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The Dismissal (musical)

The Dismissal is a musical with book by Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody, and music and lyrics by Laura Murphy. Dubbed "an extremely serious musical comedy", it is a satirical depiction of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.

Musical numbers
Act I • "God Save Gough" – Norman Gunston and company • "Maintain Your Rage" – Gough Whitlam and company • "March of Time" – Company • "Rain Down Under" – Gough, Margaret Whitlam, Rex Connor, Dr. Jim Cairns and Company • "Barwick's Proposal" – Garfield Barwick and Sir John Kerr • "High Interest" – Tirath Khemlani, Rex, Jim and Showgirls • "Barwick Proposes Again" – Garfield † • "Where I Came From" – Sir John and company • "Private School Boys" – Malcolm Fraser and Liberal MPs • "Headline" – Junie Morosi • "The House Doesn't Always Win" – Gough, Malcolm and MPs † Act II • "Why Would You Get Into Politics" – Norman • "Crash Through or Crash" – Margaret, Gough and MPs • "Private School Boys (Reprise)" – Anne Kerr and Malcolm • "I'm Not Listening" – Queen Elizabeth II • "Barwick Proposes Again… Again!" – Garfield † • "Bigger Picture" – Company • "Maintain Your Rage (Reprise)" – Company † • "More Than This" – Sir John, Gough and Malcolm • "Reign Down Under" – Norman and Company † Not included on the original cast recording ==Principal cast==
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