REVIEW: Musicals - The Greatest Show

One of the greatest tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how it has affected the West End; it's sad to see such a great industry struggling, as it is truly one of the greatest things in this country, so it was great to see the BBC decide to shine a light on something which we cannot afford to lose with this one-off show.

And the BBC really pulled out all the stops here. This feels like a real love letter to stage musicals, with so many big names such as Sheridan Smith, Elaine Page, Indina Menzel and my Mum's favourite Michael Ball contributing in some fashion, be it with a performance or a countdown of musical numbers voted for by the public.

It's great to see so many shows like Wicked and Les Miserables represented, alongside newer musicals such as Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Six The Musical. The latter being a musical I personally really want to see.

The frequent nods to The Greatest Showman makes me hopeful that they will make a stage version one day, because I'd love to see a stage adaptation of that film, either in the West End or as a touring production. Somebody really has to make that happen.

What did you think about Musicals - The Greatest Show? Let me know in the comments.