Ryan Gonzalez and band transform favourites from ‘Oliver’
Toby Francis and band deliver a punk version ‘Les Miserables’
The chameleon Trevor Ashley as Shirley Bassey
Olivia Vasquez performs Rogers and Hammerstein classics
The Hayes Theatre Company is set to reopen next month with a performance of Young Frankenstein. Their Sydney Festival romp, Rewired : Musicals Reimagined was a showcase for the regular creatives and versatile vocal and acting talent connected with the Hayes.
Its fresh take on established musical theatre favourites sets our regular theatre-going sensibilities on fire. The amazing moments of musical transformation via huge makeovers are stunning new strains for us to cherish.
Ryan Gonzalez as Usnavi in Blue Saint Productions’ IN THE HEIGHTS Photography: Grant Leslie
IN THE HEIGHTS playing at the Hayes Theatre is a stunning success. There’s brio is the barrio and blood on the keyboard in this driving, pulsing, fast-paced offering from Blue Saint Productions. It’s a skyrocket of a show as it speeds through with firecracker dancing, singing and musicianship. Continue reading Hitting the Heights at the Hayes→
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