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TINA: The Tina Turner Musical Review

It was incredibly refreshing and gratifying to see a predominantly BIPOC cast take over and own the stage, especially when Australia’s musical theatre scene is so overwhelmingly white. Musicals that have played in Sydney such as Hamilton and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, pave the way and give hope for more culturally diverse talents gracing Australia’s live stages in the present and near future.

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A great show from (almost) every angle

Photo by Dan Allen Sydney University Musical Society’s (MUSE) latest offering, directed by Hayden Tonazzi, did justice to its rendition of Peter Rutherford’s “The Hatpin”. As a musical based on the nineteenth century life of Amber Murray, the performance navigated the damning impact of misogyny on a woman who was forced to give her illegitimate…