Nicole-Lily Baisden

42nd Street

★★★★☆

Tapping it’s way into Liverpool for a limited time, the UK and Ireland tour of 42nd Street brought Depression-era Broadway glamour in a way that only this classical musical within a musical can.

Based on a 1933 film, which itself is based on an earlier novel, 42nd Street as a stage show originated in the 1980’s and features well-known musical numbers such as We’re In The Money, Keep Young And Beautiful, and the eponymous 42nd Street. There have been numerous revivals over the years, with this latest tour choreographed and designed by Olivier Award winners Bill Deamer and Robert Jones, and directed by Jonathan Church.