Stage Play: The Boy From Oz [From Down Under to over the top]. Musical. Music by
Peter Allen [posthumous]. 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. Choreographed by Joey McKneely. Assistant Choreographer: Jessica Hartman. Scenic Design by Robin Wagner. Directed by Philip William McKinley. Imperial Theatre: 16 Oct 2003- 12 Sep 2004 (364 performances + 32 previews that began on 16 Sep 2003. Cast:
Hugh Jackman (as "Peter Allen") [Broadway debut], Stephanie J. Block (as "Liza Minnelli"), Jarrod Emick (as "Greg Connell"), Mitchel David Federan (as "Boy, Young Peter"), Beth Fowler (as "Marion Woolnough, Peter's mother"), Isabel Keating (as "Judy Garland"), Michael Mulheren (as "Dick Woolnough, Peter's father/Dee Anthony"), Leslie Alexander (as "Ensemble"), Brad Anderson (as "Trick/Ensemble/Mark Herron"), Victoria Lecta Cave (as "Ensemble"), Kelly Crandall (as "Ensemble"), Naleah Dey (as "Ensemble"), Nicolas Dromard (as "Ensemble"), Timothy A. Fitz-gerald (as "Chris Bell/Ensemble"), Christopher Freeman (as "Ensemble"), Tyler Hanes (as "Ensemble"), Colleen Hawks (as "Member of Trio/Ensemble"), John Hill (as "Mark Herron/Ensemble"), Pamela Jordan (as "Girl/Ensemble"), Tari Kelly (as "Member of Trio/Ensemble"), Stephanie Kurtzuba (as "Member of Trio/Ensemble"),
Heather Laws (as "Ensemble"), Brian J. Marcum (as "Ensemble"), Jennifer Savelli (as "Ensemble/Alice the Rockette"), Matthew Stocke (as "Ensemble/George Woolnough"). Swings: Todd Anderson (as "Swing") and
Jessica Hartman (as "Swing"). Standbys: Michael Halling (as "Peter Allen") and
Kevin Spirtas (as "Peter Allen"). Understudies: Leslie Alexander (as "Marion Woolnough"), Brad Anderson (as "Greg Connell/Peter Allen"),
Victoria Lecta Cave (as "Judy Garland"), Michael Halling (as "Chris Bell/Greg Connell"), John Hill (as "Greg Connell/Peter Allen"), Tari Kelly (as "Liza Minnelli"), Stephanie Kurtzuba (as "Judy Garland"), Heather Laws (as "Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli"), Kevin Spirtas (as "Greg Connell"), Matthew Stocke (as "Dee Anthony/Dick Woolnough") and P.J. Verhoest (as "Boy"). Replacement actors: Ramón Flowers (as "Ensemble"), Ashley Amber Haase (as "Ensemble"), Curtis Holbrook (as "Ensemble"), Emily Hsu (as "Ensemble/Girl"), Jessica Lea Patty (as "Ensemble"),
Nathan Peck (as "Ensemble"), Trisha Rapier (as "Ensemble/Member of Trio"), Shane Rhoades (as "Announcer/Ensemble/Trick"). Produced by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox.
