Viva Forever! (musical) Viva Forever! (musical) Viva Forever! was a jukebox musical written by Jennifer Saunders, produced by Judy Craymer and was directed by Paul Garrington. Based on the songs of the Spice Girls, a British pop girl group formed in 1994, the show began previews at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, on 27 November 2012 and had its Press Night on 11 December 2012 and features some of the group's biggest hit songs including "Wannabe", "Spice Up Your Life" and the eponymous "Viva Forever". The show generated over £2,000,000 in pre-opening ticket sales. "Viva Forever!" was panned by critics, receiving some of the
Say You'll Be There encompassing [...] G-funk synths on 'Say You'll Be There' [...] and Babyface's guitar and strings balladry on '2 Become 1'". Larry Flick of "Billboard" magazine compared it to "Wannabe" saying that it "is as immediately infectious, though it's not nearly as silly and novelty-driven". Ken Tucker from "Entertainment Weekly" called the song "a bid for street cred", while David Browne from the same magazine commented about the confusing lyrics, "let's see: She wants to be friends, he wants more, and yet she croons, 'I'm giving you everything/All that joy can bring'? She's as confused as I am. Better to revel