Last night I was lucky enough to attend the Prom with the wonderful John Wilson orchestra and soloists presenting the Sound of Broadway. I went with Annabel Gaskell who has an excellent blog, Gaskella, and her father, Ray. This is another example of meeting up with a good friend who I have got to know through blogging and Facebook and when we met at South Kensington Tube and nipped off to Carluccio's we felt as if we had known each other for ages. Which I suppose, we have...
Fantastic seats in the stalls and oh my goodness what a glorious evening. Simply sensational playing from the orchestra - imagine the London Symphony Orchestra married with a swing band and you might get an idea. Song after song after song Only Make Believe, Old Man River from Showboat; Tonight from West Side Story, Younger than Springtime from South Pacific and then there were several others not so well known, and some I did not know at all - Little Tin Box from a musical called Fiorello being one such, but which brought the house down.
These John Wilson concerts seem to be rapidly becoming an institution and long may they be so. Albert Hall heaving with everyone having a glorious time and not a seat to be had. Standing ovation at the end and we even had tap dancers too!! I ask you, tap dancers at the Albert Hall .....
Drove home afterwards with the windows open and singing Mame at the top of my voice.
