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Star-studded play fails to deliver in haunted house thriller
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes 2:22 A Ghost Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre, jazz group Trichotomy, Caroline Lee in offbeat monodrama June, Paco Pena’s Flamenco in Concert, and Werribee Park Mansion’s long-running production of What Was That?
- by Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair and Jessica Nicholas
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Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and body-shaming by former backup dancers
Accusations within the lawsuit include sexual harassment, creation of a hostile work environment and interference with prospective economic advantage.
- by Nell Geraets
Paul McCartney to tour Australia in October
Six years since his last Australian tour, McCartney will sing in a virtual duet with his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon.
- by Martin Boulton
These are the best Sydney gigs to catch in August
This month: Dance floor mavens from a range of eras, a great band with a dodgy name, a folk doctor, and a rapper who’s probably way more into the movie Titanic than most.
- by James Jennings
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Sweeney Todd is the perfect show to get your loved ones into musicals
A wrap of the best live shows in Sydney, from theatre shows The Turn of the Screw, Fade, Tim and Sweeney Todd to Eagles of Death Metal and Jeonghwan Kim.
- by John Shand, James Jennings, Harriet Cunningham, Cassie Tongue and Peter McCallum
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Fresh from his Sydney piano prize, 23-year-old Jeonghwan Kim dazzles
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes the award-winning pianist Jeonghwan Kim, the Prince of Reggaeton, J Balvin, a bright new musical by Tom Gleisner, a long-awaited opera, gigs by 070 Shake, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Noah Cyrus and Tove Lo, plus a play about Australia’s first all-woman motor garage.
- by Liam Pieper, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead and Will Cox
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Adoring crowd laps up every prowl, yelp and yowl from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs deliver a deliriously overstuffed set of crowd-pleasers, led by powerhouse frontwoman Karen O, at their Sydney Splendour sideshow.
- by Kate Hennessy
★★★★
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‘I’m not sure it’s for me’: What happened when I took my dad to Lizzo
Lizzo’s Sydney Splendour sideshow was for the fans – featuring Sasha Flute, her tiny bag, a shoey, and lots and lots of sequins.
- by Em Meller
He’s worked with Beyonce, Usher and Ed Sheeran. What’s next for this pop star?
J Balvin has topped the charts, racked up billions of streams and counts Beyonce’s daughter as one of his biggest fans.
- by Osman Faruqi
Walk in as an audience member, leave as a performer
Pub Choir has achieved cult status, with thousands of people attending sold-out shows. Ahead of an overseas tour, we speak to founder Astrid Jorgensen to find out why.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘I understand myself’: G Flip on new album, marriage and reality TV fame
The multi-instrumentalist may be in the biggest spotlight of their career, but what they’re really worried about is whether Collingwood will make the finals.
- by Jules LeFevre