Sydney Lyric

Theatre in Sydney, Australia

Sydney Lyric
Website
Sydney Lyric Theatre
Interior

Address	55 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont Sydney Australia
Owner	Foundation Theatres
Type	Theatre
Capacity	2005 seats
Opened	1997
www.sydneylyric.com.au

Sydney Lyric is a theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of The Star complex. The theatre is used for large scale musicals, theatre productions, concerts, opera and ballet. Formerly the Lyric Theatre, the venue changed to its current name in late 2011.

The theatre has been owned and operated by Foundation Theatres Pty Limited^[1] (formerly Foundation Entertainment Group) since October 2011, which also owns Sydney's Capitol Theatre.^[2]

In February 2017, the Sydney Lyric underwent a $18 million auditorium upgrade, including movable walls that alter the theatre's seating capacity from 1,350 up to 2,010 seats. These works completed the upgrade of the whole theatre, encompassing foyers, bars & box office which were completed in 2014.^[3]

Notable performances

The theatre was built as part of the casino complex initially known as Star City and now as The Star, and first opened in September 1997 with its first act being Michael Crawford and has since then played most to many well known musicals and entertainers.

Performances include:

2023 - Hairspray, Tick, Tick… Boom!, Wicked, Mamma Mia!
2022 - Mary Poppins, Cinderella
2021 - Hamilton
2020 - Shrek the Musical, War Horse, Pippin (musical)
2019 - Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Saturday Night Fever, Muriel's Wedding, Billy Elliot
2018 - The Book Of Mormon (2018-2019)
2017 - The Bodyguard (musical), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
2016 - We Will Rock You, Singin' in the Rain, Dream Lover (World Premiere)
2015 - Matilda The Musical (Australian Premiere), The Rocky Horror Show, Le Noir - The Dark Side of Cirque, Thriller - Live
2014 - Strictly Ballroom (World Premiere), Dirty Dancing
2013 - War Horse, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Blue Man Group, Grease
2012 - Legally Blonde the Musical (Australian premiere). An Officer and a Gentleman (world premiere), Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
2011 - Annie (2011–12), Richard III starring Kevin Spacey, Elton John Live, An Evening with Al Pacino, Stevie Wonder Live, Hairspray, Doctor Zhivago (world premiere), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
2010 - Cats, West Side Story
2009 - Mamma Mia, Chicago, Buddy
2008 - Priscilla Queen of the Desert (return), The Phantom of the Opera, Shout
2007 - Miss Saigon
2006 - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical (world premiere 2006-07), Dusty
2005 - The Producers
2004 - We Will Rock You (2004–05), Lisa Marie Presley, Cirque Dreams, Shanghai Circus, Sleeping Beauty on Ice, Saturday Night Fever
2003 - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
2002 - Mamma Mia, Oliver, Pirates of Penzance
2001 - The Wizard of Oz, Hale and Pace, Singing in the Rain, Michael Ball, Petula Clark
2000 - Annie, Tony Bennett, Jerry Lewis, Al Jarreau, Peter Ustinov
1999 - The Merry Widow, Geraldine Turner, Kamahl, Adam Brand, Popcorn, Tony Bennett, The Sound of Music
1998 - Julio Iglesias, An Ideal Husband, Show Boat
1997 - Michael Crawford, Natalie Cole, Peter, Paul and Mary, Elisa Chan, Kenny Gee, K.D.Lang, Air Supply

Indicates current production

Indicates the production was cancelled due to indoor event restrictions as part of the Covid-19 outbreak

Local area

The Sydney Lyric theatre is located in The Star casino complex, which is in the suburb of Pyrmont, an inner-city suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is also part of the Darling Harbour district. Pyrmont was once a vital component of Sydney's industrial waterfront, with wharves, shipbuilding yards, factories and woolstores. As industry moved out, the population and the area declined. In recent years it has experienced redevelopment with an influx of residents and office workers.

References

^ "Foundation Theatres".
^ "Sydney Lyric Theatre".
^ Gill, Raymond (23 May 2017). "Exclusive: Sydney reveals world's first 'breathable' theatre". dailyreview.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2017.