After the
huge success of the 1996, 1997 and 2001 UK tours, the smash hit musical
production Hollywood & Broadway is hitting UK theatres once again.
Spend a glorious evening celebrating the golden era of stage and screen
with this brand new production of this spectacular musical extravaganza,
featuring two stars of screen and stage, MELANIE STACE and TIM
FLAVIN.
“Hollywood
& Broadway – The Musicals In Concert”
features much loved classics from musical film and theatre, including
those timeless melodies and lyrics written for such popular favourites as Cabaret,
Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Singin’ In the Rain, South
Pacific, West Side Story, 42nd Street and
many, many more.
In
the old fashioned tradition of making a song and dance of things MELANIE
STACE and TIM FLAVIN will be bringing glitz, glamour, gorgeous
dancing girls and that old razzle-dazzle to a theatre near you soon!
Review:
Encore Magazine
I was privileged to be amongst the audience last night who were
treated to an
evening of excellence the like of which has not been seen for many a year.
I was already eagerly awaiting the show, which had been rescheduled from
dates in May and had wondered just what the format and content would be.
The stars of the show Melanie Stace famous not only for her television
work (The Generation Game) but for stage roles such as Lola in Copacabana,
Hot Shoe Shuffle and Magic of the Musicals was outstanding. She has a
strong voice excelling in the 1920s sequence Millie, Adelaide's Lament
from Guys & Dolls and brought the house down during both Don't Cry for
Me Argentina from Evita and Roxie from Chicago. The choreography of her
dance routines was brilliant showing off her skills to their best.
Melanie was joined by Broadway and West End Star, Tim Flavin whose credits
make incredible reading not only as a performer but also as director and
choreographer. Having seen Tim in many performances of the hit show Crazy
for You, I was well acquainted with his skills as a dancer. This show
allowed the audience to see and hear more of Tim Flavin the singer and all
round performer.
As a duo Melanie & Tim were well matched and sparked off each other
perfectly especially during the comedy patter which centred on their
nationality. There were charming duets Let's Call the Whole Thing Off and
Soon. But it is with the standards that Tim excels and his performances of
the Fred Astaire medley, Singing in the Rain, Wilkommen and Stairway to
Paradise were simply exceptional.
The supporting cast were also highly talented and excellent being well
matched
and of particular note were Lucie Fenthum whose spirited performance of
Dance 10, Looks 3 from A Chorus Line got great audience reaction. Likewise
the young Andrew Derbyshire who took centre stage for an updated and
rocking version of Nature Boy almost brought the house down with his
brilliant vocals and dance. It is all too easy to forget that there are
talented people like this out there. Oliver Watton and Sara Davenport
completed the cast and made one of the best quartets of supporting artists
that I have seen in many a year. The whole production was topped off by
the incredible Andy Rumble and his orchestra and what a sound this man
has. His orchestrations are exactly right and his piano playing for such
as One For My Baby, which allowed Tim Flavin to transport the audience
into that late night bar, was faultless. The overall sound was stunning.
Director and Choreographer Mitch Sebastian mixed just the right amount of
ingredients to make this work and what a great time we had. The whole
evening was just one high after another and I doubt it could be bettered.
This show must continue to delight audiences and with the addition of new
material will remain as fresh as ever.
May 14th
..... Caird Hall, Dundee
May 15th
..... Music Hall, Aberdeen
May 16th
..... Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
May 17th
..... The Sands, Carlisle
May 18th
..... City Hall, Newcastle
May 20th
..... Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
May 21st
..... Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
May 22nd
..... Civic Theatre, Darlington
May 23rd
..... Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
May 24th
..... Playhouse Theatre, Weston Super-Mare
May 27th
..... Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
May 28th
..... The Embassy, Skegness
May 29th
..... City Hall, Sheffield
May 30th
..... The Anvil, Basingstoke
May 31st
..... Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
June 1st
..... Derngate, Northampton
June 3rd
..... Fairfield Halls, Croydon
June 4th
..... Orchard Theatre, Dartford
June 5th
..... Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
June 7th
..... Opera House, Manchester
June 8th
..... St. David's Hall, Cardiff
June 9th
..... The Alban Arena, St. Albans
June 11th
..... Town Hall, Cheltenham
June 12th
..... Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
June 13th
..... Forum Theatre, Malvern
June 14th
..... Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
June 15th
..... Palladium, London
Above Photo © Robert Faust
