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Final Tickets For Sydney Season Of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical Released

22/09/2026 Breaking News

Feature-A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL

Producers Paul Dainty AO and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio are thrilled to announce the final release of tickets for the smash-hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL. Due to overwhelming demand, the season has been extended by five weeks through to Sunday 14 February 2027, with ticket presales commencing today and tickets to the general public going on sale Friday 25 September from ticketmaster.com.au.

The musical is currently playing at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre and has received extraordinary praise from critics and audiences alike.

“Full of spectacle and humour, emotion and nostalgia, and of course, the music.” – The Age
“An abundance of rich, memorable songs, and energy to burn.” – The Guardian
“A Brilliant Show” – The Today Show (Richard Wilkins)
“This is a dazzling blockbuster of a show that honours the singer-songwriter’s career and legacy.” – Time Out
“A thrilling, nostalgic and deeply moving celebration of the man behind the music.” – Stage Whispers

The Australian cast of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is led by Broadway star Will Swenson in the titular role Neil Diamond – Then, bringing his acclaimed, award-winning performance to Australia for the very first time. Joining Swenson is an exceptional company of Australian talent, featuring principal cast members Terence Crawford (Neil Diamond – Now), Ashleigh Rubenach (Marcia Murphey), Monica Sayers (Doctor), Alana Tranter (Jaye Posner), Tim Wright (Fred Weintraub / Tommy O’Rourke), Paul Hanlon (Bert Berns / Kieve Diamond), Hannah Fredericksen (Ellie Greenwich / Rose Diamond), with Rob Mallett (Standby Neil Diamond – Then), and Mark Owen Taylor (Standby Neil Diamond – Now, Fred Weintraub / Tommy O’Rourke, Bert Berns / Kieve Diamond).

Rounding out the company as “The Beautiful Noise” ensemble are Katrina Bickerton, Cameron Davey, Paul Leandre Escorrido, Matt Hourigan, Alana Iannace, Jerome Javier (Swing), Joshua Kobeck, Etuate Lutui (Shilo soloist), Anna Mallows (Swing), Jordan Malone, James Maxfield (Swing), Isabella Roberts, Sophie Tzioumis, Emma Wilby (Swing), and Erica Wild (Swing).

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 140 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “Cracklin’ Rosie”, “Forever in Blue Jeans,” and “Sweet Caroline,” an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold-out concerts around the world that made him bigger than Elvis, Neil Diamond’s story was made to shine on Broadway – and the world.

Like Jersey Boys and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical before it, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL — from the Australian producers of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical — is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir, that tells the untold true story of how America’s greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.

Neil Diamond’s connection with Australia spans nearly half a century of music and memories. He has toured here seven times with promoter Paul Dainty AO, from the landmark Thank You Australia tour in 1976 through to 2015, with his music resonating deeply with audiences. His iconic 1972 live album Hot August Night spent 29 weeks at number one and 65 weeks on the chart, making it the third-longest-charting album of its era in Australian music history.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and written by four-time Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Two Popes). The design team for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE features Tony Award winner David Rockwell (Scenic Design), Tony Award nominee Emilio Sosa (Costume Design), four-time Tony Award winner Kevin Adams (Lighting Design), Tony Award winner Jessica Paz (Sound Design), and Luc Verschueren (Hair, Wig and Make Up Design). The production has Music Supervision and Arrangements by Sonny Paladino, Incidental Music and Dance Music Arrangements by Brian Usifer, Vocal Design by AnnMarie Milazzo, and Orchestrations by Bob Gaudio, Sonny Paladino, and Brian Usifer.

Final tickets for the Sydney season of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, through to Sunday 14 February at the Sydney Lyric, go on sale this week.

SEASON DETAILS SYDNEY
Venue: Sydney Lyric, Pyrmont
Season: Previews commence on Saturday 14 November
Performance Times: Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Wed/Thu/Sun 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 6.30pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: Visit ticketmaster.com.au or phone 02 9509 3600
Groups 10+: Visit ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 558 878 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Groups 10+: Email groups@ticketmaster.com..au

SEASON DETAILS MELBOURNE
Venue: Princess Theatre
Season: Playing now through to Saturday 7 November
Performance Times: Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Wed/Thu/Sun 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 6.30pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: Visit ticketek.com.au or phone 1300 665 915
Groups 10+: Visit ticketek.com.au or phone 03 9299 9873 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Groups 10+: Email groups@marrinergroup.com.au

SEASON DETAILS BRISBANE
Venue: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Season: Previews commence on Saturday 20 March, 7:30pm
Performance Times: Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Wed/Thu/Sun 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 6.30pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Tickets: Visit qpac.com.au or phone 136 246
Groups 10+: Contact QPAC Groups Department qpac.com.au or phone 07 3840 7466
Groups 10+: Email groups@qtix.com.au

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Sydney Lyric Transforms Into Wonderland As Cirque Alice Opens This Week

21/09/2026 Breaking News

Venture down the rabbit hole for the exclusive 2026 Sydney season of Cirque Alice, which opens on Friday for a two week season for the school holidays. An epic new show from the creators of Cirque Du Soleil’s Mad Apple and the international smash hits The Illusionists, Le Noir, Circus 1903 and Now You See Me Live, Cirque Alice will transform Sydney Lyric Theatre from 25 September to 11 October.

Produced by Tim Lawson and Simon Painter, Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventure and bring to life everyone’s favourite characters with extraordinary acts from some of the greatest performers around the globe.

Lawson and Painter have created a unique circus show that celebrates one of the most recognisable fantasy worlds of all time, with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland a ‘curiouser and curiouser’ source of inspiration for all ages.

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Creative Producer Simon Painter said he was incredibly excited to bring Cirque Alice to Sydney. “The tales of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland provide the perfect backdrop to create a magical narrative about a cirque show. Filled with some of the most eccentric and larger-than-life characters and creations, the original stories have provided such amazing inspiration for this groundbreaking new production,” Painter said.

Producer Tim Lawson added, “This is the perfect show for everyone – whether you’re on a date night or you want to bring the whole family along – do not miss this performance of jaw dropping acts set around one of the world’s most magical stories.”

Cirque Alice will entice audiences down the rabbit hole, with an awe-inspiring set and an enthralling soundtrack featuring newly arranged contemporary renditions of some of the world’s favourite classical hits. The show will feature a line-up of the greatest acrobatic performers from around the globe, mesmerising aerialists, mind-bending contortionists, exquisite puppetry and dancers, special musical guest, comedic artists and more.

Immerse yourself and get lost in Cirque Alice, a captivating two-hour show for all ages. cirquealice.com

Venue: Sydney Lyric Theatre
Season: 25 September – 11 October
Performance Times: Wed – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm, Matinees Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 1pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 795 267

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Here Comes The Sun

20/09/202620/09/2026 Linda Nathaniel⭐

Sessions On The Pier: Time & Tide Rating

★★★★★

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The Neilson, in Sydney’s Walsh Bay precinct is a must-see, must-experience venue. ‘Time & Tide’, is a gorgeous collaboration with the Sydney Chamber Choir and a jazz trio, comprising of Kevin Hunt on piano, Jacques Emery on bass and Chloe Kim on drums. The theme of the program reflects how our emotions are swayed by the seasons. My emotions certainly react to being on Sydney Harbour on a sparkling Spring day.

A jazzy rendition of Jimmy McHugh’s, ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’, greets the audience. It’s always exciting to see musicians on-stage before the show officially begins. The performance space allows for tables and chairs to be positioned like a jazz club configuration, allowing for up-close-and-personal participation. The rest of audience are seated in rows across a square shape seating plan, ensuring that there’s not a bad seat in the house.

The whimsical George Harrison classic, ‘Here Comes The Sun’, starts the program. It’s a stunning arrangement by Sydney Chamber Choir’s Co-Director, Naomi Crellin (who innovatively arranges several songs in this collection). Proving that choirs always elevate a song to euphoric heights. The choir is sublime with lovely solos from Richard Sanchez and Toby Wong. Totally uplifting. George would have been proud. I could have listened to this all afternoon. Next, we experience heartbreak in Sigmund Romberg’s, ‘Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise’. The tenors and basses sing directly to the sopranos and altos. In this choir it means the men singing to the women. The audience is in-awe. Benjamin Britten’s operatic qualities shine in ‘The Succession Of The Four Sweet Months’. Our emotional rollercoaster is now definitely on-track.

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In keeping with the Spring/Summer theme, we have George Gershwin’s sumptuous, ‘Summertime’, from the musical ‘Porgy and Bess’. Kevin Hunt on piano, is in his element here. It’s always exhilarating watching a pianist fully in-sync with the material and loving every minute of it. Jacques Emery oozes charisma on bass. It’s obvious why Emery is sought after by so many orchestras around the country. Chloe Kim on drums, is an absolute revelation. This drummer can do anything. Chloe twirls those drumsticks with such dexterity, that she could perform in any musical setting. (I could see Ms Kim in a pop band!)

‘Autumn Leaves’, by Joseph Koma follows. It’s beautifully melancholic, with a stylish arrangement by Ryan O’Connell and Naomi Crellin. Apparently Marlene Dietrich was offered this song, but declined. One wonders why. We don’t stay melancholic for long as Bobby Troup’s (yes, of Route 66 fame), ‘Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring’, gets us upbeat again. Nick Begbie (Co-Director, Sydney Chamber Choir), tells us that this song was an early Beach Boys’ collaboration. Nick Begbie also tells jokes too. (Composers having more Oscars than Sesame Street, gets everyone laughing.) As an acapella, it soars. Back on the rollercoaster, emotions are tested again. ‘Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most’, by Tommy Wolf, is an interesting choice, but it works. Soprano Lily Harper has her glorious moment in the sun, during this rendition. The title of course, charts the trajectory of the thematic program. ‘On The Night Train’, by Joseph Twist (yes, based on the Henry Lawson poem), gives sopranos Ria Andriani and Wei Jiang, the forum to shine. The singing is world-class.

One of the closing songs is ‘It Might as Well Be Spring’, by that dynamic duo, Rodgers and Hammerstein II. Nick Begbie does an exquisite solo here. Begbie is the epitome of cool. These songs deserve an audience. They will never go out of fashion.
The aptly named Sam Allchurch conducts proceedings with panache.

To book tickets to Sessions On The Pier: Time & Tide, please visit https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2026/sydney-chamber-choir-time-and-tide.

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The “Energizer Bunny” Definitely Has New Competition!

20/09/2026 Potanoski Papa⭐🔥🎪

Odie Rating

★★★★★

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Oide
Written and Performed by Emrys Quin
Directed by Emily Farrell

“ODIE: A one-man black comedy epic for the discerning modern hooligan.

In this ‘high language, low brow’ surrealist adaptation of the Odyssey, Odie is a Queensland State of Origin hooligan stranded in Sydney at 1AM after all the trains have stopped.

Surrounded by a hostile cityscape, Odie must resist the siren calls of the pokies, charm 10ft tall sports-commentating sea monsters, and make his way back to his missus, Penny, at the Ithaca Suites.

ODIE is a vigorous, incisive, and hilarious examination of modern Australian identity, masculinity, vice, and mateship; a cultural lampooning for the discerning modern hooligan.”

I think trying to compare this to Homer is a massive stretch. Perhaps this is to do the “journey” that the main character goes on in this spoken word, monologue, one person play.

I really have to applaud the high energy level from the performance of Emrys Quin. This performance starts at 100 and stays there for the entire 55 minutes. When he was able to break character at the bows, at the end, you could see how exhausted they were, having put so much into the performance. This is obviously a subject that the writer/performer is extremely passionate about and the level of dedication and focus is to be honoured.

All that being said, this was not a show for me. Sport being the focus of the piece really turned me off. This play made me dislike sport even more so. There are still many good things about this production.

The number of rhyming couplets in simple form, compound and complex forms is absolutely astounding as a piece of written work. The darker themes about all forms of addition really brought a lot of gravitas to work and was weirdly the saving grace of chaos that was being hit at every corner.

I think the space is terrible for a performance like this. The Boom Boom room is essentially a converted office space, with a stage that looks like it would fall apart at any second, an extremely dirty, black curtain behind it, little to no proper stage lighting and no sound proofing, so that you hear everything happening from the other rooms of the other performances, that are happening at the same time. Plus, uncomfortable seating that makes you want to leave after 20 minutes. Some huge improvements could be made by Sydney Fringe Festival for this space in the future.

If you love sport and relentless high energy, this is the show for you.

To book tickets to Odie, please visit https://sydneyfringe.com/events/odie/.

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