Fed: Kids reassure dad about Jolson role

AAP General News (Australia)
02-08-2000
Fed: Kids reassure dad about Jolson role

By Jo Dougherty, Showbiz Reporter

SYDNEY, AAP - Rob Guest knew he was on to a winner when his pop music-loving children
started singing Al Jolson's Swanee around the house.

His thoughts were confirmed when they replaced all his CDs in the car - except for
a live recording of Jolson The Musical.

Guest, whose name is synonomous with Phantom Of The Opera and Les Miserables, stars
in the Australian production of the bio-musical which opens here this week.

Jolson is based on the intriguing life of the most successful star in New York …