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Post by firefingers on Sept 5, 2016 17:31:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 17:35:41 GMT
Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:17:50 GMT
Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks... ...When she saw what she had done she gave her father forty one. Lizzie Borden got away; for her crimes she did not pay. Don't you envy people who do all the things you want to do? |
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Post by CBP1 on Sept 5, 2016 19:39:07 GMT
It feels like something they'd show at Halloween Horror Nights in Universal Studios.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:51:20 GMT
The video on the website makes it look more like a rock concert than a musical. They're all holding microphones.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 20:13:01 GMT
Well she'll need to put hers down when she wields the axe. Or perhaps that's why it took forty to kill the mum and forty-one to kill the dad. Microphone got in the way...
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Post by firefingers on Nov 16, 2016 11:22:32 GMT
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Dec 6, 2016 13:56:50 GMT
Eden Espinosa is replacing Ciara because of a scheduling conflict
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Post by QueerTheatre on Dec 6, 2016 13:59:42 GMT
I was excited enough for Ciara.... BUT EDEN WOW!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 25, 2017 15:55:26 GMT
Opens 22nd Feb anyone going?
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Post by candela on Jan 25, 2017 18:19:23 GMT
Yep i am  x |
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Post by theatrehound on Jan 26, 2017 19:04:45 GMT
Hopefully, yes. Really want to see this |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 26, 2017 19:59:37 GMT
Local theatre to me and very much looking forward to it.
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Post by staygee on Jan 28, 2017 9:27:27 GMT
I'd pay to see Eden Espinosa in anything. She was the first Elphaba I ever saw back in 2005. She's the reason I'm off to see this (not the artwork, I'm afraid...)
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Post by lovemusicals2017q on Feb 22, 2017 15:13:05 GMT
Excited to see this tonight!
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Post by lovemusicals2017q on Feb 22, 2017 23:49:36 GMT
Saw Lizzie tonight! What an incredible show. Such kick ass vocals. Not seen anything this good in a long time!
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Post by Michael on Feb 25, 2017 13:12:59 GMT
I did see this yesterday Evening. Mostly went because of Jodie Jacobs and Eden Espinosa. Both had only minor roles, but especially Jodie stood out - truly amazing vocals. Get her back on a West End stage. Now. Eden didn't have much to work with, and I'm not quite sure why she came over for this.
The show itself was more of a concert than a musical and I must admit that it wasn't my cup of tea. Despite I usually enjoy rock music, the score gave nothing to me and was just a loud mess; every song sounded the same. Also, it wasn't always easy to figure out what was going on.
The entire front row found thin plastic ponchos at their seats, and, at the end of act 1, you really needed them. The girl next to me wasn't careful enough and her white jumper was soiled. Programmes were free, and the show is rather short. Including a 20ish min interval, I was out at 9.25pm.
All in all, I couldn't give this show more than two stars, and that's only because of the cast.
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Post by firefingers on Feb 25, 2017 14:35:10 GMT
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Post by anita on Feb 25, 2017 14:51:49 GMT
Really glad I didn't accept the offer of a free ticket to this. After watching the trailer I decided I'd rather give it a miss.
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Post by Michael on Feb 26, 2017 18:26:30 GMT
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 26, 2017 18:45:37 GMT
Reading the reviews/comments (good and bad), it seems like something I might like! So I'll see how next week goes.
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Post by Michael on Feb 26, 2017 19:13:04 GMT
If you go, do report back please.
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Post by romeo94 on Feb 26, 2017 20:34:31 GMT
Take sunglasses, the lighting is extreme...
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Post by bellboard27 on Mar 3, 2017 10:30:55 GMT
I did go. We both liked it! However, I can see that it is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. It is loud. But (drawing on the sound at musicals thread) this is just about right. In fact the sound could have been just a little louder (at times I wanted to feel the beat through my feet and not just ringing in my ears, but it was just below this level). However, I was worried beforehand that the voices would be masked by the band - far from it, they were crystal clear throughout (spot on work by the sound crew). I felt that the music was rock in a relatively raw form, not toned down to appeal to a wider audience. This is potentially a problem commercially, but for me this made it much more enjoyable.
Would I recommend it? Well, that depends. So, here's a question. Would you prefer to spend the next hour listening to Into the Woods or Led Zep? If the former, maybe give Lizzie a miss. If the latter (or both), give it a go.
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Post by daniel on Mar 8, 2017 20:28:26 GMT
Currently at the interval...what a shouty mess. Really not my cup of tea, at all. Vocally, all 4 women are incredible, some of the notes they're hitting are out of this world. The show itself is just dire though, I'm sorry to say. It's definitely a convert and not a musical, and should be advertised as such. I like a bit of rock, but I think this is just a bit too heavy for me.
If it's your kind of thing you'll probably enjoy it but I'm really not wowed. Anyway, I'm going to stay for Act 2, hopefully it picks up.
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