BWW Reviews: LOST WEST END - A Unique Collection of Recordings from London's Forgotten Musicals
There are many London productions that come and go in the blink of an eye. What is to say why one show will succeed and another will not? Lost West End, produced by Stage Door Records, celebrates those that maybe didn't last on stage very long but the hidden gems within their scores live on. There are over twenty paid tribute to on this album spanning three decades, from Liza of Lambeth in 1976 to Too Close To The Sun in 2009. West End vocalists such as Graham Bickley. Meredith Braun and Alexander Hanson assist in recreating those forgotten moments.
Merrily We Roll Along at Derby Playhouse
Despite a much weaker first half, due to a myriad of problems both in script and cartoonish delivery, Merrily We Roll Along rewards audience loyalty by producing a touching, superior second act that has many beautiful moments.
UK Review: Promises and Lies: the UB40 Musical
Hot on the heels of Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Tonight's the Night, Our House, Jersey Boys, All Shook Up and many dozens more - here arrives yet another jukebox musical, this time with music courtesy of UB40..