'Boy From Oz' Rides Again

Hugh Jackman runs into the audience as he performs with cast from the musical "The Boy from Oz" during a preview for the media at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman is performing in his Tony award-winning role of musician Peter Allen on tour in Australia through Sept. 3.

Hugh Jackman performs in "The Boy from Oz" at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Aug. 2, 2006.

Hugh Jackman performs a number from "The Boy from Oz" during a media preview of the show at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Australian musician Peter Allen.

Hugh Jackman performs as Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz" at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Aug. 2, 2006.

Hugh Jackman, center, performs with the cast from the musical "The Boy from Oz" during a media preview of the show at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman reprises his Tony Award-winning role of Australian musician Peter Allen.

Hugh Jackman performs with the cast from the musical "The Boy from Oz" during a media preview at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Aug. 2, 2006.

Hugh Jackman performs at a media event in Sydney, Australia, for "The Boy From Oz," a musical based on the life of Peter Allen, Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman took the lead in the Broadway version of the show in October 2003 and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical in 2004 for his portrayal of the flamboyant entertainer, who helped define the disco era in the 1970s and '80s before succumbing to AIDS in 1992.

Hugh Jackman performs at a media event in Sydney for "The Boy From Oz" on Aug. 2, 2006. The first "Boy From Oz" production in Sydney ran from March 1998 to September 2005, and went on to become the most successful new Australian musical ever, with "Dancing with the Stars" judge Todd McKenney in the lead role.

Hugh Jackman performs a number from "The Boy From Oz" at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman will be joined by Chrissy Amphlett and Angela Toohey, reprising their roles as Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, in the Australian touring production, which is scheduled to run from Aug. 3 in Sydney until Sept. 3 in Brisbane.

Hugh Jackman, center, performs as Australian musician Peter Allen during a preview of "The Boy From Oz" at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney Aug. 2, 2006. Jackman, a Tony Award winner, is supported on stage by a cast of 40 singer-dancers, a 25-piece orchestra, a 100-voice choir, more than 600 costumes and state-of-the-art production techniques.

Hugh Jackman performs as Peter Allen at a media preview for "The Boy From Oz" in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Actress Angella Toohey performs as Liza Minnelli at a media preview for "The Boy From Oz" in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Angela Toohey plays the role of Liza Minnelli during the preview for "The Boy From Oz" at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Angela Toohey, center, plays Liza Minnelli during the preview for "The Boy From Oz" in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Angela Toohey as Liza Minnelli performs during a media preview for "The Boy From Oz" in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Actress Angela Toohey performs at a media preview for "The Boy From Oz" at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia on Aug. 2, 2006.

Singer Chrissy Amphlett performs as Judy Garland at a media event for "The Boy From Oz," a musical based on the life of 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen. The show is going on tour in Australia through Sept. 3.

Chrissy Amphlett, who plays Judy Garland in "The Boy From Oz," performs at the media preview for the show in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006.

Singers Colleen Hewett, left, who plays Peter Allen's mother, and Shardyn Fahey-Leigh, who plays Allen as a young boy, perform in Sydney at a media event for "The Boy From Oz" Aug. 2, 2006.

Singer Shardyn Fahey-Leigh performs at a media preview for "The Boy From Oz" in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2006. The musical is going on tour in Australia through Sept. 3.