Much of the charm in the modern-day Werther’s foolish insistence in clinging to his unrequited love springs from an absolutely endearing Douglas Booth, who essays him.
At each performance, Elliott played ringmaster to a team of backup dancers as she toured her discography, giving each song its own bit of flair from the massive Mega Man Missy gliding through space during “Sock It 2 Me” to a billowing black suit for “She’s a Bitch.” It’s a wonder that she held off this long to take center stage, but she made it work, and then some.
“I think the most emotional thing is when I think of my childhood, and my dreadful unhappiness and misery and stupidity, and everything that led to so many failures as a child,” he said, according to the BBC.
