This year saw a bump in our live show attendances, thanks to our 6-week European holiday in May-June during which we indulged in 16 shows while visiting a few cities. It was a decent haul of around 70 live performances overall, despite the conscious tightening of our belt due to inflationary and economic considerations.
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Our review of the latest revival of Sunset Boulevard presented by Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment at the Joan Sutherland Theatre. With controversial (mis)casting of Sarah Brightman as Norma Desmond, we opted to see the alternate Sophie Paladino in role instead.
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Movie: Dear Evan Hansen
Released: September 2021
The conversion of successful stage musicals and plays into films has been a long-standing tradition with Hollywood, accounting for dozens of Best Picture Oscar winners over its history.
However, there has been a recent spate of controversial and disastrous efforts such as Cats, Rent, The Prom and the latest casualty, Dear Evan Hansen (DEH).
Following its recent release worldwide (on 23 September 2021), both critics and audiences have absolutely hated the movie.