I was addicted to How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria and when Connie won we booked tickets pretty much before Graham Norton finished the show. My mum and dad were (are) huge Connie fans, even to the point that my dad voted. This was a Big Thing!
It was a fantastic night. Connie was fantastic as Maria, from the opening scene where she sings the big number right to the very end where the von Trapp family sing on the mountains she really shines. Her voice is really sweet and she is totally convincing as the will-o-the-wisp, and quite adorable when she realises she loves the Captain and has to run away.
Alexander Hanson is a handsome leading man who is strong enough to really sell his part, but has the nouse to know that really we only care about Maria.
The von Trapp children are great and the night we went the little girl playing in Gretl is just sooooo sweet.
I was also totally bowled over by Lesley Garrett as the Mother Superior, although Darren did think that she over-sold "Climb Ev'ry Mountain".
The set is fabulous, perhaps the best I have seen (excluding the Les Miserables one) and everything just came together beautifully.
If you can - get to London and see it. It's worth every penny.
Alexander Hanson is a handsome leading man who is strong enough to really sell his part, but has the nouse to know that really we only care about Maria.
The von Trapp children are great and the night we went the little girl playing in Gretl is just sooooo sweet.
I was also totally bowled over by Lesley Garrett as the Mother Superior, although Darren did think that she over-sold "Climb Ev'ry Mountain".
The set is fabulous, perhaps the best I have seen (excluding the Les Miserables one) and everything just came together beautifully.
If you can - get to London and see it. It's worth every penny.
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