Audra is back! - Leicester Square Theatre, April 2017

Going to have to give this a miss - I saw her last January and it was one of the highlights of my year, she was mesmorising. Funds are tights though - if there is a ticket left at pay day I might manage it. Her and Will though

OK you got me intrigued.



Wiki looks interesting.



One of the benefits of this board, making me aware. Thanks.

Booked a £25 ticket for the Saturday evening. Im seeing Carousel at the ENO on the matinee so this seemed perfect!

Booked a £25 ticket for the Wednesday night, looking forward to it!

what's her repetoire generally like?

The venue seems small, so the £25 ticket at the back must be ok?

I've booked £25 seats for this - loved her concert in this same venue a while back. Just checked and there are still tickets available including £25 ones.

Really hoping that 'Beauty & The Beast' will be part of her set list.

The Thursday night. I am also travelling from Scotland.

I was there tonight. Audra sang most of the songs she had sung last year (Stars and the Moon, Glamorous Life, the My Fair Lady sing-along, Summertime, Clim Ev'ry Mountain, Maybe This Time and the heartwrenching I'll Be There), plus three or four new entries (including Moments in the Woods, I Won't Mind and The Rose). Most of the stories and the anecdotes are recycled as well, but Audra is so talented that she could just stand there and sing Craigslist posts and be marvellous. I know it because she literally did it.

Seth Rudetsky is a funny host, full of anedoctes and fully enjoying the diva worshipper's life. Who wouldn't.

Will Swenson looks amazingly handsome and sang "I Am A Pirate King": the song probably doesn't work very well out of context, but I consider it my reward after that dull ENO production. He also sang a cute duet with Audra.

There were some nice touches that made everything look very genuine and personal (Seth couldn't find the sheet music for "Summertime" and acted surprised when Audra told him she wanted to sing it, despite of the fact that she sings that song every time she leaves the house).

It was a lovely evening, if you saw her last year it doesn't add much to that memory, but experiencing the magnitude of Audra's talent is always thrilling. The songlist is supposed to change for every performance, so if you're going this week you might get something more "original".

I think it's pretty impossible to be disappointed with her singing (though I wished the sound desk would turn her mic down a bit, she doesn't need it!), but I was slightly disappointed with the show overall. Yes, the anecdotes were at times pretty amusing and a lovely personal touch, but I didn't think the song selection was particularly inspired, despite not ever having seen her in concert before. Some great moments, but having seen Cynthia Erivo and Rachel Tucker in concert pretty recently, although I think Audra is the best vocalist of the three, I ended up enjoying the other two concerts more.

Having said that though, there were some lovely moments (I particularly appreciated getting to sing along with I Could Have Danced All Night), and seeing her sing Summertime live was just exceptional.