Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical
{{Infobox album
| name = Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Australian Cast featuring David Campbell
| cover = Dream_Lover_the_Bobby_Darin_musical_feat._David_Campbell.jpg
| alt =
| released = 23 September 2016
| recorded = 2016
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| genre = Rock and roll, stage and screen
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| label = Epic Records
| producer =
| chronology = David Campbell albums
| prev_title = The Essential David Campbell
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Baby It's Christmas
| next_year = 2018
}}
Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical is a jukebox musical based on an original concept and stage play by Frank Howson and John-Michael Howson, adapted for the stage by Frank Howson with Simon Phillips and Carolyn Burns. The musical tells the story of singer, songwriter and actor Bobby Darin.{{cite web|url=http://dreamlover.com.au|title=David Campbell in Dream Lover|publisher=Dream Lover|accessdate=21 October 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailyreview.com.au/dream-lover-bobby-darin-musical-review-lyric-theatre-sydney/50148/|title=Dream Lover - the Bobby Darin Musical review (Lyric Theatre, Sydney) {{!}} Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more.|website=dailyreview.com.au|date=6 October 2016 |access-date=2016-12-09}}{{Cite news|url=http://citynews.com.au/2016/review-surfeit-delights-dream-lover/|title=Review / Surfeit of delights in 'Dream Lover' - Canberra CityNews|date=2016-10-10|newspaper=Canberra CityNews|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-09}}
The original production played at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from September to November 2016. It featured David Campbell as Bobby Darin, Caroline O'Connor as Polly / Mary Douvan, Hannah Fredericksen as Sandra Dee, Bert LaBonte as Charlie, Martin Crewes as Steve Blauner, Marney McQueen as Nina, and Phoebe Panaretos as Connie Francis. A Melbourne season, with Marina Prior replacing O'Connor, ran from December 2017 to March 2018 at the State Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dream-lover-review-20171228-h0aw4f.html|title=Dream Lover, review|last=Woodhead|first=Cameron|date=2018-01-01|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-07-29}}
Dream Lover was nominated for six 2018 Helpmann Awards including Best Musical. Campbell received the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.
Cast recording
The Australian cast recording featuring David Campbell was released in September 2016 and peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Chart. It was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Recording in 2017.
=Track listing=
- "Dream Lover" – 2:20
- "Mack the Knife" – 3:19
- "Splish Splash" – 2:34
- "That's the Way Love Is" – 2:52
- "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" – 1:47
- "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" – 1:49
- "I've Got the World on a String" – 2:14
- "Call Me Irresponsible" – 2:37
- "Dream Lover" (duet version) – 3:08
- "Multiplication" – 1:43
- "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 2:22
- "Things" – 2:05
- "More" – 3:17
- "Beyond the Sea" – 3:00
- "If I Were a Carpenter" – 2:43
- "The Curtain Falls" – 4:19
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|9|artist=Musical / David Campbell|album=Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical|accessdate=21 October 2016|rowheader=true}} |
=Release history=
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| scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|Catalogue |
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| scope="row"| Australia
| 23 September 2016 | CD,{{Cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/soundtrack-musical-cast/dream-lover-the-bobby-darin-musical-ocr-australian-cast-recording-feat-david/988090/|title=Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical - Ocr (Australian Cast Recording feat. David Campbell)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=21 October 2016}} digital download{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dream-lover-bobby-darin-musical/1143232695|title=Dream Lover The Bobby Darrin Musical|date=23 September 2016 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=21 October 2016}} | 88985369342 |
References
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{{David Campbell}}
{{Bobby Darin}}
Category:Album chart usages for Australia
Category:Biographical musicals about musicians