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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 1, 2017 21:44:17 GMT
Do we know if Brian Sears is staying? I'd venture to guess no. Given his many "goodbye" tweets (one below) and Cody's hashtag. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 1, 2017 21:45:59 GMT
We also had an Australian Elder Price standby on tour (Declan Egan) who I think was originally intended to be the original Melbourne Elder Price, but Declan's now in Jersey Boys in London... and there's Ryan Bondy (Canadian and vet of all three US productions) opening instead. Having not seen Dom Simpson yet (the previously mentioned Broadway standby), I don't have an opinion on his performance, but I was surprised they hired a guy straight out of university who literally came to the US within a week or so of graduation. Who knows what goes on? From an interview, I think Declan moved over to the UK and auditioned for the original West End Cast. He was offered standby on the National Tour instead This one? Thanks for the reminder! www.westendframe.com/2016/06/big-interview-declan-egan.htmlI was told the "Declan is probably going to be the Melbourne Price" thing from someone who had been in the show for a while (but wasn't at the time they told me). |
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 1, 2017 21:58:46 GMT
From an interview, I think Declan moved over to the UK and auditioned for the original West End Cast. He was offered standby on the National Tour instead This one? Thanks for the reminder! www.westendframe.com/2016/06/big-interview-declan-egan.htmlI was told the "Declan is probably going to be the Melbourne Price" thing from someone who had been in the show for a while (but wasn't at the time they told me). Yeah that's the one  The producers of BoM really confuse me with their casting choices sometimes. I really can't think of any reason why you wouldn't a UK actor playing the part over here. If anything, I've found that the understudies/standbys that are UK based seem to have a much better connection with the audience when it comes to the humour, due to the subtle differences in American and British humour |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 23:27:35 GMT
Awww, that's sad, I love him  |
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Post by callum on Jan 2, 2017 0:55:06 GMT
Saw both Cunninghams that have played London and BS really wasn't to my taste. Have been holding back making a third visit until there's a new Cunningham so excellent news for me.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 8, 2017 15:46:39 GMT
Have we ever been this close to a cast change for this show but not known who the newcomers were yet?
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2017 16:14:39 GMT
So odd. They haven't even officially announced the cast change date, have they? From that tweet, it seems to be next Saturday though.
Will be interesting to see who's been cast as Nabalungi.
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Post by daniel on Jan 8, 2017 17:11:23 GMT
Was it Billy Elliot which used to only announce its new casts on the day they started? Frustrating for those who do(n't) want to see particular cast members, but I guess it's the producers' way of saying it's definitely about the show and not who is in it!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 8, 2017 17:21:02 GMT
I seem to recall that it's been a very late notice announcement every year with this show.
Generally people have only know because it's leaked or they have worked it out....like the forum has done with the possible new Cunningham.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 8, 2017 17:21:32 GMT
Mormon has done that in the US (usually), but I don't think they've ever taken this approach with the West End.
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Post by ctas on Jan 8, 2017 17:55:57 GMT
Have we ever been this close to a cast change for this show but not known who the newcomers were yet? I believe he's leaving a little early judging by that as ensemble are leaving at the end of the month. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 20:14:06 GMT
When they announced Nic Rouleau as the new Price, it was definitely earlier than this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 20:16:01 GMT
This is the one show I have been dying to see but just have never seen it.  I think 2017 needs to be the year I finally see it. I mean, I know its not going anywhere anytime soon, but I just really love the score so I must see it this year! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 20:17:52 GMT
You'll love it! I've seen it like 10 times already.
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 8, 2017 20:48:21 GMT
When they announced Nic Rouleau as the new Price, it was definitely earlier than this. Last year's announcement was on the 14th Jan, so I reckon we'll be looking at similar this time |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 8, 2017 21:23:46 GMT
Have we ever been this close to a cast change for this show but not known who the newcomers were yet? I believe he's leaving a little early judging by that as ensemble are leaving at the end of the month. That would make sense. I didn't even think of it that way. Thanks! |
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 12, 2017 21:30:19 GMT
All seems to be very quiet still regarding this. I'm going to guess from a few tweets out there that KJ Hippensteel may be staying.
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Post by ctas on Jan 13, 2017 7:06:38 GMT
They didn't announce Alex Ncube joining the cast until her first performance. As usual though it's very easy to find out who's staying/rehearsing right now through social media.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 13, 2017 15:40:27 GMT
Meanwhile, Cody is still hanging out with his family in South Dakota. (Not evidence either way, as he'd need less rehearsal time than a brand-new person, but just mentioning it.)
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 13, 2017 16:27:59 GMT
Meanwhile, Cody is still hanging out with his family in South Dakota. (Not evidence either way, as he'd need less rehearsal time than a brand-new person, but just mentioning it.) Although Stevie Webb did start following him on Twitter about a week ago |
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 13, 2017 20:37:01 GMT
From what I can see I'm going to say:
KJ Hippensteel as Price
Cody Jamieson-Strand as Cunningham
Steven Webb as McKinley
The rest is anyone's guess XD
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Post by infofreako on Jan 13, 2017 20:38:29 GMT
Must return to this soon. Seen it once and really liked it but that was well over a year ago
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Post by bjorne on Jan 14, 2017 2:13:47 GMT
I wonder if we'll have a new Nabulungi. I like Alexandra and I adored Alexia but I'd love to see a freshly new name for the part too...
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Post by zak97 on Jan 14, 2017 11:54:59 GMT
If we do ever get British leads, I would like to see Charlie Stemp give one of the leads a try
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 14, 2017 16:16:49 GMT
If we do ever get British leads, I would like to see Charlie Stemp give one of the leads a try Think he would make a great Elder Price. Would be great to see someone like Ashley Day back in the role as principle though. Heard brilliant reviews about him |
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The producers of BoM really confuse me with their casting choices sometimes. I really can't think of any reason why you wouldn't a UK actor playing the part over here. If anything, I've found that the understudies/standbys that are UK based seem to have a much better connection with the audience when it comes to the humour, due to the subtle differences in American and British humour
