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Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Guys & Dolls

21 March - 20 April 2025

This event takes place off site at Mrs Macquaries Point

Opera Australia

Musical Theatre

Please note: this event is not held at the Sydney Opera House.

Join Opera Australia for Sydney’s best night out. With fireworks every night, take your seats under the stars for a Broadway musical spectacular.

The most impressive outdoor event in Australia.

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A slice of Broadway bursts onto Sydney Harbour in a star-studded spectacle

One of the finest, most awarded Broadway musicals ever written comes to life on our grand harbour-side stage! Escape to flashy Manhattan in the 1950s: a larger-than-life world of showgirls and gangsters, set against the backdrop of Sydney’s glittering harbour. 

International recording artist Cody Simpson returns to the musical theatre stage as high-roller Sky Masterson, opposite award-winning leading lady Annie Aitken as Sarah Brown, beloved song-and-dance man Bobby Fox as the resourceful Nathan Detroit, and star of Hamilton Jason Arrow as Nicely Nicely Johnson. 

Guys & Dolls on Sydney Harbour is award-winning musical theatre at its show-stopping best. The score is packed with huge hits, including ‘Luck Be a Lady’, ‘Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat’, and ‘I’ve Never Been in Love Before’.  

Expect big laughs and even bigger song and dance numbers in this energetic new staging, directed by Shaun Rennie, with a magnificent stage design by Tony Award-winner Brian Thomson. 

There’s nowhere better to experience a tale of romance and comedic mayhem than Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Kick up your heels, raise a glass of something bubbly as the sun sets and grab a bite at one of the pop-up restaurants. Then take your seat for an unforgettable, feel-good night of song and dance, with fireworks at every performance. 

The stakes are high, don’t miss out! 

Presented by Opera Australia

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CREATIVES

Director  Shaun Rennie
Musical Director  Guy Simpson
Choreographer   Kelley Abbey
Set Designer  Brian Thomson
Costume Designer  Jennifer Irwin


CAST

Cody Simpson  Sky Masterson
Annie Aitken  Sarah Brown
Bobby Fox  Nathan Detroit
Jason Arrow  Nicely Nicely Johnson
 

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