After more than 300 Céline-belting, wig-snatching, laugh-out-loud performances, Titanique is preparing to leave the dock one last time. This June, the outrageous and award-winning musical parody will unberth from Sydney’s Art-Deco-style cabaret den, The Grand Electric, sailing off into the sunset — never to return to Australian shores (unless, of course, an iceberg demands an encore).
Since Titanique opened in October, this Harbour City exclusive has become one of the hottest tickets in town, with our critic saying that this “completely unserious” sequin-filled extravaganza will “have you laughing so hard your cheeks hurt” in a rave five-star review.
But unlike Céline’s eternal ballad, this show will not go on. After several sold-out season extensions, the final performance has finally been called for June 22, 2025. So it’s time to hit up your girls, gays, theys, and enthusiastic straight men, because you have a limited time left to experience this cult musical phenomenon before it sails away forever.
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For the uninitiated, this off-Broadway splash-hit is a gloriously camp, spectacularly unhinged Olivier Award-winning send-up of James Cameron’s cinematic juggernaut that rewrites the tragic tale of Jack and Rose, putting none other than the Queen of Power Ballads herself – Céline Dion – at the helm.
With cabaret icon Marney McQueen leading the Aussie cast as Céline Dion, this ridiculously fun show is never the same twice (in the lead up to the recent election, she had audiences cracking up over an impromptu sketch taking the piss out of a certain political party that was over-eager with the texts – watch it here).
The cast also features Georgina Hopson (Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour) as Rose Dewitt-Bukater (who we’ve also seen doing a spectacular job stepping in to play Céline!), Drew Weston as Jack Dawson, and a standout ensemble featuring Keane Sheppard-Fletcher, Matt Lee, Stephen Anderson, Abigail Dixon and Abu (as both The Seaman and The Iceberg – yes, really).
“Bringing Titanique to Sydney has been an unsinkable joy,” said producer Michael Cassel. “We’ve laughed until we cried, Céline’d until our vocal cords gave out, and rode every comedic wave this show had to offer. The Sydney audience didn’t just come aboard – they clung to the bow and screamed into the wind. I couldn’t be prouder of the extraordinary cast and crew who kept the heart of the ocean beating strong.”
Bringing a show like Titanique to Sydney was an unconventional choice for a major theatre producer like Michael Cassel (whose company is behind bringing hit musicals like & Juliet and Hamilton to Aussie shores). But goddamn, the success of this record-breaking season speaks for itself.
Tickets for the final performances of Titanique are on sale for $75–$160(+bf), and you can snap up yours at titaniquemusical.com.au.
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