The Life review " down but not out in 80s New York
Southwark Playhouse, LondonEven the magnificent Sharon D Clarke can't make this long and cluttered musical shine as it shouldCy Coleman's The Life, with lyrics by Ira Gasman and book co-authored by David Newman, will whisk you off to 42nd Street. The musical is directed with fizz by Michael Blakemore, who oversaw the Broadway original 20 years ago. But the problem is that while it aims to show how tough life was for …