A Chorus Line - review: London Palladium, West End
9th Mar 2013 5:12pm | By Louise Kingsley This stripped down musical broke new ground when it arrived from Broadway in 1976.
Instead of lavish costumes and elaborate sets it goes behind the scenes to give a taste of the sweat and desperation of the audition process.
Only in the finale – One (Singular Sensation) - do we get a glimpse of the anonymous glitz these hoofers aspire to be a part of.
Until then it’s almost two interval-free hours of black mirrored walls and leotards as the hopefuls are, briefly, considered as individuals and put through their paces for a place in the eponymous line up.
Strictly Come Dancing result: Kent singer Hrvy, from Hartley runner up in final
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Updated: 20:57, 19 December 2020
Pop sensation Hrvy has finished as a runner up in this year s Strictly Come Dancing final.
The singer, from Kent, and professional dancer Janette Manrara were pipped at the post by Bill Bailey and his dance partner Oti Mabuse who lifted the glitter ball trophy.
Hrvy and Janette Manrara danced an American Smooth to One (Singular Sensation) from A Chorus Line in week seven. BBC - Photographer: Guy Levy
The final brought to an end the nine-week series which saw Hrvy, from Hartley, score the first 10s of the series.
Strictly Come Dancing viewers in tears after spotting emotional professional dancer cry off air
Fans were feeling emotional when the cameras panned to the other professional dancers watching along.
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The comedian, 55, became the oldest champion in the show s history as he lifted the trophy and paid tribute to his professional partner, Oti,30, for turning him into a dancer.
The win also turned his dancing co-star into Strictly s first ever back-to-back champion. She subsequently praised Bill for being a friend, father figure and brother, after they beat HRVY, Maisie Smith and Jamie Laing in the final.
Proud moment: In a statement released by Acting Controller of BBC One, Kate Phillips, she said: Strictly has provided much needed sparkle to our weekends this autumn
As they prepared to lift the sparkling award, Bill said: It feels surreal, it feels extraordinary, it feels wonderful, I never thought we d get to the final but I had the most extraordinary teacher, the most extraordinary dancer, who believed in me right from the beginning and she found something in me and turned me into a dancer.