The Boy from Oz Tickets
About The Boy from Oz
Peter Allen was born in the outback Australian town of Tenterfield in 1944. He made his entertainment debut at the age of 5 impersonating Al Jolson. As a teenager he became a pop star and then toured Asia. There he met Judy Garland who took him to London where he met and become engaged to her daughter Liza Minnelli. In the US Peter enjoyed the highs of success by winning an Oscar, selling out performances in Radio City Music Hall, and receiving adulation when he returned to Australia. There were also plenty of lows… breaking up with his wife, staging a Broadway flop, the death of his partner and his own battle with illness.
The Boy from Oz leaps, as does Peter himself, from past to present and back to past all within the familiar context of one of his energy packed concerts.
Venue
The National Theatre, Melbourne
Accessibility
There is lift access to the Mezzanine and a stair climber for access to row J of the auditorium. All other seating rows are accessible via stairs only. Motorised wheelchairs may exceed the 250kg limit of the stair climber and cannot be admitted.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY TRAM: Tram numbers 16 and 3a stop outside the Theatre at stop 33. The No. 96 tram stop 138 at Luna Park is a 350 metre walk to the Theatre.
BY TRAIN: Balaclava Station is a 15-minute walk (1200 metres) from the Theatre.
BY CAR: On street parking is available on Carlisle and Barkly streets (please check signage). The closest paid parking is Acland Court (183 Barkly St), near Coles Supermarket. Entry and exit are via Barkly Street. Paid parking is also available on Irwell Street, Belford Street and beside the Palais Theatre.
More information about The Boy from Oz
Director & Choreographer: Rhylee Nowell
Musical Director: Alex Byrne
Peter Allen & Musical Supervisor: Matthew Hadgraft
Production Coordinator: Caitlin Greenhill
Executive Producer: Andrew Gyopar
Original Production by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox
Music and Lyrics by Peter Allen
Book by Nick Enright
By Arrangement with David Spicer Productions
CAST
Peter Allen: Matthew Hadgraft
Young Peter Allen: Reuben Koronczyk and Ethan Lockhart
Marion Woolnough: Maureen Andrew
Judy Garland: Saskia Penn
Liza Minnelli: Sarah Monteaux
Greg Connell: Leighton Garwin
Dick Woolnough:Mark Eather
Trio: Angelina Sevastopoulos, Sylvia Kokkinos and Tara Lichtenstein
Dance Troupe: Charlotte Barker, Sherylee Campbell, Tony Cassar, Jennifer Howell, James McFadden, Mya Mollica, Sarah Naulls, Saki Oyama, Stephanie Page, Sarah Perruzza and Amelia Van Steel
Ensemble: Lilly Bajada, Jane Britt Antolihao, Jennifer Bonnici, Sophia Choy, Itziar Fernandez Cachemaille, Savannah Geddes (Trio u/s), Jeremy Grigg, Isabelle Hagar (Trio u/s), Elise Moorhouse (Judy Garland u/s) and Judith Watkins (Marion Woolnough u/s)
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