I was enchanted all over again seeing Come From Away in Adelaide in April 2023 having seen it in Melbourne in October 2019. Events over these three and half years make the musical resonate more deeply. Watching it from the balcony enabled me to appreciate the choreography of the characters. Twelve people, on stage almost …
Prepared for going to Adelaide to see Come From Away by watching the staged live recording on Apple+. It’s so good I’m looking forward more expectantly than I already was. It’s so good.
One of the stories woven into the musical Come From Away is that of Beverley Bass, airline pilot. We listened to the cast album on the way home from Melbourne today. The song Me And The Sky is to my mind the most memorable standalone number in the show. It tells a tremendous personal story, …
Oddly enough I’ve never watched either movie version of Willie Wonka or read Roald Dahl’s book, but I’ve assimilated a lot of the story by pop-culture osmosis. Seeing Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is a belated 21st birthday gift to my youngest daughter. This sort of production has more emphasis on spectacle, because the story …
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