Sunset Boulevard Receives Four Olivier Awards Nominations including 'Best Performance in a Supporting Role'-  DAVE WILLETTS   .... Dave Willetts is terrific as the sinister butler Max .... Mail on Sunday   .... Dave Willetts is both charismatic and golden voiced as the creepy Major Domo - Max .... Daily Telegraph   .... Dave Willetts brings a perfect mix of tenderness and menace. whose protective love for Norma is the real emotional heart of the show .... Sunday Express   .... Dave Willetts spices up the final scenes with as unlikely a revelation as one could hope to hear on the West End Stage .... British Theatre Guide .... Dave Willetts as Max Von Mayerling is wonderfully sinister and was one of my favourite performances of the night .... www.Public Reviews Dressed in formal tail suit, Dave's presence as Max on stage is understated, but powerful. At times only half seen in the shadows, he emerges from the half light as menacing or assertive, angry or anguished with 'just one look' or guesture, an ability for which he is renowned. His voice wraps itself around the auditorium as he soars effortlessly through his two main numbers. When not 'on stage' Dave plays a variety of instruments - guitar, drums, cymbals, glockenspiel and chimes. Yet another side to his talent!   South Pacific ...Theatre legend Dave Willetts is perfectly cast as suave plantation owner Emile de Becque ... ...Not only an accomplished actor, Willetts has a wonderful voice, strong and smooth - the perfect vehicle for 'Some Enchanted Evening' which glided over the auditorium in which you could hear a pin drop... ...He fits the role like a glove...   ...The strength and justification for this production is Dave Willetts, giving a truly star performance as Emile De Becque... ...Dave Willetts commanded the stage as any leading man should, and was faultless with his baritone performances of 'Some Enchanted Evening' and 'This Nearly was Mine'... .... Dave Willetts held the audience in his grasp as charismatic French plantation owner Emile De Becque, with a singing voice that melted hearts .... The Telegraph .... Dave Willetts lets experience shine in this production as he quietly steals the show with his beautifully controlled vocals .... Belfast Telegraph .... Dave Willetts is one of our great musical stars. Not only an accomplished actor, Willetts has a wonderful singing voice, strong and smooth, the perfect vehicle for 'Some Enchanted Evening', which glided over the auditorium in which otherwise you could hear a pin drop .... Sunderland Echo 42nd Street .... Dave Willetts was superb as the tough talking director, Julian Marsh .... The Telegraph .... Dave Willetts is perfect as the gruff but ultimately caring director .... Music OHM   An Audience With ... Dave Willetts January 14th 2006 st the Courtyard Marriott, Coventry, brought together over 100 of Dave's fans for a very special evening of songs and chat. Versatility is Dave's trademark and true to form, songs included big show songs 'Yankee Boy', 'Mr Cellophane', beautiful ballads 'Found and Loved', 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me' and songs to join in with. A powerful stage presence and command of his stage, coupled with an informal charisma, captivates any audience and this one was no exception. Questions were numerous, many of course about the shows he has starred in - 'Les Miserables', how he came to audition for the original cast. His time in 'Phantom of the Opera' and the time Sammy Davis Jnr sent a limo the length of Regent Street to take him to a private family party. His work with Stephen Sondheim, especially 'Sweeny Todd' and his efforts with Charles Strouse to bring the musical 'Charlie and Algernon' up to date and back to the stage. Dave suggested approaching 2 hours that the evening should now draw to a close. He bowed to pressure to sing his favourite 'This is the Moment' But they still wanted more and much stamping of feet and shouts of 'Phantom' brought him back for the very last time to perform his 'Phantom Medley'. Stepping off the stage, Dave then mingled amongst the tables chatting, signing and having photos taken for at least another hour. Some very happy people left the venue that night. This had been a perfect evening for those fans lucky enough to secure a place.   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers .... Dave Willetts makes the part of Adam his own from the moment he strides on stage and bursts into Bless Your Beautiful Hide .... Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon .... Dave Willetts, a larger than life rompin', snarlin', lustin' Adam Pontipee is in character from the very first bar of Bless Your Beautiful Hide. He sounds great and looks great as the elder brother of the wife hunting Pontipees .... Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon .... Dave Willetts and Shona Lindsay are as strong a leading duo as you could wish to have together on a stage, songs and characterisation are both beautifully realised .... Theatre Royal, Norwich   June 29th Sunderland Dave travelled to Sunderland to perform at The Venerable Bede Church of England School as part of their arts week. The audience were treated to an informal evening of music and chat. There were some big show numbers - 'Make Them Hear You' (Ragtime), 'Mr Cellophane' (Chicago), 'Soliloquey' (Carousel), some beautiful ballads, 'Wind Beneath My Wings', 'If I Loved You',and 'Found and Loved' a new ballad from Go and Play Up Your Own End which Dave had just finished starring in at Birmingham Alexandra Theatre with Jasper Carrott. The guitar got an airing with 'Oh Boy' and 'It Don't Matter Anymore' to which the audience needed little encouragement to clap and sing along! No evening, of course, could be complete without a medly of songs from The Phantom of The Opera, for which of course he is most widely known - the audience showing their recognition and appreciation with whoops and whistles! This promoted a number of questians and interesting stories from his time in 'the mask'. The time flew and the evening drew to a close with Dave's favourite 'This is the Moment'.   Let Us Fly at The Kings Head, Islington. This was based on the life and songs of the Russian songwriter and actor, Vladimir Vysotsky. .... his songs are magnificently rendered by a trio of self conflicting Vysotskys in Dave Willetts, Miles Guerrini and Joseph McCann .... Michael Coveney - Daily Mail .... it is done with real panache and is beautifully performed by its cast of four, headed by Dave Willetts as the older, more cynical, less sober Vysotsky .... Lyn Gardner - The Guardian .... his songs are neatly embodied by three actors, Dave Willetts, Miles Guerrini and Joseph McCann. It certainly leaves you wanting to know all about the man .... Ian Johns - the Times .... the strong cast rise to the occasion, especially gravelly voiced Dave Willetts as the older, drunken Vysotsky .... Roger Foss - What's On .... all are excellent, Dave Willetts being the star and on top of his form .... Christopher Downes - The Camden New Journal An Enchanted Evening May 12th, 2002 Dave agreed to appear at Drury Lane in aid of the Neurofibromatosis Association. The occasion was a charity gala, directed by Michael McClean, to celebrate the Richard Rogers centenary and the 20th birthday of the charity which assists those affected by this cruel disease of the nervous tissue. Many of the best known and loved faces from stage and small screen performed that night, but Dave's performance was noted in 'The Stage' review of the evening as follows, 'Dave Willetts stole the show with his shiver-making, definitive Soliloquy from Carousel.' John Thaxter for The Stage   Back to top of page