Brimming with powerhouse vocals, tawdry razzamatazz and in-jokey sentiment, this musical - extrapolated by Steven Antin from his silly 2010 film in which Christina Aguilera’s small-town Ali becomes a star in the neo-burlesque club run by Cher’s imperious Tess - is also kind of fun.
There’s self-aware snap in the self-consciously daft dialogue, energetic choreography and the songs – by Aguilera, Sia, Diane Warren and lead performers Jess Folley and Todrick Hall – are either great or mercifully short. The action has been relocated from LA to New York.
