WALLMANN’S – THE CIRCUS BUILDING

★★★★★☆

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REVIEW WALLMANN’S JUBILEE: A BLAST OF DINNERSHOW EXTRAVAGANZA

Wallmann’s in the Circus Building celebrates its 20th anniversary with an impressive dinner show extravaganza in a generous, stylish and unmistakably Swedish-designed production that wins over a festive audience.

JUBILEE brings the house down with exuberant set design, gorgeous costumes, stunning lighting design, breathtaking stage show and a cast of young talents who give it their all.

Jubilee seems to have decided to look forward rather than back and have concentrated their musical extravaganzas around a more modern musical flavor, with brand new medleys of the likes of Taylor Swift, Prince and Coldplay repertoire wrapped in glitz and glitter.

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The latter hit factory is subjected to a gorgeous and rather mysterious monkey-sci-fi staging with unconditionally strong vocal delivery by Paradise, Viva La Vida and Fix You.

From start to finish, spectacular stage designs and fiery choreography roar across the three stages including the airspace under the dome of the circus building.

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The climax is reached in a pure Danish pop/rock set with treats from Natasja, Rasmus Seebach, Anne Linnet (Den Jeg Elsker) and Medina, among others. The cover versions of Nik & Jay’s Boing and Hot kick the atmosphere right up under the roof in a wild finale, packed with infectious energy and red glitter.

Throughout the evening, several artists entertain with songs of varying quality. The muscle-bound Dmitry from Ukraine clearly takes first place for a shamelessly sexy, spectacular Aerial Straps number high up under the ceiling, with Phil Collins’ In The Air on full display.

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Wallmans has been a popular success since they opened their doors for the first show in 2004. Since then, more than 1.3 million Danes have enjoyed dinner and entertainment in the historic setting of the Circus Building. 

The food could always do with a lift but is perfectly acceptable in context with its signature soup (cauliflower with white chocolate), roast and sweets. The service is impeccable, the atmosphere at the tables is high, and you feel welcome and comfortable in the middle of all the action.

The show’s iconic drag queen, Miss Megan Moore (aka Thomas Rosendal), leads guests through the evening with high queer spirits humor and a festive champagne wheel for people with anniversaries.

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For some reason, the totally well-oiled show didn’t grab me quite as firmly as usual, but occasionally had the occasional occasion to go a bit in circles. Maybe it was just because the musical curation left me in the lurch several times while others were having a blast.  But hey, it can’t all be  the usual Abba and Ratpack crooners. 

Jubilee scores five stars from GOT TO SEE THIS the last one on the reputation.