Matt Monro Forum

3 fairly recent shows we have seen and enjoyed. SINATRA RAW at our local theatre.Richard Shelton playing the part of Frank Sinatra.His life up until the 70's with all his ups and downs.A play written by him interspersed with music.It sold out in the West End and Edinburgh Fringe.A good watch.
Chris Dean and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra at Peterborough.Wonderful,lots of talented young players among the seasoned ones.Nearly sold out.What a shame their aren't so many young people in the audience as in the band.
Clare Teal at Newark what an under rated singer.If you like Jazz in any way including Ella and even Doris Day she can sing.A superb artiste and such a lovely person.
And Judy at the cinema- wow.

I booked for two plays this week Prism with Robert Lindsay & The Excorcist with Paul NIcholas. It will be interesting to see how they do that onstage.

Mad About The Musicals---- Michael Courtney at Lincoln New Theatre Royal. Superb .We could have been watching a show in the west end.

Opening night of The Exorcist on Tuesday. Usually theatre lights fade slowly before the show starts - not this time
the theatre went pitch black followed by a huge crash, extra slights and speakers were around the auditorium for the effects
and they also did everything the film did the head turning, bed rocking, vomiting etc. I went out of curiousity can't say I enjoyed it but it was well done.

Sounds 'awfully' good Karl.

EVITA one of our favourite shows performed superbly at our theatre by the local amateur dramatic society.So well done.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:39 am

Sounds 'awfully' good Karl.

EVITA one of our favourite shows performed superbly at our theatre by the local amateur dramatic society.So well done.

Amateur shows can often be as good as professional.

JACK PACK at Newark in aid of a Womens Aid refuge centre trying to keep open

They were superb. 4 guy singers and a 4 piece band. All swinging music from Sinatra/Buble/Andy Williams/Rat Pack/Bobby Darin moving up to Showaddywaddy type stuff. They were runners up on B got Talent. A great night.

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Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:08 pm

JACK PACK at Newark in aid of a Womens Aid refuge centre trying to keep open

They were superb. 4 guy singers and a 4 piece band. All swinging music from Sinatra/Buble/Andy Williams/Rat Pack/Bobby Darin moving up to Showaddywaddy type stuff. They were runners up on B got Talent. A great night.

Sandra do you have their cd?

Sadly we didn't wait to buy it as their was a huge huge queue of ladies all waiting to chat to them and have it signed.I say sadly also because they said you could only buy it at the shows

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Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:28 am

Sadly we didn't wait to buy it as their was a huge huge queue of ladies all waiting to chat to them and have it signed.I say sadly also because they said you could only buy it at the shows

I wonder if they have a new one as I've had their cd for ages!

They are recording a new one apparently

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Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:20 am

They are recording a new one apparently

Sandra the one I have from 2015 is currently only £1.27 on Amazon.

Thanks Karl

Gary Williams 'A Swingin' Christmas' concert.His annual 'home crowd' appearance at Cleethorpes 8th December.
Lots of carols and Christmas songs.aA really nice show.

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Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:18 am

Thanks Karl

Gary Williams 'A Swingin' Christmas' concert.His annual 'home crowd' appearance at Cleethorpes 8th December.
Lots of carols and Christmas songs.aA really nice show.

That's great you saw Gary, I got his new cd recently.