tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490423121850998388.post1812388494875416249..comments2023-05-25T08:57:21.453-05:00Comments on The Liberal Reader: The great jukebox in the skyHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360212854272385905noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490423121850998388.post-44810637701487882802008-01-18T23:45:00.000-06:002008-01-18T23:45:00.000-06:00Thanks for your comments! I heard that the Aussie...Thanks for your comments! I heard that the Aussie tour was something else. I know that they put at least one song back in -- and yes, it would have been wonderful to have real Rockettes for a kickline in that number, as I think we all saw at the Tony Awards.<BR/><BR/>Many critics who have seen generations of Broadway swear that this is one of or indeed the great individual performances of all time. You were so lucky to see it.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360212854272385905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490423121850998388.post-12620548241069123172007-12-07T12:41:00.000-06:002007-12-07T12:41:00.000-06:00Heidi, I must tell you, the TBFO video doesn't eve...Heidi, I must tell you, the TBFO video doesn't even come close to what it was like to see Hugh Jackman on stage. The man has the most incredible stage presence I've ever seen. The video doesn't show the antics that he would perform every night involving audience members during the "Bicoastal" number in the show.<BR/>He was brilliant! It was thrilling!<BR/>I've gone to the theatre for many, many years, and I've never enjoyed anything as much as The Boy From Oz!<BR/><BR/>Hugh Jackman also toured in the show throughout Australia last year in larger arena-type venues similar to Madison Square Garden.<BR/>Because these venues had much larger stages than on Broadway, it was a much bigger show, with a bigger cast, and bigger sets. In the Radio City scene, he danced with 36 "Rockettes" which made it a much more authentic recreation of Peter Allen's brilliant performances. When Hugh sang "I Still Call Australia Home" he was accompanied by the Australian Girls Choir, and it was an incredibly moving, very emotional<BR/>scene for everyone in the audience.<BR/><BR/>It was an incredible production, and even better than the Broadway show. But both productions were unforgettable, and I don't think we'll ever seen anything as thrilling again.broadwaygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117098924797351451noreply@blogger.com