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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2023 20:18:29 GMT
Michelle Visage will bring a lot of her audience in I imagine. It will all be promoted and played very campy and that will appeal to the Yaaass Yaaaas Slaaaay Queeen crowd. 🙄 As if The Addams Family isn't high camp as is. Explain the last part of the comment though. 🤨 |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Nov 1, 2023 0:27:43 GMT
Bought tickets - I love The Addams family! Personally, I don't mind these concerts. They aren't in lieu of a proper run, but because they cannot get the backing for a proper run. I do think that Addams Family is an interesting choice though, given that the last tour had to close early due to poor ticket sales. I think that was at least in part because it seemed to come around again pretty quickly, and wasn't really that impressive the first time... I enjoyed it, but had no particular urge to go back, never mind only a couple of years later. |
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 24, 2024 19:58:16 GMT
First look pics
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Post by capybara on Jan 24, 2024 21:31:31 GMT
Waiting for the discounts…
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Post by lotster on Jan 24, 2024 21:38:12 GMT
Waiting for the discounts… Same. I keep checking. Nothing so far. I only want to see it for Ramin. |
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Post by WireHangers on Jan 25, 2024 16:40:31 GMT
It’s a shame they’re only doing a concert because they’re a Gomez and Morticia I’d believe.
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Post by erik24601 on Jan 25, 2024 17:03:54 GMT
It’s a shame they’re only doing a concert because they’re a Gomez and Morticia I’d believe. Agreed! |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 10, 2024 15:55:53 GMT
Waiting for the discounts… Same. I keep checking. Nothing so far. I only want to see it for Ramin. No discounts or dynamic pricing for this yet as far as I know. Around 90% sold Monday and Tuesday evenings, 75% Tuesday matinee. |
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Post by lotster on Feb 10, 2024 16:12:15 GMT
Same. I keep checking. Nothing so far. I only want to see it for Ramin. No discounts or dynamic pricing for this yet as far as I know. Around 90% sold Monday and Tuesday evenings, 75% Tuesday matinee. I know. I keep checking. I could go to the matinee, so have been waiting to see if that might reduce, given it's not fully sold out, but I may end up paying full price. |
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Post by anthony on Feb 12, 2024 20:52:18 GMT
Kara Lane is honestly out of this world.
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Post by erik24601 on Feb 13, 2024 0:51:40 GMT
How was it tonight?
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Post by theatrekiwi on Feb 13, 2024 12:30:11 GMT
No discounts or dynamic pricing for this yet as far as I know. Around 90% sold Monday and Tuesday evenings, 75% Tuesday matinee. I know. I keep checking. I could go to the matinee, so have been waiting to see if that might reduce, given it's not fully sold out, but I may end up paying full price. Some dynamic pricing kicking in on LW Theatres website. |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 13, 2024 13:21:21 GMT
Front and centre last night (and no, I do not wear a wig, Uncle Fester).
Ramin has a fabulous voice and great comic timing. He corpsed on the funny line, much amusement from audience. One female audience member seemed struck with Tourettes at the moment Ramin gets prepared for the Tango. Honestly, his voice is terrific and it's such a loss to the West End he's not around.
Michelle did a lot of looking. Meaningful looks. Seemed terribly nervous of the tango (counting the "one two three four"). Pugsley was fab. Wednesday has a powerful voice but I couldn't make out half of what she was singing. Thought Uncle Fester was going to pass out during first song (gasping for air), but he improved greatly through the show.
I don't want to colour the opinion of anyone else seeing this, just to say, for me, it was OK. The staging was terrific for a "Concert". The show itself, not for me.
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Post by lotster on Feb 13, 2024 14:05:48 GMT
I am heading in to the matinee shortly. Took advantage of the dynamic pricing. No desire in The Addams Family at all, but want to see Ramin. His voice is absolute perfection and any excuse to see him live. Not sure if I will enjoy it or not really. I certainly wouldn't be going if he wasn't in the cast.
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Post by theatremiss on Feb 13, 2024 14:25:06 GMT
I enjoyed it last night. I thought Ramin and Michelle were really good together and I'd love to see it in the West End with these 2 in the lead. OMG Londonmzfitz you were so right about Fester, I actually thought they'd be having to jump-start him he was so out of breath. I was hoping to get a program but at £12 I thought it was a ridiculous price so I didn't bother.
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Post by erik24601 on Feb 13, 2024 15:03:22 GMT
Fester is played by Sam Buttery, right? Hope they're ok.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 13, 2024 17:14:21 GMT
Front and centre last night (and no, I do not wear a wig, Uncle Fester). Ramin has a fabulous voice and great comic timing. He corpsed on the funny line, much amusement from audience. One female audience member seemed struck with Tourettes at the moment Ramin gets prepared for the Tango. Honestly, his voice is terrific and it's such a loss to the West End he's not around. Michelle did a lot of looking. Meaningful looks. Seemed terribly nervous of the tango (counting the "one two three four"). Pugsley was fab. Wednesday has a powerful voice but I couldn't make out half of what she was singing. Thought Uncle Fester was going to pass out during first song (gasping for air), but he* improved greatly through the show. I don't want to colour the opinion of anyone else seeing this, just to say, for me, it was OK. The staging was terrific for a "Concert". The show itself, not for me. *apologies, "they". |
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Post by Steve on Feb 13, 2024 19:18:16 GMT
I also took advantage of the dynamic pricing to see today's matinee for the performers, as I knew from seeing the 2017 tour that it's an average show. Sam Buttery was brilliant and on form this afternoon. This enormously slick production (it is more than just a concert, being fully staged) struck me as more focused on the love elements than the 2017 tour, which focused more on the laughs. That said, as a variety show full of all kinds of declarations of love, it worked very well, and was always entertaining. Some spoilers follow. . . The plot feels very sequel-like, as if it's just about showcasing characters you already love, with little to no impetus: essentially, the first half is a tepid rehash of "La Cage aux Folles," which the second half barely bothers to pay off, indulging instead in a presentation of quirky love songs. Where Cameron Blakeley excelled at excitable quirky, Ramin Karimloo excels at emotional expressions of love. The elements that are funny are Buttery and their wide-eyed effusive passion for the moon, Dickon Gough and his sudden movements materialising out of utter stillness, as well as his growling (he reminded me of squirrels, which in frozen stillness emit grumpy growls of different lengths and intensity to scare each other off lol), and above all, Kara Lane, who took her end-of-first-half perverse number to Mama Rose levels of belt and bravura and beyond, eliciting an enormous ovation. Regarding Michelle Visage, this is in no way "Yas Queen camp." Instead, her Morticia is very much a part of the slick stillness of the production, a character moving at half-speed and half-emotion with utter confidence. (Before every big song, for every character, there is this scene-setting stillness that allows each song to grow into it's moment). And to my astonishment, Visage can really sing, she hits all the notes in perfect pitch, and rises to a flourish as well. Of course, Karimloo's singing is far more rousing, sensitive, modulated, making hay of every little emotional build and explosion of emotion, in a chaotic story that otherwise bounces all over the place. As well as Karimloo, I loved Chumisa Dornford-May as Wednesday, the character who delivers the only forward motion in the story. While not as impishly comedic as Carrie Hope Fletcher in the role, she nails Wednesday's feisty attitude, drives what plot there is hard, roars and reacts off the other performers and makes an entertaining rousing crescendo of her numbers. All in all, this was a four star rendition of a 3 star musical, meaning I'd rank it as 3 and a half stars of engaging entertainment.  PS: From a slightly delayed start, the show ended at 5:30pm, and I was out by 5:35pm. |
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Post by lotster on Feb 13, 2024 19:36:40 GMT
I have never seen The Addams Family musical, so have no reference point. I really enjoyed this and must congratulate the whole production team and cast on a really professional, well rehearsed show. I have been to a lot of "in concert" shows over the last few years and generally they were underwhelming, with a couple of them being embarrassingly amateur. This concert had proper costumes, quite a lot of set and staging and a fully costumed ensemble cast. It felt much closer to a full production than any of the other "in concert" shows I have seen.
Ramin is a dream. Not only showing off his beautiful voice, but also some good comedy timing and acting, which was a pleasure to see. Michelle makes a perfect Morticia and they had good chemistry and charisma.
All the other lead cast members were great. Sam Buttery was a hoot and I didn't notice them being particularly out of breath. Everybody sounded rehearsed, had good vocals and all in all it was a very enjoyable afternoon at The Palladium.
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Post by danb on Feb 13, 2024 19:42:28 GMT
“As well as Karimloo, I loved Chumisa Dornford-May as Wednesday, the character who delivers the only forward motion in the story. While not as impishly comedic as Carrie Hope Fletcher in the role, she nails Wednesday's feisty attitude, drives what plot there is hard, roars and reacts off the other performers and makes an entertaining rousing crescendo of her numbers.”
I thought Kingsley Morton was Wednesday?
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Post by Steve on Feb 13, 2024 21:13:43 GMT
“As well as Karimloo, I loved Chumisa Dornford-May as Wednesday, the character who delivers the only forward motion in the story. While not as impishly comedic as Carrie Hope Fletcher in the role, she nails Wednesday's feisty attitude, drives what plot there is hard, roars and reacts off the other performers and makes an entertaining rousing crescendo of her numbers.” I thought Kingsley Morton was Wednesday? No, it wasn't. Coincidentally, I did see Kingsley Morton a couple of weeks ago in MTFest's 1 hour preview of the upcoming "Romy and Michele the Musical." She did all the narration and she was very funny. I should probably start a thread on that, if there isn't one lol. |
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Post by princeton on Feb 13, 2024 21:34:09 GMT
Carrie Hope Fletcher played Wednesday in the first tour (2017), Kingsley Morton played her in the second (2021/2).
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Post by danb on Feb 13, 2024 21:43:10 GMT
Carrie Hope Fletcher played Wednesday in the first tour (2017), Kingsley Morton played her in the second (2021/2). Yes, I thought I’d seen her advertised for this concert too. My bad. |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 14, 2024 1:13:15 GMT
I know. I keep checking. I could go to the matinee, so have been waiting to see if that might reduce, given it's not fully sold out, but I may end up paying full price. Some dynamic pricing kicking in on LW Theatres website. Yes , I also nabbed an excellent seat at a very acceptable price for the matinee. Glad I waited. I'm happy these concerts are proliferating, today's was so close to a fully staged show but with casting a longer run probably wouldn't attract for a long run or tour. The low point for me was Camelot also at the Palladium (a narrator, minimal dialogue and they even cut one or two of the musical numbers), this Addams Family was a world away from that. Also plaudits to LW Theatres for implementing some decent on-the-day dynamic pricing ! |
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