Opera House Forecourt, November 12 8/10 It’s only partly that he’s funny, zany and musical. Tim Minchin’s other layer comes in his lyrics and elongated between-song patter, when, somehow, he makes us feel better about being ourselves. Who else does this? The introverted songwriters beat themselves up (and make us…
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Concert Hall, September 29 6.5/10 It was as clean as whipping a tablecloth out from underneath the cups and saucers. Bobby Fox didn’t get a look-in until the 10th song, whereupon he promptly stole the show, singing The American Dream from Miss Saigon. Suddenly there was panache by the helicopter…
Hayes Theatre, July 23 9/10 Like the stage itself, the opening rendition of Blue seemed candlelit, Queenie van de Zandt’s voice gently lamenting over Andrew Worboys’ piano. It immediately suggested we might be in for something special, and in fact it’s hard to imagine a better celebration of Joni Mitchell’s…