Capitol Theatre Sydney Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Stephanie McNamara, Anthony Warlow and ensemble in 'Annie'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

‘Annie the Musical’: Making the sun come out

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.3 April 2025. The sun came out in Sydney last night as Annie the Musical opened at the Capitol Theatre,...

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Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ to open in Sydney in 2026

Disney Theatrical Group has announced Disney’s The Lion King, the world’s #1 musical, will return to Australia, premiering in Sydney in April...

'Sister Act' at the Capitol Theatre. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Sister Act’: A groovy family friendly show

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.11 September 2024. The most heavenly of musicals Sister Act has hit the Sydney stage this spring. Based on the 1992...

Lucy Maunder, Anthony Warlow and ensemble in 'CHICAGO'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Dance News Australia

‘CHICAGO’ makes its last stops in Australia

The musical phenomenon CHICAGO has finished its run at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and has its final stops in Australia – Adelaide and...

Siena Elchaar as Annie in the 2012 production. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘Annie’ returns to Australia

The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, joyous and inspiring...

Cell Block Tango in 'Chicago'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Chicago’ in Sydney: In the hands of fresh performers

Capital Theatre, Sydney.13 June 2024. Chicago opened to standing ovation in Capitol Theatre Sydney this week. This iconic musical, written by John Kander...

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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ to premiere in Australia

Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of five Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally...

The cast of 'Grease The Musical'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Grease The Musical’ at the Capitol Theatre is a nostalgic journey, with a reinvented image!

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.2 April 2024. The Capitol Theatre in Sydney became a portal to the vibrant era of the late 1950s as...

The Australian Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland©'. Photo by Kate Longley.

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Australian Ballet transports us in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.20 February 2024. Down the enchanting rabbit hole of creativity, The Australian Ballet’s whimsical production of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures...

The Australian Ballet in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. Photo by Kate Longley.

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‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ returns to The Australian Ballet

The Australian Ballet’s must-see production of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland© returns to take audiences back down the rabbit hole in 2024....

Shubshri Kandiah and Brendan Xavier in Disney's 'Beauty and The Beast the Musical'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Tale as old as time: ‘Beauty and the Beast the Musical’ opening night

Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 22 June 2023. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast the Musical premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on the evening of Thursday 22nd of...

Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Shaq Taylor as Beast in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'. Photo by Johan Persson, courtesy of Disney.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ reimagined: In conversation with director and choreographer Matt West

It is with deepest pride, and greatest pleasure that we introduce to you Matt West, director and choreographer of Beauty and the...

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‘You better shape up’: ‘GREASE’ to return to Australia from January 2024

You better shape up Australia because a brand-new production of the number-one party musical GREASE the Musical is set to debut as Melbourne’s...

Rohan Browne, Jayde Westaby and Gareth Jacobs in 'Beauty and the Beast'.

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Disney announces the full Australian cast of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

The Walt Disney Company is thrilled to announce the full cast of Beauty and the Beast, including the roles of Lumiere, Cogsworth...

Euan Fistrovic Doidge, Paulini and ensemble in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’: Can’t help but leave with a smile

Capitol Theatre, Sydney.17 February 2023. Almost half a century after its original performance as a short school production in West London 1968,...

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Events

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ opens in Sydney

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s dazzling new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat arrives in Sydney this month! Following the overwhelming...

The cast of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.

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Cast is announced for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

Ahead of rehearsals commencing next month, Tim Lawson, in association with Michael Harrison and The Really Useful Group, are delighted to announce the adult ensemble cast for the...