DAVE WILLETTS - THE 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
NOW ON DOWNLOAD!

We're pleased to announce that Dave's latest new album has been re-released for download with 5 previously unreleased tracks!

The new tracks are live recordings of WIND BENEATH MY WINGS, CORNER OF THE SKY, WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME, EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN and SOLILOQUY.

The 25th Anniversary Collection is available now from all download services worldwide (iTunes, Amazon, emusic etc.) and is available for streaming on Spotify.

42nd STREET REVIEWS

A flavour of the reviews for Dave and the 2012 UK touring production of 42nd Street
 
.....Dave Willetts, in particular is the consummate professional and on the night of the US elections was very much the commander-in-chief.
For any budding actor here was a lesson in making your presence felt every time you are on stage. It's a pity that the part of Julian Marsh makes the audience wait to the second half before he has a solo number but it was worth waiting for.
'Lullaby Of Broadway' was delivered with panache and with the nuance drawn from every phrase. In my mind that was one of the great moments of my time watching shows at the Playhouse......

.... Dave Willetts, as gruff but committed director, Julian Marsh, provides the show's dramatic and aesthetic highlights. Willetts has a stillness and authority which commands an audience's attention, and his singing voice, most notably on his solo rendition of the title song, is simply exquisite.....

....Dave Willetts who paints the perfect portrait of a man grasping at his last-chance. He bawls out the chorus, threatens to close the show and is movingly still and lonely when it’s all a huge success. This is Willetts in top acting mode. But you could sense the audience murmuring, “When’s he going to sing?”. It’s 100 minutes before he gently slips into “Lullaby of Broadway”, and he goes on to lead the 15-minute finale with the same wonderful voice that wooed Christine in the dungeons of Paris decades ago....

....Willetts plays the role of director Julian Marsh effortlessly exerting authority on the rehearsing company whilst showing his softer side during the stand out ‘Lullaby of Broadway’ which reminded me of his performance of ‘Music of the Night’ from Phantom of the Opera such was his vocal dexterity....

....Dave Willetts gives a masterful performance of under-pressure director Julian Marsh.....

....Dave Willetts, a giant of the West End stage for more than two decades, played director Julian Marsh brilliantly, and I loved his convincing dialogue and hard edged characterisation. Ironically his singing was at an unusual minimum in this role but, when he did open his mouth, you knew why he has held court in London for more than 20 years.....

......Dave Willetts, previously outstanding in The Phantom of the Opera and more recently Craig Revel Horwood’s 2008 Sunset Boulevard, has something of a spark on stage which is hard to quantify. He can create a tension in the air that very few performers can muster and again achieves this as a gruff Julian Marsh. ‘Lullaby of Broadway’, the stand-out number of the performance, is his crowning triumph in the role, which he sings and acts with gravitas and dignity throughout......

.... Dave Willetts’ portrayal of Julian Marsh is similarly enjoyable. In particular, Willetts’ spectacular delivery of the reprise of 42nd Street at the end of the show, with an outstanding final note; in one of the few poignant, emotive scenes in the whole show, that also showcases a genuine piece of storyline....

.....Dave Willetts, a world-class leading man, delivered a slick performance as formidable theatre director Julian Marsh.....

....Especially memorable however is Dave Willetts' soaring "Lullaby of Broadway", where he shows his impressive vocal range alongside old time charm.....

.....Dave Willetts, creating a hard but ultimately lovable show director putting on a musical under difficult circumstances. His final rendition of the theme song at the end of the show was the singing highlight for me and it took a talented experienced performer to pull it off....