Joan by The Rabble I saw theatre in Melbourne, Sydney, Seattle and San Francisco this year. There was a superb line-up of work at the Malthouse Theatre and Theatre Works this year, as well as some tough comedy at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Here’s my list of highlights, not ranked except the first. Michael Luwoye as Hamilton in Hamilton 1. HAMILTON by Lin-Manuel Miranda (San Francisco, North American Tour) I didn’t write a review of this show after I saw it in San Francisco in August because I wasn’t sure what else needed to be said about this astonishing musical about Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. I knew the songs backward; I had even seen a bootleg video recording. Nothing could have prepared me for what I witnessed in that theatre. The direction is superb; the choreography enhances the lyrics and the story in surprising and moving ways. The first North American tour cast was refreshingly different than the original cast, whos
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