Starboy: An Original Musical

Which brings us to a gleeful find: Starboy: An Original Musical from 1983, produced by Ariel Productions and Loose Moose Theatre Company. Don't stop believin' indeed!

From what I can glean, this li'l morsel's a Dr. Faustus-meets-The Wall cautionary tale about selling your soul to the devil in exchange for, yep, rockstardom.

Here's the title track, sung by Jimmy and Satina, for your consideration.

Ariel Productions & Loose Moose Theatre Company present
STARBOY
An original musical

Written and Directed by: Randall P. Dark
Music: Ian Crowley
Lyrics: Randall P. Dark, Cary Dark, Ian Crowley

Original Calgary cast:
Satina - Roberta Maurer Phillips
Jimmy - Doug McRae
Kristeen - Jeanette Arsenault
Burt - Mel Tonken
Steen - Scott Parsons
Lucius - Hal Kerbes
Rita - Sandy Birch

Alan Moberg - Dogwood Country

For the inaugural post on North of Wherever, I've chosen a sunshiney tribute to my old home turf, the Okanagan. There are any number of regional tunes on this album, from "Gastown" to the "Williams Lake Stampede", which explains why the Honourable Ernest Hall, BC's Minister of Travel Industry in the mid-70s, offers a rousing endorsement of Mr. Moberg's efforts on the back of the record jacket.

That's OK by me.

Sweetwater Records, date unknown (probably circa 1975)
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