TLMS @ The Movies

TLMS @ The Movies

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Author: Neil Hartley

In 2019, this company Let The People Sing unknown to them that they would not be able to do this the following year, but they have certainly returned in full voice this year with a marvelous selection of songs from Movie Musicals. The production was filled with solos, duets, trios, quartets and what I can only describe as an Ensemble that is worthy of the West End stage. We were not only taken through the years in this wonderful entertaining journey but also through so many different styles and emotions. A beautiful selection of the Classic Movie Musicals to start us off jumping from the Black Hills of Dakota and down the yellow brick road to ending this section with the wonderful Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity. We then moved into a selection of classics including some of the more well known songs I Will Always Love You, Pretty Woman and Stand By Me to name but a few. The first act ended with some comedy in the form of the very talented choir from Sister Act with their rendition of Hail Holy Queen, before we were straight onto the dance floor in our flares and platform shoes to join in with a selection of Bee Gee numbers from Saturday Night Fever.

The opening of Act 2 took us back into our seats in true style with a Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred of course and a full section dedicated to the James Bond title theme songs. Staying with the movies the mood changed on stage and in the auditorium as we went into the movie love songs with songs including City Of Stars, When You Say Nothing At All and My Eyes Adored you. Then we swiftly hop on a plane and head over to my favourite section of the evening and the Disney medley where we were taken through some classics with Step In Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Be Our Guest before some more modern movies including High School Musical and Lion King. The show ended with a visit to some Modern Movie Musicals with songs including All That Jazz, Breathe, Radio Gaga and the roof lifting version of Never Enough.

This whole production was expertly controlled by Billy Muir based at his piano on stage and the very simplistic but effective choreography took us on our journey with the company not only an amazing sound for the ears but something to keep the eyes focused on throughout.

Congratulations on your production and I wish you all well for future productions.