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: Dazzling Broadway Debut
Hit: 5 Stars
Hugh Jackman made an incredible debut as the legendary (if somewhat little known) Aussie singer songwriter. The problem with bringing this show to Broadway is that people basically remembered Allen for starring in the flop musical "Legs Diamond" (some of the songs are resurructed from that score) Although some somes are out of place and sung by the wrong character ("Don't Wish Too Hard was sung in the Australian production during Peter and Liza's wedding while Judy sings it here.
For future productions it should come later because it is a disco song.
And of course "The Best That You Can Do" was written in 1982)
Many of the "Ozalots" (the show's fans want it made into a movie. With Hugh's busy movie schedule and a possible return to Broadway while we'll have to see...
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Peter Allen was an Australian gay man who was once married to Liza Minnelli and was still officially in the closet when he died of AIDS in 1992. It's obvious that when it comes to sheer drama, Allen's life is pretty hard to beat, and Hugh Jackman's portrayal in this bio-show terrifically brings home the music man's energy and inner contradictions. Too bad his life's intensity wasn't reflected in Allen's milquetoast songs, which are generously sprinkled throughout the show. Technically, Jackman's not the best singer (Brian Stokes Mitchell continues to rule Broadway in that regard), but his charisma is undeniable. His take on "I Go to Rio" is appropriately high octane, for instance, while "I Still Call Australia Home" (Oz's unofficial anthem) is rather poignant. As Judy and Liza, respectively, Isabel Keating and Stephanie J. Block try hard to emulate their models' vocal styles, which can be really distracting. Overall, though, this album is mostly for serious fans of either Allen and Jackman. --Elisabeth VincentelliPop Music CDs
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