Musicals 2006 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - One4Review
Too Close To The Sun
August 8, 2006 | adminIs it not about time there was a musical about one of the most charismatic leaders of the 20th century J F Kennedy? I know he is mentioned in ‘Assassins’ and I now believe there has been one other … Read More
Cole Porter’s Saints & Sinners
August 8, 2006 | adminSome shows and performances just go from bad to worse. This, unfortunately, is one such example. Cole Porter wrote many beautiful songs but Carol Bishop’s treatment of them did them no justice. She has no subtlety in her voice … Read More
Too Darn Hot
August 8, 2006 | adminThe Roosevelt Theatre Ensemble present ‘To Darn Hot’ a medley of selected songs from the early days of Broadways musical theatre. With a cast of about or over 30, there were times it was obvious this show had been … Read More
Elegies For Angels, Punks And Raging Queens
August 8, 2006 | adminHaving seen ‘Elegies’ before, once again thanks to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and enjoying it, I bought the CD. Having listened to it several times over the past couple of months was looking forward to seeing it again. Added … Read More
Unga Bunga – The Stoneage Spectacular
August 8, 2006 | adminUnga Bunga the Stone age Spectacular supplies exactly what is on the label. Apart from occasional poor sound quality this was a superb show. With a simple if somewhat contrived storyline, brilliant costumes, silly songs and some fun dance … Read More
Frankenstein!
August 8, 2006 | adminI have been a fan of Shrewsbury School productions and the writing of Moor, Went and Fanning since 1995 when I first saw ‘Jekyll!’, we enjoyed it so much we went twice. I also loved ‘The Time Machine’ 1997 … Read More
Urinetown – The Musical
August 8, 2006 | adminAfter the initial thought, "someone must be taking the pee" and a second look to see two productions of the same musical in Edinburgh at the same time. After seeing the production my initial thought returned and this time … Read More
Have A Nice Life
August 8, 2006 | adminThis is a musical in development by Conor Mitchell, who created the book, music and lyrics, and is version two. Version three will be staged in New York later in the year. However, this version is set in a … Read More
Wax! The Musical
August 8, 2006 | adminSet in the basement of a waxworks museum where certain models have been taken because they aren’t perfect. We meet the current curator and Don, Don works in the museum doing everything except making the models, he is an … Read More
Hey Diddle Diddle….
August 8, 2006 | adminUsing a nursery rhyme in a dark foreboding way, what a unique idea! No actually Stephen Sondheim has already written ‘Into The Woods’. I take it from this creation Michael Bruce has not only seen it but is a … Read More
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