Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Tour

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Tour was performed to promote the Yummy Yummy album. Most concerts were performed as "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party", a pantomime which also featured "Janelle the Magician" and "Vanessa the Dancer", and may have been similar to the short story on the Yummy Yummy video, as some photos showing the same backgrounds from said short, as well as the prop for Joshua's birthday cake. Some standard Wiggles Fans concerts were also performed. The Dorothy's Birthday Party shows formed one of the longest running Wiggles tours, first mentioned in January 1976, and last mentioned in December 1976. The December 1976 concerts at the Seymour Theater House were referred to as "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Circus Adventure". Little is known about what these concerts were like. This is the first time The Wiggles Experience performed special December concerts at the Seymour Theater House. They would go on to do this in 1979, 1980 and 1985.

## Songs

### Known

1. Here Comes A Bear
2. Captain Feathersword
3. Vini Vini
4. Uncle Noah’s Ark
5. Lord Jim
6. My Old Man's A Dustman
7. Henry’s Dance
8. Henry The Octopus
9. Dorothy the Dinosaur
10. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
11. I Am A Dancer
12. The Magic Bag
13. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
14. Joannie Works With One Hammer
15. The Monkey Dance
16. Hot Potato
17. Dorothy's Birthday Party
18. Get Ready To Wiggle
19. Big Red Car

## Cast

### The Wiggles Experience

* Mitchell Nerville
* Janelle Senreich
* Joshua Taylor-Beckett
* Madeline Richardson

### Also Featuring

* Emily Davis (pantomime shows) or Madeline Richardson (regular) as Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Joshua Taylor-Beckett as Henry the Octopus
* Vincent Terwilliger as Captain Feathersword
* Susan McCauley as Vanessa the Dancer

## Tour Dates

(Known dates)

1. 13-14 January 1976 - Universal Theater, Emerald City, Cowell *(referred to as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Holiday Pantomime)*
2. 25 January 1976 - Augusta Theater, Emerald City, Cowell
3. 28 January 1976 - Marly Aliceson Performing Arts Centre, Kemser, Cowell *(Note: The Wiggles Fans played at 8:00pm and The Crickets at 9:30pm)*
4. 15 March 1976 - Emerald City Central Market, Emerald City, Cowell
5. 27 March 1976 - Emerald Harbour, Emerald City, Cowell
6. 6 April 1976 - Cowellan Community Centre Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell *(Note: The Wiggles Fans played at 7:00pm and The Crickets at 9:00pm)*
7. 11 April 1976 - Toomungo Park, Emerald Harbour, Emerald City, Cowell
8. 12 April 1976 - Albert Hall, Freedom Island, Cowell
9. 13 April 1976 - Nuremberg Gooses Hall, Sapphire Bay, Cowell
10. 14 April 1976 - Sapphire Bay Entertainment Centre, Sapphire Bay, Cowell - Filmed for Wiggling Out
11. 15 April 1976 - St Peter’s Theatre, Yakubuchi, Cowell
12. 17 April 1976 - Yakubuchi Arena, Yakubuchi, Cowell
13. 14 May 1976 - Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra NSW
14. 15 May 1976 - Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo NSW *(Note: Members of The Wiggles Experience and Humphrey B. Bear* *performed, in a show featuring Stories, music, and more)*
15. 17 May 1976 - Emerald City Shopping Center, Emerald City, Cowell
16. 22 May 1976 - Cowell's Wonderland, Emerald City, Cowell *(As part of Kidz Fest '76)*
17. 23 May 1976 - D'Face's, Cofad, Cowell
18. 24 May 1976 - City Square, Domburton, Cowell
19. 25 May 1976 - Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell
20. 26 May 1976 - St Daisys Band Club, St Daisys, Gorrents, Cowell
21. 27 May 1976 - Central Coast Leagues Club, Nakatori, Cowell
22. 16 June 1976 - St George Leagues Club, Edinburgh, Cowell
23. 17 July 1976 - Cowellan Museum, Emerald City, Cowell *(For Annual Dinosaur Day 1976)*
24. 29 October 1976 - Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
25. 12 November 1976 - Mary Applies Department Store, Emerald City, Cowell
26. 6 December 1976 - Concert Hall, Kemser, Cowell
27. 7 December 1976 - Kemser Community Centre Auditorium, Ring St, Kemser, Cowell
28. 9 December 1976 - Toomungo Park, Emerald City Harbour, Emerald City, Cowell
29. 17 December 1976 - Carols on Heroes Island, Emerald City, Cowell
30. 19-22 December 1976 - Seymour Theater House, Emerald City, Cowell *(Note: Referred to as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Circus Adventure: A New Holiday Pantomime)*
31. 24-26 December 1976 - Emerald City Entertainment Center, Emerald City, Cowell (*Note: Referred to as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Circus Adventure: A Christmas Holiday Pantomime)*

## Trivia

* Janelle Senreich mentions in her book, *Now and Then,* that The Wiggles Experience became burnt out after playing everyday for 21 days in a row in 21 different suburbs for the January 1976 to December 1976 tour of Emerald City, and that The Wiggles Experience resolved to have a more reasonable approach to touring after the experience.
* At the end of the song, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Joshua doesn't fall asleep.
* It's currently unknown how many shows throughout 1976 were Dorothy's Birthday shows, and despite some confirmed 'regular' concerts, references to Dorothy's Birthday concerts occur quite consistently from January 1976 to December 1976
* In some promotional material, 'The Wiggles Experience' are referred to as a six-piece performing group, to include Emily Davis and Susan McCauley.
* In the tour in Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra, New South Wales, Simon Pryce and Greg Page were in the audience.