The Boy from Oz (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Music Label: Decca Broadway
Soundtracks:
- The Lives of Me - Hugh Jackman
- When I Get My Name in Lights - Mitchel David Federan
- When I Get My Name in Lights (Reprise) - Hugh Jackman
- Love Crazy - Hugh Jackman
- All I Wanted Was the Dream - Isabel Keating
- Only an Older Woman - Hugh Jackman
- Best That You Can Do - Hugh Jackman
- Don't Wish Too Hard - Isabel Keating
- Come Save Me - Hugh Jackman
- Continental American - Pamela Jordan
- She Loves to Hear the Music - Stephanie J. Block
- Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage - Hugh Jackman
- I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love - Hugh Jackman
- Not the Boy Next Door - Hugh Jackman
- Bi-Coastal - Hugh Jackman
- If You Were Wondering - Hugh Jackman
- Everything Old Is New Again - Hugh Jackman
- Everything Old Is New Again (Reprise) - Michael Mulheren
- Love Don't Need a Reason - Hugh Jackman
- I Honestly Love You - Jarrod Emick
- You and Me - Hugh Jackman
- I Still Call Australia Home - Hugh Jackman
- Don't Cry Out Loud - Beth Fowler
- Once Before I Go - Hugh Jackman
- Finale: I Go to Rio - Hugh Jackman
- Tenterfield Saddler - Hugh Jackman
Free Music Notes for The Boy from Oz (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: Hugh Jackman Channels the Spirit of Peter Allen
Hit: 5 Stars
As a longtime fan of Peter Allen's music, and someone lucky to have experienced the legendary stage performer in person three times, I was ecstatic when "The Boy From Oz" came to Broadway. The show itself is a basic pain-by-numbers affair that never fully mines the pathos and brilliance of its subject, with shoddy sets and awkward designs that feel better suited to a high school production than a stage on the Great White Way. But all of the incidentals of this show are completely forgotten and take a much needed back seat to Allen's inspired music and the glorious star-making performance of Hugh Jackman in the title role. I haven't experienced anything quite like the feelings that came up for me as I watched this talented Aussie pin-up and actor literally transcend definition and BECOME Peter Allen - mind, body and spirit. Whereas supporting cast members are given fine opportunities to embody the likes of Liza Minelli (Allen's ex wife) and Judy Garland - and do so admirably despite the obvious challenges that come with playing a well known entertainer - it's Jackman who astonishes in a role that ideally suits his tenuous but forceful voice and his gentle, though complete grasp of character. Watching Jackman on stage was at times like watching the original Allen, who whipped his audiences (and myself) into a frenzy with boundless stage energy, costumes galore and a quick witted manner that was both adorable and dismissive at once. Funny, light, abrasive and ultimately sad, Jackman captures the human qualities of the late great singer-songwriter, whose "DOn't Cry Out Loud" and "I Honestly Love You" became staples for the brokenhearted. This cast recording seems blessed - if that's possible - by Allen's spirit. It's a fitting tribute to a vocalist whose singing ability was secondary to his phrasing and showmanship, and an eerie reminder that when you find huge new musical theater talent like Hugh Jackman, you RUN (do not pass GO, do not stop at the light) to get tickets. A stratling once-in-a-lifetime stage performance, reserved here for eternity. Let's all pray for an eventual DVD of the show! Jackman is TONY and GRAMMY bound!
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