Ben Hall

Theatre Review: Pretty Woman: The Musical; Samantha Jade exudes big, huge charm in faithful, pop-driven adaptation

If you’re a popular-enough movie with a strong feminine edge, there’s a good chance you have been, will be, or are receiving the screen-to-stage treatment.  Over the last near-two decades we’ve seen such titles as Legally Blonde, Bring It On, 13 Going On 30, and Mean Girls all get the musical treatment, and now, the…

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Only Heaven Knows at the Hayes is quite simply a real beaut of a musical

I was a week late to the game on seeing this one, as I was overseas during opening week, and try as I might I couldn’t help watching as the glowing reviews went up one by one. I mean really, with the likes of Hayden Tee and Matthew Backer I knew Hayes was on another winner,…

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