“As much as I love seeing a diverse cast (especially in Australia) I need to remind this theatre and many others, that when it comes to Hairspray, it is required that the Black roles are performed by Black actors.”

“A head drama teacher in Australia, who was convicted of sexually touching two students before being caught with almost 18,000 abuse files involving children, has been sentenced to seven years in jail.”

“This decision comes a month after the company faced a controversy due to an onstage protest by actors supporting Palestinian rights during the Israeli-Gaza conflict.”

“An Australian theatre company, that was under fire earlier this month for performing A Chorus Line without having cast the role of “Richie”, announced it has canceled their next production. Their production of Gypsy was set to open in October.”