Pizza On The Park
London
2005

London Cabaret Debut

John made his London cabaret debut at Pizza on the Park. Bringing his acclaimed act there for a week's worth of performance July 4th - 9th, 2005

Mark Shelton's review from The Evening Standard :
"The Glasgow-born, American accented John Barrowman has made a steady progress through the ranks of musical theatre since he first arrived on the scene as a replacement leading man in Anything Goes opposite Elaine Paige in 1989, most recently going full circle to lead the same show when it was revived in a new production at the National. Inbetween, he has criss-crossed the Atlantic to appear on Broadway and in films; lately, he's also been seen as Dr Who's assistant Captain Jack.

He's nothing if not versatile; and as he now at last makes his London cabaret debut, there's a rare chance for an audience to get close up and personal with him. Even -- or perhaps especially -- at close quarters, the gleaming smile and dimpled, cheeky charm are dazzling; but it's a pleasure to discover that there's more to him than mere matinee idol good looks.

It's refreshing, for one thing, to find him being disarmingly frank about his own life. Though it should come as no surprise to anyone in the business - though maybe to a few disappointed matinee matrons - he's gay; it 's no big deal, and he doesn't make it one, but he's also so upfront about it that it immediately ushers in an honest approach to the rest of the show.

Like the best cabaret, this is an opportunity to get to know the man, as well as hear some classic songs beautifully done; and he doesn't shirk in either department, with some well-placed anecdotes about both family and career, and a light, effortless insouciance he brings to a wide repertoire that stretches from Porter and Sondheim to Scottish folk songs and pop like the Enrique Iglesias hit, HERO."