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QPAC Hosts Online Concert To Celebrate Queensland Day
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2020
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will celebrate Queensland Day by welcoming artists back to the Concert Hall stage for the first time in nearly three months as it presents an online concert for Queensland Day.
Australian Theatre Companies Ask the Government to Allow Them to Reopen
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2020
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that theatre companies in Australia are pleading with the government to let them reopen their doors.
BAT OUT OF HELL Australian Tour Rescheduled To May 2021
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2020
The Australian tour of Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL - THE ROCK MUSICAL has been postponed to May 2021.
Permission To Shine Opens With Big Prizes And Announces First Judges!
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
Play It Forward, together with Dr Jonathon Welch AM, is thrilled to announce that round one of Permission to Shine is open. This online singing competition with a difference starts with three sections - Music Theatre, Rock and RnB and has prize money totalling AUS$10,500. Entries for round one close on June 30th.
SIMA Launches A Dynamic New Virtual Season For Online Audiences
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
SIMA'S new virtual online season Jazz:NOW Wired airs bi-weekly from this Saturday June 6 AT 8PM until the end of August. 
WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? to be Presented as Australia's First Full Online Musical Production
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
During the current Covid-19 restriction, the arts community has been compelled to move their creativity online due to the inability of people to attend theatre productions. Now comes the first season of a stage musical reimagined to be performed online - WHO'S YOUR BAGDADDY (OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR) will be performed online from 24 to 28 June
Arts Centre Melbourne Set For A Staggered Reopening In June
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2020
Arts Centre Melbourne will begin welcoming Victorians back to its Theatres Building, under the iconic spire, in time for the winter school holidays in the first part of a staged reopening beginning with the opening of its outdoor café, Protagonist.
Arts Centre Melbourne's Big Night In Series Extended Until July 8
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2020
Digital variety series Arts Centre Melbourne's Big Night In with John Foreman has been extended until July 8 due to popular demand.
'Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition' Will Now Open 8 June in Copenhagen
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2020
Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition will now open on Monday 8 June at the Black Diamond - Royal Danish Library.
STORY HACK Hosts Free Professional Development Workshops For South Australian Film Industry
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2020
STORY HACK brings award-winning interactive & multi-platform expert Christy Dena to the virtual table as part of a series of intimate workshops for local writers and creatives. 
Melbourne Fringe Announces Payment Support Packages for Artists and More
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2020
Arts Review has reported that Melbourne Fringe has announced festival structures and payment support packages for artists as it prepares to present its 2020 festival. 
BWW Review: WATSON: THE FINAL PROBLEM at Online
by Barry Lenny - May 27, 2020
No fan of Holmes and Watson should miss this excellent production.
Stamptown Comedy Night Returns This Week
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
A raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene. 
Victorian Opera Postpones THE WHO'S TOMMY
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
Victorian Opera has announced the postponement of its previously announced production of The Who's Tommy.
Human Nature, Courtney Act, Christie Whelan Browne and Rohan Browne Join Arts Centre Melbourne's Big Night In Episode 5
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2020
Australian pop icons and ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees, Human Nature, much-loved drag performer Courtney Act and musical theatre power couple Christie Whelan Browne and Rohan Browne are set to entertain viewers.
Antipodes Theatre Company Announces Artists For Winter Development Retreat
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2020
Antipodes Theatre Company has announced the artists who will be participating in their inaugural Winter Development Retreat.
NSW Government Offers $50 Million Lifeline to Struggling Arts Organizations
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2020
The NSW government is offering a $50 million lifeline for arts organizations suffering from severe financial distress due to the health crisis.
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by Josh Stent - May 23, 2020
VIDEOS: Watch LOVE IN LOCKDOWN Online Series, Starring Lucy Durack and Eddie Perfect
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2020
A new web series has launched, called Love in Lockdown, starring Lucy Durack and Eddie Perfect.
Arts Centre Melbourne Calls For Victorian-Based Emerging Composers To Apply For Mentorship Program
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Victorian-based emerging composers under the age of 30 can now apply for award-winning Arts Centre Melbourne mentorship program, 5x5x5. The initiative calls on 5 emerging composers to create 5 new works, each 5 minutes in duration. This year in this unprecedented time of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, 5x5x5 successful applicants will explore the theme of 'Memory' under the direction of Artistic Mentor Kate Neal.
Jazz Festival Surviving THESE DIGITAL TIMES Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Next week, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) was scheduled to present their twenty-third festival featuring more than 500 Australian and international artists in over 25 venues across Melbourne.
Play It Forward Announces PERMISSION TO SHINE - A New Online Singing Competition With A Difference
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Play It Forward, created by founding artistic director Dr Jonathon Welch AM, announces the upcoming launch of Permission to Shine, which will be a true celebration of voice!
New Annual Arts Festival, RISING Comes To Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Amid the uncertainty, an ambitious new cultural festival ascends, establishing a 2-million-dollar commission fund for Victorian artists.
Open House Melbourne Moves Online in July 2020
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Open House Melbourne has made the pro-active decision to shift the Melbourne 2020 Weekend and July program online.
Salty Theatre and Theatre Works Launch The Hatch Lab, a New Musical Theatre Residency Program
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2020
The Hatch Lab was created to assist Australian artists in their development of new musicals and provide much needed support to writers and composers who seek an opportunity to revise, workshop and ultimately bring to life their musical works on stage.

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