Judy Collins at Leicester Square Theatre

Judy Collins
Kenny White

Leicester Square Theatre, 22 April 2012

Last year I saw Judy Collins, then a sprightly 71 years old, for the first time and it was a wonderful experience: she was still in fine voice and full of wonderful stories and entertained her enthralled audience for two hours with selections of songs from throughout her career. It was really a magical concert and I was looking forward to seeing her again (especially that, given her age, I feel like the opportunities to catch her in the future will be much fewer). But this time was really a mixed bag and, although far from terrible, I felt that Judy's heart wasn't really in it for this show.

Judy Collins at Leicester Square Theatre

Judy Collins

Leicester Square Theatre, 12 June 2011

Early last year I passed up the opportunity to see Judy Collins live and I immediately regretted it. I thought that, at the ripe old age of 72, there wouldn't be many more opportunities to see her live but I needn't have worried: it turns out Collins still loves to tour and seems well able for it too, seeming more lively than many acts half her age and sporting a pair of high heels that even I wouldn't have been able to stand in for a couple of hours.