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 (formerly Foundation Entertainment Group) since October 2011, which also owns Sydney's Capitol Theatre.
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.
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: 2027 – Moulin Rouge!, Matilda the Musical 2026 – Anastasia, Cirque Alice, Nikos Oikonomopoulos, A Beautiful Noise 2025 – MJ the Musical, Back to the Future 2024 – Hamilton, & Juliet 2023 – Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Tick, Tick… Boom!, Hairspray 2022 – Rodger + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Mary Poppins 2021 – Hamilton 2020 – Pippin, The Secret Garden †, 9 To 5 †, War Horse, Shrek the Musical 2019 – Billy Elliot, Muriel's Wedding, Saturday Night Fever, Peter Pan Goes Wrong 2018 – The Book Of Mormon (2018–2019) 2017 – Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Bodyguard 2016 – Dream Lover (world premiere), Singin' in the Rain, We Will Rock You 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, The Phantom of the Opera, Shout! 2007 – Miss Saigon 2006 – Priscilla Queen of the Desert (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, Singin' 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
Foundry Theatre
The Foundry Theatre is located within the Sydney Lyric theatre, created through repurposing its under-utilised rear dock. The 360 seat (or 630 standing) venue opened in February 2025 with a limited season of performances by Tim Minchin, with his week-long run titled First at the Foundry.
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.
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