''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' is an Australian musical based on the life of
Johnny O'Keefe
John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 – 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include " Wild One" (1958), " Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe rel ...
. It premiered in Melbourne at the
State Theatre in December 2000, before seasons in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane through 2001. A jukebox musical, it includes songs recorded by O'Keefe and other period songs from the 1950s and 1960s.
The original production was directed by
Richard Wherrett and featured
David Campbell as O'Keefe. Each was nominated at the
2001 Helpmann Awards, for
Best Direction of a Musical and
Best Male Actor in a Musical respectively. The original production was remounted for a national tour in January 2008 starring
Tim Campbell as O'Keefe.
Plot
In the mid 1970s
Johnny O'Keefe
John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 – 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include " Wild One" (1958), " Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe rel ...
shows his new fiancé to see the
Sydney Stadium
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before it is demolished. He begins to reminisce about his life, growing up in Sydney and falling for Marianne, a German immigrant. When he hears ''
Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was record ...
'' by
Bill Haley and the Comets
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he discovers a passion for rock music and persuades
Lee Gordon to promote him.
O'Keefe becomes famous and successful. But he is involved in a car crash and fails to crack the US market. He and Gordon fall out, his marriage collapses and Gordon dies.
However O'Keefe makes a comeback in the 1970s.
Cast information
Cast recording
''Shout! The Legend of The Wild One'' original cast recording was released in March 2001. The album was certified gold in Australia.
It received the
ARIA Award for Best Original Cast/Show Album in 2001.
Track listing
# "Sing (And Tell The Blues So Long)" - 2:05
# "
Wild One (Real Wild Child)"- 2:05
# "Cry" - 2:15
# "
Save the Last Dance For Me" (with Tamsin Carroll)- 3:59
# "Rock and Roll will Stand" (with Kevin Murphy) -2:04
# "Right Now" - 1:36
# "Move Baby Move" - 2:15
# "Crazy" (by Tamsin Carroll) - 2:31
# "(The) Sun's Gonna Shine Tomorrow" - 2:27
# "He Wears My Ring" (by Trisha Noble) - 1:47
# "She's My Baby" - 2:08
# "Ready For You" (with Tamsin Carroll) - 1:51
# "Get a Job" (by Paul Biencourt) - 1:40
# "Hit Record" - 2:34
# "
Chapel of Love
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" (by Tamsin Carroll) - 2:26
# "
I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door
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...
" - 2:09
# "Holdin' You In My Holden" (by Sara Highlands, Carly O'Rourke, Eve Prideaux) - 1:10
# "Mockingbird" (with Trisha Noble and Katie McCarthy) - 2:37
# "I'm Counting On You" (with Tamsin Carroll)- 2:58
# "So Tough" - 1:49
# "Tourin' Time" (by Australian cast) - 2:34
# "
Purple People Eater
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"/"
Witch Doctor
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" (with Aaron Blabey) -2:37
# "
Mr. Bass Man" (with Kurt Sneddon) 1:49
# "
Bye Bye Baby" (by Anton Koritni) - 2:34
# "She Wears My Ring" - 2:37
# "
Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was record ...
" - 2:11
# "What'd I Say" - 2:55
# "
Shout!" - 5:44
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
*{{AusStage, work/2213, ''Shout!''
Production detailsat Origin Theatrical
at ''The Age''
Review of 2008 productionat Variety
2000 musicals
ARIA Award-winning albums
Australian musicals
Jukebox musicals