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Australia’s 2020 Helpmann Awards Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The 2020 Helpmann Awards, the Australian live industry’s premier awards ceremony, has been scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.Organized by Live Performance Australia, the Helpmanns were established in 2001, and in 2018 expanded its program into a two-evening series of events.In a statement issued Tuesday (March 31), LPA announced the show would not go on this year.“Due to restrictions on public gatherings, it was simply not feasible to proceed with our planning for the 2020 Helpmann Awards,” said LPA CEO Evelyn Richardson.