Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Music	Dan Gillespie Sells
Lyrics	Tom MacRae
Book	Tom MacRae
Basis	2011 BBC Three Documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 film
Premiere	February 2017: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Productions	2017 Sheffield 2017 London

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a 2017 musical with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae.

The musical is inspired by the 2011 BBC Three documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.

The musical's world premiere opened at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield on 13 February 2017, following previews from 8 February, it finished it short run on the 25th of February, directed by Jonathan Butterell.

On 21 June it was announced that the musical would transfer to the West End at the Apollo Theatre from 6 November 2017 to 21 April 2018 with most of the Crucible Theatre cast returning.

The musical received generally positive reviews.

Ann Treneman of The Times commenting after its West End run had been confirmed exclaimed "I gave it a very rare five stars. The moment it ended the entire audience rose up as one. I think that it has such an impact for the same reason that Dear Evan Hansen, the musical that just cleaned up the Tony Awards in New York, is such a success." Later stating that "This is hit material and it so deserved a chance to strut its stuff in Shaftesbury Avenue. Now its got it."

Clare Brennan of The Guardian stated that "the drama lacks oomph but sheer exuberance carries this coming-of-age tale...That said, this is still a touching, funny and joyous production." Dominic Cavendish, in his four-star review in The Daily Telegraph, stated "I can’t think of a musical that has set me spinning right round (like a record, baby) quite as much as this funny, outrageous, touching but oh-my-word PC flag-waving show...The show sends you out on a feel-good bubble of happiness. Think about it too much, though, and the bubble gets pricked."

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