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Experience the Magic Duo of Luke Blaze and Jay Cristo, in their critically acclaimed five-star show 'SAINT' as part of the 2024 Melbourne Magic Festival on July 9 and 10 at the Arrow on Swanston, Carlton.

The Butterfly Club presents LATE TO MY OWN PARTY, a production by Quiet Roar, this June. 

Following the news of her highly anticipated third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Billie Eilish has announced Australian arena dates for her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR. Starting in North America in September 2024, Eilish will embark on an Australian leg in February 2025, ahead of her European, U.K., and Ireland arena shows. See full details here!

An all new first look photo has been released of Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl in Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment's production of Sunset Boulevard. Performances begin in Melbourne on 21 May.

Antipodes Theatre Company has announced the Lead Artists and projects participating in the fifth Winter Lab, an annual accelerator for bold work and new ideas, taking place 1 - 13 July, 2024 in Melbourne.

CIRQUE BON BON will arrive in Melbourne this July.  Performances run 11-13 July.

If you grew up in Australia at the turn of the century watching Hey Hey It’s Saturday and The Footy Show then you would remember the hilarious creations of Andrew Fyfe, Artist and Cartoonist.

Rehearsals are underway for Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Odd Couple which will open at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 18 May and the Theatre Royal Sydney from 27 June. Due to huge demand, extra Melbourne performances have been scheduled up until 23 June, on presale now and on sale from tomorrow.

Meet the stars of Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment's production of Sunset Boulevard! Go inside the rehearsal room with superstar Sarah Brightman, who stars as Norma Desmond, with Tim Draxl as Joe Gillis. See the pair unpack their onstage dynamic in the new video here!

The quirky and uplifting musical, Elegies – A Song Cycle by William Finn is coming to fortyfivedownstairs Melbourne. It will be the first presentation of the new company, Clovelly Fox Productions.  This poignant new production, directed by the award-winning Tyran Parke, will be the first chance for Australia to see this show in a decade.

Quartz Music will present Unveiled: Icons of Cinema with Patrick Savage, Australian-born virtuoso violinist and film composer and acclaimed pianist Konrad Olszewski.

Emma Mary Hall’s World Problems is a bid for change, reminding us all of the responsibility we have to Planet Earth. Seamlessly merging intimate reflections with a world spanning perspective, World Problems will begin previews on 3 May, followed by a regional tour from 28 May to 7 June, calling at Mt Helen, Mildura, Bendigo, Drysdale, and Traralgon.

Rainbow Chan is an award-winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist. This May, she will make her Arts House debut with The Bridal Lament.

Internationally loved comedian and actor Rob Schneider returns to Australia in June with a brand-new show for three special shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

The countdown is on for Sydney Theatre Company’s first performance of RBG: Of Many, One at Arts Centre Melbourne, next Thursday 25th April.

Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of the most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from August and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November.

 Independent music and arts festival SLEEPLESS FESTIVAL is set to take over Melbourne’s inner west this May with a vibrant showcase of music, performance and art and installation. 

Outer Urban Projects will bring its critically acclaimed theatre work, The Audition, on a Melbourne-metro tour to La Mama Courthouse, Bunjil Place and Bowery Theatre in May and June 2024.

Wicked has been playing to ecstatic full houses at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre since it opened on 2 March. Due to demand, new performances  for WICKED have been released for sale up until 28 July, with presales beginning today and general public tickets from 12 April.

In a celebration of two iconic musical legends, Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell join forces with John Foreman and the Australian Pops Orchestra to present a spectacular concert featuring the timeless hits of Elton John and George Michael.

TodayTix has announced a $45 digital Lottery for the highly successful season of the beloved musical, WICKED, in Melbourne. After opening at Melbourne's Regent Theatre on 2 March following the smash hit Sydney season.

Kendall Feaver’s illuminating portrait of a mother-daughter relationship, The Almighty Sometimes, will be staged at Southbank Theatre beginning previews on 15 April. With biting humour and fierce honesty this coming-of-age story explores the perils of adolescence and growing up with mental illness. 

After selling out across New Zealand, Joana Joy: STANDING STILL will make its MICF24 debut at Tasma Terrace. In a desperate move to “do” less and “be” more, seasoned comic, ex-professional dancer, and cabaret dynamo Joana Joy (Banana Jolie), performs witty, vibrant, chortle-inducing comedy EXCEPT when the audience presses play on a song - to which she must dance.

Actress, singer and writer Sarah Bartolo is bringing her first solo stand up show Daddy Issues to the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival!

The reach of Castro's Children is universal, and Music Theatre Melbourne is staging its world premiere from July 5 to 13 at Gasworks, Albert Park, Melbourne.