Carly could not wait to return to Milton Keynes Theatre last night (21/10) to see the highly-anticipated The Bodyguard The Musical and here is her full review...
The experience
I wont lie, I have seen this musical before, but I couldn't resist going along to Milton Keynes Theatre and watching it all over again. As a massive Whitney fan and a sucker for a good love story The Bodyguard The Musical ticks all the boxes. From the initial shot that had me jumping out of my chair I was captivated by Sidonie Smith playing Rachel Marron, her voice, her outfits and her presence onstage. It was great to see Adam Garcia playing the bodyguard although all I could think was that's Kevin O'Donnell from Coyote Ugly! What a treat to get to see him in Milton Keynes. Massive praise has to go to Rio Chigwedere the 10 year old playing Fletcher the audience were right behind him. Great to see some extra Whitney songs thrown into the musical my all time favourite the 'Greatest Love of All' and 'Million Dollar Bill'.
I spent the whole show dancing in my seat and you can too get your tickets quickly as it's only here until Saturday.
The story
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest hit songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, THE BODYGUARD, directed by Thea Sharrock with a book by Oscar-winning Alex Dinelaris, had its world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End and was nominated for four Olivier Awards. A sell-out 18-month UK and Ireland tour followed, before the show returned
to the West End at the Dominion Theatre ahead of two further sell-out tours of the UK and Ireland in 2018/19 and 2023.
To date, THE BODYGUARD has played to over 3.9 million people in 15 countries and 45 US cities. Countries include the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Australia, Spain, France, the US, Austria and Japan.
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Performances: Tue 21 Oct - Sat 25 Oct 2025 @ 7:30pm (matinee @ 2:30pm)
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