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The message from Melbourne is racial tolerance, writes Megan Anderson.

<p><b>TimeOut sent Jacqueline Smith to join the chorus line of classic musical 42nd Street and she lived to tell the story...</b></p>

Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien has been granted New Zealand residency and now hopes to have his citizenship application fast-tracked.

The musical city of Melbourne seems an appropriate setting for a stage production of <i>Mary Poppins</i>, writes Megan Anderson.

A faithful recreation of the hit 70s musical aims to please, writes Jacqueline Smith

After decades and decades and billions and billions of dollars it turns out about a million New Zealanders don't have the numeracy and literacy skills to make a living or make a go of life.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

<i>Timeout</i> catches up with Trekkie Monster from puppet show-meets-theatre musical <i>Avenue Q</i>.

Cash-strapped New Zealand high schools can no longer afford to put on annual musicals, citing fees - up to $7000 to perform hit Broadway shows.

It was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that <i>Rent</i> came to life.

There's a new musical coming to town and it sounds like it's <i>Sesame Street</i> crossed with Peter Jackson's sordid black comedy <i>Meet the Feebles</i>.

Director Rob Marshall, who was behind the Oscar-winning musical <i>Chicago</i>, knows how to recreate big, bold musical numbers of energetic choreography, glitz and glamour.

Spanish star Penelope Cruz has her own double feature this awards season with a new Pedro Almodovar film and a singing and dancing role in the Hollywood musical Nine.

<i>Monty Python</i> comic John Cleese reveals plans to turn comedy caper <i>A Fish Called Wanda</i> into a musical.