1. Defying Gravity

2. What I Did For Love

3. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

4. Le Jazz Hot

5. Sweet Transvestite

6. Cabaret

7. Rose’s Turn

8. Tonight

9. I Dreamed a Dream

10. Home

11. All That Jazz

12. Maybe This Time

13. Funny Girl

14. For Good

15. Over The Rainbow

16. Don’t Rain On My Parade

17. Take Me For What I Am (Bonus Track)

22 - Acapella

Some say some music should be

hidden in a file titled ―Guilty Pleas-

ures‖ and for a while this could defi-

nitely be said for musicals. In some

peoples eyes they were only listened to

by certain types of people

(stereotypically). However with the

emergence of the international phe-

nomenon Glee it has been proven that

show tunes can be cool. So what I’m

about to tell you next was bound to

happen.

Melissa had done a tremendous amount of work on stage

before releasing this album.

1995 Rent—Starred as Joanne Jefferson

1997 Chicago—Starred as Mama Morton

1999 Les Miserable– Starred as Fantine

2000 Hairspray– Starred as Motormouth Maybelle

In 2005 Melissa won an outstanding achievements award

for her work in the theatre at the Olivier awards.

“My music may not be conven-

tional but to be honest, neither

am I”

—- Melissa Hassam

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Melissa Hassam (or Miss Melissa as she is

known) is already an established Broadway

star having appeared in the west end for the

past three years in the seminal Broadway clas-

sic Chicago, as the vivacious and sometimes

venomous Mama Morton.

Now her love for all things theatrical has been

taken to the next level in Melissa’s debut al-

bum Overture. Which as already had num-

ber one hit with the track Defying Gravity.

Now as far as musicals go I have always been a

fan but this will not just appeal to all you

Gleeks and theatre goers. The Album features

songs from mega Broadway hits such as Wick-

ed and Evita but they are sung in such a way

that they are accessible to everyone.

Melissa is blessed with the most amazing of

voices, she has an amazing and perhaps unfair

range, hitting each note perfectly. It is soulful

and warm, the kind of voice that makes a song

a story.

I would recommend this album to everyone,

male or female, old or young, rich or poor ab-

solutely anyone. It opens a doorway to a com-

pletely new world of music that some may be

surprised by.

By Ryan McCrea

Entertainment Weekly

Rolling Stone

Already this young star has been

nominated for the Best Break-

through act at this years Brits.

Album Art—Photography by

Alan Crisa

Melissa's debut album

will be released on Feb-

ruary 23rd . In honour

of it being LGBT aware-

ness month Melissa will

be donating her first

week of sales to the

charity stonewall which

aids LGBT youths.

3 News

We take a look at all the news

and rumours to occur in the

world of music this month.

10 Access all areas

We give you a sneak speak

at the up and coming Gaga

Tour, will it be as mind-

blowing as her last.?

12 Album Anarchy

We count down the best and

the worst albums to come out

of 2010.

22 Musical Melissa

We take a look at the latest

member to join the ranks of

the show tune supporters,

but is there really a place

for her music in today's

charts?

34 La Musique

We take a look at why we

are suddenly developing

an interest in music sung

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