John Farnham’s ‘Whispering Jack’ Musical Is Coming to Sydney

Jack is back, this clip arsenic the leader of his ain musical.

The 40th day of John Farnham’s record-smashing 1986 medium Whispering Jack will beryllium celebrated with a caller musical.

Produced by Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley, Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical volition spell down the scenes of the 5 years that defined the Australian artist’s translation from a broke erstwhile teen idol to the dependable of his generation.  

The task volition bask its satellite premiere astatine Sydney Theatre Company successful November 2026.

At its heart, reads a statement, is the communicative of the radical who stood beside him: Jill Farnham, his woman and “pillar of strength,” and Glenn Wheatley, his manager and person “who risked everything to marque the imagination a reality”.

With Whispering Jack, Farnham became a homegrown superstar.  The Sony Music merchandise spent 25 weeks astatine No. 1, en way to shifting much than 1 cardinal copies, becoming the archetypal home LP to bash so. It remains the highest-selling medium ever successful Australia by a section talent.

Powering Whispering Jack is Farnham’s signature song, “You’re The Voice,” a apical 10 deed successful the U.K. and, 4 decades on, the unofficial anthem of Australia.  

The philharmonic is written by Jack Yabsley, directed by Mitchell Butel, and volition beryllium soundtracked by Farnham’s top hits alongside classics of the era.

“Musicals person ever held a precise peculiar spot successful my bosom arsenic it’s wherever I met Jill,” Farnham comments successful a statement. “To spot this portion of my communicative brought to beingness connected signifier is an escapade that mightiness conscionable necessitate you strapping connected your seatbelt! For maine it has ever been astir the songs. From ‘Sadie’ to ‘You’re the Voice,’ I americium everlastingly grateful for some these songs and the radical who link with my music.”

Those quotes, though delivered by email, volition consciousness similar immoderate alleviation for Farnham’s galore fans. The legendary, ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted vocalist faced his toughest comeback yet, erstwhile helium underwent major country to region a cancerous growth successful August 2022. Since then, helium has made lone a fistful of uncommon nationalist appearances, and past October was heard for the archetypal clip successful much than 2 years successful an audiobook excerpt for his memoir.

The forthcoming philharmonic follows the 2023 merchandise ...