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Show Details

• Show: The Boy From Oz (3)
• Music: Peter Allen (16), Burt Bacharach (20), Michael Callen (2), Christopher Cross, David Foster (12), Tom Keane, Marsha Malamet
• Lyrics: Peter Allen (16), Adrienne Anderson (4), Marie Cowan, A. B. "Banjo" Paterson, Dean Pitchford (12), Carole Bayer Sager (8)
• Book: Nick Enright (5)

Recording Details

• Date: 2003
• Type: Audio / Stage Cast
• Language: English
• Location: US / NY / New York
• Additional Book: Martin Sherman
• Orchestrations: Michael Gibson (22)
• Conductor: Patrick Vaccariello (8)
• Dance Music: Mark Hummel (4)
• Vocal Arrangements: Patrick Vaccariello (8)
• Producer: Phil Ramone (31)
• Performer: Leslie Alexander (4),  Brad Anderson (7),  Todd Anderson,  Stephanie J. Block (9),  Victoria Lecta Cave (3),  Kelly Crandall,  Naleah Dey,  Nicholas Dromard,  Jarrod Emick (7),  Mitchel David Federan,  Timothy A. Fitzgerald (3),  Beth Fowler (12),  Christopher Freeman,  Tyler Hanes (2),  Jessica Hartman,  Colleen Hawks (3),  John Hill (5),  Curtis Holbrook (4),  Hugh Jackman (9),  Pamela Jordan (5),  Isabel Keating,  Tari Kelly,  Stephanie Kurtzuba (6),  Heather Laws (3),  Brian J. Marcum,  Michael Mulheren (8),  Jennifer Savelli,  Matthew Stocke (3)
• Notes: New book by Martin Sherman.

Recording Releases

Buy MP3 Album (or listen to Sound Clips) Format: CD Label: Decca B0001578 02 Released: 2003-11-18 Barcode: 0602498611845 Buy from: Added by: Deester

Shows/Hide Tracks: 01. The Lives of Me Hugh Jackman 02. When I Get My Name in Lights [Legs Diamond] Mitchel David Federan 03. When I Get My Name In Lights (Reprise) [Legs Diamond] Hugh Jackman 04. Love Crazy Hugh Jackman 05. All I Wanted Was the Dream [Legs Diamond] Isabel Keating 06. Only an Older Woman [Legs Diamond] Hugh Jackman 07. Best That You Can Do Hugh Jackman 08. Don't Wish Too Hard Isabel Keating 09. Come Save Me Hugh Jackman 10. Continental American Pamela Jordan 11. She Loves to Hear the Music Stephanie J. Block 12. Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage Hugh Jackman 13. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love Hugh Jackman 14. Not the Boy Next Door Hugh Jackman 15. Bi-Coastal Hugh Jackman 16. If You Were Wondering Hugh Jackman 17. Everything Old Is New Again Hugh Jackman 18. Everything Old Is New Again (Reprise) Michael Mulheren 19. Love Don't Need a Reason Hugh Jackman 20. I Honestly Love You Jarrod Emick 21. You and Me Hugh Jackman 22. I Still Call Australia Home Hugh Jackman 23. Don't Cry Out Loud Beth Fowler 24. Once Before I Go Hugh Jackman 25. Finale: I Go to Rio Hugh Jackman 26. Tenterfield Saddler Hugh Jackman

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Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:48:
Amazon.com Editoral Review: Peter Allen was an Australian gay man who was once married to Liza Minnelli and was still officially in the closet when he died of AIDS in 1992. It's obvious that when it comes to sheer drama, Allen's life is pretty hard to beat, and Hugh Jackman's portrayal in this bio-show terrifically brings home the music man's energy and inner contradictions. Too bad his life's intensity wasn't reflected in Allen's milquetoast songs, which are generously sprinkled throughout the show. Technically, Jackman's not the best singer (Brian Stokes Mitchell continues to rule Broadway in that regard), but his charisma is undeniable. His take on "I Go to Rio" is appropriately high octane, for instance, while "I Still Call Australia Home" (Oz's unofficial anthem) is rather poignant. As Judy and Liza, respectively, Isabel Keating and Stephanie J. Block try hard to emulate their models' vocal styles, which can be really distracting. Overall, though, this album is mostly for serious fans of either Allen and Jackman. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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