The Johnny Smith Myth
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The Johnny Smith Myth | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | The Depot, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| First Date | 12 January 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Last Date | 26 January 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
| Status | Unknown | |||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||
| Description | Set in a television studio in which Smith is involved in a 'This Is Your Life' programme. … The play is a mixture of fantasy (Johnny's discovery by Paul Simon in hs relentless search for authentic ethnic music; his rise in stardom to become the voice behind Milli Vanilli), recollection (Mother, childhood, church choir, growing up in Samoa) and revue-style skits. It's a loose format and the narrative thread is hard to follow at times. … | |||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Biographical
Solo Pacific Island Theatre |
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| Subjects |
Samoa
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Further Information | The first solo Pasifika play in NZ. | |||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
| Data Set | Theatre Aotearoa | |||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 199537 | |||||||||||||
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