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Jade Kops

Jade Kops

Jade is an Aviation Safety Training Instructor with a love of Theatre, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, and music and is a committed advocate for the live performing arts industry in Sydney, Australia. From 2019-2023 she held a coveted position on the voting panel for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Awards and has been part of voting collegiate for the Helpmann Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards.  Prior to joining BroadwayWorld in 2014 Jade was a Special Guest Critic for GlamAdelaide, specialising in Cabaret.  




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First Show:

CATS in London

Favorite Show:

BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke

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REVIEW: Ready For Christmas, ELF: THE MUSICAL Is A Whimsical Seasonal Treat For The Whole Family
REVIEW: Ready For Christmas, ELF: THE MUSICAL Is A Whimsical Seasonal Treat For The Whole Family
December 22, 2024

ELF: THE MUSICAL brings David Berenbaum’s(writer) 2003 comedy film to the musical theatre stage to the delight of families looking for some festive magic. 

REVIEW: HOLIDAY INN Is A Nostalgic Sweet Treat To Start The Festive Season
REVIEW: HOLIDAY INN Is A Nostalgic Sweet Treat To Start The Festive Season
November 29, 2024

Irving Berlin’s (Music and Lyrics) feel-good film is given a stage musical makeover with HOLIDAY INN.  

BWW REVIEW: THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT Is The Fabulous Final Season For The Wharf Revue
BWW REVIEW: THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT Is The Fabulous Final Season For The Wharf Revue
November 24, 2024

For a quarter of a century Jonathan Biggins, Phillip Scott and Drew Forsythe delivered an annual examination of Australian and International politics in the form of intelligent satire.  This year’s offering, THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT, is listed as the last Wharf Revue that the trio will produce.

REVIEW: The 50th Anniversary Tour Of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Provides Contemporary Clarity To The Musical That Started Life As A Concept Album
REVIEW: The 50th Anniversary Tour Of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Provides Contemporary Clarity To The Musical That Started Life As A Concept Album
November 14, 2024

Timothy Sheader’s (Director) Olivier Award winning production of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music) and Sir Tim Rices (Lyrics) JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR arrives at Capitol Theatre 52 years after the rock musical made its Australian premiere on the same stage.

REVIEW: SUNDAY Shares An Imagining Of The Private Life Of Australian Arts Patron Sunday Reed
REVIEW: SUNDAY Shares An Imagining Of The Private Life Of Australian Arts Patron Sunday Reed
November 3, 2024

Anthony Weigh (playwright) and Sarah Goodes’ (Director) SUNDAY gives audiences a glimpse into the life and loves of Sunday Reed, the force behind the Heide Circle of modernist artists that included Sidney Nolan.

REVIEW: The SIX Wives of Henry VIII Hold Court At The Theatre Royal For A Fourth Sydney Season
REVIEW: The SIX Wives of Henry VIII Hold Court At The Theatre Royal For A Fourth Sydney Season
October 31, 2024

The rock concert musical history lesson, SIX, delights and educates for another Sydney season. 

REVIEW: TITANIQUE THE MUSICAL Is A Camp Celebration Of Celine Dion And James Cameron’s 1997 Blockbuster Movie
REVIEW: TITANIQUE THE MUSICAL Is A Camp Celebration Of Celine Dion And James Cameron’s 1997 Blockbuster Movie
October 24, 2024

Following on from a successful debut Off-Broadway, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue’s (co writers, with Blue also Director) musical comedy tribute to Celine Dion and James Cameron’s cinema hit, TITANIQUE THE MUSICAL is delighting Sydney audiences.

REVIEW: YENTL Explores Gender Politics, Religion, Gender Identity and Sexuality In A New Adaptation.
REVIEW: YENTL Explores Gender Politics, Religion, Gender Identity and Sexuality In A New Adaptation.
October 21, 2024

YENTL, Gary Abrahams, Elise Hearst and Galit Klas’ adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, comes to Sydney following a successful Melbourne season.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Read the review. </span>

REVIEW: Multi Award Winning DEAR EVAN HANSEN Finally Arrives In Sydney With A Fresh New Production
REVIEW: Multi Award Winning DEAR EVAN HANSEN Finally Arrives In Sydney With A Fresh New Production
October 20, 2024

DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the coming-of-age musical that centres on youth mental health arrives in Sydney in a new co-production between Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group.

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL
October 19, 2024

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FLAT EARTHERS: THE MUSICAL - Believe in original new work

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FUCCBOIS LIVE IN CONCERT
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FUCCBOIS LIVE IN CONCERT
October 17, 2024

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on FUCCBOIS LIVE IN CONCERT Fucc me, Bridie Connell is a phenomenal talent.

REVIEW: CHAMPIONS Exposes The Darker Side Of The Art World
REVIEW: CHAMPIONS Exposes The Darker Side Of The Art World
October 15, 2024

Playwright Isabella McDermott’s new work, CHAMPIONS, considers the world of visual art and the effect competition can have on the creators and the creations. 

REVIEW: LA CLIQUE Celebrates the 20th Anniversary Of Originating the “Sexy Circus” Genre With An Elegant Evening Of Eclectic Entertainment.
REVIEW: LA CLIQUE Celebrates the 20th Anniversary Of Originating the “Sexy Circus” Genre With An Elegant Evening Of Eclectic Entertainment.
October 12, 2024

LA CLIQUE returns to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 20’th Anniversary of paving the way for the popular genre of “sexy circus” that blends circus, cabaret, vaudeville and burlesque. 

REVIEW: Carmel Dean's WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN Receives An Encore Season At Belvoir Theatre
REVIEW: Carmel Dean's WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN Receives An Encore Season At Belvoir Theatre
October 5, 2024

Following a successful but short 2021 season, Carmel Dean’s song cycle WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN receives an encore season at Belvoir St Theatre.

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on GILGAMESH
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on GILGAMESH
September 29, 2024

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on GILGAMESH, Jack Symond's new epic Opera.

REVIEW: THE QUEEN'S NANNY Is An Entertaining Insight Into The Woman Who Really Raised The Late Queen Elizabeth II.
REVIEW: THE QUEEN'S NANNY Is An Entertaining Insight Into The Woman Who Really Raised The Late Queen Elizabeth II.
September 11, 2024

New work from Melanie Tait, THE QUEEN’S NANNY, is an amusing and enlightening tale about Marion Crawford, the Governess to the Princess that would become the UK’s longest reigning Queen.

REVIEW: With Plenty To Consider, PROBE Is Packed With Thought Provoking Ideas
REVIEW: With Plenty To Consider, PROBE Is Packed With Thought Provoking Ideas
September 9, 2024

Becca Hurd’s (playwright) PROBE makes its World Premiere at Old Fitz Theatre. 

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on ADULT BUBBLE SHOW
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on ADULT BUBBLE SHOW
September 6, 2024

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on ADULT BUBBLE SHOW Kid wonder and salacious bubble antics create a Fringe Festival highlight.

REVIEW: SUNSET BOULEVARD Showcases Australian Talent But Brightman Doesn't Quite Get The Return Her Norma Wanted
REVIEW: SUNSET BOULEVARD Showcases Australian Talent But Brightman Doesn't Quite Get The Return Her Norma Wanted
September 2, 2024

Andew Lloyd Webber (Music), Don Black (Book & Lyrics) and Christopher Hampton’s (Book & Lyrics) SUNSET BOULEVARD is given a reworking for Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment by director Paul Warwick Griffin.  



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