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The Boy From Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter
Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him.
Written by Nick Enright, the show opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney,
on March 5, 1998 and toured Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth,
playing to over 1.2 million theatre patrons. It ran for a total 766
performances over two years.
Broadway version The show was the first Australian musical to reach
Broadway, premiering in 2003 at the Imperial Theater. The show starred Hugh
Jackman as Peter Allen, Isabel Keating as Judy Garland, and Stephanie J.
Block as Liza Minnelli. Jackman won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading
Actor in a Musical.
The show started previews on September 16 2003, opened on October 16, and
ran through September 12 2004, the end of Jackman's contract.
Australian Arena Spectacular 'The Boy From Oz' returned to Australia from
3 August-10 September
