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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 28, 2016 20:01:23 GMT
27th December 2016, 2.30pm Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
28th December 2016, 7.30pm Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
29th December 2016, 7.30 pm Symphony Hall, Birmingham
30th December 2016, 7.30pm Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
2nd January 2016, 2.30pm Barbican Hall, London
Richard Balcombe conductor | Kerry Ellis vocalist | Joanna Ampil vocalist | Oliver Tompsett vocalist | Graham Bickley vocalist
Featuring music and songs from shows including:
Anything Goes | Oklahoma! | Billy Elliot | Miss Saigon | Wicked | Hairspray | Aspects of Love | The Phantom of the Opera | Sunset Boulevard | Rent | Les Miserables | A Chorus Line
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 20, 2016 18:42:25 GMT
This goes round again in May with different performers.
Samantha Barks
Hannah Waddingham
Ben Forster
Tim Howar
Bridgewater Hall 12th May
Royal Festival Hall 13th May
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 18:50:35 GMT
Well with that cast i'm sold!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 20, 2016 18:59:23 GMT
Yes the second round is a bit more appealing isn't it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 28, 2016 22:27:26 GMT
Well that was highly enjoyable and a welcome relief from the sh*te tv we've been subjected to. Very much a crowd pleaser selection of songs performed with panache by the cast. If I have a criticism it's that Joanna Ampil didn't let go at any point, gorgeous voice but it was all a bit pulled back and restrained, even on For Good with Kerry. Classy though. Lovely orchestra and OMG, Oliver Thompsett with a beard..... SUPER WOOF!  . Had difficulty looking anywhere else when he was on stage! Audience lapped it up, full ovation and a Mamma Mia medley for the encore. Weeeeell it's Christmas eh? I'll deffo go back and see it with the different cast in May. |
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Post by shady23 on Dec 29, 2016 1:21:15 GMT
I hope he keeps this beard for his Hippodrome show in March.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 29, 2016 7:08:10 GMT
I hope he keeps this beard for his Hippodrome show in March. He's doing some concerts with Louise Dearman later in 2017, James Bond theme songs. |
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Post by shady23 on Dec 29, 2016 8:58:23 GMT
Nice. They're doing a NYE one in Manchester too aren't they?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 29, 2016 9:23:42 GMT
Nice. They're doing a NYE one in Manchester too aren't they? That's The Oscars, not Bond. Bond is on Friday with the Halle and Alison Jiear. |
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Post by boybooshka on Dec 29, 2016 11:54:58 GMT
He's very dreamy with that beard, lol. I work at the Bridgewater and I got a bit weak in the knees when he said hello when I "accidentally" happened to be at the stage door as he was leaving  |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 29, 2017 7:24:34 GMT
This goes round again in May with different performers. Samantha Barks Hannah Waddingham Ben Forster Tim Howar Bridgewater Hall 12th May Royal Festival Hall 13th May Sam Barks and Ben Forster have bailed out and now it's Louise Dearman and Oliver Tompsett joining Hannah Waddingham and Tim Howar. Which is fine by me but people who booked on the back of those two names might feel aggrieved. |
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Post by shady23 on Apr 29, 2017 8:08:40 GMT
Manchester still have the poster with Sam Barks outside which doesn't help, even though she pulled out months ago.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 12, 2017 22:41:25 GMT
There's something very funny about Louise Dearman singing Popular with a huge tummy that's clearly about to produce a bouncing baby at any moment lol. Great cast, Hannah Waddingham though! Blimey. She can get up there can't she? Oliver Thompsett has trimmed it down so we can see his dimples . His Anthem from Chess and Corner Of The Sky from Pippin were highlights. A bit cheesy but huge fun. |
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. Had difficulty looking anywhere else when he was on stage! 
