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1981 novel by Bernice Thurman Hunter

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

She was nominated for a 1982 Toronto Book Award.

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.

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

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

  • 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

The book was adapted into a TV film in 1992, produced by Atlantis Communications and Peter Moss. It starred Renessa Blitz as Booky, and appearances from Gerard Parkes and Patricia Hamilton.

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)
  8. https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/cmarchive/vol21no3/vidscatterbrain.html


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