Who would have thought a cost of living crisis play could be so funny?
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Who would have thought a cost of living crisis play could be so funny?

Our reviewers give their verdict on acts all over town from the No Pay,No Way,Carmen,Chris Isaak and Grease.

  • byJohn Shand,Peter McCallum,Harriet Cunningham,Chantal Nguyen andShamim Razavi

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‘An inspiration’:Sydney’s newest Sandy pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John

‘An inspiration’:Sydney’s newest Sandy pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John

Grease,the musical Olivia Newton-John made famous,opens for the first time in over a decade at the Capitol Theatre.

  • byHelen Pitt
Bad wigs,salacious romps and lawyers:Australia’s obsession with biopics

Bad wigs,salacious romps and lawyers:Australia’s obsession with biopics

Dodgy wigs and a tsunami of social media outrage aside,the greatest revelation about the Warnie series was how little there was left to reveal about the cricketer.

  • byAndrew Hornery
‘Doody’ from Grease on Olivia Newton-John:‘She was one very special woman’

‘Doody’ from Grease on Olivia Newton-John:‘She was one very special woman’

“She wanted to prove she could do the role of Sandy,” recalls actor Barry Pearl. “John Travolta really helped her with that because he wanted her for the part.”

  • byJane Rocca
The Pink Ladies are back,hopelessly devoted to an origin story

The Pink Ladies are back,hopelessly devoted to an origin story

In the universe of the Grease films,no one was cooler than the Pink Ladies. One of the “OG” Pink Ladies,Lorna Luft,recalls the transformative power of the iconic pink jacket.

  • byMichael Idato
‘Supernatural’ and ‘magic’ Olivia Newton-John farewelled at memorial

‘Supernatural’ and ‘magic’ Olivia Newton-John farewelled at memorial

Delta Goodrem,Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman helped farewell Olivia Newton-John at her state memorial.

  • byMartin Boulton
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We were in Xanadu:How a girl named Fleur gave Olivia her look

We were in Xanadu:How a girl named Fleur gave Olivia her look

Fleur Thiemeyer’s friendship with Olivia Newton-John spanned half a century,and was the spark for a story that has never really been told.

  • byNeil McMahon
‘An inspiration to many’:Olivia Newton-John to be farewelled at state memorial

‘An inspiration to many’:Olivia Newton-John to be farewelled at state memorial

The 90-minute service to celebrate Newton-John’s life will be held on February 26 at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Punk rock lives,and other things we learned in Australian music in 2022

Punk rock lives,and other things we learned in Australian music in 2022

This year’s ARIA awards,back live after a three-year absence,offer a handy pulse-check on the state of the local music scene.

  • byMichael Dwyer
ARIA Awards to pay tribute to Newton-John,Roach,Durham

ARIA Awards to pay tribute to Newton-John,Roach,Durham

Natalie Imbruglia will host this year’s ARIA Awards and honour Olivia Newton-John,in a musical tribute directed by Tones and I.

  • byJackson Graham
From Warnie to Olivia Newton-John,2022 has been a year of real tears
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From Warnie to Olivia Newton-John,2022 has been a year of real tears

We don’t know most of these high-profile individuals but when celebrities die,a sense of grief often resonates.

  • byStephen Brook