 Event |
The Boy From Oz
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre (1973-2001), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
24 February 1998 |
| Opening Date |
5 March 1998 |
| Last Date |
20 December 1998 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
A musical based on the life of Australian singer and entertainer Peter Allen. |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Musical
Musical Biography
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Damien Woolnough, The Herald Sun, 9 March 1998
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Article: Peter Fitzpatrick, Whose turn to shout? The crisis in Australian musical theatre today., Australasian Drama Studies, 38, April 2001, 16-28
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Article: Stephen Dunne, A matter of life, death and sequins, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 1998, 11
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Article: Valerie Lawson, Sparkling boy loses its nerve, Financial Review, 14 March 1998, 11
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Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Book: Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
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Performance Recording: The Boy From Oz., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 25 December 1998
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Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 14 November 1998
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Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 2 March 1998
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Review: Damien Woolnough, Legend comes back to life, Courier Mail, 9 March 1998, 96
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Review: James Waites, Home-grown tribute that's worthy of a wizard of Oz, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 March 1998
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Review: Pamela Payne, Boy, oh boy, Sun Herald, Timeout, 8 March 1998, 7
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| Web |
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| Event Identifier |
20343 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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