Some Enchanted Evening

This was certainly an enchanted evening which provided a feast of numbers from the world of musical theatre spanning a broad range of shows, each one performed to the highest standard.  The company opened the concert with a medley of songs by Richard Rodgers which concluded with ‘A Grand Night for Singing’ which of course it was.  This set the scene in context around the principle of ‘A Musical’ (Sean Lewis & Adam Stewart from ‘Something Rotten’).  Unfortunately, I cannot list each musical item or performer individually but particular highlights for me in Act 1 included an entertaining 'Audition Medley / I Hope I Get It' (A Chorus Line) which featured most members of the cast; ‘I Don’t Remember You / Sometimes A Day Goes By’ (Lewis Kerr & Adam Stewart from ‘And the World Goes Round’), ‘Someday’ (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and ‘Always A Bridesmaid’ (Amy Glover from ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’).  The company opened Act 2 with a great arrangement of ‘Put On Your Sunday Clothes’ (Hello, Dolly!) with further musical highlights including ‘Alone in the Universe’ (Cameron Murray from ‘Seussical’); The Grass is Always Greener (Amy Glover & Mari Jo McCrossan from ‘Women of the Year’) and a dramatic ‘Unsettled Scores’ (Whistle Down the Wind).  The company must be commended for the way they transformed the function suite of the hotel into an auditorium.  This was indeed a marvellous musical evening under the baton of Fraser Morrison, assisted by the highly accomplished accompanist, Ian Monteith-Mathie.  Just like the final number, the whole evening was – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.  Well done!

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