Cork Proms review: Opera House hosts enjoyable night of hits from musical theatre classics

Favourite tunes from musicals such as Chicago, Les Mis, and Waitress were performed 

Shane O'Riordan, Claire O'Leary, Jacinta Whyte, Juliette Crosbie, and Ben Morris in Epic Icons Of Musical Theatre, part of the Cork Proms  at Cork Opera House. Picture: Celeste Burdon

 There was a touch of Broadway on the boards of Cork Opera House over Easter weekend when Irish talent recreated some iconic scenes from musical theatre history.

The first leg of the Cork Proms 2025 was Epic Icons of Musical Theatre, with soloists Juliette Crosbie, Ben Morris, Claire O’Leary, Shane O’Riordan, and Jacinta Whyte tackling some of the biggest numbers of the genre.