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Production Details
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First produced at His Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, 1998. Produced by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox, directed by Gale Edwards.
Produced in a private workshop performance in New York, N.Y. in 2002. Directed by Philip Wm. McKinley.
New production at the Imperial Theatre, New York, N.Y., opened 16 October 2003, from a script revised for American audiences by Martin Sherman. Directed by Philip Wm McKinley. Produced by Robert Fox and Ban Gannon. Lead role played by Hugh Jackman.
A new Australian production, with Jackman again in the lead role, was created in 2006. It had seasons at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, 3-6 August and 14-16 September; at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, 11-20 August 2006; at the Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, 24-27 August; at the Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, 1-10 September; and at the Burswood Dome, Perth, 29 September to 2 October.
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Works about this Work
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The 15 Greatest Australian Musicals, on Stage and Screen – Sorted
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 August 2022;
— Review of Fangirls 2019 single work musical theatre ; The Legend of King O'Malley 1970 single work musical theatre ; Lola Montez 1958 single work musical theatre ; Bran Nue Dae : A Musical Journey 1990 single work musical theatre ; Only Heaven Knows 1988 single work musical theatre ; Moulin Rouge! The Musical 2016 single work musical theatre ; The Boy from Oz 1998 single work musical theatre ; Keating! A Country Soul Opera 2005 single work musical theatre ; Summer Rain 1983 single work musical theatre ; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Musical 2006 single work musical theatre ; Barbara and the Camp Dogs 2017 single work musical theatre ; Muriel's Wedding : The Musical 2017 single work musical theatre ; Miracle City 1996 single work musical theatre -
How to Make the Australian Musical : from The Sapphires to Strictly Ballroom
2017
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 June 2017; 'With Muriel’s Wedding the Musical making its debut in November, we take a look back at mainstage shows through the ages – the good and the bad.' -
Cultural Creep
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 36 2012; (p. 118-131) 'TODAY it would be called a reality show, but in the early 1950s the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Incognito was billed as light entertainment. Alas, no recording of the radio program survives in the corporation's vast audio archive. Nor does it earn a mention in Ken Inglis's two-volume authorised history of the ABC. Yet Incognito is one of the most influential programs the national broadcaster has ever put to air, if only because it caught the ear of the Melbourne-based critic AA Phillips. The idea, thought Phillips, was quaint enough: to pit a local artist against a foreign guest, with the audience asked to adjudicate. Occasionally, listeners would favour the home-grown performer, thus producing 'a nice glow of patriotic satisfaction'. The program, however, was founded on the belittling premise that 'the domestic product will be worse than the imported article.' Phillips coined a neat description for this 'disease of the Australian mind' and immediately his aphorism, described in a 1950 Meanjin essay of the same name, took hold: 'the cultural cringe'.' (Author's introduction)
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Play It Again
2011
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 March 2011; (p. 12) -
[Review] The Boy from Oz
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 March 2011; (p. 13)
— Review of The Boy from Oz 1998 single work musical theatre
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Fans Sing Praise of Boy from Oz
2004
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 September 2004; (p. 35)
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Here's Looking at Hugh
2006
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review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 14 - 20 June no. 591 2006; (p. 8-9)
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Hugh's Happy Feet
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 30 July 2006; (p. 5)
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Mad About the Boy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 21)
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Boy Wonder from Down Under
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 - 20 August 2006; (p. 8-9)
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How I Lost the Boy From Oz
2003
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 31 August 2003; (p. 38) -
Hugh's Tony Star Rises
2004
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 May 2004; (p. 9) -
The Star from Oz
2006
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 February 2006; (p. 1, 2) -
Girl from Brissie
2006
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 February 2006; (p. 17) -
How Did This Boy from Oz Conquer Broadway?
2006
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 February 2006; (p. 7-8) Discusses the 2006 arena production.
Awards
- 2004 nominated Tony Awards — Best Book of a Musical
Last amended 7 Aug 2006 12:27:06
