Welcome back to Musical Mondays!
In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the Musical Theatre archive, where I will showcase a few musicals that I think deserve a little more love. You can read my past posts by clicking here!
They’re the smaller, niche shows that not everyone will be familiar with – and that’s the point! They deserve just as much love as the big name shows, so every second Monday I’ll list a few, give you some comparisons, and a few examples of songs for you to check out.
Let’s get the ball rolling with…
Shane Warne: The Musical is a piece of pure Australian pride. Written by Helpmann award winning Eddie Perfect (who recently wrote the award-winning Beetlejuice), the show follows its namesake through his incredibly fascinating and complex life. The show received acclaim around Australia, including a Green Room Award and a Helpmann award. The cast album features some of Australia’s biggest names in music theatre, including Eddie himself in the title role.
Standout track/s: Piss it All Away; What about that, Shane?
You’ll like this if you enjoy…: Australian musicals, Eddie Perfect’s work (Beetlejuice, Vivid White)
Click here to listen to the Shane Warne: The Musical cast recording.
Standout track/s: Comfort and Joy; Inside your Heart; Apology to a Cow.
You’ll like this if you enjoy…: Laurence O’Keefe’s composition, any of those ‘edgy’ horror-style cult musicals (Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Rocky Horror).
Click here to listen to the Bat Boy cast recording.
Standout track/s: Welcome to Wonderland; Go With The Flow; One Knight; The Mad Hatter
You’ll like this if you enjoy…: Alice in Wonderland, Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde, Bonnie and Clyde), Disney musicals
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