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    'The Rocky Horror Show' Is Beaming Its Current Sydney Season Live Into Cinemas for One Night Only

    The new Jason Donovan- and Myf Warhurst-starring 'Rocky Horror' stage show is broadcasting live to big screens around the country to celebrate the hit production's 50th anniversary.

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Coming to Brisbane to Be in the Room Where a 'Hamilton' Fan Event Happens

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    Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre Is Turning Gothic Horror Masterpiece 'Nosferatu' Into a Stage Drama

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    'Madagascar the Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Around Australia This Summer

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    Don't Throw Away Your Shot: 'Hamilton' Will Finish Its Australian Run in 2023

    The Broadway sensation has been touring Down Under since 2021, but it'll farewell Australia for New Zealand after its Brisbane 2023 season.

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    Here We Go Again: 'MAMMA MIA! The Musical' Is Returning to Australia in 2023

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    Cirque du Soleil Is Bringing Its First-Ever Show on Ice Down Under in 2023

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    Let's Do the Time Warp Again: 'The Rocky Horror Show' Is Touring Australian Stages in 2023

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    Dylan Moran Is Bringing His Latest Comedy Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2023

    The 'Black Books' star will tour Down Under the country for two months between April and May.

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    The Tony Award-Winning Version of 'A Christmas Carol' Is Heading Down Under This Festive Season

    David Wenham will play Scrooge in this Broadway and West End hit, which'll enjoy its Australian premiere season in Melbourne from November.

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    Be Our Guest: Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Musical Is Coming to Australia in 2023

    The Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage hit has been reimagined and redesigned, and will enjoy its Australian premiere at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.

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    Simply the Best: 'Tina — The Tina Turner Musical' Is Finally Coming Down Under in 2023

    Filled with the singer's hits, the show will enjoy its Australian-premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney from next May.

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    The NPR humorist and bestselling author is bringing his 'An Evening with David Sedaris' shows back Down Under.

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    The New Hit West End Version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' Is Coming Down Under

    Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical will premiere in Melbourne in November 2022, before heading to Sydney in February 2023.

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    'Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical' Is Bringing Its Song-Filled Upside Down Satire Down Under

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    The sixth-season winner is bringing her latest comedy show 'Unsanitized!' to nine cities cities across Australia and New Zealand.

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    'Back to the Future: The Musical' Was Just Named the UK's Best New Show So Let's Hope It Zips Down Under

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    Today Tix's $10 'Hamilton' Lottery Is Coming to Melbourne So You Can See the Hit Musical for Cheap

    Don't throw away your shot to see the most talked-about theatre production of the past decade without breaking the bank.

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    Tickets Are Now on Sale for the New, Condensed Version of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

    The Princess Theatre will show the reimagined version which is a lot shorter (at three-and-a-half hours) but just as magical.

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    'Looking for Alibrandi' Is the Latest Aussie Classic That's Making the Leap to the Stage

    Melina Marchetta's beloved 1992 book has already been adapted into a movie, and now a stage version is heading to Belvoir and Malthouse.

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    This song-filled satirical stage version of the hit 90s sitcom will be there for Australian fans in 2022.

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    The Broadway production was meant to debut locally in 2021, but it'll now bring its glass slippers to both Sydney and Melbourne next year.

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    'Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical' Is Finally Coming to Australia in 2022

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    'Anna Karenina' and 'Romeo and Juliet' Lead the Australian Ballet's Dazzling 2022 Lineup

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    Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical 'An American in Paris' Is Coming to Australia in 2022

    Based on the classic 1951 film of the same name, it'll start its Aussie run in Brisbane, before heading to Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

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    Acclaimed Bob Dylan Musical 'Girl From the North Country' Is Coming to Australia in 2022

    Featuring music and lyrics by the iconic folk singer, the hit West End and Broadway production will make its Aussie debut at the 2022 Sydney Festival.

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