@GaryBarlow talks CalendarGirlsTheMusical

Calling all @GaryBarlow fans! "I'll never stop tweaking!"  The prolific singer/songwriter told me during a flying visit to sunny Yorkshire where he's been working with award-winning playwright Tim Firth on a stream-lined version of Calendar Girls The Musical.


 We met the new cast and the original Calendar Girls in Burnsall Village Hall where their story began.  You can see it at The Lowry Oct 30-Nov 10. More goss soon!

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