LOST BROADWAY 1961 – Various Artists (Stage Door Records – STAGE 9063) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have a selection of CDs and vinyl that are catalogued under ‘Great to Be Alive’. They consist of shows that lift your spirits, singers who bring joy to the ear and compilations that hit the […]
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New play about Kathy Kirby premieres at the White Bear Theatre
The life, loves and turbulent times of 1960s singer Kathy Kirby provide the inspiration for Tom O’Brien’s (Money From America, Cricklewood Cowboys and Johnjo) new play Kathy Kirby: Icon which premieres at London’s White Bear Theatre next month. One of the best known British singers of the 1960s, Kirby was most famous for her cover version of Secret […]
Secret Love – Connaught Theatre, Worthing and Touring
Secret Love – The Life and Music of Doris Day was reviewed at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing and continues touring until 2 April. Star rating: 3 stars **** Billed as a heartbreaking new musical play, written and directed by Phil Willmott, Secret Love is more a concert with narrative and acted interludes telling of Doris Day’s career and the […]
