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24 Aug 2018

INTERVIEW: Caroline O’Connor talks “The Boy from Oz” at Arts Centre Melbourne until Sunday 26th August

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INTERVIEW: Caroline O’Connor talks “The Boy from Oz” at Arts Centre Melbourne until Sunday 26th August

Our very special guest on today’s show is Australia’s leading lady Caroline O’Connor who is playing Judy Garland in The Production Company’s “The Boy from Oz” with Rohan Browne who plays Peter Allen. David & Sue talk to her about playing Judy Garland in the Boy From Oz and what’s coming up for her after this production. They also find out the details of her very tidy tupperware drawer – you’ll have to listen to find out why!!

The Production Company’s “The Boy from Oz” is currently on at Arts Centre Melbourne with only 4 performances left this weekend so be sure to get your tickets quickly. You can book tickets for these final 4 extra performances at the Arts Centre Melbourne website.

And here’s some info about the show for its site:

“The iconic Australian musical, The Boy from Oz turns 20 in 2018, and to celebrate we are staging a new production. Rohan Browne, (Singin’ in The Rain, Brigadoon) stars as Peter Allen, and Caroline O’Connor(Funny Girl, Anastasia (Broadway) and The Rink (London)) returns to The Production Company for the role of Judy Garland. Also starring Loren Hunter (Dusty) as Liza Minnelli, Maxwell Simon (American Idiot) as Greg Connell, Robyn Arthur (Singin’ in The Rain) as Peter’s mother, Marion Woolnough and Francis Greenslade (Winners and Losers) as his father, Dick Woolnough.

This is the dazzling, funny and moving story of the legendary Australian entertainer Peter Allen. From a humble start, Peter was singing in country pubs at age 11. He survived family tragedy to become a teenage TV star. Discovered by Judy Garland, he married her daughter Liza Minnelli and went on to achieve international stardom as a performer and songwriter.

The Boy from Oz includes many of Peter Allen’s best loved hits: Quiet Please, There’s A Lady On Stage, Not The Boy Next Door, Everything Old Is New Again, I Honestly Love You, I Still Call Australia Home, Tenterfield Saddler and the show-stopping I Go to Rio.”