Musical madness...

So my pick of the shows thus far:

1) Anything Goes - because its a classic and how can you go past those amazing Cole Porter songs


2) How to Succeed ... because it was such a suprise that Daniel 'Harry Potter' Radcliffe has such great comic timing and real stage presence

3) The Addams Family - which was just fab; great characterisation, amazing puppetry; great set & costumes and a delightful song in which Uncle Fester declared his love for the Moon.

4) Baby Its You! - because I knew nothing about it and it was a real surprise - based on the real life story of Florence Greenberg who established Scepter Records and discovered and promoted The Shirelles - the original girl group. A 'jukebox' musical with lots of songs that I recognised.

Equal 4) Million Dollar Quartet - again another surprise because I wasn't sure what to expect and had a totally fun evening.

5) Madagascar Live! (for the penguins and the very easy on the eye lion!)

6) La Cage Aux Folles - which I was a bit disappointed in,  I didn't really enjoy Harvey Feinstien's portrayal of Albin - or if not his characterisation I really didn't like his singing, which was really raspy and didn't do those lovely tunes any justice at all.

7) Wonderland: A New Alice - its the lame storyline, bad puns and formulaic songs that dropped this one to the bottom of the list. The real critics have the same problems with the show - so its not just me being picky!