Well, not a review really. More of a “heads up”.
The Whingers are almost certainly not going to see The Wizard of Oz at the Royal Festival Hall because it isn’t Christmas. Even the lure of the legendary Roy Hudd was not quite enough to overcome their seasonal prejudices.
Still, the Royal Festival Hall has a series of free Dorothy-related events running over the summer and if last night you missed David McAlmont singing the Harold Arlen songbook in the Clore Ballroom, make sure you catch it tonight (Saturday) at 6pm.
He’s accompanied by the fantastic Natasha Panas on the piano and together they deliver a top class appraisal of classics such as “Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”, “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead”, “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)”, “Over the Rainbow” and “The Man That Got Away”.
Unmissable stuff for lovers of show tunes and the great American songbook.
David McAlmont and Natasha Panas
Here’s McAlmont at his very campest:
A West End Whinger 
Sunday 27 July 2008 at 1:11 pm
(Why did WordPress log me in as the wrong user) …
Like I was saying …
As an American, I have no seasonal limitations to my ability to appreciate the Wizard of Oz, and I will be going on Tuesday, August 5th. If you change your mind/s … feel free to come with.
Wednesday 6 August 2008 at 11:23 am
[…] show isn’t done as one per my English born companion, but I had thought from reading the West End Whingers’ article on why they weren’t going to see the “Wizard of Oz̶… that it was). The Cowardly Lion (Gary Wilmot) was getting there; he hammed it up, gave his lines […]
Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 8:07 am
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