The Broken Legs collection of musical reviews from across the UK
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” – Derby Youth Musical Theatre
Derby Youth Musical Theatre are back with another Lloyd Webber musical, this time the biblical story of Joseph and the…
“Here & Now: The Steps Musical” – Theatre Royal, Nottingham ★★★☆☆
Featuring the music of Steps, Here & Now is, ultimately, a harmless comedy romp that doesn’t particularly warrant a full-blown…
“9 to 5: The Musical” – Beeston Musical Theatre Group
With music from Dolly Parton, “9 to 5” takes us back to the 70s, a time before working-from-home where people…
“13 Going On 30: The Musical” – Manchester Opera House ★★☆☆☆
Following on the trend of turning 90s-00s teen films into musicals (e.g. Mean Girls, Clueless, Legally Blonde), ’13 Going On…
“Friends: The Musical Parody” – Theatre Royal, Nottingham ★★★☆☆
A celebration of 10 seasons worth of TV, “Friends: The Musical Parody” revisits the noughties sitcom, reimagining iconic moments and…
“Fiddler on the Roof” – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham ★★★★☆
Direct from the West End, the first thing to catch your eye in Jordan Fein’s revival of 1960s classic “Fiddler…
“Be More Chill” – Old Joint Stock Theatre ★★★★★
The intimate setting of the Old Joint Stock Theatre might seem an odd choice for a musical as lively and…
“Cabaret” at the Kit Kat Klub ★★★☆☆
Upon arrival at the Kit Kat Klub (the former Playhouse Theatre, renamed in honour of Cabaret which has played there…
“Nerds” – Leicester Curve ★★★★☆
This blog post was written for East Midlands Theatre. A tongue-in-cheek retelling of the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill…
“Bat out of Hell” – Leicester Curve ★★☆☆☆
Featuring the music of Jim Steinman, and partly based on Meat Loaf’s Bat out of Hell album, this rock-and-roll musical…
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