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GARRICK THEATRE |
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CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS OF "Jason Robert Brown"
and "Lynda
Carter: At Last" in SEPTEMBER 2010 and "Caroline O'Connor: The Showgirl
Within" in SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010.

CLICK
HERE to buy the
2009
Original Touring Cast CD |
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ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
(musical)
Widower Levi Lee possesses both a travelling fair and a teenage son. A fortune
teller predicts future trouble from both... but she would say that, as she is in
love with him.
A bunch of classic David Essex hits, including "Gonna Make You A Star" and "Hold
Me Close" are shoehorned (like the next title) into this "Silver Dream Machine"
(sorry!) of a compilation musical, starring the man himself alongside Louise
English and Christopher Timothy.
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Theatremonkey Opinion: |
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Not available. Professional reviewers have been fairly kind. The main
observation is that the show is short, and not always giving some decent songs
(yes, the monkey owns a "Greatest Hits" CD and enjoys it) a full enough airing.
A straightforward and unremarkable plot holds the evening together just well
enough to allow the songs to shine, and there is much praise for the cast
itself, notably some newcomer called David Essex and an experienced old pro
called Michael Pickering. Or it could be the other way around? Either way, they
and Louise English - who can't be mistaken for the other two - get nods all
round. This isn't "Love Never Dies" or "Mamma Mia" or anything other big show.
One reviewer summed it up as having 'heart,' and really, can anyone ask for more
than that?
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