The Boy from Oz

The Boy from Oz is the title of several works based on the life of Peter Allen. The musical The Boy from Oz premiered on 5 March 1998 in Sydney in His Majesty's Theatre and premiered on Broadway on 16 October 2003 with Hugh Jackman in the lead role Premiere.

Under the title The Boy From Oz, a TV documentary broadcast in 1995 about his life and two years later appeared the same Biography by Stephen MacLean. The musical of the same name was listed 2004 364 times on Broadway to 12th September. Main reason for this success was, among other things, the performance of Jackman, the enthusiastic critics and audiences alike. He was, inter alia, the. Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical

Broadway Cast

• Hugh Jackman: Peter Allen
• Stephanie J. Block: Liza Minnelli
• Jarrod Emick: Greg Connell
• Mitchel David Federan: Young Peter
• Beth Fowler: Marion Woolnough ( Peter's mother )
• Isabel Keating: Judy Garland
• Michael Mulheren: Dick Woolnough ( Peter's father ) / Dee Anthony
• Brad Anderson: Animation / Mark Herron

• Production: Ben Gannon and Robert Fox
• Music and lyrics: Peter Allen
• Book: Martin Sherman
• Original Book: Nick Enright
• Directed by Philip William McKinley
• Choreographer: Joey McKneely

Awards

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• Tony Award
• TDF - Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer on Broadway category
• Drama Desk Award in the Best Actor category
• Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor

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• Theatre World Award for Mitchel David Federan and Isabel Keating
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for Isabel Keating

Australia Tour 2006

From August to October 2006, the musical ran as " arena show " in different cities in Australia, again with Jackman in the lead role.

Instrumentation:

• Hugh Jackman: Peter Allen
• Chrissy Amphlett: Judy Garland
• Colleen Hewett: Marion Woolnough
• Angela Toohey: Liza Minnelli
• Murray Bartlett: Greg
• Peter Hardy: Dick Woolnough / Dee Anthony

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