Blink! Again! - Turn on the Lights

Synopsis

This brand new edition features more hidden treasures from musicals that closed early; productions that never opened; and shows that are caught in a web of never ending previews! Lost songs! Every musical has at least one great tune, but what happens to those classics from the shows which flopped? Blink! Again! is packed with showstoppers from flops by giants of the Broadway and the West End stage.

Our Review:

Laura Norman - 16 June 2011

Returning to the Above The Stag Theatre for its third year in a row Blink! is back with Blink Again! Turn on the Lights!;. A musical revue of songs from productions that have failed to fly from Broadway to the West End or didn’t even get started in either, this show is a rollercoaster ride through some of the best and the worst of musical history.

Delightfully tongue-in-cheek this production is very ably directed and choreographed by Tim McArthur. Songs which aren’t absolutely awful, which are in some cases quite beautiful - “Grief Never Grow Old”, “Lilly’s Eyes” - are simply and sincerely delivered while more bizarre offerings – “Invoking Chant”, “Cat and The Moon” – have the mickey taken out of them with laugh-out-loud abandon. The revue’s programme is well balanced with much of the best comedy happening in the second half which ensures you leave with a smil...

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Latest User Review

addicted to theatre - 4 July 2011:

Very entertaining show - as soon as I got home I downloaded some of the best songs. Talented cast and well worth a visit....

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