REVIEW: Leader Of The Pack, Waterloo East Theatre ✭✭✭

Leader Of The Pack at Waterloo East Theatre

Leader Of The Pack Waterloo East Theatre 13th October 2015 3 Stars Book Tickets Leader Of The Pack – The Ellie Greenwich Musical is as the title suggests a jukebox musical based around the musical career of prolific pop songwriter Ellie Greenwich. It takes place from 1959 with her first meeting with Jeff Barry, the man who would become her husband and song-writing partner, through to several years after to dissolution of their marriage in 1991. Greenwich’s story is remarkable given that she co-wrote the hits of a generation, including the show’s title song, Be My Baby, Baby – I Love You, Then He Kissed Me, Da Doo Ron Ron, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Maybe I Know, Look Of Love, Chapel Of Love, I Can Hear Music, and River Deep-Mountain High. Long before Beautiful – The Carole King Musical was on the scene, Leader Of … Read more

REVIEW: She Loves Me, Landor Theatre ✭✭✭✭

She Loves Me At The Landor Theatre

McWhir understands the limitations of the Landor intimately and is especially skilled at making the most of those limitations. This production of She Loves Me demonstrates his understanding and ability clearly and deftly. There is excellent musical direction from Iain Vince-Gatt who controls the musical side of proceedings from a keyboard. The stand-out performance here comes from Joshua LeClair, whose Arpad is effervescent, energised, and totally convincing throughout.