SIMPLY HEAVENLY Opens in the West End
Story Date: 27 October 2004
The musical SIMPLY HEAVENLY (book by “the poet of Harlem” Langston Hughes) opened at the Trafalgar Studios on 27 October to rave reviews. The production is directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, stars Clive Rowe and Ruby Turner, and was previously performed at the Young Vic.
Praise for SIMPLY HEAVENLY:
“Simply Heavenly is simply heavenly, the warmest, most touching and vibrantly performed musical on the London stage…you are swept along on an irresistible wave of joy…as close to paradise as this sublunary world allows.” Daily Telegraph
“…a joyous blast of a show…the audience floats out of the theatre on a cloud of bliss.” The Independent
”...can there be, you wonder, anywhere in any London musical today so powerful a musical pleasure? At the end, with the whole cast singing and dancing, the whole theatre is high.” The Financial Times
“Here at last is proof a stage musical can still be a theatrical treat.” Daily Express
Booking until March 2005. See link for details.
http://www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios/sp_p1396.html
Related Agent: Georgina Ruffhead
Related Client: Langston Hughes
Related Title: Simply Heavenly