Thursday, April 29, 2010

It Takes Two

The brief description is a journey through the great love duets from the 30s to the 90s. It was a great combination of beats with some unexpected oldies like "We're a Couple of Swells" from Easter Parade. There was a great audience who were singing along by the third or fourth number. You could see it feed into the energy of the artists who were superb. Caely-Jo Levy is beautiful and has the most wonderful vocal range giving full justice to the different numbers. Francois is always a pleasure to watch.

It took me a while to get going as I had a rough day and was taking a while to unwind. By the end of the show I was singing along and cheering. Once again I was reminded why it is so important to go to the theatre and balance out life's ups and downs. I came out feeling human again and ready to tackle the next day - a wonderful feel good night out.

I particularly liked the way that Francois got people to sing along, like with "Islands in the Stream", "come on you know the words". As you know I dislike it when the audience is forced to participate, he was more subtle and engaging and what the hell I did eventually sing along to "I've had the time of my life".

You know that you have had a good time when you get the "Is it over already?" response. Two encores later the show was over but I could have happily had another hour. Lovely light entertainment.

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