In a dazzling celebration of community and culture, producer John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced that the charity partner for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of CATS will be the Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF). Their mission is to provide every child with a long-term music education that enriches their lives, inspires their imagination and creativity, and achieves positive educational and behavioural outcomes. The partnership will include fundraising for ACMF through bucket collections after performances, and potential for CATS cast to visit schools and children’s hospitals for music education and therapy sessions.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Australian Children’s Music Foundation for the Australian tour. They do an extraordinary job bringing music to children across the country, in a similar way to work being done by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation in the UK and US.” said producer John Frost for Crossroads Live.
ACMF Founder Don Spencer said, “The Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF) is thrilled to be the charity partner for CATS in Australia. This initiative is a powerful demonstration of how the world of musical theatre can directly support grassroots music education. By contributing to this collection, theatregoers will directly help ACMF ensure more vulnerable children receive long-term music education, helping them find their voice and a sense of belonging through music.
“The ACMF exists because two in three Australian primary school children lack access to a music education. The synergy with the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation’s commitment in the UK to music education underscores a shared belief: that every child deserves the chance to experience the profound benefits of music.”