AN AMERICAN IN PARIS — in London!

The Gershwin’s AN AMERICAN IN PARIS made its UK premiere at the Dominion Theatre on London’s West End, and the reviews are uniformly glowing. Here’s what they had to say:

Ann Treneman of The Times: “It’s got starlight, it’s got sweet dreams, and, yes– it’s got rhythm too. You almost feel you couldn’t ask for anything more, but this Gershwin musical also has that indefinable something called grace, a lightness that would out-soufflé even Julia Child, and a joie de vivre that lifts it, and us, all night long.” ★★★★★

Michael Billington of The Guardian: “Theatrical gold… Christopher Wheeldon’s superb show is a riot of color and movement, with irresistible dance routines and a wealth of Gershwin classics.” ★★★★★

Dominic Cavendish of The Telegraph: “This impassioned love-letter to art, to life, sharpens into focus the whirling physical attachment between Fairchild’s impeccably fleet Jerry and Leanne Cope, just divine as the bob-haired Lise, so adroit you feel she could walk down the Champs-Élysées en pointe. Together, the pair take you to Oh La La Land. As the song says: Who could ask for anything more?” ★★★★

Georgina Brown of The Daily Mail: “’S wonderful! ’S marvelous! ’S awful nice! ’S paradise! ’S what I love to see! ’S even better when the lyricist of a show writes my review for me. ★★★★★

Mark Shenton, The Stage: “The best-looking and best-danced musical in town is an instant classic… sheer musical theatre magic.” ★★★★★

Nicky Sweetland, London News Online: “Occasionally a show comes along which is so beautiful, it’s hard to find superlatives to do it justice, and the newly opened stage adaptation of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is such a magical assault on the senses, it’s almost too good for words.” ★★★★★

Congratulations to the entire cast and crew!