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Colm Wilkinson is perhaps best known as the voice behind the mask in The Phantom of the Opera and as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. But in his Broadway & Beyond tour, he reveals a series that will surprise and delight you.

Beginning his career in his native Ireland in the 1970s, Wilkinson has become a internationally recognized singer. Today, its eclectic selection of music is as wide as his vocal range. He does everything from pop to folk to country rock, and samples just about all for this tour. He is also just a guitar player, as he demonstrates in this show.

For his Broadway & Beyond tour Wilkinson begins with Music of the Night of the Ghost, is to perform a variety of his best - and lesser - known hits and some Irish drinking songs, some numbers other artists as Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Muddy Waters and John Lennon, some of his own original compositions, and ends with Bring Him Home from Les Mis.

The show ran about two hours, not including an interval of twenty minutes. It seemed shorter, as is the talent of Wilkinson but he uses it well - the length was just about right.

There was no opening act. Frankly, there is no need to be. Everyone was there to see and Colm Wilkinson was no reason to keep them waiting.

Wilkinson was running with two well-known singers in their own right: Tony Award winning Gretha Boston, and Susan Gilmour, who also performed with Wilkinson in Les Misérables. Sometimes they sang backup Wilkinson, but they also performed duets and solos. Their voices, though different from each other, were, however, courtesy and added a special touch to the evening, and give voice Wilkinson a rest between songs.

Leading the backing band was pianist and musical director Steve Hunter. The rest of the band includes a basic, basic electric, guitar, cello, drums, organ, and a companion play several wind instruments. All were excellent, and each had an opportunity to show their talents.

Despite the excellence of musical performance, the highlight of the show was really entertaining with jokes Wilkinson the public and the stories he told between songs. As his account of the time he was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center Honors and had to ask: "What is this? "Or his explanation for the variations in music Danny Boy

The only real weakness of this performance seems to be the choice of numbers. A member of the group were ahead commented that he hoped he did his early work, since she preferred the songs from his latest album. While he did perform some of their older hits, best known of the Phantom and Les Mis, was not enough.

Our seats in the middle of the front of the orchestra level, ran about $ 85. A range of other venues seem to be from $ 60 to $ 90. If you feel it is worthwhile or not depends of course on your taste. The public who were part of certainly seemed pleased. Wilkinson They gave a warm ovation at the end and after each of his three encores.

The Broadway & Beyond tour is this time, strictly Canadian. It all started in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 6, 2007, and after beating Vancouver, British Columbia on November 9, will bounced back to wrap up on November 11 in Regina, Saskatchewan. However, as Wilkinson has international fame, it is likely that you will find this tour or another in a country near you before too long.

Colm Wilkinson is a true virtuoso, a gifted artist with an impressive range and a personality captivating. It shows both on Broadway & Beyond.

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Jonathan Mycroft is a freelance writer and author. His latest novel, Trial by Fear, is about a serial sex killer on the lose after another man is wrongfully arrested for the crimes. You can reach Jonathan through his web site at www.jonathanmycroft.com

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