Category: Tony Sheldon

MICHAEL CASSEL GROUP and NULLARBOR PRODUCTIONS in association with MGM STAGE present PRISCILLA Queen of the Desert. Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, based on the latent Image/Specific Films, at the Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, Sydney. PRISCILLA – Queen of the Desert – The Musical is now at the Capitol Theatre on a 10th Anniversary return run – last time at the Lyric Theatre. Since that beginning says Simon Phillips, the Director: Our own bus has done a macrocosmic version of the road trip. PRISCILLA is the first Australian musical to conquer the two biggest showbiz smokes, Broadway and the…

Photo by Michael Francis Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre’s Production of MAN OF LA MANCHA. A Musical Drama by Dale Wasserman. Music by Mitch Leigh. Lyrics by Joe Darion. At the Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre. February 25 – March 21, 2015. Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre company, apparently – and this production re-enforces such an observation – the most consistent producer of musical theatre in Sydney, at the moment, have now created a revival of the 1965, Tony Award winning Musical Drama (not Comedy), MAN OF LA MANCHA – it was the recipient of 5 Tony Awards. It is very well done.…

Photo by Kurt Sneddon James Anthony productions and George Youakim in association with Youakim Investments presents DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Book by Jeffrey Lane. Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck at the Theatre Royal, King St. Sydney. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is the best production of a musical that I have seen in Sydney for a very long time. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUDRELS is a kind of ‘buddy-grifter-screwball’ comedy with music. The Book by Jeffery Lane, based on the 1988 film written by Dale Lauder and Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning – starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin – is a preposterous confection…