Gabi Bergman

Shake It Up: Amy Zhang on Feminine Movement, Self-Expression, and Challenging the Status Quo

There's a phrase Amy Zhang uses to describe her life's work that stops you in your tracks: shaking ass. And…

2 months ago

Bringing Ogie to Life: Gareth Isaac chats WAITRESS

Few modern musicals balance heart, humour and humanity quite like Waitress. Featuring music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, the hit…

2 months ago

Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, and Waitress: Inside Australian Musical Theatre’s Mounting Crisis

It would be easy to look at the recent wave of musical theatre cancellations and put it down to bad…

2 months ago

WAITRESS THE MUSICAL cancels Sydney season, with show to close in Melbourne

The producers of Waitress have confirmed the musical will not travel to Sydney. The show, starring Rob Mills and Natalie…

3 months ago

The Moral Weight of FIRST, DO NO HARM: A Conversation with Grace Malouf

Borrowed from the Hippocratic oath, the phrase “first, do no harm” has long stood as one of medicine’s guiding ethical…

3 months ago

So… Who are the Tonys for, anyway?

Watching the Tony Awards from Melbourne on a public holiday morning is a particular kind of experience. The ceremony arrives…

3 months ago

Melbourne Theatre Company unveils cast for major new staging of UNCLE VANYA

Melbourne Theatre Company has announced an all-star cast of stage and screen performers for the centrepiece production of its 2026…

3 months ago

Building the Perfect Con: Rebecca McNamee on DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

There is an inherent theatricality to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels that makes it as much a director’s playground as it is…

3 months ago

Serving Up Laughs: John X on WAITRESS

Since its Broadway debut, Waitress has become one of contemporary musical theatre’s most recognisable titles, praised for its balance of…

3 months ago