A new musical will mark the 40th anniversary of John Farnham's hit album Whispering Jack. Photo: Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS

John Farnham's classic album Whispering Jack gets the musical theatre treatment in the Sydney Theatre Company's upcoming season.

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The 2026 program is the first under artistic director Mitchell Butel, who took over from Kip Williams in late 2024 and will direct Whispering Jack: the John Farnham Musical.

"It's probably not the normal thing you'd see in a STC program, but we're really excited about what new audience we can bring to the company with a work as widely ap

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