1.
Humour
From the first scene I knew it was
going to be funny. I loved the cast
singing about how bad a show was. Great characters and a brilliantly written
script. Good start!
What I began to notice is every number
was a big production number. I did not
count the amount of costume changes but there must have been a lot. I loved it.
This was a show that really gave you
everything. Even women in pink sparkly
costumes coming out of filing cabinets!
3.
This
show has a real story.
It’s a story about two producers who
realise that they can make more money from a Broadway flop than from a success.
Now that’s an interesting story. And it felt like there was some truth to it
too.
4. The
scenes were fantastic.
I loved the outfits, the character
definition. The songs were so strong. Each song was a massive production number in
its own right. Every scene had been thought
through and was executed brilliantly.
5. You won’t all get this but one of the
funniest bits was when Cory English accidentally sat on his horn. I don’t think he hurt himself badly but said
to the audience that he won’t be doing that again. Apparently having the horn hurts.
6. Cast
The
cast were amazing. They all were
brilliant actors, singers and dancers. There
was no weak link in this casting performance. I have mentioned a few below.
Gayer than frank
David Badella is
wonderful. I am a big fan of his work. I
have seen him in Jerry Springer the Opera, The Rocky Horror Show and more
recently in Peter Pan. But nothing –
NOTHING – had prepared me for him in a dress and being more camp than Franknfurter
from Rocky! And to top it all he had Louie Spence by his side! This show makes Pricilla Queen of the Desert
feel butch! David is so very talented. He can sing. He can dance. He can act. And boy can he camp it up! He looked amazing in his dress! His first number is ‘Keep it Gay’ and boy do
they stick to the script. Louie also deserves
a mention – he makes us all laugh as he kicks his legs and steals every scene.
Phil Jupitus plays Franz
Liebkind, who is an old German Nazi. He
was – well Phil. I thought he did a sterling
job and made the role his own. I wonder
if he really likes pigeons? I bet a few
have gone missing from the show. ;)
Jason Manford is one of
the producers. Forgive me Jason, but I
had no idea of how great your voice is. I was really really impressed. I saw you Monday night and watched you on Ordinary
Lies on Tuesday night. What am I going
to do on Wednesday?
Swedish?
The love interest was
played by Tiffany Graves. That girl was cartwheeling across the stage. And has a body I am envious of. She played the ‘dumb blonde’ to perfection. Endearing and charming.
Corrr its Cory!
The star of the show was
Cory English who played Max Bialystock. He was in almost every scene and was funny,
could sing dance and had a presence on the stage that you just loved. He was truly loveable. And gave an
outstanding performance. You might not
know his name initially but I will now never forget him.
Forget what are you going to do on a Monday night. We should be doing this every night!
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