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Post by Mark on Nov 10, 2023 7:01:22 GMT
Elaine Paige?!? Sign me up.
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Post by steve10086 on Nov 10, 2023 7:18:15 GMT
Think more: biggest sitcom possibly ever. OMG, they were gonna resurrect one of the Golden Girls?! 😱
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Post by ruthieh on Nov 10, 2023 7:21:19 GMT
Think more: biggest sitcom possibly ever. Maggie Wheeler?
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Post by sisterfan on Nov 10, 2023 17:43:34 GMT
Does anyone know if Lizzie bea who is playing sister robert on the UK tour will move to the London cast?
I am asking as she seems to be only on the tour till Dec when it takes its Christmas break on the Theatres websites its going after Christmas she is not on their websites.
it would be great if she is joining the London cast as she plays the part very very well.
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Post by d'James on Nov 11, 2023 16:59:42 GMT
Have to say, I didn’t love her singing choices but her acting was great. Julie Atherton was the best Mary Robert I ever saw.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 11, 2023 20:22:36 GMT
I disagree. I think Saunders isn’t a good actor. She cant play anything that’s not her own invention. She’s a very good mimic though.
French is a bit better but not much. It’s always Dawn isn’t it?
I saw them tour as a comedy duo several years ago and it was embarrassingly bad. Literally gags being put out and no reaction from the audience. It was embarrassing and totally cringe but when the end came the audience stood up as if they were goddesses. The strength of reputation presumably.
Baffling.
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Post by d'James on Nov 12, 2023 2:35:08 GMT
I disagree. I think Saunders isn’t a good actor. She cant play anything that’s not her own invention. She’s a very good mimic though. French is a bit better but not much. It’s always Dawn isn’t it? I saw them tour as a comedy duo several years ago and it was embarrassingly bad. Literally gags being put out and no reaction from the audience. It was embarrassing and totally cringe but when the end came the audience stood up as if they were goddesses. The strength of reputation presumably. Baffling. What is this post I relation to?
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Post by danb on Nov 12, 2023 5:52:36 GMT
The post that used to be there referencing Saunders but has since disappeared.
I totes agree with Burly. She is an excellent mimic (her Meryl) and to an extent can act ‘big’ characters, but I’ve seen nothing in the last 35 years to suggest that she can ‘act’. Definitely not the Harlan Coben she was in on Netflix.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 12, 2023 7:15:36 GMT
The Jennifer saunders posts are in the Devil Wears prada thread
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Post by thedriftersgirl on Feb 3, 2024 13:03:48 GMT
Am hoping the full cast announcement will come shortly given the cast have started rehearsals and first preview is in six weeks!
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Feb 10, 2024 20:09:43 GMT
On The Masked Singer, Keala Settle mentioned Alexandra Burke playing Deloris in Sister Act soon. They have not yet announced who is playing Sister Mary Patrick after June 8th.
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Post by steve10086 on Feb 11, 2024 11:29:03 GMT
On The Masked Singer, Keala Settle mentioned Alexandra Burke playing Deloris in Sister Act soon. They have not yet announced who is playing Sister Mary Patrick after June 8th. Thanks for the spoiler.
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Post by elfman1 on Feb 12, 2024 15:22:27 GMT
Just over four weeks till first preview and still no complete cast
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Post by shownut on Feb 12, 2024 15:26:32 GMT
Just over four weeks till first preview and still no complete cast They have the cast, they just haven't announced it.
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Post by thedriftersgirl on Feb 12, 2024 16:40:57 GMT
Just over four weeks till first preview and still no complete cast They have the cast, they just haven't announced it. Any idea how long it’ll be before it is confirmed?
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Feb 14, 2024 14:49:29 GMT
To be honest I’m very surprised that they haven’t announced the whole cast yet. I would understand that the cast from 10th June hasn’t been announced (other then Alexandra Burke, Lesley Joseph and Lizzie Bea) since it’s quite a while until that date but I honestly would’ve thought that they would’ve announced the whole cast from 15th March since it’s only a few weeks away until the first performance.
Also does anyone know if Alison Jiear and Carl Mullaney are just doing the dates Beverley Knight and Ruth Jones are doing?
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Post by elfman1 on Feb 14, 2024 15:39:05 GMT
To be honest I’m very surprised that they haven’t announced the whole cast yet. I would understand that the cast from 10th June hasn’t been announced (other then Alexandra Burke, Lesley Joseph and Lizzie Bea) since it’s quite a while until that date but I honestly would’ve thought that they would’ve announced the whole cast from 15th March since it’s only a few weeks away until the first performance. Also does anyone know if Alison Jiear and Carl Mullaney are just doing the dates Beverley Knight and Ruth Jones are doing? The cast page section for after June 10 still only lists alenxandra Lesley and Lizzie so as of right now no
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Post by thedriftersgirl on Feb 14, 2024 17:10:12 GMT
To be honest I’m very surprised that they haven’t announced the whole cast yet. I would understand that the cast from 10th June hasn’t been announced (other then Alexandra Burke, Lesley Joseph and Lizzie Bea) since it’s quite a while until that date but I honestly would’ve thought that they would’ve announced the whole cast from 15th March since it’s only a few weeks away until the first performance. Also does anyone know if Alison Jiear and Carl Mullaney are just doing the dates Beverley Knight and Ruth Jones are doing? The cast page section for after June 10 still only lists alenxandra Lesley and Lizzie so as of right now no So as of right now, yes. Only doing Bev’s run but may well be confirmed for Alex’s also in the future.
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Feb 14, 2024 17:25:16 GMT
The cast page section for after June 10 still only lists alenxandra Lesley and Lizzie so as of right now no So as of right now, yes. Only doing Bev’s run but may well be confirmed for Alex’s also in the future. I’m hoping that they’ll put an announcement on their social media for the full cast for Bev and Ruth’s run either this week or next week because the show starts in a few weeks. I can wait for Alexandra’s because it’s quite a while until the summer. I’m just really surprised that they’re taking forever to announce the full cast because the last London cast was announced two months before they opened.
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Feb 16, 2024 11:47:11 GMT
Does anyone know if Press Night is on 21st March? I’m asking because the evening performance starts at 19:00 rather then 19:30?
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 16, 2024 13:08:31 GMT
Does anyone know if Press Night is on 21st March? I’m asking because the evening performance starts at 19:00 rather then 19:30? Yes it's the 21st as far as I know, I'm on the list to hopefully review and the 21st is my birthday!
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Feb 16, 2024 13:11:46 GMT
Does anyone know if Press Night is on 21st March? I’m asking because the evening performance starts at 19:00 rather then 19:30? Yes it's the 21st as far as I know, I'm on the list to hopefully review and the 21st is my birthday! What a lovely day to spend your birthday with a bunch of nuns!!
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Post by thedriftersgirl on Feb 16, 2024 15:52:31 GMT
Does anyone know if Press Night is on 21st March? I’m asking because the evening performance starts at 19:00 rather then 19:30? Yes it's the 21st as far as I know, I'm on the list to hopefully review and the 21st is my birthday! How do you get to review with a show like this? Do they approach you or do you approach them? Sounds fab for your birthday!
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Feb 16, 2024 17:20:10 GMT
I know I probably mentioned it in my previous post but does anyone else not think it’s strange that the full cast hasn’t been announced yet? I understand that it might be a while until the cast announcement for after June 10th but since the star casting for Bev and Ruth’s run has been announced I would’ve thought that the ensemble and the rest of the cast would have been announced by now.
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Feb 16, 2024 17:25:07 GMT
I’m probably wrong and I wouldn’t book based on this; but seems funny to me that the run ends during Whoopi Goldberg’s month off from The View. Maybe there is a big name Mother Superior to be announced.
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