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Anything Goes
Anything Goes: The Autobiography | John Barrowman
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Anything Goes traces the life and career of John Barrowman, from his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his first big break starring alongside Elaine Paige in Anything Goes. Since then, John has made a name for himself with outstanding West End achievements, including an Olivier Award nomination, and success in the movies The Producers and De-Lovely. His triumphant transition into television was confirmed when Torchwood won a Best Drama BAFTA. John also lays bare his personal life: his emigration as a child, coming out to his family and his 2006 civil partnership with long-term boyfriend Scott Gill. Anything Goes is revelatory and insightful, told with real heart and characteristic Barrowman charm. This is a wonderful tale of how one boy achieved his dreams.
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jenniferw88
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I don't really have any music playlists for #holidayescape, but when we went to Edinburgh in 2011 I was mainly listening to John. This playlist is... mostly him but with a few other Scottish singers/bands too! 😂😂😂 (& yes, I know he's Scottish-American!)

@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qlWQVLUI5ona8WLPuS7mv?si=Ry47zAzDRPGL6-9FZK-C...

BarbaraBB This is so cool and also how you stick to the theme ❤️❤️🎶 3y
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jenniferw88
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For me the 00's represent both good & bad memories. Pre-2002 I was very ill - the cheese & crackers signify what a typical meal would be for me before transplant (& it would often only be 1). Chicken Korma is now a typical Saturday night meal.

Mamma Mia came out the year I did my A-Levels - we had a sing along at school! I also had a phase of liking John - you'll hear him in the playlist tomorrow! 😂

#belowzer00s @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen So glad your health has improved ❤️ (edited) 5y
BarbaraBB So glad you‘re much better now. The Korma is a good sign and I am looking forward your playlist 💕 5y
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Saw John Barrowman in Concert tonight! He came all the way to Melbourne for one very special night. He wished that we would have such a good night that we‘d be farting glitter in the morning 💨✨

silentrequiem So jealous! I love him! 😍 7y
Elizabeth_Chatsworth Love him too! 😍 7y
Dragon ❤️ Captain Jack !!! 7y
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jenniferw88
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writerlibrarian I so adore this human being. 💖💖💖💖💖 7y
CrowCAH I ❤️ John Barroman; he can sing to me all day! 7y
Frenican He looks like the guy from the arrow on cw... 7y
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jenniferw88 @Frenican that's probably because he is! 😂🤣😂🤣😂 7y
Frenican Oh! I didn't know he also sings! @jenniferw88 Lol 7y
JacqMac I ❤️him so hard! 7y
Andrew65 @JacqMac Captain Jack ❤️ 7y
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CourtStafford
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Haven't been reading the last few days because I've been super busy at Dragon Con. Taking a photo with John Barrowman and seeing him do his panel in a sparkly Wonder Woman costume have been the highlights of my weekend. 😍

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jenniferw88
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I couldn't just do #5bands, so here's #5singers as well!
John Barrowman, Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, P!NK & Katy Perry!
I have only seen John Barrowman in concert though! @miralunasbooknook

laurieluna John Barrowman is amazing! 😍 7y
dariazeoli P!nk is great! Her live show ❤️ 7y
VioletBramble Wait! John Barrowman has concerts? I never knew this. 7y
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KathyWheeler I forget that John Barrowman sings. 7y
Dragon Captain Jack 💙💚❤️ 7y
pri_bibliophile I didn't know black arrow could sing too!! 7y
Heatherine P!nk is the best concert I've ever been to!!! Can't wait for her new album!! 7y
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TNbookworm Love John Barrowman, great actor! 7y
DeborahSmall @TNbookworm he did Saturday morning kids tv in the UK 20 years ago! But turned out a great actor 7y
TNbookworm @DeborahSmall didn't know that. I love him on Dr Who, Torchwood, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. He is great as Malcolm Merlin☺ 7y
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rabbitprincess BARROWMAN! 😄 I wish he'd come back to Dr Who. 7y
Liatrek Love Captain Jack and he would be awesome with the current Doctor. I would love for him to use the same line as River " You are so doing those roots!" Lol 7y
writerlibrarian Love him to pieces. He's written YA books with his sisters. I put on his albums, I have a few 😁to brighten my day when it gets to much. ❤️ his Cole Porter album 7y
Vansa I LOVED Captain Jack too, wish he would come back ! I loved the Torchwood episode that features 'A nightingale sang '...such an evocative song ! 7y
LauraBrook Love him too! His parents live a few miles from me (at least they used to), and his sister lives the next city over. Really enjoyed this book! 💖 7y
DeborahSmall @LauraBrook his parents are from Glasgow and he does an amazing Glaswegian accent, when I was younger I thought he was actually Scottish 7y
LauraBrook @DeborahSmall Didn't knew they were Glaswegian, just that they were Scottish! There was a show on BBCAmerica (I think) that followed him on a trip to visit his parents, and almost right away I recognized the freeway he was on as being in Wisconsin. (Shoot, wish I could remember what it was called!) Anyway, they go to his parents place and spend a lot of time with them. They're a hoot! ❤️Scotland 7y
DeborahSmall @LauraBrook Yes. They lived the next street up from my grandmother, in Dennistoun, it's in the east end of Glasgow. They live in the old tenements. His father fitted double glazing, great working class people ❤️ 7y
jenniferw88 @LauraBrook @DeborahSmall it's why I think an episode with Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez and John Barrowman would be perfect - 3 Glaswegians together ❤️❤️❤️! (John was born in Glasgow but moved over to USA) 7y
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