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Post by meister on Oct 7, 2023 15:27:03 GMT
Second row of the stalls not a good seat these days?! Clearly not for you. Try E or G - it's fantastic from those rows. What’s it like from row P? |
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 7, 2023 15:50:11 GMT
Second row of the stalls not a good seat these days?! Clearly not for you. Try E or G - it's fantastic from those rows. Have I said I had a bad view? Does Nicole get better the further away you are from her? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2023 19:13:36 GMT
Broadway transfer is signed... might not make it by spring, possibly summer. With Nicole? |
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Post by ceebee on Oct 7, 2023 20:03:03 GMT
Clearly not for you. Try E or G - it's fantastic from those rows. What’s it like from row P? I've not sat in P but I think there is an overhang which might block the upper part of the screen. |
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Post by ceebee on Oct 7, 2023 20:04:43 GMT
Clearly not for you. Try E or G - it's fantastic from those rows. Have I said I had a bad view? Does Nicole get better the further away you are from her? Having seen it 5 times in various seats, she excels wherever you choose to sit. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 7, 2023 20:12:51 GMT
Broadway transfer is signed... might not make it by spring, possibly summer. I think you are making this up. Nicole is signed up for Death Becomes Her in Chicago. |
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Post by iamluisfelipe on Oct 7, 2023 20:17:19 GMT
Broadway transfer is signed... might not make it by spring, possibly summer. I think you are making this up. Nicole is signed up for Death Becomes Her in Chicago. So she’s really doing Viola in Chicago? |
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Post by mattnyc on Oct 7, 2023 20:19:04 GMT
Like I posted a couple weeks ago when I asked her about “Death Becomes Her”, she said they asked her but because of her schedule next year she said she’s not sure she could do it.
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 7, 2023 20:20:01 GMT
Have I said I had a bad view? Does Nicole get better the further away you are from her? Having seen it 5 times in various seats, she excels wherever you choose to sit. You have a different definition of “excels” to me. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 7, 2023 20:40:00 GMT
Like I posted a couple weeks ago when I asked her about “Death Becomes Her”, she said they asked her but because of her schedule next year she said she’s not sure she could do it. She isn’t allowed to reveal her casting .. they are saving that for the next publicity drive |
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Post by iamluisfelipe on Oct 7, 2023 21:06:52 GMT
Like I posted a couple weeks ago when I asked her about “Death Becomes Her”, she said they asked her but because of her schedule next year she said she’s not sure she could do it. She isn’t allowed to reveal her casting .. they are saving that for the next publicity drive so if Sunset is transferring to Broadway, she wont do it? |
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Post by Jon on Oct 7, 2023 22:30:40 GMT
Honestly, who'd thunk that a stripped back Sunset Boulevard could be so thrilling? Jamie Lloyd manages to reinvent the original musical as well as take inspiration from the original movie which people forget was very meta and actually the meta aspect is what works really well in this production.
Nicole as Norma is very different from what came before but she gives a stellar performance and also there adds a tragic aspect that someone like Norma was tossed aside by Hollywood but she's not helped by the fact that Max is feeding her this illusion instead of accepting that both her and his time has passed.
The Act 2 opener is fantastic, it looked tiring given Tom Francis had to walk so many flights of stairs, walk through the streets and then come back into the theatre, all by singing at the same time.
This should be a hot ticket and I imagine Jamie Lloyd will be looking at other musicals to adapt his style to.
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Post by pianowithsam on Oct 7, 2023 22:59:49 GMT
What’s the best and most reliable way to get decently priced tickets for this? We managed to get £20 tickets for just a few days before closing but the rave reviews have made us think we’ll want to see it more than once.
£30 lottery, relying on dynamic pricing, other means? How can we see it without paying fortunes but still getting good seats? Should have booked more than one occasion with the £20 seats *sigh*
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Post by saints on Oct 7, 2023 23:53:26 GMT
Saw this tonight, it took a few minutes to tune into the tone and look of it, but overall one of the most exhilarating pieces of theatre I’ve seen. Have immediately booked again!
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Post by drowseychap on Oct 8, 2023 0:04:59 GMT
What’s the best and most reliable way to get decently priced tickets for this? We managed to get £20 tickets for just a few days before closing but the rave reviews have made us think we’ll want to see it more than once. £30 lottery, relying on dynamic pricing, other means? How can we see it without paying fortunes but still getting good seats? Should have booked more than one occasion with the £20 seats *sigh* I saw it tonight and now feels that same … x |
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Post by drowseychap on Oct 8, 2023 0:09:52 GMT
I was apprehensive as saw the original west end production and fell in love …. If you leave all that behind and go with fresh eyes and ears it’s Incredible… Nicole was amazing tonight loved her in the part … full standing ovation after aiwnsgb …. I was row b stalls which was great as no noisy eating or talking …. Could have strangled the person whose phone 📱 went off right at and now mr Demille …. I mean turn ya bloody phone off !! Exhilarating night at the theatre 🎭 no £20 left … so looks like I’m saving up for another ticket … sadly next time a bit further back and to thd side lol 😆
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Post by Rory on Oct 8, 2023 1:58:08 GMT
I was there tonight too, and I absolutely loved it. It's a stunning looking production, dark and gritty. The Savoy auditorium is in semi-darkness as you struggle to find your seat which sets the mood. Nicole S brought the house down and got a standing ovation mid song, and her campy, vampy, humorous performance was catnip to many of the gents in the audience, one of whom I saw actually bowing down to her after 'With One Look'! The drama! But she absolutely nailed the vulnerability of Norma. That voice! Agree with others that Tom Francis has a great stage presence and will be a massive star after this. The coup de theatre at the start of Act 2 is breathtakingly executed and technically perfect. Some things didn't quite work for me, the Cyrano like ensemble didn't match the mood of the piece totally successfully but they are all blazing with talent. All in all, it is exhilarating and wonderfully theatrical, with a fitting incorporation of film. The music sounds immense with this orchestra and as others have said the sound and lighting design is really something else. And I loved the title and end credits sequences. Would be amazed if this wasn't Broadway bound at some point. Also, I agree with drowseychap about the damn mobile phone going off at a key moment. Jeez! At least they managed to turn it off relatively quickly. There was also some sort of minor kerfuffle in the mid stalls towards the start of Act 2 but thankfully things settled quickly. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 8, 2023 4:10:17 GMT
Reminder of our rules, please note in particular the bit about new productions.
Although it’s very exciting to see clips please don’t post them here. We haven’t even had press night yet.
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Post by Ade on Oct 8, 2023 6:31:27 GMT
Also there yesterday evening and all I can say is wow. As others have said you do need to leave your memory of previous productions behind but there is so much to love about this. The cast absolutely knock it out of the park. I cannot get over the power or Nicole’s voice.
I’m a big fan of analysing a production’s set but the lack of here really doesn’t matter as everything going on on stage makes up for it. Few additional thoughts:
- Joe’s drive to Norma’s house at the start absolutely took my breath away. The way it was staged, getting the full force of the orchestra, the use of the screen - it’s like watching a Tarantino film realised on stage.
- I was sitting at the end of row b in the dress circle and was slightly concerned at the start about the sound mix in that area as I was missing lyrics, but either I got used to it or it improved as it became less of a problem throughout.
- Plenty have said about how the orchestra is strong and it’s so true. When it takes off and plays those big sweeping moments it’s insane. But I was also bowled over by the power of the ensemble. There are quite a few moments where they’re all facing the audience singing in unison and it’s something else.
- In terms of Nicole’s performance I can’t help but think that if she wasn’t who she was we’d all be universally praising her. No it’s not subtle but she’s well and truly embodying the version of Norma she is playing. The mannerisms, thirst for attention are giving me Britney Spears’s Instagram which on paper sounds dreadful but in reality works so well.
- It’s incredible how something so cinematic in its topic and that takes such a cinematic method of staging felt so incredibly theatrical. It was honestly one of the best evenings I’ve had in a theatre in a long time.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 8, 2023 8:29:59 GMT
Reminder of our rules, please note in particular the bit about new productions. Although it’s very exciting to see clips please don’t post them here. We haven’t even had press night yet. Shall I remove that Twitter clip I put on yesterday? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 8, 2023 9:33:45 GMT
Reminder of our rules, please note in particular the bit about new productions. Although it’s very exciting to see clips please don’t post them here. We haven’t even had press night yet. Shall I remove that Twitter clip I put on yesterday? That was filmed on a public street so I’m ok with it. The producers can’t expect people not to see that. The clip I’ve removed was from inside the auditorium. |
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Post by ceebee on Oct 8, 2023 11:19:49 GMT
What’s the best and most reliable way to get decently priced tickets for this? We managed to get £20 tickets for just a few days before closing but the rave reviews have made us think we’ll want to see it more than once. £30 lottery, relying on dynamic pricing, other means? How can we see it without paying fortunes but still getting good seats? Should have booked more than one occasion with the £20 seats *sigh* If you're a member of ATG+, try looking on there an hour or two before performance (if you are able to) - sometimes the prices have dropped. |
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Post by A.Ham on Oct 8, 2023 11:49:43 GMT
All the enthusiastic posts on here are making me want to book again for this too! Ade, your post in particular really summed up why my reaction to it was so ‘wow’.
I’m already booked for the closing night, but not sure I can wait until Jan to go again. Just a case of fitting it in as I’m nowhere near London and my work/life schedule doesn’t permit many impromptu trips sadly.
So excited to see the press reviews next week and find out what they make of it - will they be as superlative as most members here or will there be naysayers who ‘just don’t get it’?!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 8, 2023 11:57:44 GMT
I don’t think critics or anyone else who doesn’t enjoy it should be branded naysayers or accused of not getting it. It’s obviously a very particular and unconventional way of presenting a story which has a shedload of history behind it. People are allowed to not like it.
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