Hamilton the Musical Trailer. Video / Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lydia Jenkin's week of TV, movies, music and more.

First a TV show, then albums, now it's 3D concert movie. Des Sampson reports on Glee's latest excursion

Casting director Robert Urlich says he truly understood the extent to which Glee had become a cultural phenomenon when poring over about 40,000 applications he received from Gleeks looking to star on The Glee Project.

The world's biggest rock'n'roll musical is finally heading to New Zealand - and oh, what a night it will be when Jersey Boys opens at the Civic in April next year.

The sequel to Phantom of the Opera has hit Australia and it is a treat for the ears and eyes of Lloyd Webber fans.

Steve Wrigley is a one-man musical master in his latest comedic venture. Jacqueline Smith talks to him about the story behind Kevin.

An extra who featured regularly on hit TV show Glee has been fired after leaking plot details about an upcoming episode on her Twitter account.

When it comes to celebrating the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, who better to sing his praises - and a number of his fabulous songs - than New Zealander Delia Hannah whose star has soared thanks to his shows?

Established in 1947, the Holland Festival is a trendsetting international performing arts festival.

A multimillion-dollar stage adaptation of Spider-Man has been plagued by broken limbs, stage collapses and walkouts. Critics have branded it a joke. But even before it's opened it's already breaking box-office records.

Rating: 2.5/5. Verdict: Life is a cabaret, but this sure isn't

There are many events on offer, Auckland-wide, to have you feeling festive.

The Auckland Theatre Company marks the end of the year in a tent, with decadence, desperation and Hitler's thugs waiting in the wings.

A quick word with Richard O'Brien, creator of the Rocky Horror Show. He also played Riff Raff back in the day, and the character has become a perennial favourite at dress-up and Halloween parties.

Around 100 people spontaneously broke into dance as part of a flash mob at Botany Town Centre yesterday, surprising shoppers.

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

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

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 Mary Poppins, 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.