For those that don't know, Daddy Cool is based on the music of Boney M (and a little bit of Milli Vanilli, No Mercy and La Bouche) so how much you will like it depends on how much you like Boney M. As with most of this musicals (Mama Mia, We Will Rock You) the story is wafer thin, linking the songs with almost embarrassing seagueways ("hey I want to know - where did you go" leads into No Mercy's Where Do You Go!). The first act is a lot of fun however - it's almost like being at a Boney M tribute concert with colourful stage sets, great choreography and a real sing a long atmosphere. Unfortunately, it falls apart somewhat in the second half when it turns into a mawkish drama about gang wars (the "rap off" music contest between gangs was cringeworthy!) but pulls it back together somehow for the audience participation sing a long finale...
All in all, its an enjoyable musical - not a great piece of art, but a fun afternoon out. Javine and Harvey get top billing but definitely do not have the starring roles - they belong to Sunny and Rose whose Romeo and Juliet style love story dominates the musical. And the actors in those roles were both incredibly good...
