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Come From Away Headed to HOTA For Three Week Gold Coast Season in July

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A musical about resilience, community and friendship in the face of tragedy, Come From Away is such a fantastic musical for the current times we live in. While illness and the COVID-19 pandemic have seen the show's Australian tour run longer...
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Great Musicals Available to Stream Right Now in Australia

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After almost two years of on-again-off-again COVID-19 imposed lockdown, my desire to see much more musical theatre has been reaching its limits. I could, for example, travel to QPAC this week to see An American in Paris. However, with significantly...
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Remaining 2021 Performances of Hamilton and Come From Away Cancelled in Sydney

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With the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Sydney, including those among the companies, it has been confirmed that the remainder of 2021 performances of both Hamilton at the Sydney Lyric Theatre and Come from Away in the Capitol...
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Come From Away Returns to Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from 20 October

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After a false start in opening at Sydney's Capitol Theatre back in June, only to be cancelled two weeks later, the producers of Come From Away's Australian tour has confirmed the musical will return to the venue starting Wednesday 20 October...
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Come From Away Recommences Brisbane Performances Today

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The producers of Come From Away in Australia have confirmed its Brisbane season will recommence today
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Come From Away Australian Tour

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After almost a year of venues either being shut down fully or at some type of reduced capacity, musical theatre has finally been able to commence touring Australia again. While not the first musical to grace QPAC's Lyric Theatre...
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Brisbane Audiences Will Be Welcomed to the Rock A Little Bit Later – Come...

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Although producer NewTheatricals was able to avoid the curse associated with many QPAC major musical opening night events since the start of 2020, Come From Away was unable to avoid the impact of COVID-19 entirely in the state. After...
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[Musical Preview] Come From Away Australia – Me and the Sky

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Ahead of the show’s first performance yesterday evening and official ‘opening night’ tomorrow, I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek of Come from Away Brisbane season at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre. With the official opening mere...
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A Conversation With Liam McIlwain

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Although many theatres across the globe remain shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the actions taken by Australian’s have met that major productions have been able to go forward with not only limited capacity but, in many...
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[Musical Preview] Come from Away Australia – Welcome to the Rock (Finale)

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Ahead of the show's first performance yesterday evening and official 'opening night' tomorrow, I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek of Come from Away Brisbane season at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Lyric Theatre. Ahead of tomorrow...
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A Conversation with Luke Hunter

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Ahead of Come from Away Australia opening in QPAC's Lyric Theatre, I spoke to Musical Director Luke Hunter about the show, the impact of COVID-19 and his advice for those looking to enter the industry.
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Major Musicals and Shows Schedule for Sydney – January 2021 Ed.

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Stage magic dwindled during 2020, and even in 2021, surprise cases of COVID-19 have drawn a big cloud over whether many theatrical productions will be able to complete or even begin their seasons. This may be because many major...
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