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Thu, 30 Dec 2004, 12:04 pm
Norma13 posts in thread
Re the new Poll - I don't know where I've been hiding BUT I've never heard of most of the productions named!!!
Anyone else in the same boat, anyone care to enlighten me???

Thou dissembling rude-growing dewberry!

Re: Broad (Aussie accent) way Musical?

Mon, 3 Jan 2005, 11:37 pm
crgwllms wrote:

>And do you reckon there'll ever be a world-class Australian musical??

tim wrote:
>
> The Boy from Oz.



Does this one really count? "From" is the operative word, not "Oz". It only starts in Australia for the early history (and novelty value); the point of it is to show a star on Broadway, who had married into a family of American musical icons; and the book was adapted by an American, Martin Sherman. The story content was criticised for being contrived to fit the songs, which had little to do with any character development...from what I gather it was a highly successful star vehicle for the lead role, but a bit mediocre in all other areas.

I'm not saying we need a musical about the Crocodile Hunter, but for me the question still remains...

Cheers,
Craig

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