THE music is legendary, It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Chattanooga Choo Choo, In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade and plenty more what felt weird is having a lead playing the role of Glenn Miller who is almost twice his age - Miller was 40 when he died in a plane somewhere over the English Channel during the Second World War whilst on his way to entertain the troops in Paris.

Even more strange is the actor cast to play his wife Helen Burger (Sarah Soetaert) who he falls in love with and marries is more than 40 years his junior.

Tommy Steele is a youthful 79 year old pensioner, a wonderful song and dance entertainer oozing charisma who I have seen twice before in other musicals at the height of his career a brilliant showman, however this did not work for me. Please note he had the predominantly mature audience in the palm of his hand.

Charming Sarah Soetaert as Miller's wife is a talented performer whose theatre credits include Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music and Roxie Hart in Chicago.

Sparkling choreography complimented the accomplished 16 piece orchestra led throughout by Andrew Corcoran on piano with the finale concluding in a Glenn Miller singalong that included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree and I've Got A Girl From Kalamazoo - a memorable evening of pure nostalgia.

West End directors Bill Kenwright and Bob Thomson have weaved their magic in producing this show given that Miller played the trombone and was not a singer or a dancer.

Runs until Saturday, 27th February at the Bristol Hippodrome evening performances 7.30pm with matinees on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm.