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Beaches review – 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musical

A standout turn from Jessica Vosk, taking on the Bette Midler role, isn’t enough to turn a much-loved movie into a legitimate stage show

The Guardian - US

‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton

Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight

The Guardian - UK

Iris Rainer Dart returns to tell her epic story of female friendship with 'Beaches' on Broadway

Iris Rainer Dart brings her tearjerker story “Beaches” to Broadway, and she says it still proves how deep women’s friendships can run

The Independent UK

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More Rock and Roll, From My "Commonplace Book"

Number 8 in a series of sense and nonsense from my files

Reason

“A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit people’s ears and rang some sort of bell… it’s always been a great mystery why it did that”: The life and times of Gary Brooker

Procol Harum singer’s first-ever song was one of the biggest hits imaginable, but he enjoyed many more career highs with and without the band that made his name

Louder

Elvis Presley's 10 greatest songs

From Jailhouse Rock to All Shook Up, the icon was responsible for countless rock'n'roll classics, but which ones come out on top?

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