THEATRE REVIEW | Rock of Ages – National Tour
★★★☆☆ | Rock of Ages – National Tour A number of years before TV series Glee rekindled people’s love of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”, Rock of Ages had been using the […]
★★★☆☆ | Rock of Ages – National Tour A number of years before TV series Glee rekindled people’s love of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”, Rock of Ages had been using the […]
★★★ | Fame – National Tour Based on the film and classic TV series, Fame follows the trials and tribulations of a group of young students studying at the […]
★★★☆☆ | Richard Carpenter is Close To You Don’t expect to hear any Carpenters’ songs at the show misleadingly titled Richard Carpenter is Close To You. Why? Because this show […]
Overall, Cilla is a musical biopic by numbers, with the rise to fame; the self-doubt and the love story all playing their part.
What comes out of the production is an underlying theme of love between the characters, from the newlyweds to the eloping couple to the elderly husband and wife, and it is this which packs the emotional punch and brings the human cost of the tragedy sharply into focus.
Whilst musical revues can often come across as sycophantic, Thriller Live manages to sidestep being the gushing praise-fest that it could be, and instead allows the party atmosphere, music, songs and dance routines to speak for themselves in an undemanding evening of foot tapping, high end cabaret.
★★★ | It Happened in Key West A true story of a man who dug up the love of his life is a musical called It Happened in Key West. […]
Based on the classic film of the same name, An Officer and A Gentleman tells the story of Zack Mayo, a trainee fighter pilot who is from the wrong side of the tracks and is trying to make his way through the Naval Academy.
From the streets of Brooklyn to the height of fame, Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, their musical legacy, including Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes off You and Working My Way Back To You is showcased in this musical biopic.
What comes out of the production is an underlying theme of love between the characters, from the newlyweds to the eloping couple to the elderly husband and wife, and it is this which packs the emotional punch and brings the human cost of the tragedy sharply into focus.
★★★☆☆ | An Officer and a Gentleman Based on the classic film of the same name, An Officer and A Gentleman tells the story of Zack Mayo, a trainee fighter […]