The Boy From Oz
From Down Under to over the top.
MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 16, 2003
Closing Date
Sep 12, 2004
1st Preview
Sep 16, 2003
1st Preview
Sep 16, 2003
Previews
32
Performances
364
MusicalOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Oct 16, 2003
Close Date: Sep 12, 2004
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Various locations in Tenterfield, Australia; Hong Kong; New York City: Peter and Liza's apartment, Reno Sweeney, The Copacabana Club, Radio City Music Hall.
Comments
The Boy From Oz was on hiatus from 3/29/2004 through 4/3/2004.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)Produced by Ben Gannon and Robert FoxMusic by Peter Allen; Lyrics by Peter Allen; Book by Martin Sherman; Original book by Nick Enright; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Musical Director: Patrick Vaccariello; Additional music by Burt Bacharach, Jeff Barry, Michael Callen, Christopher Cross, David Foster, Tom Keane and Marsha Malamet; Additional lyrics by Adrienne Anderson, Marie Cowan, A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, Dean Pitchford and Carole Bayer Sager; Dance arrangements by Mark Hummel; Incidental music and vocal arranger: Patrick VaccarielloDirected by Philip William McKinley; Choreographed by Joey McKneely; Assistant Choreographer: Jessica Hartman; Assistant to Mr. McKinley: Ryan H. MackeyScenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Associate Scenic Design: David Peterson; Assistant Scenic Design: Evan Alexander, Atkin Pace and Thomas Peter Sarr; Associate Costume Design: Scott Traugott; Assistant Costume Design: Rachel Attridge, Kevin Draves, Philip Heckman and Brian Russman; Assistant to Mr. Long: Donald Sanders; Associate Lighting Design: Michelle Habeck; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael Jones, Traci Klainer, Hilary Manners and Michael PattersonProduction Stage Manager: Eileen F. Haggerty; Technical Supervisor: Neil A. Mazzella and David Benken; Stage Manager: Richard Rauscher; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tina M. NewhauserMusical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Patrick Vaccariello; Associate Conductor: Jim Laev; Concert Master: Sylvia D'Avanzo; Violin: Victor Heifets, Fritz Krakowski, Wende Namkung, Cecelia Hobbs Gardner and Nina Evtuhov; Music Copying: Kaye-Houston Music; Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf and Vivian Israel; Lead Trumpet: Jeffrey Kievit; Trumpet: Tino Gagliardi and Earl Gardner; Trombone: Clint Sharman and Randy Andos; Reeds: Ted Nash, Ben Kono, Ken Dybisz and Don McGeen; Drums: Brian Brake; Bass: Cary Potts; Keyboards: Mark Berman and Jim Laev; Guitars: J. McGeehan; Percussion: Dan McMillanCasting: Dave Clemmons Casting and Joseph McConnell; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Promotions: Hugh Hysell Communications; Dance Captain: Jessica Hartman; Assistant Dance Captain: Todd Anderson; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Consultant: Stephen MacLean; Dialect Coach: Stephen Gabis; Photographer: Joan MarcusDee AnthonyEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleSwings: Todd Anderson and Jessica HartmanStandby: Kevin Spirtas (Peter Allen)Understudies: Leslie Alexander (Marion Woolnough), Brad Anderson (Greg Connell), John Hill (Peter Allen, Greg Connell), Tari Kelly (Liza Minnelli), Stephanie Kurtzuba (Judy Garland), Heather Laws (Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli), Kevin Spirtas (Greg Connell), Matthew Stocke (Dick Woolnough, Dee Anthony) and P. J. Verhoest (Boy)
Imperial Theatre (Oct 16, 2003 - Sep 12, 2004)
Company Manager: Mark D. ShacketCast
Ensemble
Ensemble
Trick
Ensemble
Standby: Michael Halling (Peter Allen)Understudies: Brad Anderson (Mark Herron, Peter Allen, George Woolnough, Dick Woolnough, Dee Anthony), Todd Anderson (Chris Bell, Mark Herron, Trick), Victoria Lecta Cave (Judy Garland), Kelly Crandall (Alice the Rockette), Naleah Dey (Member of Trio), Michael Halling (Greg Connell, Chris Bell), Jessica Hartman (Girl), Pamela Jordan (Member of Trio, Alice the Rockette), Heather Laws (Marion Woolnough, Girl, Member of Trio), Jess LeProtto (Boy) and Kevin Spirtas (Chris Bell, Mark Herron) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByThe Lives of MePeter AllenWhen I Get My Name in LightsBoy and EnsembleWhen I Get My Name in Lights (Reprise)Peter AllenLove Crazy
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)Chris Bell, Peter Allen and EnsembleWaltzing Matilda
(music by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson; lyrics by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson)Peter Allen and Chris BellAll I Wanted Was the DreamJudy GarlandOnly an Older WomanJudy Garland, Peter Allen, Chris Bell and Mark HerronBest That You Can Do
(music by Burt Bacharach and Christopher Cross; lyrics by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager)Peter Allen and Liza MinnelliDon't Wish Too Hard
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Judy GarlandCome Save MeLiza Minnelli and Peter AllenContinental American
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Peter Allen and EnsembleShe Loves to Hear the Music
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Liza Minnelli and EnsembleQuiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Peter Allen and Judy GarlandI'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Liza Minnelli and Peter AllenNot the Boy Next Door
(lyrics by Dean Pitchford)Peter Allen and Marion WoolnoughAct 2Sung ByBi-Coastal
(music by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane; lyrics by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane)Peter Allen and TrioIf You Were WonderingPeter Allen and Greg ConnellSure Thing BabyDee Anthony, Greg Connell, Peter Allen, Trio and Male EnsembleEverything Old is New Again
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Peter Allen and The RockettesEverything Old is New Again (Reprise)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Marion Woolnough, Dee Anthony and Greg ConnellLove Don't Need a Reason
(music by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet; lyrics by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet)Peter Allen and Greg ConnellGreg ConnellYou and Me
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Liza Minnelli and Peter AllenI Still Call Australia HomePeter Allen and EnsembleDon't Cry Out Loud
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)Marion WoolnoughOnce Before I Go
(music by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford; lyrics by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford)Peter AllenI Go to Rio
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)Peter Allen and Company -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical
2004 Winner
Hugh JackmanBest Featured Actress in a Musical
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2004 Winner
Hugh JackmanOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2004 Nominee
Mitchel David Federan
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
2004 Winner
Isabel Keating -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox
Music by Peter Allen; Lyrics by Peter Allen; Book by Martin Sherman; Original book by Nick Enright; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Musical Director: Patrick Vaccariello; Additional music by Burt Bacharach, Jeff Barry, Michael Callen, Christopher Cross, David Foster, Tom Keane and Marsha Malamet; Additional lyrics by Adrienne Anderson, Marie Cowan, A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, Dean Pitchford and Carole Bayer Sager; Dance arrangements by Mark Hummel; Incidental music and vocal arranger: Patrick Vaccariello
Directed by Philip William McKinley; Choreographed by Joey McKneely; Assistant Choreographer: Jessica Hartman; Assistant to Mr. McKinley: Ryan H. Mackey
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Associate Scenic Design: David Peterson; Assistant Scenic Design: Evan Alexander, Atkin Pace and Thomas Peter Sarr; Associate Costume Design: Scott Traugott; Assistant Costume Design: Rachel Attridge, Kevin Draves, Philip Heckman and Brian Russman; Assistant to Mr. Long: Donald Sanders; Associate Lighting Design: Michelle Habeck; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael Jones, Traci Klainer, Hilary Manners and Michael Patterson
Production Stage Manager: Eileen F. Haggerty; Technical Supervisor: Neil A. Mazzella and David Benken; Stage Manager: Richard Rauscher; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tina M. Newhauser
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Patrick Vaccariello; Associate Conductor: Jim Laev; Concert Master: Sylvia D'Avanzo; Violin: Victor Heifets, Fritz Krakowski, Wende Namkung, Cecelia Hobbs Gardner and Nina Evtuhov; Music Copying: Kaye-Houston Music; Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf and Vivian Israel; Lead Trumpet: Jeffrey Kievit; Trumpet: Tino Gagliardi and Earl Gardner; Trombone: Clint Sharman and Randy Andos; Reeds: Ted Nash, Ben Kono, Ken Dybisz and Don McGeen; Drums: Brian Brake; Bass: Cary Potts; Keyboards: Mark Berman and Jim Laev; Guitars: J. McGeehan; Percussion: Dan McMillan
Casting: Dave Clemmons Casting and Joseph McConnell; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Promotions: Hugh Hysell Communications; Dance Captain: Jessica Hartman; Assistant Dance Captain: Todd Anderson; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Consultant: Stephen MacLean; Dialect Coach: Stephen Gabis; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Dee Anthony
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Swings:
Todd Anderson
and Jessica Hartman
Standby:
Kevin Spirtas
(Peter Allen)
Understudies:
Leslie Alexander
(Marion Woolnough), Brad Anderson
(Greg Connell), John Hill
(Peter Allen, Greg Connell), Tari Kelly
(Liza Minnelli), Stephanie Kurtzuba
(Judy Garland), Heather Laws
(Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli), Kevin Spirtas
(Greg Connell), Matthew Stocke
(Dick Woolnough, Dee Anthony) and P. J. Verhoest
(Boy)
Imperial Theatre (Oct 16, 2003 - Sep 12, 2004)
Company Manager: Mark D. Shacket
Cast
Ensemble
Ensemble
Trick
Ensemble
Standby:
Michael Halling
(Peter Allen)
Understudies:
Brad Anderson
(Mark Herron, Peter Allen, George Woolnough, Dick Woolnough, Dee Anthony), Todd Anderson
(Chris Bell, Mark Herron, Trick), Victoria Lecta Cave
(Judy Garland), Kelly Crandall
(Alice the Rockette), Naleah Dey
(Member of Trio), Michael Halling
(Greg Connell, Chris Bell), Jessica Hartman
(Girl), Pamela Jordan
(Member of Trio, Alice the Rockette), Heather Laws
(Marion Woolnough, Girl, Member of Trio), Jess LeProtto
(Boy) and Kevin Spirtas
(Chris Bell, Mark Herron)
Act 1
Sung By
The Lives of Me
Peter Allen
When I Get My Name in Lights
Boy and Ensemble
When I Get My Name in Lights
(Reprise)
Peter Allen
Love Crazy
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)
Chris Bell, Peter Allen and Ensemble
Waltzing Matilda
(music by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson; lyrics by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson)
(music by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson; lyrics by Marie Cowan and A.B. "Banjo" Paterson)
Peter Allen and Chris Bell
All I Wanted Was the Dream
Judy Garland
Only an Older Woman
Judy Garland, Peter Allen, Chris Bell and Mark Herron
Best That You Can Do
(music by Burt Bacharach and Christopher Cross; lyrics by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager)
(music by Burt Bacharach and Christopher Cross; lyrics by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager)
Peter Allen and Liza Minnelli
Don't Wish Too Hard
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Judy Garland
Come Save Me
Liza Minnelli and Peter Allen
Continental American
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Peter Allen and Ensemble
She Loves to Hear the Music
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Liza Minnelli and Ensemble
Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Peter Allen and Judy Garland
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Liza Minnelli and Peter Allen
Not the Boy Next Door
(lyrics by Dean Pitchford)
(lyrics by Dean Pitchford)
Peter Allen and Marion Woolnough
Act 2
Sung By
Bi-Coastal
(music by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane; lyrics by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane)
(music by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane; lyrics by Peter Allen, David Foster and Tom Keane)
Peter Allen and Trio
If You Were Wondering
Peter Allen and Greg Connell
Sure Thing Baby
Dee Anthony, Greg Connell, Peter Allen, Trio and Male Ensemble
Everything Old is New Again
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Peter Allen and The Rockettes
Everything Old is New Again
(Reprise)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Marion Woolnough, Dee Anthony and Greg Connell
Love Don't Need a Reason
(music by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet; lyrics by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet)
(music by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet; lyrics by Peter Allen, Michael Callen and Marsha Malamet)
Peter Allen and Greg Connell
Greg Connell
You and Me
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Liza Minnelli and Peter Allen
I Still Call Australia Home
Peter Allen and Ensemble
Don't Cry Out Loud
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
(lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager)
Marion Woolnough
Once Before I Go
(music by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford; lyrics by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford)
(music by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford; lyrics by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford)
Peter Allen
I Go to Rio
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)
(music by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson; lyrics by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson)
Peter Allen and Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical
2004 Winner
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2004 Winner
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2004 Nominee
Mitchel David Federan
Mitchel David Federan
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
2004 Winner
Isabel Keating
Isabel Keating
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
|---|
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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