Todd McKenney has spent countless hours on stage celebrating the life and music of Peter Allen.
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He delighted audiences as the original star of the musical The Boy From Oz and has been shaking Allen’s maracas in various guises ever since.
This week the entertainer visited the Tenterfield Saddler, where he was photographed on the verandah of the building, which Allen visited as a child when his grandfather George Woolnough was the Tenterfield saddler.
Of course Allen, who went on to become an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, kept the memory of George Woolnough alive in his hit song Tenterfield Saddler.
McKenney was in the New England region to perform in the stage show Bosom Buddies at Tamworth’s Capitol Theatre on Monday evening, followed by a matinee performance on Tuesday.
Late last year, he also performed at the venue in his show which pays homage to Peter Allen, Todd McKenney Sings Peter Allen: The Piano Sessions.
On Facebook, McKenney said he loved Tenterfield, describing it as a gorgeous place with lovely people.
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The upcoming inaugural Peter Allen Festival was launched on the steps of the Tenterfield Saddler building recently.
Over three days in September, performances will include ticketed shows at the School of Arts and Tenterfield Memorial Hall, while Rouse Street will be transformed into Peter Allen Boulevard from 8am to 5pm on the Saturday, closed to traffic but jammed with 180 market stalls, workshops, entertainment and performing stages.
