Downton Abbey may dominate our Sunday evening TV screens, but Immingham-born Gary Williams brought a touch of real class to the Parkway Theatre, in Cleethorpes.
Immaculately and stylishly dressed, with impeccable manners and immense charm, he smoothly seduced an audience that he described as more like a family and friends reunion. (Read more…)
Don’t get excited. I haven’t been signed up for Cameron Macintosh’s latest production. I’m going back twenty years (I don’t feel old enough to have done anything 20 years ago) to 20th July 1991. The place: Grimsby; the show: Adam & Eve; the critic’s comment on my performance: “Muddling through”. (Read more…)
For the final two sets of the evening a Nelson Riddle Orchestra was assembled and led by Christopher Riddle. Again featuring ‘cream of the crop’ LA studio musicians, the band also included a full string section and French horns. (Read more…)
Gary Williams is one of the most experienced Sinatra acolytes, even bearing a striking physical resemblance to the great man. (Read more…)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Friday 23 January 2009
This 2 and a quarter hour concert featuring the CBSO with guest conductor John Wilson and accomplished vocalists Kim Crisswell & Gary Williams was a delight. Superb playing & solos from the CBSO and guest instrumentalists made it a most memorable evening. A full house of over 2200 was treated to some of the greatest music of the 20th Century through their original film musical arrangements. It was indeed ’Swonderful. (Read more…)