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Hayes Theatre, April 7
Don’t you hate it when you can see exactly how you’re being emotionally manipulated, yet it still works? The plot turning-points arrive as punctually as Japanese trains, and yet rather than dispassionately watching them go by, you’re still sucked in for the ride.
Nancye Hayes and the cast of Half Time manage to triumph over the musical’s shortcomings.
Credit:David Hooley
I only have to tell you this show is based on a true story about nine retirement-age dance enthusiasts who audition to be the half-time entertainment for a professional basketball game, and the emotional box-ticking is obvious. Doubts and adversity inevitably beset them at every turn, with the biggest hurdle being they are required to perform hip-hop.