Bill Kenwright
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
★★★★☆ Dream Team:
It’s nearly 50 years old but Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the Playhouse until Saturday, doesn’t need to be mothballed.
La Cage Aux Folles
✭✭✭✭✩ Sequinned:
High kicks and high camp dominate La Cage Aux Folles, at the Playhouse to Saturday, as it explodes in a glorious melange of sequins, feathers and a timely political message wrapped up in an over-sugared package.
A Judgement in Stone
★★★☆☆ Not such a class act:
The Ruth Rendell murder tale A Judgement in Stone, at the King’s until Saturday, promises much but shoots itself in the foot with unbelievable characters and relationships.
Evita
★★★★★ Star-kissed:
Evita returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse with more than a little starryness about the turns, to match the starry nature of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.
Ghost the Musical
★★★☆☆ Unbelievable:
Part thriller, part romantic comedy, part Sarah Harding casting error, Ghost: the Musical, at the Playhouse to Saturday, does just about everything expected of it.
Rehearsal For Murder
★★★☆☆ Accomplished:
Efficiently staged, well acted and cleverly paced, Rehearsal for Murder has everything you would want from a large scale touring production.
Blood Brothers
★★★★☆ Relevant:
Every musical needs a great soaring tune to call its own. And Blood Brothers, touring to the Playhouse all week, certainly has that.
The Glenn Miller Story
★★☆☆☆ Ill-judged:
Considerable musicality and dollops of goodwill cannot hide the huge basic problems at the heart of The Glenn Miller Story.
The Shawshank Redemption
★★★☆☆ Hopeful:
Cast in the shadows of the Shank, Bill Kenwright breathes life into a new stage production of the Stephen King short story and iconic 1994 film, The Shawshank Redemption.
Jesus Christ Superstar
✭✭✭✭✩ Star quality:
Seventies rock bombast and the story of the death of Jesus are brought together to thrilling effect in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s early rock musical, which lights into the Playhouse for a week.
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