We managed to get to London to watch a couple of the shows in the New Wimbledon Theatre. Most of you will just think oh they are big Sarah fans, they are just being biased, and yes we are biased to some extent but Sarah really did impress us.
Neither of us are really fans of musicals, so didn’t know what to expect, having only ever been to the theatre once. Beforehand we were really nervous, to the point of feeling sick, not because we thought the show was going to be bad, but because we knew Sarah was going to be nervous, nervous about how they were going to translate the film into a musical, we both love the film, as we’re sure everyone does, its such a iconic movie, but we were unsure whether it would translate over into a musical, but we didn’t need to worry, its such a good adaptation of the film.
The lights went down and Molly (Sarah), Sam (Andy) and Carl (Sam) appeared on stage and literally from the first second to the very last we were captivated by the whole thing. We’d been a little nervous about hearing Sarah’s American accent but it was perfect and seemed to just be like second nature to Sarah. The musical numbers in it fit so well and you’ll find yourself singing them for days after.
Sarah for me is perfect as Molly and yes yes I know I would say that, but I really do think Sarah was really good as Molly (remember folks we’re all allowed opinions, the world would be a boring place if we all thought the same), she sings all the songs with such raw emotion and passion, its hard not to fill up listening to her. During Sarah’s first solo number With You, I cried because I was literally so proud of her for getting up on that stage and singing her heart out, doing something she has never done before. You could see, feel and hear the emotion in Sarah whilst she was singing the song. As much as I loved With You, I think my favourite songs are Rain/Hold On and Three Little Words.
Andy portrays Sam really well, and him singing I Had A Life is heartbreaking, Oda Mae Brown played by Jacqui Dubois literally captured the role played by Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost perfectly, you almost think its Whoopi on stage, she’ll have to laughing everytime she is on the stage. The whole cast seem to fit their roles perfectly, I was never a fan of Carls in the film, but Sam (Ferriday) really made me like the character a little bit more than in the film version, which is something I never thought would happen.
Really looking forward to watching the show again soon. I know as time goes by the cast will just get stronger and stronger.
Before you judge this production, why not go and see it. You can’t judge it by what others say and a few illegally recorded tracks that were put on YouTube. You might love it, you might hate it but at least go and see it yourself before judging it.
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