what's going on with shows in Australia?! | why so many touring musicals have been closing early
Published: July 2, 2026
Duration: 30:47
In the last few weeks, two more musicals have cancelled forthcoming dates of their Australian tour, citing low ticket sales and economic challenges.
Waitress and Beetlejuice will close early, with Back to the Future the Musical and Dear Evan Hansen having shuttered similarly in the last couple of years.
In this conversation, Mickey-Jo is trying to figure out what's going wrong in the Australian theatre industry and whether there is hope for improvement for commercial musicals...
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00:00 | introduction
02:48 | Dear Evan Hansen / Back to the Future
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