Strictly Ballroom the Musical review " Baz Luhrmann's dancefloor disaster
Piccadilly, LondonWill Young entertains in a sequined catsuit but this laborious version of the charming film is a step in the wrong directionI don't know if it's been spotted already, but Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom has strange parallels with Wagner's Die Meistersinger. In both, a young hero defies hidebound tradition to triumph in a national competition and wins the heart of a woman. To be honest, I find more …