THE ICONS IN LONDON - A LAS VEGAS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA to Feb 24
London.
THE ICONS IN LONDON - A LAS VEGAS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
by Paul Millar.
The Venue 5 Leicester Place, off Leicester Square WC2H 7BP.
Mon-Sat 8pm, Mat Sat 3pm (from 10 Feb).
Runs 2hrs One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 899 3335.
Review: Geoff Ambler 16 Jan 2007.
A Night of a Thousand Voices, with a smaller dressing room.
Greg London is visiting the West End and for the next few weeks a slice of Vegas can be experienced in a secluded corner of Leicester Square. With a show that compliments The Venue, and could quite easily have been mild cheese, a discarded sequined jacket quickly evolves Icons into an entertaining evening of remarkable homages to a selection of icons of music history and Robbie Williams.
While the act occasionally dwells on the all too frequent voices in his head, leaving some of the numbers cut short just as you are getting into them, London does hit the mark with some particularly cleverly observed and hilarious comedic elements; notably while deconstructing the lyrics of Tom Jones and Neil Diamond.
London is more than capably supported by his regular US band, which includes bass guitarist Danny Leoni - who gets the best lines from the scripted pieces - along with three truly fantastic and local backing singers, Abigail Rosser, Lucy Thatcher and Nina Millns. They enjoy their own frequent moments of brilliance during London’s costume changes and breath catching breaks.
He has a fantastically adaptable voice; if you close your eyes you’ll swear you really are listening to a slightly camp Tina Turner and a spot on Rod Stewart. And his rendition of 'Suspicious Minds' is award winning (I’m sure they still do awards for Elvis impersonators in Vegas). But there's more to him too. As he says himself, “Why would I want to sound like me when I can sound like them!”
Where in the world, without the use of strong or un-prescribed medication, will you get to experience a duet between Ozzy Osbourne and Kermit the Frog? The Venue, Leicester Square until the end of February.
Cast: Greg London, Nina Millns, Abigail Rosser, Lucy Thatcher.
Band : Chris Cooke, Barbara Leoni, Danny Leoni, David Zeman.
Designer: Julie Godfrey.
Musical Director: David Zeman.
Choreographer: Domini Winter.
2007-01-22 15:14:18