The Boy Friend

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Event The Boy Friend
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 12 August 2009
Opening Date 12 August 2009
Last Date 16 August 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The students at Madame Dubonnet’s Finishing School for Girls are boy crazy. They dream of boyfriends and dancing and ball gowns. English heiress Polly Browne has to invent a fake boyfriend because her father won’t allow a real one.
Polly’s father Percival arrives in Nice only to discover Mde Dubonnet is his former flame. Meanwhile Polly falls in love with the delivery boy, Tony safe in the knowledge that he thinks she is Mde Dubonnet’s secretary. But Tony himself has a secret; he is hiding from his wealthy parents Lord and Lady Brockhurst.
Things get hilariously complicated when Tony’s parents unexpectedly arrive in Nice. Could a happy ending be only a Charleston away?
Charmingly irresistible, Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend captures perfectly the romantic flavour of the 1920s. Hit numbers include Won’t You Charleston With Me?, The Boy Friend, I Could be Happy With You and It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Luke Alleva Actor and Singer Jimmy
Robyn Arthur Actor and Singer Lady Brockhurst
Ben Brown Actor and Singer Alphonse
Rhonda Burchmore Actor and Singer Madame Dubonnet
Tim Campbell Actor and Singer Bobby Van Husen
Chrystal de Grussa Actor and Singer Chorus
Nicholas Eaton Actor and Singer Chorus
Rebecca Grennan Actor and Singer Nancy
Robert Grubb Actor and Singer Lord Brockhurst
Esther Hannaford Actor and Singer Polly Browne
Matt Heyward Actor and Singer Pierre
Mark Hill Actor and Singer Chorus
Leanne Marsland Actor and Singer Fay
Ashley McKenzie Actor and Singer Pepe
Alex Rathgeber Actor and Singer Tony
Samantha Riley Actor and Singer Chorus
Kellie Rode Actor and Singer Hortense
Angela Scundi Actor and Singer Dulcie
Grant Smith Actor and Singer Percival
Stephen Wheat Actor and Singer Marcel
Christie Whelan-Browne Actor and Singer Maisie
Hayley Winch Actor and Singer Lolita
Tom Lambert Administrator Assistant Company Administrator
Adam Lowe Administrator Company Administrator
Tanya Mitford Assistant Choreographer
Andrew Hallsworth Choreographer
Kim Bishop Costume Designer
Gary Young Director
Matthew King Lighting Designer
David Piper Musical Director
Matthew Thorne Musician: Bassist
Stuart Brownley Musician: Bassoonist 4th reed
Sarah Cuming Musician: Cellist
Grania Burke Musician: Clarinetist 2nd reed
Tony Hicks Musician: Clarinetist 1st reed
David Hicks Musician: Drummer
Simon Patterson Musician: Guitarist
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer Musician: Pianist
Bill Harrower Musician: Saxophonist 3rd reed
Robert Collins Musician: Trombonist
Scott Evans Musician: Trombonist
Mark Fitzpatrick Musician: Trumpeter
Mark Skillington Musician: Trumpeter
Rachel Gamer Musician: Violinist
Matthew Hassall Musician: Violinist
Ceridwen Jones Musician: Violinist
Mara Miller Musician: Violinist
Richard Jeziorny Set Designer
Mark Benson Sound Designer
Nick Reich Sound Designer
John Scandrett Sound Designer
Natalie Moir Stage Manager
David Miller Technical Director
Sandy Wilson Writer
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer
Philip Sweeney
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web www.australianstage.com.au
Programme
Programme https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/theboyfriend.pdf
Event Identifier 82121
Dataset AusStage