REVIEW: Monday Night at the Apollo (2021)
Monday Night at the Apollo: West End stars sing and talk "I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all nightI never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out…
Monday Night at the Apollo: West End stars sing and talk "I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all nightI never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out…
If there is a problem with this wonderful production, it rests with the casting of Anna Maxwell Martin as Sally Bowles. As Sally, Martin is a fresh faced suburban girl but talk about her career as a nightclub singer is laughable because of her obvious lack of singing talent. I cannot believe that Rufus Norris did not do this intentionally. Sally Bowles is shallow and selfish but where do you go with a West End musical where the lead has a weak singing voice and is ineffectual and dislikeable?
As Frank picks up Howards End, the first set book for Rita and mentions its author EM Forster, Rita says, "Forced her? To do what?"