Musical review: Grease the Musical
With decades of fandom to live up to, the latest staging of Grease reaches – and exceeds – the mark in some wonderful ways, but fun times and good vibes don’t create cult status here.
With decades of fandom to live up to, the latest staging of Grease reaches – and exceeds – the mark in some wonderful ways, but fun times and good vibes don’t create cult status here.
Harking back to the Jazz Age of the late 1920s, Chicago is full of fizz and low comedy, great song and dance performances, and has a shrewd edge intended to make us think, even as we enjoy the razzle dazzle.
For the many Tina Turner fans who believe her story is best told with key songs from her career, a terrific vehicle has arrived in the form of this vibrant musical.
In her first leading role in a major musical, Ruva Ngwenya inhabits the life of Tina Turner, channelling the emotional highs and lows that defined the iconic singer’s life and belting out the big hits that shaped her success.
Get out your velvet, your sparkles, your leather and suede for a lively night of non-stop song and dance: Elvis has entered the building.
Actor and singer Rob Mallett reveals how he has worked to bring the King to life in Elvis: A Musical Revolution, the touring stage show that gives audiences a glimpse of the man behind the myth.