Val4Gareth Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Had an amazing time last night. Felt just like old times again after such a long time. Gareth definitely isn't singing as many songs and by the end of the evening you could sense he was having a few problems, Can't really add anything more than has already been said about the show, just that it was amazing. I actually thought the new girl Kate was better than the one she replaced, but apparently she was in the show when it was first produced and then went off to do other things My Sister really enjoyed the show and even agreed to wait with me to see Gareth after. She even had her pic taken with him. That made a perfect end to the evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm glad that you had an amazing time last night seeing Gareth Val , it's a shame that Gareth is still having some problems with his voice, so I'm glad he is trying not to over do it . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thank you for your report Val, was lovely to read lovely to hear your sister was willing to go to the stage door with you and you both met him a perfect end to the evening like you say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thank for your report Val. So pleased you had a good time seeing Gareth last night, and also saw him after the show. Was it the first time your sister has seen Gareth? if it was she must have been impressed. It is such a shame though that he is still struggling with his voice, must be so frustrating for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yes, it was the first time she'd seen him apart from on PI. She thought he was very good, but obviously not as obsessive as I am, I think she'd come with me again if I needed her to though. Thought you all might like to see this pic from Wednesday, which Gareth actually took for me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 What a fabulous photo Val. Gareth looks very happy and relaxed. Thanks for sharing it. So pleased you had a fabulous time seeing him, with your sister too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I agree its such a beautiful pic thanks for sharing Val. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 It is a lovely pic Val and taken by Gareth too. It's always good to have someone close by to go see Gareth with, then you don't have to travel alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValR Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Such a lovely photo Val, so pleased you're sister enjoyed the show, someone to go with in the future! xx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Really pleased you had a great time Val, you deserve it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Not news as such but wonders if Gareth will be on this tour again if it happens, this was posted on FB by Micheal Courtney Productions https://www.facebook.com/michaelcourtneyproductions/?fref=nf So ....the tour might have finished ...but there's lots to come on the horizon .... with pantos and more shows next year (Mad About the Musicals 2017) ...... so keep watching ....keep liking ...back very soon! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValR Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 If Gareth is in the show next year I just hope that they are advertised and promoted more - such a shame that a really good show didn't sell that well at some of the venues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yes was such a shame and ~I wonder why this was the case really as it was more of a sell out last year, well don't know if any were sold out but I mean nearly full and apparently was a huge success previous years which is why they have been able to do several tours of it. Edits to say that may very well be why it wasn't advertised more because it was assumed to sell more by previous success. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 It was sold out at at least one venue Maria as I remember Gareth saying on Twitter that he would say to go but it was sold out, Shame that some of the venues weren't as popular as others though and probably because it wasn't promoted enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Have just come across this rather interesting (and honest) review: http://www.localsecrets.com/ezine.cfm?ezineid=5573~mad-about-the-musicals-show+theatre-and-shows Cynics might say that you would have to be mad about musicals to sit through over two hours of songs from a variety of Broadway and West End shows. But 'Mad About the Musicals' the show featuring Gareth Gates, on its last night of a long national tour, was satisfyingly entertaining and the performers deserved their standing ovation. Though 'Mad About the Musicals' is billed as a starring vehicle for Gates, the singer star is far from being the show's main driver. In fact, of the five vocal performers on the stage of the Corn Exchange, he was probably on for the least time. This may have been due to some throat problem but whatever the reason, suffice ot say that the four others were equally up to the mark in terms of sheer vocal power and dramatic presentation. The show, which has been on tour with more than 50 stops since mid April, is the brainchild of Michael Courtney. The entertainer has been on the road with his amalgam of popular hits from the musical stage and it is a credit to his astonishing professionalism that he seems to love every note. - Apart from being a quite wonderful warbler, Courney is no mean comedian and audience warmer-upper. His experience in panto shone though with many a cheeky quip with delighted ticket holders. He holds the show together, joshing with the five-man band and occasionally acknowledging the projection screen announcing the show from whence a song came. The billing is of course for the former Pop Idol star Gareth Gates. He has a lovely baritone voice, a trouper's way of selling a big ballad and an endearingly low-key persona. He never plays the big star and fits very well into what is essentially a very talented ensemble. Apart from Courtney, who has an astonishingly big voice, the cast consisted of three famale vocalists: Rosanne Priest, Kerry O'Dowd and Kate Sniddy. Each has a commanding stage presence and like the men, can deliver a ballad with bold and brassy notes but with a soft and sweet tenderness where required. This was particularly true in the last medley of hit tunes from Les Mis and Miss Saigon. There were less well-known songs from Jekyl and Hyde contrasting with good old favourites such as 'Hey Big Spender'. If there was a little gripe, it lay in the range of songs chosen. There were an awful lot of heartfelt torch songs and most were presented at maximum volume. It came then as a something of a relief when Courtney and O'Dowd gave a spirited and hilarious rendition of Irving Berlin's 'Anything you can do, I can do better'. That was a contrast to what were rather a lot of samey big belters such as 'Starlight Express' and Music of the Night from Phantom. Another unexpected contrast came in a first-half finale giving a jolly good account of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It demanded, and got, some precise harmonies and pleasing dynamics. Though for this reviewer, the evening was about 10 minutes too long, and though a few more quieter or funnier mouthfuls from the musical stage would have been welcome. 'Mad About the Musicals' is a very sane choice for those who love Broadway. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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