1980s
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The Phantom Of The Opera (1986)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom Of The Opera”. For my own benefit as much as yours, let me just recap what I’ve thought of ALW shows so far, in three words apiece. Aspects Of Love: WTF. Long. Eh.The Beautiful Game: Strained. Average. Tuneless.Bombay Dreams (he produced it): Percussion. Bollywood. Approved.By Jeeves: Wodehouse. Excellent. Surprising.Cats: WTF. Continue reading
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Sherlock Holmes (1988)
h god, I oughtn’t to like this… This is by Leslie Bricusse, who brought us “Pickwick”, “Stop The World – I Want To Get Off” (I strongly anti-recommend that show), songs from “Doctor Doolittle” (which are awesome btw, you totally need to watch that film if you haven’t seen it), and lyrics for hire, including Continue reading
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Singin’ In The Rain (1983)
Hmmm. A prime example of how casual shoppers (or in my case, completist library browsers) can end up with a sub-par product: it turns out that VPL and therefore now I have the 1984 London cast recording of this show, which is short (13 tracks including the overture) and which for no obvious reason includes Continue reading
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Starlight Express (1984)
I honestly didn’t expect this to be a show featuring plainly gay trains. My sister often remarks, “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, said the trucks.” I’m not sure she’s ever seen this, but it could easily be a (short) review. The strangest thing about this show is the complete clash of tone between the Continue reading
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Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
Blimey. OK, GHM attempts to step up to the plate for this one… This is Sondheim’s 1984 collaboration with James Lapine. The first act is about Georges Seurat in 1884 painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” – i.e. this – http://www.fabulousmasterpieces.co.uk/userimages/seurat.JPG. The second act is set in 1984 and shows Continue reading
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The Wizard of Oz (1987)
No, not the movie, but the next best thing – the movie brought to life on stage! Because – you demanded it! This dates from 1987 and was apparently the bright idea of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is, literally, the movie brought to life on stage, which means it still hasn’t got much to Continue reading
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