Pearls Before Swine (musical)
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| Pearls Before Swine | |
|---|---|
 Original cast recording | |
| Music | Chris Harriott |
| Lyrics | Dennis Watkins |
| Book | Dennis Watkins |
| Premiere | 13 May 1986: Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney |
| Productions | 1986 Sydney/Melbourne 1988 Penrith |
Pearls Before Swine is an Australian musical with book and lyrics by Dennis Watkins and music by Chris Harriott. Billed as "in the tradition of South Pacific and Apocalypse Now", it is a satirical take on Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, suggesting that one of the world's worst cabaret entertainers, Lamont Cranston, was responsible for the My Lai Massacre.[1]
Pearls Before Swine opened at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre on 13 May 1986. It was directed by Geoffrey Rush with choreography by Mark Daly and musical direction by Harriott. The cast included Dennis Watkins (Lamont Cranston), Valerie Bader, Terry Serio, Robyne Dunn, Jenny Vuletic, Mark Daly, Toni Allaylis and Jonathan Biggins.[2] The production moved to the Everest Theatre at Sydney's Seymour Centre between 5 June and 5 July 1986.[3] It then transferred to Melbourne, playing at the Universal Theatre from 15 July 1986 to 24 August 1986.[2][4]
Penrith's Q Theatre revived the musical in June 1988 and this production also played at the Riverside Theatres Parramatta's Lennox Theatre.[2]
Virgin Records released a cast recording in 1986.[5]