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Review: Legally Blonde at Liverpool Empire ****
She may not have won over Eurovision voters, but Lucie Jones is certainly a hit as the lead in this current tour of irrepressible musical...


Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Liverpool Empire ***
The 1980s were bookended by two great cinematic slices of audience wish-fulfilment. One was in 1987 when Patrick Swayze opined that...


Review: Summer Holiday at Liverpool Empire **1/2
Summer holidays are weighed with expectations. We save hard to be able to go away and as a result we want it to be memorable, fun, and...


Review: Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at the Liverpool Empire ****
John Lennon reputedly wanted his songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney to emulate that of Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s. And the...


Ray Quinn takes a Summer Holiday at Liverpool Empire
They’re billing it as the ‘happiest musical around’. And Liverpool audiences are about to see if Summer Holiday is as bright and sunny as...


Review: Liver Birds Flying Home at Royal Court Liverpool **
Getting a new musical off the ground isn’t for the faint-hearted. For every Hamilton or Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, there’s a...


Bronté Barbé brings Beautiful to the Liverpool Empire
If you feel the earth move under your feet in Liverpool next week it won’t be an earthquake – just the arrival of the seismic stage...


Chester Storyhouse prepares for summer rep season
Chester Storyhouse is preparing for its second summer season of shows which will play at the striking former cinema venue. Steven...


Review: Hairspray at the Liverpool Empire *****
You can’t stop the beat at the Empire this week – but then why would you want to when a show is as much glorious fun as Hairspray?...


Kinky Boots UK tour heads for Liverpool Empire
Multi award-winning hit musical Kinky Boots is making its first visit to Liverpool next spring. The West End and Broadway smash will be...
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