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When We Are Married (musical)

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When We Are Married
MusicTommy Tycho
LyricsAlan Kitson
BookAlan Kitson & William Orr
BasisJ. B. Priestley's play When We Are Married
Productions1970 Sydney

When We Are Married is an Australian musical with music by Tommy Tycho, lyrics by Alan Kitson and book by Kitson and William Orr. It is an adaptation of English playwright J. B. Priestley's 1938 play of the same name, set in Sydney in 1908.

The musical opened on 27 August 1970 at the Phillip Theatre in Sydney.[1] The cast featured Johnny Lockwood, Jill Perryman, Barbara Wyndon, Susan Swinford, Leila Blake, Joan Bruce, Johnny Ladd, Henri Szeps and Raymond Duparc.[2][3]

Lorrae Desmond performed "Get Out Today Start Moving" from the musical on a 1970 recording of songs from Australian musicals, Australian Musicals – Now![4]

References

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  1. ^ "ENTERTAINMENT & THE ARTS Sydney season for puppets". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "AusStage".
  3. ^ Sheldon, Tony. "Musical Theatre in Australia". Theatre Australia (Sep/Oct 1977). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Australian Musicals Now! - 1970 Lorrae Desmond".
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