REVIEW. ‘Forget Barbara’ contains a bit too much pipi-and-kaka humor but scores high as a tribute to Will Tura | Showbiz

ShowbizJukebox musicals in which the repertoire of a popular artist is poured into a tasty story are a proven recipe for success. “Mamma Mia!” proved it with Abba hits, ‘We will rock you’ with Queen songs and ‘Domino’ in 2012 with Clouseau sing-alongs. The intention to use Will Tura’s successes as a soundtrack in a musical therefore seemed like a cat in the bakkie. Although there was some restraint beforehand due to the title. The emperor of Flemish song scored many number 1 hits in his 65-year career, but ‘Vergeet Barbara’ was not one of them. The song was in the Ultratop for 10 weeks in 1984, but only with fourteenth place as the highest listing.