My One and Only

Synopsis

My One and Only first appeared on Broadway in 1983 starring Twiggy. Based on the 1927 show Funny Face, My One and Only features a string of Gershwin gems woven into a romantic story concerning a daredevil aviator whose plans to become the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic are thrown loop-the-loop when he falls for a beautiful cross Channel swimmer.

Our Review:

26 February 2002

"How long has this been going on?" It's actually taken nearly 20 years for My One and Only, an extensive 1983 Broadway overhaul of a 1927 Gershwin musical Funny Face, to cross the Atlantic. It finally arrived at Chichester Festival Theatre last summer in a production that has now transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre.

But what might have passed muster as a heady but harmless summer cocktail in rural Sussex has to face a bigger challenge on a wet West End night, made wetter by the onstage antics that end the first act and threaten to drench the front rows. If the latter reminds you of Singin' in the Rain - which made a similar journey from Leeds to London's National two Christmases ago - this production is also regrettably just as feeble, poorly executed and generally lacklustre.

"Strike up the band?" No, please don't; rather, I wanted to strike off the band. From the deafeningly over-amplified moments it began to play, to its...

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Latest User Review

USER: Whatsonstage.com - 16 July 2002:

I loved it. The songs were wonderful and the dancing spectacular (especially from the angels). The priest has the best lines, but there were plenty of laughs. Slightly too much kissing for my liking and I was going to write to the Director and complain that the stars never actually do the big Gershwin number on the adverts (her in the long white dress and him in the tux), but overall I enjoyed it....

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