I haven’t seen the film version of this so wasn’t really sure what I was going to see.
What I saw was a rather good, very fun, 60s era musical. Jaz Flowers as the lead, Tracy Turnblad, wowed us from the minute she arrived on stage.
The whole cast was excellent, Scott Irwin as Corny Collins was having a lot of fun, Esther Hannaford as Penny – delighfully nerdy.
The musical with its theme of discrimination & integration is directed by David Atkins (Hot Shoe Shuffle) & choreographed by Jason Coleman.
The set makes (excellent) use of large screens ( like huge flat screen tvs) to portray the story, often in cartoon form is a fantastic addition to the stage. Perhaps too much sometimes as I occasionally found myself watching the screens rather than the stage.
All in all a very fun afternoon at the theatre.
