Melbourne Theatre Company is getting quite the reputation for putting on the odd “small” musical each season. Last year was The Drowsy Chaperone with Geoffrey Rush, and this year they took on the surprise New York hit, Next To Normal. Directed and musically directed by playwriter/composer team Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank (who wrote the … See the full post
From one Doctor to another. As luck would have it, Nico and I scored free tickets (courtesy of Malthouse Theatre) to see the National Theatre’s filmed production of Frankenstein at Cinema Nova the very night after we bumped it in favour of Dr. Zhivago: The Musical. As the production was filmed twice with Sherlock‘s Benedict … See the full post
Shirking Frankenstein for another night, we grabbed some tickets to the first preview of Dr. Zhivago at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre. Clearly built as a vehicle for Anthony Warlow (as Zhivago), he spends much of his time during the night on stage and dominating the score, as well he should. His voice was impeccable, and … See the full post
