2024 Program

15 May
2024
7:30-9:30pm

Having had his songs performed by the likes of Judy Collins, Yo-Yo Ma, Art Garfunkel, Audra MacDonald, Patti LuPone and Liza Minnelli, Broadway’s John Bucchino is one of North America’s most successful songwriters. 

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15 May
2024
from 10pm

Each night, following that evening’s final performance, Launceston’s Earl Arts Centre experiences the quickest of quick changes to transform into The Diva Den.

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16 May
2024
12:00-1:00pm

Take a front row seat, learn the tricks of the trade, and explore the journey of the biggest names in Australian musical theatre in our In Conversation with… series. 

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16 May
2024
6:00-7:00pm

Whether you’re an in the shower belter, or a highly celebrated diva, Choir in the Pub is your chance to put those inhibitions aside and sing.

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16 May
2024
8:00-10:00pm

Calling all emerging musical theatre superstars… this is your chance to shine!

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16 May
2024
8:30-9:30pm

When award winning performer Natalie Gamsu’s partner turned to her and said, “Darling, do you think you were a flamenco dancer in a past life?”, she decided that yes, she was.

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16 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

This is your chance to work with one of the festival’s specialist teachers.

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16 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

Storying telling is a craft, and in musical theatre it’s at the very heart of what we do.

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16 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

Join one of Australia’s best choreographers for a two hour class.

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16 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

This class combines two of our disciplines, Acting and Singing.

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17 May
2024
6:00-7:30pm

In this brand-new take on an established classic, Launceston’s Old Brisbane Arcade becomes the star. 

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17 May
2024
11:00am-12:00pm

Straight from the stage and into the sun-soaked foyer of the Princess Theatre!

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17 May
2024
12:30-1:30pm

Take a front row seat, learn the tricks of the trade, and explore the journey of the biggest names in Australian musical theatre in our In conversation with… series. 

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17 May
2024
3:30-4:30pm

The story goes that if a theatre is ever left completely empty (or dark), a ghost will take up residence.

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17 May
2024
7:30-8:45pm

While flipping through an old photo album, Kerrie Anne Greenland invites you to go on a funny and heartfelt journey through her life and the life of movie musicals. 

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17 May
2024
10:00pm-12:00am

Join Queenie van de Zandt she says Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! to the Earl Arts Centre for an extravaganza that’s always the talk of the town.

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17 May
2024
2:00-5:00pm

This program is for those teachers, directors, and producers who want to sharpen their leadership skills when communicating around Musical Theatre. 

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17 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

This is your chance to work with one of the festival’s specialist teachers.

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17 May
2024
1:00-3:00pm

This is your chance to work with one of the festival’s specialist teachers.

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17 May
2024
3:30-5:30pm

This is your chance to work with one of the festival’s specialist teachers.

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17 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

Storying telling is a craft, and in musical theatre it’s at the very heart of what we do.

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17 May
2024
3:30-5:30pm

Storying telling is a craft, and in musical theatre it’s at the very heart of what we do.

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17 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

Join one of Australia’s best choreographers for a two hour class.

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17 May
2024
1:00-3:00pm

Join one of Australia’s best choreographers for a two hour class.

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17 May
2024
3:30-5:30pm

Join one of Australia’s best choreographers for a two hour class.

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17 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

This class combines two of our disciplines, Acting and Singing.

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17 May
2024
1:00-3:00pm

This class combines two of our disciplines, Acting and Singing.

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17 May
2024
3:30-5:30pm

This class combines two of our disciplines, Acting and Singing.

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18 May
2024
10:00-11:00am

Celebrate Launceston’s status as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy with the very best produce and stories from those who produced it.

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18 May
2024
11:00am-12:00pm

A staple of the Australian Musical Theatre Festival, Busker’s Alley transforms the intimacy of Launceston’s Dickie Whites Lane into the bustling streets of Broadway.

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18 May
2024
12:30-2:30pm

Did you know that Launceston once boasted more theatres per capita than anywhere in the world? 

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18 May
2024
4:00-6:00pm

An afternoon of surprises awaits with acclaimed musical director Vicky Jacob’s irreverent all singing, maybe dancing, game of trivia.

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18 May
2024
8:00-10:00pm

From Les Misérables to Mamma Mia, Wicked and The Lion King, this exciting performance of song salutes the best of Broadway with Australia’s leading performers in one unmissable night at Launceston’s Princess Theatre.

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18 May
2024
11:40am-1:00pm

You are invited to attend the Diversity and Inclusion Panel hosted by our Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) colleagues.

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18 May
2024
10-11:20am

This is your chance to connect with best practices in the industry.

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18 May
2024
2:00-5:00pm

This is an opportunity for students to learn the secrets to success from Des Flanagan, Patrice Tipoki and Kerrie Anne Greenland.

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19 May
2024
10:00am-12:00pm

Enjoy a morning of Tasmanian food and beautiful scenery while choosing your own interactive, musical theatre journey of songs, quizzes & anecdotes, performed by the multi-award-winning Queenie van de Zandt.

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19 May
2024
1:00-3:00pm

In the most audacious grand finale in Australian Musical Theatre Festival history, the Princess Theatre stage becomes a place of self-transformation in NINE.

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