"WICKED" ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS MAY 29TH 2016.

WICKED....DECCA-UNIVERSAL. BROADWAY.

Tracks played....
Dear Old Shiz / The wizard and I / Dancing through life / Popular / I'm not that girl / Thank goodness / Wonderful / No good deed / For good / Finale.

The second time I have looked at and listened to WICKED ( the last time was eight years ago ) and the show still holds a lot of young people's interest and that has kept it in the West End and on Broadway for many years. It has half a dozen great songs, some choral gems and the rest is surely fillers. The right musical at the right time.****.

PLAYLIST.

Make someone happy.....Robert Goulet.....ON BROADWAY 2.*****.
Revolting children....Cast....MATILDA.***.
Hello....Cast.....BOOK OF MORMON.*****.
Empty chairs at empty tables....Alfie Boe, Michael Ball....ALFIE.****.
The crime of the century....Cast....RAGTIME.****.
When you wore a tulip.....Judy Garland, Gene kelly....ESSENTIAL HOLLYWOOD AND BROADWAY MUSICALS.****.
Chim chim cheree....Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke....MARY POPPINS(FILM)*****.
9-5.....Dolly Parton...SINGLE.***.
Can you feel the love tonight...Elton John....PLAYLIST.***.
I know where I'm going.....Jane Morgan.....THE BALLADS OF LADY JANE.****.
Can't help falling in love....Elvis Presley.....GREATEST HITS.****.
I only have eyes for you.....Flamingos.......PLAYLIST.**.
Crazier than you....Cast....THE ADDAMS FAMILY.(STAGE)*****.
I wrote the book....Lauren Bacall....WOMEN OF THE YEAR.****.
High Hopes....Frank Sinatra.....THE SINGLES.*****.
You'll never walk alone...Gerry & the Pacemakers...THE BEST OF....***.
Shaft.....Isacc Hayes.....PLAYLIST.***.
March of the Siamese children...Kenny Ball.....THE BEST OF....****.
Believe....Cast....FINDING NEVERLAND.****.
Thanks for the memory.....Ray Conniff.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.*****

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"COLOR PURPLE" ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS 22ND MAY 2016.

THE COLOR PURPLE.... ANGEL RECORDS.

Tracks played....
Overture / Our prayer / Lily of the field / Shug Avery comin' to town / What about love /  Act 1 Finale. / The color purple / Any little thing / I'm here.

An emotional gosspilly jazzy musical. Not something you sit back and relax to, as it covers black
slavery and abuse and death. There are some moving tracks and exceptionally sung on this recording
reminding us that even in a recording studio  the performers know how to orally act.  Tragedy and
a little happiness on disc. ****


PLAYLIST.

Elegance.....Cast....HELLO DOLLY(STAGE)****.
Mr Goldstone I love you....Ethel Merman...GYPSY.*****.
Gimme gimme gimme....Abba......MAMMA MIA.***.
The time of my life....Bill Medley,Jennifer Warnes...DIRTY DANCING.***.
Somewhere....Rhydian...RHYDIAN.****.
Next time you fall in love....Connie Fisher, Lee Meade...SECRET LOVE.****.
When Messiah comes....Lee Wilkof.....LOST IN BOSTON 2.***.
Blue velvet.....Bobby Vinton......THE BEST OF...****.
My heart will go on....Celine Dion.....SINGLE.*****.
Quintet....Cast......WEST SIDE STORY..(FILM)*****.
Too close for comfort.....Sammy Davis Jnr.....THE REPRISE YEARS.****.
One jump ahead.....Cast....ALADDIN(STAGE)***.
Everybody knows.....Dave Clark Five.....THE BEST OF....**.
Windmills of your mind.....Dusty Springfield...SINGLE.****.
The way we were.....Percy Faith.....THE PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA.****.
Wouldn't it be luverly.....Jack Jones....SHE LOVES ME.****.
You can't get a man with a gun....Bernadette Peters....ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. 1999).STAGE.
Mushnik and son.....LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS...(STAGE)****.
Guys and dolls....David healey, Barrie Rutter....GUYS AND DOLLS.(STAGE)****.
Climb every mountain.....Lesley Garret...OVER THE RAINBOW.***.
My shot / What'd I miss......Cast....HAMILTON.****.

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"THE KING AND I" ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS MAY 15TH 2016

THE KING AND I...ELAINE PAIGE,JASON SCOTT LEE, WEA.....London 2000.

A good recording of this Rodgers and Hammerstein show if perhaps missing the
wonderful eloquence of Yul Brynner. It includes most of the music from the show
including the ballet, Small house of Uncle Thomas. ****.

Tracks played...
Overture / I whistle a happy tune / The march of the Siamese children / A puzzlement / getting
to know you / We kiss in a shadow / Finale to Act 1 / Hello young lovers(reprise) / Shall we
dance / Finale.


PLAYLIST.

Mad about the boy....Julie London....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Theme from Cade's county....Henry Mancini....THE REAL......***.
Fixer Upper....Maia Wilson....FROZEN.(FILM)****.
Big Spender.....Shirley Bassey.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Bring him home.....Soldiers.....PLAYLIST.****.
Dear World.....Angela Lansbury.....DEAR WORLD.****.
Warm all over....Ella Fitzgerald....SING BROADWAY.*****.
Eye of the tiger....Rocky Balboa.....SINGLE.***.
Candy Man....Sammy Davis Jnr.....THE BEST OF...****.
Ain 't got no, ain 't got life  Nina Simone....PLAYLIST.***.
Smile....Nat King Cole.....GREATEST HITS.*****.
Love changes everything....Michael Ball....SINGLE.****.
Max Bygraves Medley....PLAYLIST ***
Omigod you guys...Laura Bell Bundy....LEGALLY BLONDE ***.
Tonight at eight....John Gordon Sinclair....SHE LOVES ME.****.
Around here....Cast....9TO5.***.
The best of times.....Cast....LA CAGE AU FOLLES.****.
The Wells Fargo wagon....Cast...THE MUSIC MAN(FILM)*****.

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"PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT " ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS 8TH MAY 2016

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT...RHINO. BROADWAY CAST RECORDING.

Tracks played...
Overture / It's raining men / What's love got to do with it / Material girl / I say a little prayer / Color my world /  A fine romance / Finale.

A show starting at VENUE CYMRU on Monday with Darren Day. This CD is of the Broadway cast and covers almost the music. Bright colourful Jukebox musical with a simple story as backing. Very popular music that makes you want to get up and dance. A s a CD......a little disappointing.***.

PLAYLIST.

Shake a tail feather....Ray Charles,Jake and Elwood......THE BLUES BROTHERS.***
Ghostbusters....Ray Parker jnr.....SINGLE.***.
My favourite things....Jane Morgan....OUR LANGUAGE OF LOVE.****.
Zing a little Zong....Bing crosby...Jane Wyman,....HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD.(4CDS)****.
If I loved you....Richard Anthony....SINGLE.***.
They're playing my song....Lucie Arnaz, Robert Klein...THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.****.
Stronger...Matthew Morrison....FINDING NEVERLAND.****.
Belly up to the bar boys...Debbie reynolds....THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN.***.
What kind of man....Cast....CURTAINS.*****.
Piddle, twiddle and resolve / Till then....William Daniels.Virginia Vestoff...1776.*****.
True love....Richard Chamberlain.....THE BEST OF...***.
The Young Ones....Cliff Richard...THE BEST OF....***.
The night they invented chanpagne....Seth Mc Farlane....MUSIC IS BETTER THAN WORDS.****.
There is nothin' like a dame    Male chorus...SOUTH PACIFIC.(FILM) *****.
We'll never close....Cast....MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS.***.
Class....Cast....NICK & NORA.***
I'll know....Julie Covington, Ian Charleston....GUYS AND DOLLS.****.
Hey, look me over....Rosemary Clooney....ON BROADWAY.*****.
Pure imagination....Douglas Hodge....CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.****.
Dentist....Lee Wilkoff.....LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.****.

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COLIN HOLMES RETURNS WITH MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS TOMORROW 8TH MAY 2016