Hairspray Hairspray is a brilliant musical – great storyline, brilliantly written book, great catchy numbers and plenty of opportunity for impressive choreography….so no pressure when I go and see productions of it. Hairspray follows Tracey Turnblad on her mission to become a dancer on the Corny Collins show however she soon realises that there is something much bigger to play
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Jesus Christ Superstar returned to Regent’s Park Open Air theatre after a successful and award winning run in 2016. Having missed it in 2016 I was determined to see what all the hype was about. Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice tells of the days leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. There is a
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Matilda Musical at the Cambridge Theatre I had seen Matilda a few years ago and since then I had been meaning to return. I finally got the chance on Wednesday night. Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl book which tells of the young girl Matilda. Matilda is mistreated by her family and finds refuge in the world of books. It isn’t until she starts
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The Wedding Singer The Wedding Singer Musical stems from the hit film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Our leading man, Robbie Hart is the front man of the wedding band (Simply Wed) who gets jilted at the Alter. Working as a waitress is Julia and her cousin Holly. Julia is determined to ‘put a ring
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Willemijn Verkaik in Concert Willemijn Verkaik is a Dutch actress and singer best known for playing Elphaba in 3 different languages, appearing on Broadway, West End and the Dutch and German tour. She also voiced the Dutch Elsa. With credential like this it was hard not to be excited to hear her live. Willemijn took over the Cambridge Theatre, normally
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Footloose the Musical Footloose is a musical based on the 1984 Kevin Bacon film and it finally reached Bromley as part of its National Tour. When Ren’s father walks out Ren and his mother, they have no choice but to move from Chicago to a small town named Bomont. As the outsiders Ren and his mother are far from made welcome
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A Chorus Line by GEOIDS A Chorus Line is a seminal piece of musical theatre, formed from taped workshops with dancers. It tells the story of a number of dancers who have attended an audition, run by director Zach, for a job on Broadway. Along the way the audience gets to know the dancers through song or monologue as Zach asks each
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All or Nothing – The Small Faces Musical All or Nothing is the latest mod musical touring the country. It is based on the music of the 1960’s band ‘ The Small Faces.’ It iss told through the eyes of their lead singer – Steve Marriott. The show opens with our narrator, an older Steve Marriott, taking the audience back
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Superhero at Southwark Playhouse Superhero is a brand new one man musical. It tells of the struggles of a father, Colin Bradley, to fight for custody of his daughter, Emily and to stop her moving to America with her mother. We hear about pivitol moments in their relationship and his battle. These moments range from Emily’s birth to his contact
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Little Women the Musical Little Women the musical is based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott and apart from reading the book many years ago and knowing one song from the show (Astonishing) I was not familiar with the show at all. The show tells of the 4 distinctly different March sisters, Jo; Meg; Beth and Amy during
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