Today I was lucky enough to see the concert in Dublin. As you can guess from my opening statement this review is going to be of a very positive nature!
First of all the singing was extremely good, for the most part it was incredibly in key. In fact, I did not notice any time where they were not in key, but my sister who is a trained violinist and therefore more knowlegable on these matters said they were out of key only a few times.
The dancing was very well choreographed, and the audience went wild at the encore including Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).
The various sets they used were a delight; they made brilliant use of the O2 arena. There was lots of special effects including sparks, cannons with streamers in them, throwing slushies filled with (I can't remember the proper word) sparkly things, and shooting out t-shirts into the audience during Born This Way. The sets were varied, which was great. Sometimes they made it look exactly like the show; they even projected the image of the choir room and had non-singing/dancing characters watch the ones centre-stage for some of it.
I loved the little acting bits, such as when Brittany confessed her love to Blaine (obviously for humour), and then Kurt chased her off the stage. I liked the individualised touches for Dublin, such as Kurt then proceeding to drag a bag on stage and claim to Blaine he caught a leprechaun. When Blaine kneels down to look at the bag, Kurt begins to open it and then turns around suddenly and yells "Bah!" at Blaine. See, he was trying to scare... never mind. Also Mercedes' t-shirt in Born This Way said "No ginger weave", and Brittany's said "I'm with Amadan." (Amadan = stupid in Irish)
My only complaint is that I wish it had been longer! It only lasted about an hour and a half, and although there were no intervals, I was still wanting far more! But I guess that's the golden rule of theatre, Always Leave Your Audience Wanting More.
Glee! Live in Concert 2011
Today I was lucky enough to see the concert in Dublin. As you can guess from my opening statement this review is going to be of a very positive nature!
First of all the singing was extremely good, for the most part it was incredibly in key. In fact, I did not notice any time where they were not in key, but my sister who is a trained violinist and therefore more knowlegable on these matters said they were out of key only a few times.
The dancing was very well choreographed, and the audience went wild at the encore including Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).
Despite the sometimes unbalanced focus on particular characters in show, the show was great for giving everyone at least one performance to show off their talents!
The various sets they used were a delight; they made brilliant use of the O2 arena. There was lots of special effects including sparks, cannons with streamers in them, throwing slushies filled with (I can't remember the proper word) sparkly things, and shooting out t-shirts into the audience during Born This Way. The sets were varied, which was great. Sometimes they made it look exactly like the show; they even projected the image of the choir room and had non-singing/dancing characters watch the ones centre-stage for some of it.
I loved the little acting bits, such as when Brittany confessed her love to Blaine (obviously for humour), and then Kurt chased her off the stage. I liked the individualised touches for Dublin, such as Kurt then proceeding to drag a bag on stage and claim to Blaine he caught a leprechaun. When Blaine kneels down to look at the bag, Kurt begins to open it and then turns around suddenly and yells "Bah!" at Blaine. See, he was trying to scare... never mind. Also Mercedes' t-shirt in Born This Way said "No ginger weave", and Brittany's said "I'm with Amadan." (Amadan = stupid in Irish)
My only complaint is that I wish it had been longer! It only lasted about an hour and a half, and although there were no intervals, I was still wanting far more! But I guess that's the golden rule of theatre, Always Leave Your Audience Wanting More.