Tag Archives: Empire Theatre

Sister Act, Theatre Review. Empire Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. May 23rd 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Cast: Denise Black, Michael Starke, Cynthia Erivo, Julie Atherton, Edward Baruwa, Gavin Cornwall, Gavin Alex, Jacqueline Clarke, Tyrone Huntley, Laurie Scarth, Daniel Stockton.

It is possibly the hardest job in the acting profession, to out act and outperform Whoopi Goldberg in possibly her most iconic role of Deloris Van Cartier from the hit 1992 movie Sister Act. In Cynthia Erivo, that was achieved with room to spare as she took on the role for the stage version of the film at the Liverpool Empire.

Sister Act, Theatre Review. Empire Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(425 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Avenue Q, Theatre Review. Liverpool Empire Theatre.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 11th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Cast: Matthew J. Henry, Katherine Moraz, Daniella Gibb, Edward Judge, Luke Striffler, Sam Lupton, Julie Yammanee.

Somewhere in another universe the inhabitants of Sesame Street are either so shocked that they have put the Cookie Monster in to rehab at the very thought or better still kicking themselves, if they had legs, that they never did anything like this sooner. For every adult that loved Kermit the Frog when they were children, Avenue Q has everything you could wish for in a theatre production, just that ever so slightly on the right side of rude and certainly more life affirming.

Avenue Q, Theatre Review. Liverpool Empire Theatre. full post

(422 words, 1 image, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Chicago, Theatre Review. Empire Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. july 3rd 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Ali Bastian, Tupele Dorgu, Stefan Booth, Bernie Nolan, Jamie Baughan, Alex Wetherhill, Chloe Ames, Daniele Arbisi, Karen Aspinall, Nick Blair, Claire Rogers, Ian Oswald, Gregor Stewart, Kate Morris, Genevieve Nicole, Melanie Cripps, Jennifer Hilton, Adam Salter, Dominic Lamb, Ashley Rumble.

Chicago – the very whisper of intrigue, scandal, murder, vice and jazz that’s stalks this musical sets audiences into one of those wild surges of expectation which can make or break every performances. The bigger the expectation can lead to a much bigger and dramatic fall.

Chicago, Theatre Review. Empire Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(421 words, 1 image, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)