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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 15, 2023 22:16:07 GMT
Kings Coronation concert. Turned up bold as brass, sang Reflection from Mulan and buggered off again!
She’s mid forties isn’t she? Norma is 50.
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Post by backtothetheatre on May 15, 2023 22:20:33 GMT
Nicole Scherzinger was shoved under our noses out of the blue the other weekend wasn’t she… Where did she perform? She’d sing it great but is too young, right? Interesting that this wouldn’t go into an LW theatre… She’ll be 45 next month which is only a year or so younger than Mazz would have been when she did it in the concert. But she looks younger and Norma is meant to be 50 so as great as I think she’d be it’s very unlikely at the moment. |
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Post by Jon on May 15, 2023 22:45:03 GMT
Interesting that this wouldn’t go into an LW theatre… Aspects of Love is in a Nimax theatre so it's not like it's that unusual not to mention none of the LW Theatres are available. |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on May 15, 2023 22:49:51 GMT
The actor playing Norma isn't going to be only big star. Bartlett Sher is said to be directing though I'm not so sure about the credibility of this. It’s a british director Just hope to god it's not Lawrence Connor. Don't need another flawless show to be ruined. |
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Post by bellatheatre on May 15, 2023 23:28:08 GMT
Jamie Lloyd directing! Nicole scherzinger to lead as norma…
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Post by 42ndBlvd on May 15, 2023 23:32:16 GMT
Jamie Lloyd directing! Nicole scherzinger to lead as norma… This is more worse then I could have possibly imagined. He's going to nick some scaffolding from a nearby construction site and bill it as an Italian palazzo. |
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Post by mattnyc on May 15, 2023 23:34:05 GMT
Jamie Lloyd directing! Nicole scherzinger to lead as norma… So instead of coming down a staircase, Norma will be stepping off of a chair. |
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Post by saral on May 16, 2023 0:05:22 GMT
You can unsign me if it's Nicole
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Post by marob on May 16, 2023 0:12:44 GMT
Was excited. Now I’m not.
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Post by showtoones on May 16, 2023 0:16:58 GMT
Jamie Lloyd directing! Nicole scherzinger to lead as norma… Who’s playing Joe? Nick Jonas?!? |
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 16, 2023 5:17:51 GMT
It's gone from a couple months rub to minimum five months and now Nicole and Jamie Lloyd 🤣🤣
If Nicole and Jamie is true then yeah I'm out too.
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 16, 2023 6:33:25 GMT
I don’t believe this at all sorry.
A 6 month run won’t afford them to build a proper set, and a ‘big star’ wouldn’t do this as a glorified concert production.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2023 7:10:55 GMT
Jamie Lloyd directing! Nicole scherzinger to lead as norma… We just need Drew McOnie for the choreo now 😀 |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on May 16, 2023 7:35:52 GMT
I don’t believe this at all sorry. A 6 month run won’t afford them to build a proper set, and a ‘big star’ wouldn’t do this as a glorified concert production. knowing Lloyd it will be staged with head mics and no set |
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Post by danb on May 16, 2023 7:39:17 GMT
I look forward to all the other new revivals based on a boozy conversation after the Coronation concert. It could be worse. It could be Katy Perry with Lionel playing Max.
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Post by anthony40 on May 16, 2023 7:44:27 GMT
(If true) Bloody exciting, eh?
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Post by viserys on May 16, 2023 8:24:36 GMT
Where is all the dislike for Nicole Scherzinger coming from?
I didn't see her in Cats, but her "Memory" seemed decent enough for me and she's more of a singer than Glenn Close was.
My only quibble would be that she looks too young and beautiful for Norma, but if it's Jamie Lloyd, he'll probably do some modern dress interpretation where Norma might well appear as the standard botoxed overly made up celebrity of today's age. After that absolute nadir that was the wooden box Seagull, it could only get better and it might even be fun to see a completely mad version of Sunset Boulevard.
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Post by A.Ham on May 16, 2023 8:27:57 GMT
I like Nicole (don’t all hate me) and loved her in Cats - Memory was flawless and got a standing ovation. However I do think she’s too young to play Norma - especially as whilst she’s actually in her mid-40s her whole look and image is younger.
Is Nicole confirmed though or is this still a rumour?
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Post by distantcousin on May 16, 2023 8:28:44 GMT
I struggle to consider CZJ as a “huge star”. She was last spotted selling towels on QVC. She still has huge celebrity cachet, trust me. |
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Post by ceebee on May 16, 2023 8:29:58 GMT
Well Sue Pollard,Leslie Joseph or Craig Revel Horwood are out of the running.They are already booked for panto. Is Biggins free? |
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 16, 2023 8:49:06 GMT
Where is all the dislike for Nicole Scherzinger coming from? I didn't see her in Cats, but her "Memory" seemed decent enough for me and she's more of a singer than Glenn Close was. My only quibble would be that she looks too young and beautiful for Norma, but if it's Jamie Lloyd, he'll probably do some modern dress interpretation where Norma might well appear as the standard botoxed overly made up celebrity of today's age. After that absolute nadir that was the wooden box Seagull, it could only get better and it might even be fun to see a completely mad version of Sunset Boulevard. I'd argue where is all the love coming from. Norma is one of the top acting roles in musical theatre, and Nicole is completely unproven as an actress. Especially for such a heavy role. I'd argue the acting is more important than the singing (although ideally you'd have both). Plus walking out and singing one song at a concert or nightly (in cats) is very different to 8 shows a week in a taxing role. And like others have said, she looks young. 40s isn't what it was when the movie of sunset was made so casting slightly old makes a bit more sense these days. Most untrained and unproven pop singers don't get much love on theatre boards yet for some reason Nicole and Lady Gaga seem to get free passes despite lack of theatre experience. Another name I'd be curious to see is Beverly Knight. |
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Post by Seriously on May 16, 2023 8:56:19 GMT
Gemma Collins on Line 3...
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Post by bobbievanhusen on May 16, 2023 8:59:46 GMT
Plus walking out and singing one song at a concert or nightly (in cats) is very different to 8 shows a week in a taxing role. I'd say singing and dancing with the PCD for years, doing big arenas, she could quite easily do 8 shows a week. But who does 8 shows a week these days anyway? |
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