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Hamilton part of bigger diversity shift in Australian musical theatre as industry recalibrates during COVID-19 – ABC News
From a First Nations-first Hamilton and a queer Oklahoma, to a diversity pledge and a scholarship for performers of colour — Australia’s musical theatre industry…
Musical theatre may have disappeared from Australian stages in the COVID-19 shutdown, but the industry has been anything but dormant.
In recent months, the culture of the industry has shifted: when something seems unfair or unjust, performers and fans alike are speaking up and their discussions are creating change.
It started in August this year, when the Rob Guest Endowment (RGE), an influential scholarship program for emerging talent in Australian musical theatre, announced an all-white cohort…
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