- Bib ID:
- 8059208
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Pinne, Peter N, author
- Description:
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- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019
- ©2019
- xiii, 418 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781760529666 (hardback)
- Summary:
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"Musical theatre has a special place in the hearts of Australians. Whether it is The Boy from Oz, Bran Nue Dae or Muriel's Wedding, we love to see Australian stories on the big stage with all the glamour, energy and vibrancy a musical can offer. However magical they are on stage, performances leave behind few traces, Australia has a rich, hidden history of achievement in musical theatre that is now largely forgotten. Drawing on their long careers in musical performance, and extensive research in public and private conditions, Peter Wyllie Johnston and Peter Pinne have compiled a definitive account of the history of musical theatre in Australia. From small amateur performances in the early days, to international achievements, to the new wave of Australian musicals from the 1990s, right through to the explosion of creativity in the twenty-first century, they recount the emotional roller-coaster of successes and disappointments of one of the most demanding art forms."--Dust jacket gate fold.
- Notes:
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- Library's NL copy is presented to the DG, Marie-Louise Ayres and signed by the author.
- Illustrations on end papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-381) and index.
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
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