Frosty, I HATE musicals, I have to say but I have seen every one going (some several times over) because I used to enjoy them and as I have a 12 year-old daughter, I take her to see them. I used to go with Mr Govangirl until I realised I didn't have to go through that torture and started going with my pals. My one recurring flashback nightmare was when we got front seat tickets for Cats (on the revolving stage) and the 'cats' come out and 'paw' and 'stroke' you - he nearly had apoplexy and I could have died when he threatened with the 'Paw me once more and I'll deck you, mate' nonsense.
Anyway, out of all the ones I've dragged him screaming to, he has only ever enjoyed two: Blood Brothers (probably because it's such an indictment of Thatcher's policies) and We Will Rock You, the latter he thought he was going to hate. He still of course picked holes in it all the way home but then that was expected.
I myself loved it as a lot of these musicals based on discographies are usually so contrived (like Rod Stewart's although I had a whale of a time that night) and this seemed to have more of a believable story. I've seen it a few times as have been on school trips but have to tell you that the greatest was when at the end the guitar is played and suddenly the trapdoor thingy opens and out came Brian May playing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seemingly, he does this every now and again. I can't pretend that it was by accident - a friend of ours has a musical son in a band (who was in the final of the kids' Star in their Eyes) who told us he often corresponded with May. We didn't really believe him but when he heard we were going to the show he said he'd ask him when he was appearing so we thought we'd at least try it. So we were too sceptical after all! It was really exciting on the night.