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Post by richard2711 on Jul 31, 2016 19:59:49 GMT
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 31, 2016 20:09:27 GMT
The country loves this and I do too.
This must be the 4th UK tour then?
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Post by tom on Jul 31, 2016 20:20:58 GMT
The last tour was shockingly bad and amateurish. Hopefully this will be more like the west end version. |
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Post by daniel on Jul 31, 2016 20:22:19 GMT
Do we know if this is the production which originally toured or the Curve version?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 20:23:26 GMT
No we do not.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 20:34:19 GMT
Do we know if this is the production which originally toured or the Curve version? I think it is done by the same people who did the previous tour? Can remember, when it was announced, that is was the same tour |
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Post by richard2711 on Jul 31, 2016 20:58:45 GMT
The original tour was launched in WMC and was based on the west end version whereas the last tour only visited the much smaller Cardiff New Theatre and was based on the Curve version so I would expect this new tour is more like the original. Hoorah!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 21:11:57 GMT
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Post by daniel on Jul 31, 2016 21:47:11 GMT
Which tour, the 1st or 2nd? Have you got a source? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 21:51:52 GMT
Which tour, the 1st or 2nd? Have you got a source? The most recent one. Click on the link. It is being produced my Mark Goucher and Co (along with other producers) once more, who did the curve one |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 21:54:31 GMT
Which tour, the 1st or 2nd? Have you got a source? The most recent tour of the Leicester Curve production by the look of it, seeing as it's using the same website and the "As light and bouncy as a bubble of gum" quote on the WMC page was used for that production. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 31, 2016 21:59:24 GMT
Although I love the show, I saw the last tour twice in Wimbledon and Bromley, however the set was gaudy Wilbur Turnblad trick shop was non existent and the final ***Hairspray*** can was terrible.
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Post by daniel on Aug 1, 2016 6:53:07 GMT
Thanks for the info George and James. Enjoyed the last tour, mostly for the performances, just wish their sets didn't look quite so cheap and dumbed down from the original West End/touring production!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 10:08:02 GMT
I wonder if it will be the same cast?
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Aug 1, 2016 10:34:07 GMT
I wonder if it will be the same cast? Doubt it - lots of the cast have already moved on |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 10:40:30 GMT
I wonder if it will be the same cast? Doubt it - lots of the cast have already moved on Yeah I doubt the ensemble but I meant like the main cast - Claire, Tony, Brenda and Peter? I really did like that cast |
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Aug 1, 2016 10:46:12 GMT
Doubt it - lots of the cast have already moved on Yeah I doubt the ensemble but I meant like the main cast - Claire, Tony, Brenda and Peter? I really did like that cast Still doubt it, Tony moved on before the end of the tour if I remember rightly and knowing what Hairspray does with their casting, it seems unlikely that someone would reprise their role. The only ones to have done it in the past have been Freya who has done it quite a few times, and Sandra Marvin who is known now for being able to quickly cover for Maybelle. I think it would be unlikely for Brenda to go back, especially since she got so ill last time |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 1, 2016 13:14:34 GMT
I really preferred the original Curve production. Practically to a man (or women) I thought it was a much better cast than the tour. The only one i could say was a tie were the two Motermouths. I thought the original production was just better all round really. I did enjoy the tour though.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 2, 2016 5:51:09 GMT
I really preferred the original Curve production. Practically to a man (or women) I thought it was a much better cast than the tour. The only one i could say was a tie were the two Motermouths. I thought the original production was just better all round really. I did enjoy the tour though. I preferred the set of the original Curve production, but the cast and band of the touring show. Really, this is a show that can still be enjoyed even with a flimsy set. I saw the last tour 3 times and loved it every time. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2016 7:13:33 GMT
I really preferred the original Curve production. Practically to a man (or women) I thought it was a much better cast than the tour. The only one i could say was a tie were the two Motermouths. I thought the original production was just better all round really. I did enjoy the tour though. I preferred the set of the original Curve production, but the cast and band of the touring show. Really, this is a show that can still be enjoyed even with a flimsy set. I saw the last tour 3 times and loved it every time. As far as I remember it the set was the same for both productions? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 9:17:57 GMT
So who would people like for cast wise??
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 22, 2016 9:41:03 GMT
Sandra Marvin or Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle - both brilliant in the role. Edna and Velma will inevitably be stunt casting (though both Tony and Claire were great on the last tour).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 10:00:13 GMT
Sandra Marvin or Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle - both brilliant in the role. Edna and Velma will inevitably be stunt casting (though both Tony and Claire were great on the last tour). Yeah I totally agree! Brenda was amazing and so was Sandra! Yeah but I think Edna and Velma are both great characters to play so they will pick good celebrities for them parts. Tony and Claire were both amazing last time - I loved the previous cast!! I also think Mica Paris would make a good Motormouth Maybelle! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 10:01:03 GMT
So who would people like for cast wise?? Zac Efron, Divine and Rebel Wilson. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 10:39:17 GMT
Kerry Ellis would be insane as Velma! Or Hilary O'Neil would be good. Evelyn Hoskins would be great as Penny. Fleur East could be good as Motormouth Maybelle. Scott Paige needs to be Edna someday.
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