Thriller Live - Bradford Alhambra

Thriller Live is a show that celebrates the music of Michael Jackson. If you are a fan of his music then this is the show for you, for anyone else it is still an entertaining and uplifting show.

This musical has been running in the West End in London for over 5 years now and has toured the UK previously. Every time it tours there are a few changes to the production.

The young Michael Jackson who used to start the show has now gone though we do still get the Jackson 5 albeit without the afro wigs that they wore in previous incarnations of the show.

Following his career, the tracks are performed in chronological order so the show starts off with I Want You Back when the Jackson 5 were the "the new Teen sensation", with Michael singing lead vocals. We get the disco period from 1977 and their Number 1 hit, Show You the Way to Go before the show moves on to his golden period of the Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad albums of the 1980's.

There is a live band in the show that first makes an appearance during the first part of the show: the guitarists become an integral part of the show later on.

The dancing is energetic and the dance crew work hard throughout the show but it is the lead vocalists who make the difference with Wayne Robinson being the best vocalist on the show.

As the title of the show suggests the productions highlights are the songs off the Thriller album with the video of the title track of the album being performed with the dancers dressed as the walking dead ghouls from the video.

It is an easy on the ear show, sometimes gushing too much towards Jackson "he influenced everyone from Justin Timberlake to Beyonce to Usher to Maroon 5" the former names maybe true but I'm not too sure about Maroon 5.

The audience are on their feet for the reprise of Thriller at the end of the show, whether it is a musical jukebox or not, it is still a good entertaining show. Thrilling indeed.

Runs until Saturday 8 November 2014.

Tickets from £14.00 available from: www.bradford-theatres.co.uk