| ISBN |
9781760529666 (Hardcover-jacketed) |
| 1760529664 |
| Classification Number |
782.14 PIN |
| Author |
Pinne, Peter N. |
| Title |
The Australian musical : from the beginning [BK] |
| Physical Description |
illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, portraits (chiefly colour) ; |
| Note |
Includes General Index and Index of Australian Musicals Illustrations on end papers. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I A HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL / Peter Wyllie Johnston -- A Rich Musical History -- ch. One From Federation to FFF1901-20 -- ch. Two Adelaide and the Origins of the Australian Musical 1920-32 -- ch. Three Australia Finds a Voice 1932-36 -- ch. Four The Random Years 1937-60 -- ch. Five No More Gumnuts and Wattle 1960-79 -- ch. Six The Enright Era 1979-85 -- ch. Seven A Bran Nue Dae 1986-2000 -- ch. Eight New Voices for a New Century -- pt. II THE A-Z OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL / Peter Wyllie Johnston. |
| “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. |
| Subject |
Lyricists -- Australia -- Biography |
| Theatrical companies -- Australia -- History |
| Music -- History and criticism |
| Composers -- Australia -- History |
| Theaters -- Australia -- History |
| Musicals -- Australia -- Production and direction |
| Musicals -- History -- Australia |
| Musicals |
| Composers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Entertainers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Performing arts -- Australia -- History |
| Musicals -- History and criticism |
| Musical theater -- Australia -- History |
| Australia -- Songs and music -- History and criticism |
| Australia -- History |
| Additional Author |
Wyllie Johnston, Peter |
| Kotzas, John |
| Madama, Mark |
