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What A Feeling!

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After achieving spectacular sell-out success with the 1996 and 1997 UK and overseas tours, "What A Feeling" returned for a major national UK tour in 2001, with an all new, spectacular production celebrating the rock and pop movies and musicals of the seventies, eighties and nineties.

Taking a two-hour trip into the mega movies and musicals with an explosion of hi-energy hit songs and hot dance from DIRTY DANCING, MAMA MIA, FAME, GREASE, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, CARWASH, FOOTLOOSE, FLASHDANCE and many more.

Cast

Gwen Dickey (Lead Vocalist)

American born Gwen Dickey first hit the spotlight as the voice on all the hit records made famous by Rose Royce.  It is Gwen's stunning vocals that can be heard on all their classic hits of the 70s such as "Car Wash", "Wishing On A Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Is It Love You're After", "I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling)", and many more.  Gwen went on to have her first solo chart success with KWS on Chaka Khan's classic hit "Ain't Nobody".  "Wishing On A Star" became a hit again in 1998, when Gwen collaborated with Jay Z and achieved her first solo hit.




Limahl (Lead Vocalist)

During the early 80s, Limahl was the infamous front man of top band of the day Kajagoogoo, who had three top ten hits, including the worldwide No. 1 "Too Shy" and a million selling debut album "White Feathres".  Limahl had further success as a solo artist, most notably with "Neverending Story" from the hit film.  Limahl has gone on to compose, produce and re-mix songs for Tony Di Bart, Livin' Joy, Kim Wilde and Peter Andre among others, although he originally started out in London's West End in productions such as "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat", "Godspell" and Agatha Christie's "Murder At The Vicarage".

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Debbie Boyd (Lead Vocalist)

Debbie graduated from Guildford School of Acting in 1999, winning the musical theatre prize for being the most outstanding student of her year and playing leading roles in both graduation musicals, "Damn Yankees" and "She Loves Me". Professional theatre credits include Philippa Haymes in Agatha Christie's "A Murder Is Announced", Dandini in "Cinderella", a new Scottish musical "Macgregor", Jenny in "Company", a Romanian Arts Exchange (Bucharest), Dick in "Dick Whittington". TV/Film credits include "The Blair Project" (BBC) and "Cocaine and Abel".

Dean Hussain (Lead Vocalist)

Theatre: The Jungle Book (Duke’s Theatre, Lancaster); Merrily We Roll Along (Donmar Warehouse); Soul Train (Victoria Palace and national tour); Kat and the Kings (Vaudeville Theatre and national tour); Carmen Jones (European tour); Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Michelangelo’s Slave (Wimbledon Theatre); Rags (Spitalfields Market Opera); Billy (Festival Theatre, Edinburgh); Guys and Dolls (national tour); Aladdin (Chipping Norton Theatre). Television/Video: The Bill (Thames); The Michael Barrymore Show (ITV) Night Fever (Channel 5); Blue Peter (BBC); commericials for Coca-Cola, Virgin Atlantic, Unilever, Top Man; promotional video for Barry Manilow’s world tour.

Bruno Tonioli (Director/Choreographer)

Bruno has choreographed videos, stage shows and tours for many artists including Tina Turner, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Sting, Freddie Mercury, Duran Duran and Bananarama.  His theatre production include Steve Coogan's "The Man Who Thinks He's It", both the national tour and the sell-out run at the Lyceum Theatre, London.  TV credits include judging the recent series 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

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Photos
Photos of Debbie Boyd in 'What A Feeling!'.  Please click the thumbnails below to view larger pictures:
 

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Song List
Songs in yellow denote songs featuring Debbie Boyd
ACT ONE

What A Feeling! (Debbie Boyd)
Neverending Story (Limahl & Debbie Boyd)
Wishing On A Star (Gwen Dickey)
Hot Stuff (Debbie Boyd)
Kiss From A Rose (Dean Hussain)
View To A Kill (Limahl)
Footloose (Male dancers)
Carwash (Gwen Dickey)
Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine (Gwen Dickey)
Greased Lightning (Dean Hussain)
Summer Loving (Debbie Boyd & Dean Hussain)
You're The One That I Want (Debbie Boyd & Dean Hussain)

Pinball Wizard (Limahl)

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ACT TWO

I'm Every Woman (Gwen Dickey & Debbie Boyd)
Too Shy (Limahl)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Limahl)
Hound Dog (Debbie Boyd)
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Gwen Dickey)
Fame (Debbie Boyd)
Jive Talking (Dean Hussain)
Staying Alive (Limahl)
Disco Inferno (Debbie Boyd)
Out Here On My Own (Debbie Boyd)
Waterloo (Debbie Boyd)

Dancing Queen (Limahl & Debbie Boyd)
Gimme Gimme Gimme (Gwen Dickey)
Does Your Mother Know (Gwen Dickey, Limahl, Debbie Boyd & Dean Hussain)
Mamma Mia (Gwen Dickey, Limahl, Debbie Boyd & Dean Hussain)

 

Reviews

“As the opening chords of the title number blare out across the arena, a stunning mystery woman takes to the stage, beaming from ear to ear. Shimmying down the skeletal stairs that form the centrepiece of the set, Boyd delivered the majority of the highlights, her vibrant voice tingling the spine throughout Out Here On My Own.”
Edinburgh Evening News [April 2001]

“…many of the songs were belted out magnificently by rising theatre star Debbie Boyd.”
Kentish Times [June 2001]

“The stars – soulful Gwen Dickey, formerly lead singer with hitmakers Rose Royce, and smoky-voiced Limahl who was frontman for the chart-topping Kajagoogoo in the 80s – are ably supported by the sexy Debbie Boyd, who revealed that she was born in Inverness but must have left at a very early age or we would all have noticed her shapely form, long legs and big blonde hair. Boyd, who indulged in some dirty dancing on a bluesy ‘Hound Dog’ and Donna Summer’s ‘Hot Stuff’, also delivered the goods on ‘Out Here On My Own’, the big ballad from “Fame”.
Inverness Courier [July 2001]

“Debbie Boyd, who held the ear and eye whenever she appeared or had a solo. Both newcomers were good value and Boyd came close to stealing the show."
The Stage [June 2001]

“Dean Hussain and Debbie Boyd provided strong, charismatic support. Both are big talents to watch out for.”
Bradford Telegraph [May 2001]

“…they shared the stage with the very talented Debbie Boyd, who did a particularly raunchy version of Elvis’ Hound Dog among many other songs.”
Darlington Evening Gazette [May 2001]

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