That Scatterbrain Booky is a 1981 novel by Bernice Thurman Hunter. It was the first in a trilogy.[1]

She was nominated for a 1982 Toronto Book Award.[2]

Adaptations

A play based on the book debuted at the Cascade Theatre as part of the 10th Annual Children's Book Festival, held at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto in November 1986.[3]

A new musical by Joey Miller debuted in March 1991 at the Young People's Theatre, Toronto,[4] running for at least two months.[5]

The production received eight nominations for the 1991 Dora Mavor Moore Awards,[6] winning three:[7]

  • Outstanding new revue or musical (writer and composer), Joey Miller (win)
  • Outstanding production (producer), Young People's Theatre
  • Outstanding direction, Peter Moss (win)
  • Outstanding choreography, William Orlowski (win)
  • Outstanding performance by a male, Paul Brown
  • Outstanding performance by a female, Mary Ann MacDonald
  • Outstanding set design, Leslie Frankish
  • Outstanding costume design, Leslie Frankish

References

  1. ↑ Wynne-Jone, Tim (26 July 1986). "Boyish delights and melodrama". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. p. D17.
  2. ↑ "Engel, Bissell share $5,000". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. 25 February 1982. p. E3.
  3. ↑ Wynne-Jones, Tim (14 November 1986). "Kids' week gets writers on the road". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. p. D4.
  4. ↑ "Entertainment Across Canada: an advertising feature". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. 19 March 1991. p. C4.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment Across Canada: an advertising feature". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. 27 April 1991. p. C2.
  6. ↑ "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race: Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. 15 May 1991. p. C2.
  7. ↑ Conloguh, Ray, Kirchhoff, H. J. (18 June 1991). "Bouchard's Lilies picked as best new play: Passe Muraille production wins two other Dora awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. p. C1.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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