It was as I plunked myself down beneath the awning, catching my breath after being given the runaround in a Cane Country Cup match on the weekend that, just above the sound of my own wheezing, I heard my good friend, Linda Gooding, chatting to someone about how her son, Neil, was in the running for a "Tony Award" in New York City.
Naturally curious, I asked Linda and her Husband John about it, and came to find that it’s basically the Oscars of live Broadway theatre! For further clarity, think: the AACTA Awards, but much bigger.
And not only did Neil, a Burdekin local, have works in the running for an award—his productions were nominated for 10 different Tonys—four of which they ended up winning. You can read more about the awards later in this issue.
This got me thinking: How many of us Burdekinites have made it onto the big stage before?
This thought—coupled with suggestions from you guys about a column honouring Burdekin sports legends/Australian representatives—helped me to form the idea behind “Burdekin to Big Time”—a new segment which aims to shed light on the Burdekin legends—past and present—of sports, entertainment, and everything in between (set to start in next week's issue).
Because although we might not be the biggest community, or the most prolific producers of global talent, every now and then, someone like Neil Gooding comes along, proving that special can be born anywhere.
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