There is not a theatre fan who doesn’t know Michael Ball. He
is nothing short of a theatre legend and remains a leading musical star as well
as a nationally adored radio host and TV presenter. He became a household name
as the original Marius with the London cast Les Miserables in 1985, and has
since stormed the West End, Broadway and theatres worldwide in Olivier winning
roles such as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, and as the title character in Sweeney
Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. His new 15 track album “If Everyone Was
Listening” was released on November 17th 2014 and is already #3 on the Easy
Listening charts.
I was fortunate enough to see his “Heroes” tour in 2012,
again as Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi Theatre in 2013, and also as the host of
West End Heroes in September this year, and he was nothing short of
extraordinary on all three occasions so it’s fair to say I had very high
expectations for this album to blow me away.
