The show begins before it begins, with the stage already set and curtains open even as people are taking their seats, people are arriving at a Christmas party, and a drunken sing-song performance of Ike and Tina Turner’s classic ‘Proud Mary’ introduces us to the soon-to-be frontman of The Commitments ‘Decco’. If you’re going to see the stage musical, your hopes are bound to be set high for the same. The big appeal of the original film was the impeccable soundtrack and the fantastic cover versions of classic songs performed by the cast. There are incredible energetic and charismatic performances by all of the cast throughout.
In all versions the story follows young working-class, wannabe entrepreneur and music promoter Jimmy Rabbitte as he tries to put together an authentic R&B and soul band in his hometown of Dublin with various trials and tribulations along the way. The film is itself based on a novel by Roddy Doyle. The Commitments, the stage musical, based on Alan Parker’s 1991 BAFTA award winning film hits Birmingham’s stunning Hippodrome this week.
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