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It\\u2019s been a big start to the year for Michael Cassel. The theatrical producer moved the mega-hit\\xa0Hamilton\\xa0to Brisbane (and brought creator Lin Manuel Miranda to Australia to meet the team and promote the production). He opened the juggernaut\\xa0Mary Poppins\\xa0in Melbourne to rave reviews. Then finally, he launched\\xa0& Juliet\\xa0\\u2013 a Broadway darling based on the songs of international hitmaker Max Martin, who was flown in from Sweden for opening night.

In this episode,\\xa0Good Weekend\\xa0editor Katrina Strickland chats to Cassel about everything from what he learnt from Harry M Miller and Alan Jones, to the theatre shortage in Sydney, to his hopes for a new show based on the songs of John Farnham.

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