Musicals From The Land Of Oz

Musicals From The Land Of Oz

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(Various) (RNBW012)

Original and Studio cast recordings from Australian musicals of the 90s with Debra Byrne, Simon Burke, Toni Lamond, Todd McKenney. 19 tracks from 16 shows which include; THE BOY FROM OZ (Allen), PAN (Harvey), ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS (Harding), THE PRODIGAL SON (Frank/Bryant), PRISONER CELL BLOCK H – THE MUSICAL (Pinne/Battye), A PORTRAIT OF LOVE (LEONARDO) (Moeller/Moeller/Dunlop/ Minks), BUSKERS AND ANGELS (English/McKay), MARTIN AND GINA (Emmerson), CHAIR IN THE LANDSCAPE (Daly/Jefferson), The Plumber’s Opera (Nobel), MARY BRYANT (Enright/King), plus premiere recordings from MIRACLE CITY (Enright/Lambert), ALWAYS (May/Sprague), CAREFUL HE MIGHT HEAR YOU (Creager/Sale), CRUSADE (Christie/Hosking), and THE SUNSHINE CLUB (Enoch/Rodgers)

“… it features some truly lovely and memorable songs, ranging from funky up tempo numbers to lilting lyrical theatrical ballads.”
Richard Kates, Musical Stages

“… it would be hard to imagine a finer introduction to Australian musical theatre than this album…”
Terry Wardrope, Masquerade

“… there is something for everyone in this eclectic collection.”
Jim Murphy, The Age

Tracks:
To hear a song sample, click on any song title below that is followed by

1. Rio (The Boy From Oz) – Todd McKenney/Chorus
2. Always * (Always) – Debra Byrne
3. Peter Pan (Pan) – Brydon Stace
4. Only Heaven Knows (Only Heaven Knows) – Alex Harding
5. I Feel Like I Wanna Boogie (Prisoner Cell Block H – The Musical) – Simone Dee
6. Picture Postcard Place (The Prodigal Son) - Original Cast
7. Happy Families (The Prodigal Son) – Original Cast
8. Love Is The One Thing (Buskers And Angels) – Martine Monroe/Carol Starkey
9. To Build Our Dreams (Martin And Gina) – Francesca Arena/Reg Ellery/Daryl Emmerson/Marg McLaren/Steven Ritchie/Susan Ann-Walker
10. Bound For A Speck On The Map (Chair In The Landscape) – Jason Langley/Beth Daly
11. We Danced * (The Sunshine Club) – Ursula Yovich
12. I Never Told Him I Loved Him (Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical) – Simone Dee
13. Opera Tonight (The Plumber’s Opera) – Glynn Nicholls/Jenny Vuletic/Christen O’Leary/Ben Harkin
14. Be Too Close To Me (A Portrait Of Love/Leonardo) – Simon Burke/Erana Clark
15. Sail Away (Mary Bryant) – Pippa Grandson
16. Winter Kind Of Summer * (Careful He Might Hear You) – Toni Lamond
17. I’ll Hold On * (Miracle City) – Penny Pavlakis
18. Passionfruit Vine * (The Sunshine Club) – Ursula Yovich
19. If This Is Love * (Crusade) – Francesca Arena

* Premiere Recording

CD compilation produced by Peter Pinne

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