by Johnny Fox | Nov 25, 2013 | Cabaret, Reviews
Is Richard Fleeshman more than a soap opera hunk? Between winning Soapstar Superstar at the tender age of 16 and emerging to play the Patrick Swayze role in Ghost the Musical in London and on Broadway, Richard Fleeshman spent serious time in the gym with the result...
by Johnny Fox | Jul 26, 2013 | Cabaret
Barb Jungr is quite a challenge to reviewers. With sixteen highly-applauded albums under her belt, endless five-star and superlative commendations, and an accolade from the Wall Street Journal that her 2002 Dylan compilation Every Grain of Sand was already ‘the most...
by Johnny Fox | Jun 6, 2013 | Cabaret, Reviews, Theatre
This needn’t detain us long. Four guys, not named Moe, not named anything you’ll remember from recent West End appearances as a matter of fact, have been scraped together to croon a battery of show tunes while pretending to be more rock band than romantic lead. The...
by Johnny Fox | May 15, 2013 | Cabaret, Drag, Reviews
It’s an old joke to suggest drag queens are “big down under” but Trevor Ashley’s production credits suggest he’s packin’ antipodean theatrical heat. In his native Australia, he played 600 performances as the curtain-raising Miss Understanding in Priscilla Queen of...
by Johnny Fox | May 14, 2013 | Cabaret, Reviews
Jerry Springer The Opera‘s plump poledancer Shawntel, the irrepressible Alison Jiear delivers a powerhouse crowdpleaser at the St James’s clubby Studio. In 1988 my Antipodean workmate took me to a show featuring the music of the 60s Girl Groups called...
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