Frank.
July 10, 2023, 7:21 am
Aaron Robuck brings Leo Frank to the stage
The production will showcase two Jewish actors in the lead roles, including Aaron Robuck – who will bring his experience of growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, to the role – and Montana Sharp as Lucille.
By Hannah Schauder
UK tour of Miss Saigon. Photo: Johan Persson
July 3, 2023, 6:00 am
Where heartache and hope intertwine
Miss Saigon has been captivating audiences since it first premiered in 1989. A haunting story with a magical musical score, it's once again set to transport audiences to Vietnam with a new production premiering at Sydney Opera House. Jessica Abelsohn looks at the musical's journey.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Adrian and Sarah playing Tevye and Golde in ACR Theatre's production of Fiddler in 2017
July 2, 2023, 7:02 am
A fiddler on the stage
It's a classic story, steeped in tradition yet portraying an evolution of culture. A tale of empowerment, transformation and ultimately family. And for Adrian Glaubert and Sarah Cossey-Glaubert, it's about time that the Jewish people of Melbourne had their own, home-grown and authentically Yiddishkeit production.
By Jessica Abelsohn
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