Musical theatre and Australian leading ladies - legacies of the past and current challenges: 'How lucky we are to be alive right now'

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Title Musical theatre and Australian leading ladies - legacies of the past and current challenges: 'How lucky we are to be alive right now'
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Abstract/Description At the 2011 Helpmann Awards, the J.C. Williamson Award recognising an outstanding contribution to Australia's live performance industry was jointly presented to three groundbreaking musical theatre actresses: Nancye Hayes, Toni Lamond and Jill Perryman. As the first Australian women to be cast in leading roles in major productions, these performers paved the way for a long succession of Australian leading ladies, including Geraldine Turner ('Chicago'), Marina Prior ('The Phantom of the Opera') and Debra Byrne ('Sunset Boulevard').
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Source Australasian Drama Studies, ADSA, VIC
Issue 75
Page 287-315
Date Issued December 2019
Language English
Citation Trevor Jones, Musical theatre and Australian leading ladies - legacies of the past and current challenges: 'How lucky we are to be alive right now', Australasian Drama Studies, 75, December 2019, 287-315
Resource Identifier 69333