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  • 2 months ago | watoday.com.au | George Palathingal |James Jennings

    SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeMUSICCyndi LauperQudos Bank Arena, April 8Reviewed by JAMES JENNINGS★★★★Cyndi Lauper’s life has been more colourful life than most, a fact underlined by an MTV-style montage that kicks off the Sydney leg of her farewell tour. It’s all there: the bold ’80s fashions and multicoloured hair, the global hits, the vibrant music videos, the campaigning for LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights.

  • 2 months ago | smh.com.au | George Palathingal

    By George Palathingal and James Jennings April 9, 2025 — 1.32pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICCyndi LauperQudos Bank Arena, April 8Reviewed by JAMES JENNINGS★★★★Cyndi Lauper’s life has been more colourful life than most, a fact underlined by an MTV-style montage that kicks off the Sydney leg of her farewell tour.

  • Jan 11, 2025 | watoday.com.au | George Palathingal |Kate Prendergast

    MUSICALTHE LORD OF THE RINGS – A MUSICAL TALEState Theatre, January 11Until February 1Reviewed by KATE PRENDERGAST★★★Adapting Tolkien’s 1100-plus-page epic to a stage musical of less than three hours was always going to be a task as tough as that tackled by Frodo. However, where that halfling courageously conquered all odds with the help of his friends, this production directed by Paul Hart on the first stop of its Australia tour cannot surmount its challenges.

  • Jan 11, 2025 | smh.com.au | George Palathingal

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICPRIMAL SCREAMEnmore Theatre, January 11Reviewed by GEORGE PALATHINGAL★★★½Just about every legacy act does this sneaky trick: floor the accelerator about two-thirds through a set with a final explosion of hits and crowd favourites, leaving the audience feeling as though they’ve been to the best gig of their lives. There are two things to note here.

  • Dec 7, 2024 | smh.com.au | George Palathingal

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The KillersQudos Bank ArenaDecember 6, Rebel Diamonds ★★★★December 7, Hot Fuss ★★★★½Reviewed by GEORGE PALATHINGALTwo. Stunning. Shows.

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