A NIGHT at the MUSICALS Directors: Jake Little & Conner Parkinson Choreography: Jake Little Music supplied by backing tracks APeel Drama Croup This Group has started an innovative journey with a young creative team. The younger membership has been enlarged bringing in new talent, enthusiasm and energy to the group. There is a good balance of experience to help guide the young performers. The venue presentation has to be complimented, from the meet-and-greet front of house, led by Pam Beaver, to the well-appointed auditorium layout. The tables and chairs were arranged in cabaret style for this dinner-theatre musical extravaganza. The staging consisted of hard black wing flats, with black tabs across the back to include the words of the revue title. The performers were dressed in black allowing the lighting to give colour and create atmosphere. Jake Little’s lighting design was inventive giving depth and mood for the musical numbers. I have to say the sound was inconsistent, at times; the mic’s were too open and the balancing of tracks and vocals was distorted. Surprisingly, this did not deter from the slick, well rehearsed delivery by the company. We heard songs from over twenty Broadway and West End musicals all glued together with introductions from compère Geoff Millard. Geoff gave just enough information for each number; it was nice to see he worked without notes too. Everyone was quite solid with their music: maybe the less experienced would have benefitted from having
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