Liverpool Echo Adelphi Musical july 3 2008

Just seen my highlight so far of 2008.

Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi, at the Playhouse, is simply the finest thing I've seen this year.

It has everything. Great songs, high-energy dancing, a wonderful set, humour, pathos, history, glamour, you name it.

It made me laugh our loud and it made me wipe away a tear. It made me proud to live in Liverpool. It is cheesey without being corny, it is sentimental without descending into schmolz.

The performances of the male and female leads are awesome.

Best of all is how it represents The Adelphi. Today's Adelphi has a reputation for poor standards and as a hub of petty crime. The Adelphi of days gone by was a place of splendour, of grandeur, of international repute for all the right reasons.

And that's how this remarkable musical, in the large part, depicts it. What a place. What a show. What a night.

Do yourself a favour. Go.

http://www.everymanplayhouse.com/whats-on/show-detail.asp?id=208