Shows · The Boy from Oz
The Boy from Oz
Opened 2003
364 performances
Musical, Modern
The life of Australian entertainer Peter Allen unfolds from his childhood performing in outback pubs to his marriage to Liza Minnelli, his struggles with his sexuality, his rise as a flamboyant showman, and his tragic death from AIDS. Through it all, Allen's irrepressible talent and showmanship shine as he writes hit songs and dazzles audiences from Radio City to Rio.
- Music
- Peter Allen
- Lyrics
- Peter Allen
- Book
- Martin Sherman, Nick Enright
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 4 recordings
The Boy from Oz is an Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright, based on Stephen MacLean's 1996 biography of Allen. Premiering in Australia in 1998 starring Todd McKenney, a revised version of the musical, written by Martin Sherman, opened on Broadway in 2003, with Hugh Jackman in the title role. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 the cast recording won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.
Jackman is magnificent, a true Broadway star who can do it all, and audiences eagerly await those times when he breaks the extremely fragile fourth wall.)
Broadway Musicals the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time Bloom Ken 1949 Vlastnik Fra, p. 125“Time has proven that nearly every fine actor can play Tevye, but when there’s talk about a revival of Half a Sixpence, people say, ‘But who these days can play the Tommy Steele role?’ It was the most exciting Broadway star debut performance until Hugh Jackman did The Boy from Oz.”
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