Dionne Christian talks to the man who put the music and lyrics into Matilda the Musical.

If La La Land wasn't quite enough of a musical for you, there's good news in store.

High-energy production captures the boundless optimism of the era.

Tuesday's Academy Awards announcement netted the musical 14 nominations.

For Westport teenager Stanley Reedy, performing in the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Billy Elliot was just the start of his acting career.

This successful, uber-stylish nightclub musical from Wellington's Tawata Productions feels like a dreamy album-length live music video.

A group of tipsy women disrupted a performance of hit Aussie musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert this week.

The latest Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus has a global passenger list, writes Stephen Jewell.

Jodie Dorday talks about how a call out of the blue saw her abandoning life in Indonesia for the Auckland theatre.

Home and Away actor Ray Meagher says he's counting the days until he reprises his role as Bob the mechanic in the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Ariana Grande will fulfil a life-long dream of playing Penny Pingleton in a "Hairspray" television series.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning a musical based on the love match between Seretse Khama, who became Botswana's first President, and Ruth Williams, a white English woman.

The stage musical of the 1983 dance film takes itself too seriously.

He debuted a new band and a new album at the South by Southwest music conference with a brace of songs that he's framing as his last hurrah.

Fine lead performances in revival of clasic Lloyd Webber musical help make local production a huge achievement.

This production, like a couple of other traditional-style Auckland Theatre Company shows this year, falls rather flat - and it's not just the off-key singing.

One of our finest acting and directing talents turns his attention to the classic musical Guys and Dolls. By Dionne Christian

With Cats returning to Auckland, Eli Orzessek takes a wander down memory lane and talks to one of the stars of the show.

The 1995 iconic cult teen movie - which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next month - is being brought to the Broadway stage by the director of the original movie.

In 1973 the gender-bending musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show pushed the boundaries of good taste - now it is still being staged across the world.

In reimagining Jesus and the Apostles as a rock band, director Oliver Driver delivers a hot mess; it's sometimes excellent, writes Janet McAllister.

This bright, feel-good musical left us so happy that we were possibly high on hairspray fumes, writes Janet McAllister.

Many will remember Russell Dixon as TV3’s affable, clean-cut weather presenter from the mid-2000s who dabbled in theatre.

Cats movie could be coming. Andrew Lloyd Webber is eyeing a movie adaptation of his musical Cats after confirming the show will return to London’s West End later this year.

In an age of diminished expectations Annie offers an unabashed celebration of the irrepressible optimism that fuels the American Dream.

Claire McCall talks to an Auckland teen about her starring role as orphan Annie.