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Rob Guest Endowment Award Cancelled

Musical Theatre 17 Sep, 2020

Controversy Forces Cancellation of 2020 Rob Guest Endowment Committee Apologises & Announces Future Changes to Musical Theatre Scholarship to Better Represent BIPOC Artists When the semi-finalists for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment (RGE) were announced in August, there was muc… Read Article

Schwartz Named as Musical Judge

Musical Theatre 3 Sep, 2020

Stephen Schwartz will be Special Judge for Covid Musical Comp Winner Announced Nov 1 Making news this week is the announcement that the special, ‘big name’, international member to join Music Theatre Melbourne (MTM)‘s judging panel for its new musical submission… Read Article

Cameron Mitchell Talks Finding Friends

InterviewsMusical Theatre 21 Aug, 2020

The Challenges of Creating a Show During Covid19 Running Auditions for Friends! The Musical Parody Interview by Chris Duncan Cameron Mitchell is thrilled to be back in the studio and theatre working again after this year has seen all theatre productions paused or cancelled. To say he wa… Read Article

RGE Semi-Finalists 2020

Musical Theatre 20 Aug, 2020

30 Semi-Finalists Announced for Prestigious Musical Theatre Scholarships Committee Makes Statement on Lack of Diversity Complaints After this year’s first ever online auditions were conducted over the past few weeks, the 30 Semi-Finalists for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment A… Read Article

Green Room Awards

DanceMusical Theatre 6 Aug, 2020

Registrations Open for Digital Shows for Green Room Awards 2021 Faced with these difficult times, many local artists and creatives are re-imagining what’s possible by presenting in the digital space. The Green Room Awards is likewise re-imagining itself. For a start, they’re encour… Read Article

Iso Interview with Matt Lee

Interviews 10 Jul, 2020

Our Big Talent with a Dose of Tenacity and Humility  Matt Lee Represents the True Dance Professional Interview by Chris Duncan For most people Matt Lee came to attention more than ten years ago as the fresh, young judge on So You Think You Can Dance Australia. But appearing as a regular on a n… Read Article

Rob Guest Endowment 2020

Musical Theatre 10 Jul, 2020

Prestigious Musical Theatre Scholarships Applications Close Friday August 7 Midnight Applications are now open for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment (RGE), one of Australia’s most exciting scholarship programs providing financial assistance and industry support to the next generati… Read Article

Encore for Lights Up On The Arts

Musical Theatre 29 May, 2020

Star Cast Announced for Second Online Concert LIGHTS UP ON THE ARTS Friday, 19 June, 7pm, Facebook Live After an overwhelmingly positive response to their first online concert on May 11, Joshua Robson Productions and host/director James Cutler will return to shining that light on the A… Read Article

Lights Up On The Arts

Musical Theatre 24 Apr, 2020

Cast Announced for Online Concert Celebrating Aussie Musical Theatre Monday May 11, 7pm, Facebook Live James Cutler and Joshua Robson Productions are thrilled to announce a special and unique online concert which will shine a light on the Australian musical theatre industry and supp… Read Article

Green Room Awards Winners 2020

DanceMusical Theatre 9 Apr, 2020

Winners from the 37th Annual Green Room Awards Melbourne’s Premier Theatre Gongs Presented Online, April 6 With the onslaught of COVID-19 and the mass shutdown of public events, the 37th Annual Green Room Awards Ceremony were (in a first) presented via an Online Awards Presenta… Read Article