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Some fresh faces will join the cast of the massively popular show when it makes its return to the stage later this year.

Some fresh faces will join the cast of the massively popular show when it makes its return to the stage later this year.

After nine years, the fanfare and pomp of Broadway blockbuster Wicked is back in Melbourne.

After nine years, the fanfare and pomp of Broadway blockbuster Wicked is back in Melbourne.

The cumulative effect of Max Martin’s songs is excruciating.

The cumulative effect of Max Martin’s songs is excruciating.

As the cast prepares for the Melbourne run, composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz wishes his record-breaking show was not quite so timely.

All it took was a knock to the head for Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read to reimagine the story of Shakespeare’s teenage heroine.

All it took was a knock to the head for Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read to reimagine the story of Shakespeare’s teenage heroine.

In this latest round-up of Sydney festival performances our critics give their verdict on Orpheus and Eurydice, Anoushka Shankar, and Big Name, No Blankets.