Hairspray hits UK cinemas in JulyWhat has been built as the most expe nsive musical ever staged in London has opened this week
5 million pounds has been spent on the Lord of the Rings / the musical as producers are trying / cashing in on the success of the film
Sky’s Mark Smith went along
Throwing money at a stage show won’t automatically guarantee you critical and box office success, but it will get you noticed
So with 12
5 million pounds winding on this new production, the pressure is on/ for the show to deliver
Of course, it’s a lot of money, we have, anyway, you looked at it, and these shows are big, and they are expensive, and they have to wo rk commercially
The musical’s not beeing without its problems though, in one preview show, a performer got his leg crushed in stage mach