Music and lyrics by
GEORGE GERSHWIN and IRA GERSHWIN
Book by KEN LUDWIG
Based on the Original Broadway and
West End Choreography by SUSAN STROMAN
Co-conception by KEN LUDWIG and MIKE OCKRENT
Inspired by material by GUY BOLTON and JOHN McGOWAN
Originally produced on Broadway by ROGER HORCHOW and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
Winner Laurence Olivier Awards
Best Musical Revival
Best Costume Design (Peter McKintosh)
Packed full of George and Ira Gershwin's classic songs including "I Got Rhythm", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Embraceable You" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It", Crazy for You boasts not only some of the finest songs ever written but some of the most dynamic choreography ever seen on the London stage.
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"full of youthful exuberance... the show brims with a sassy joie de vivre" "Stephen Mear's choreography is INGENIOUS and POLISHED"
Sunday Telegraph
"beautifully choreographed by Stephen Mear and directed with aplomb by Timothy Sheader... this production is a glorious blaze of colour and exuberance" "IRRESISTIBLE"
Metro
"nothing short of sublime... designed to put a smile on your face
Daily Mail
"You'll go crazy for Gershwin's girls"
"the sheer joy the company take in their work is infectious... Clare Foster is terrific... Sean Palmer is a handsome sweetheart"
Sunday Express
Daily Telegraph
"spirits soar during this delirious revival... the director, Timothy Sheader, the superbly inventive choreographer Stephen Mear and an ebullient company all spendidly delivery the goods... A DELIGHT"
The Times
"a starlit tunnel to showbiz heaven"
"Timothy Sheader's return to directing in his theatre's triumphant season conjures light and joy, wisecracks and whirling feet."
Financial Times
“this is an exuberant ensemble show”
“this is a tonic for gloomy times”
