Review: Unlimited - The Songs of Stephen Schwartz, Thespie
Stephen Schwartz is one of the best loved composers and lyricists in the world, famous for his role in many much-loved musicals including Wicked, Pippin, Godspell and The Prince of Egypt. His music is iconic all over the world and thanks to new theatre streaming service Thespie, we have the chance to enjoy some of his extraordinary music at home with Unlimited: The Music of Stephen Schwartz.
The ensemble cast boast plentiful West End credits between them, each possessing vocals that can raise the roof. The cast includes Alice Fearn, Sophie Evans, Carl Man, Melanie La Barrie, Dianne Pilkington, Oliver Tompsett, Alexia Khadime, Liam Tamne and Nikki Bentley. Over the years, many have appeared in the smash hit Wicked and more recently, Khadime and Tamne have appeared in The Prince of Egypt. All wonderful talents in their own right but together, this cast are the thing that dreams are made of.
The concert was filmed with all of the correct precautions in place, but you can easily look past the social distancing to just revel in the music. With performances of songs from Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, Wicked and The Bakers Wife, there is so much to enjoy.
Sophie Evans’ performance of ‘The Spark of Creation’ from Children of Eden was beautiful, whilst Dianne Pilkington impressed greatly with her take on ‘Meadowlark’ from lesser-known musical, The Baker’s Wife. Liam Tamne showcased the wonder of the The Prince of Egypt soundtrack (now nominated for a Grammy award) with his performance of ‘Footprints in the Sand’ and Carl Man gave a wonderful performance of ‘Beautiful City’ from Godspell. We were also treated to a number of duets including an incredible rendition of ‘When You Believe’ from The Prince of Egypt by Alice Fearn and Nikki Bentley.
Unlimited: The Music of Stephen Schwartz is a treat of a concert to watch from home and a bargain at £15 for the hour-long concert.. The cast have incredible vocals and it is just a joy to see such talents performing again, singing such wonderful songs.
You can book to watch the concert here.
***** Five stars
Reviewed by: Rebecca Wallis
