Reviews & features: Musicals, Issue 665
I’m Still Here . . .
25 Aug 2010
Ably flitting between genres
The West End pro takes a saunter through hits from Sondheim to Mika and Queen to ‘Moon River’ with a connecting thread of drama. His voice holds up well, ably flitting between genres, but a worrying ironic tone starts to creep in until during ‘MacArthur…
Frances Ruffelle: Beneath the Dress
23 Aug 2010
Cheeky, sexy and surprising cabaret-esque show
Given Ruffelle’s showbiz background – she’s the daughter of London theatre school founder Sylvia Young and a Tony Award-winning star of West End and Broadway musicals such as Les Misérables and Chicago – it’s unsurprising that her cabaret-esque Fringe…
Five Guys Named Moe
19 Aug 2010
Feel-good musical that’s a cut above
It’s not often that such a highly-polished, well produced show of this nature makes it into the Fringe line-up. More at home in the West End or Broadway, Five Guys Named Moe has been entertaining the crowds since 1990 – and it ain’t about to stop now…
Reel-to-Real: The Movies Musical
14 Aug 2010
Less chat more dancin’ and singin’ please
Much has been made of Reel-to-Real’s impressive technical credentials, which allows live performers to perform iconic song-and-dance numbers against a backdrop of footage from classic film musicals. In fact the background projections, while cleverly…
