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Reviewer name

Russell

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Thoughts on show

Once again, I am pleased to report that The Monkey has got it right. 'A fine and most entertaining show.....'a genuine visual and audible spectacle. You'll find lovely sets, huge vocal talent from the top right down through the mid-level parts. In fact, some of the "second tier" cast have better voices than the stars of some other West End shows. The only problems I found with the show were that the truncated versions of the songs often seemed to be quite randomly chosen, as they often had little-to-nothing to do with the actual plot. And the logical place for the ending, at the conclusion of the final (or SHOULD have been final) dramatic song was not in fact the end. The predictable happy/clappy all-singing/all-dancing finale then ensued. No doubt, most would find this a great way to end the show....and indeed it was. But artistically, I thought it to be a bit of pandering. 'Leave 'em dancing...when the plot really dictated another ending. Still....all-in-all, a great evening of entertainment that I definitely recommend! As an amusing (if slightly cruel) aside, which will no doubt be edited out by a disapproving Monkey, I found the constant references to the beauty of the leading lady to be slightly bemusing....as she was a nice enough looking lady, but hardly a spectacular beauty. It reminded me, in fact, of Jersey Boys, in which there were constant references to the "Golden" voice of the star....only to have him open his gob and sound like a duck who had inhaled helium!

Thoughts on venue

Fine

Thoughts on seat

Fine