Melvyn Morrow (born 1942, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian playwright. He co-wrote the jukebox musicals Shout! The Legend of the Wild One and Dusty - The Original Pop Diva with John-Michael Howson and David Mitchell. Earlier in his life he wrote material for The Mavis Bramston Show.

Biography

He is a graduate of St Aloysius' College. He taught English and Drama at Stonyhurst College where he directed and wrote the libretto for the musical Frank Ass, based on the life of Francis of Assisi. The musical was also taken to the Edinburgh festival in 1974. He also taught at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, where he taught author Gerard Windsor, playwright Nick Enright, and entertainer Andrew O'Keefe. He is the father of comic Julian Morrow.

Musicals