REVIEW
LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY present
THE WEDDING SINGER - MUSICAL
Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
WED 18 - SAT 21 MAY
LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY present
THE WEDDING SINGER - MUSICAL
Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
WED 18 - SAT 21 MAY
Fun and dancing at the Palace Theatre
What a fun night spent with the Little Theatre Company whilst they performed the insanely entertaining musical comedy, The Wedding Singer.
The show follows the original plot of the 1998 Adam Sandler film very closely and includes many classic one-liners and hilarious moments from the movie. The book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlighy (the former also wrote the clever lyrics) both celebrates and parodies the excesses of the mid-1980’s with heavy sync techno music by Matthew Sklar. This complements the crazy atmosphere and drives the story along, whilst also sending up the period.
This is a dazzling high-energy show with sensational, over the top performances from the whole cast. Even the background performers are characters in their own right, with outrageous costumes, singing and acting.
Jamie Redgate, plays Robbie Hart, who performs at weddings with his two cohorts Sammy (George Rowe) a vulgar yob with an enormous mullet, and George (Lewis Carlile) providing strong comic backup.. They were very funny particularly for the Jewish klezmer song, Today You are a Man.
When his rock chick girlfriend Linda, played by Paige Williamson who has a belter of a voice and can provide some funky moves, dumps Robbie at the altar, he becomes bitter and twisted. However, he then falls for the sweet waitress Julia eventually rescuing her from her chauvinistic fiancé. Jamie holds the stage from start to finish, with his rock and roll Showaddywaddy persona to the later tender songs sung with Julia (Becca Pooley). Becca has some lovely thoughtful songs of her own standing alone on stage.
Everyone in this show is in full voice with their own characterisations. I particularly liked Gemma Carracher as Holly the slutty friend in her Madonna get up, and the salivating grannie Stephanie Wilson. We are even let into the joke when grannie also does some funky moves.
This is pure harmless fun, the story working well as a musical, with shades of Legally Blonde, Rock of Ages, Rocky Horror Picture Show and others. The choreography by Chis Higginson, making his choreography debut for LTC, was of a high standard with great ensemble dancing.
The show rounds off in Las Vegas with 80’s look alike celebrities, and a knock out Tina Turner (Stephanie Paul) who was very funny. The Wedding Singer musical looks and sounds fantastic. The set design is simplistic, but manages to convey the gaudy 80’s styles with lighting and costumes; all shoulder pads, massive hair, and even a shell suit. I felt like I was watching a rehash of my old wardrobe.
The entire team behind The Wedding Singer should be applauded, for a fabulous production. Congratulations to the director Ian Benson and the musical director Alex Wood for an excellent show with fantastic musical numbers full of energy.
The show continues at the Palace Theatre Westcliff until Saturday 21 May 2022 at 7.30pm- Thurs and Sat matinee 2.30pm
Evening Prices £21.50 / Matinees 2.30pm: £18.50
A £3.65 transaction fee may apply to your order.
REVIEW: Jacquee Storozynski
The show follows the original plot of the 1998 Adam Sandler film very closely and includes many classic one-liners and hilarious moments from the movie. The book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlighy (the former also wrote the clever lyrics) both celebrates and parodies the excesses of the mid-1980’s with heavy sync techno music by Matthew Sklar. This complements the crazy atmosphere and drives the story along, whilst also sending up the period.
This is a dazzling high-energy show with sensational, over the top performances from the whole cast. Even the background performers are characters in their own right, with outrageous costumes, singing and acting.
Jamie Redgate, plays Robbie Hart, who performs at weddings with his two cohorts Sammy (George Rowe) a vulgar yob with an enormous mullet, and George (Lewis Carlile) providing strong comic backup.. They were very funny particularly for the Jewish klezmer song, Today You are a Man.
When his rock chick girlfriend Linda, played by Paige Williamson who has a belter of a voice and can provide some funky moves, dumps Robbie at the altar, he becomes bitter and twisted. However, he then falls for the sweet waitress Julia eventually rescuing her from her chauvinistic fiancé. Jamie holds the stage from start to finish, with his rock and roll Showaddywaddy persona to the later tender songs sung with Julia (Becca Pooley). Becca has some lovely thoughtful songs of her own standing alone on stage.
Everyone in this show is in full voice with their own characterisations. I particularly liked Gemma Carracher as Holly the slutty friend in her Madonna get up, and the salivating grannie Stephanie Wilson. We are even let into the joke when grannie also does some funky moves.
This is pure harmless fun, the story working well as a musical, with shades of Legally Blonde, Rock of Ages, Rocky Horror Picture Show and others. The choreography by Chis Higginson, making his choreography debut for LTC, was of a high standard with great ensemble dancing.
The show rounds off in Las Vegas with 80’s look alike celebrities, and a knock out Tina Turner (Stephanie Paul) who was very funny. The Wedding Singer musical looks and sounds fantastic. The set design is simplistic, but manages to convey the gaudy 80’s styles with lighting and costumes; all shoulder pads, massive hair, and even a shell suit. I felt like I was watching a rehash of my old wardrobe.
The entire team behind The Wedding Singer should be applauded, for a fabulous production. Congratulations to the director Ian Benson and the musical director Alex Wood for an excellent show with fantastic musical numbers full of energy.
The show continues at the Palace Theatre Westcliff until Saturday 21 May 2022 at 7.30pm- Thurs and Sat matinee 2.30pm
Evening Prices £21.50 / Matinees 2.30pm: £18.50
A £3.65 transaction fee may apply to your order.
REVIEW: Jacquee Storozynski
Based on the Hollywood movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore comes a hilarious musical comedy that celebrates all the fun of the ’80s.
Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s number one wedding singer and the life of the party, until his own fiancée strands him at the altar. Bitter and broken, Robbie begins to make every wedding as disastrous as his own until a warm-hearted waitress named Julia intervenes. The only trouble is, Julia’s about to be married! Can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams?
The Wedding Singer features a sparkling new soundtrack including music and lyrics by Adam Sandler himself.
Evenings £21.50
Matinees £18.50
Prices shown are inclusive of any applicable booking fees.
www.southendtheatres.org.uk
Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s number one wedding singer and the life of the party, until his own fiancée strands him at the altar. Bitter and broken, Robbie begins to make every wedding as disastrous as his own until a warm-hearted waitress named Julia intervenes. The only trouble is, Julia’s about to be married! Can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams?
The Wedding Singer features a sparkling new soundtrack including music and lyrics by Adam Sandler himself.
Evenings £21.50
Matinees £18.50
Prices shown are inclusive of any applicable booking fees.
www.southendtheatres.org.uk
