It's an exciting time for musicals at the moment. There is loads on in London, or coming to London, and I live close enough to go and see it all without it costing the earth in transport fees. Here is my list of things I'd like to see:
It's never enough.
- Avenue Q - a Sesame Street for adults style offering, I've loved this show since I first heard it. I foolishly left my CD of it in Newcastle and don't have it on MP3. I was prepared to travel to New York to see it. It's in previews in London already
- Whistle Down The Wind - I've seen this a couple of times and enjoyed it each time. It's at the Palace Theatre, where Les Miserables was for many years and where The Woman in White opened and then closed. The theatre is due to play host to Spamalot soon, so I'd better be quick if I want to catch WDTW
- The Sound Of Music - coming to the London Palladium later in the year. I am not a huge fan of Rodgers and Hammerstein, but I'm curious.
- Evita - coming later in the year too. I like this show a lot and it will have been tweaked for its new production. Given that I've never seen it performed live, it would be nice.
- Sunday In The Park With George - one of Sondheim's more curious works. I've got a recording of it, but it's playing live, so better to go and see it than try and fathom out what's going on from the CD
- Jerry Springer: The Opera - I've seen this show plenty of times, but I want to see it again before it closes. Looks like Brighton in the first week of July is the time to do it
- Guys and Dolls - I've been meaning to see this since it came out. I've promised a friend of mine that we'll go and see it. I think it may even have Patrick Swayze in the cast... it's gotta be done.
- Dirty Dancing - if and when this hits the stage, I'll have to see it. I've seen the movie about 9 times recently and I will enjoy seing a stage version of it simply to amuse myself with all the dialogue that I remember by rote.
- The Producers - I want to see this again. It's superb.
- Phantom Of The Opera - I would like to take my girlfriend to see this. I think she'll like it. Seeing it a third time won't do me any harm either.
It's never enough.
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Hi Ashley,
Go see Whistle Down the Wind. My brother Graeme's in it !
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