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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 19:59:48 GMT
CHILLS! Oh my! I just witnessed the best rendition of AIITYING. Jesus F*cking Christ!!! I'm still shaking. Amber is on fiyah!! Love it, glad she's on. When Amber is on she doesn't just serve it, she seasons, stirs, serves and SLAYS it! |
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Post by music0fthenight on Oct 24, 2017 20:29:17 GMT
Is Nicholas Bailey on?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:16:41 GMT
Oh my God. This show just gets better and better everytime.
Finally got to see Liisi. And... I'm afraid she's the weakest Deena I've seen. Or maybe she had a bad night.
Carly was on as Lorrell. I love her.
I got a pic with my future husband Joe Aaron Reid at stage door. Gooood, he's so handsome. Amber decided not to come out.
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Post by showtoones on Oct 24, 2017 22:28:29 GMT
Oh my God. This show just gets better and better everytime. Finally got to see Liisi. And... I'm afraid she's the weakest Deena I've seen. Or maybe she had a bad night. Carly was on as Lorrell. I love her. I got a pic with my future husband Joe Aaron Reid at stage door. Gooood, he's so handsome. Amber decided not to come out. Who is the best Deena you have seen? I have only seen Liisi... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:30:21 GMT
Oh my God. This show just gets better and better everytime. Finally got to see Liisi. And... I'm afraid she's the weakest Deena I've seen. Or maybe she had a bad night. Carly was on as Lorrell. I love her. I got a pic with my future husband Joe Aaron Reid at stage door. Gooood, he's so handsome. Amber decided not to come out. Who is the best Deena you have seen? I have only seen Liisi... Jocasta. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:33:57 GMT
I saw Jocasta as Lorrell and she was amazing! I also saw In the Heights with her as Camila and she was amazing too. Shes a brilliant performer, especially with Heights where she covered and played pretty much all the major female roles bar a couple at one point or another!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:36:30 GMT
Oh man, I miss that show so much!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:42:18 GMT
What a difference a cast makes. Tonight was my third visit and was blown away by this cast who were all fantastic. I thought Liisi was great as Deena, but then i had the misfortune to see Lily Frazer the 2 previous times. She definitely grew into her character as the night went on and thought she played the journey very well. Loved Carly as Lorrell. At first i wasnt sure as she played it quite childish, but she definitely came into her own in Aint No Party, probably the best i've heard it.
Amber Riley was everything i hoped she would be and her vocals were better than any of the other Effies i have seen. Granted she didnt always go for the higher notes, but i'm glad because it meant she wasn't screeeching at the top of her range. It's still odd that most of AIATY is sung behind the table and chairs.
Ther pacing at the start was very fast, almost too fast i feel and the male ensemble really need to tighten up on the dancing as some of it was messy. They were much more drilled at the start of the run.
And that curtain is still the biggest showstopper. I want it. So glad i got to see this cast before they leave.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 22:43:24 GMT
Yes he was on tonight, and gave the speech at the end to collect money on the way out. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 5:07:34 GMT
Do the male ensemble still sweat disgusting amounts from the second they step onstage?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 5:23:21 GMT
Yes he was on tonight, and gave the speech at the end to collect money on the way out. Oh we had a speech for money collections last night (Tuesday) at Sunset (MCR) too. |
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Post by daniel on Oct 25, 2017 10:17:42 GMT
Yes he was on tonight, and gave the speech at the end to collect money on the way out. Oh we had a speech for money collections last night (Tuesday) at Sunset (MCR) too. they'll be happening all over the country, every venue should be doing them. Slightly off-topic ramble but for those who aren't aware, for two weeks every October, theatres nationwide do bucket collections for the charity Acting For Others, supporting theatre professionals on- and off-stage who have come into times of hardship. More info: actingforothers.co.uk |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 15:00:37 GMT
Exactly. I've seen six shows over the last four days and we had speeches in four of them. All of them about Acting For Others.
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Post by music0fthenight on Oct 25, 2017 22:31:39 GMT
Not sure what I just witnessed but Amber gave it everything she had tonight, vocally the best thing I've heard on stage ever.  ? I don't really know what else to say on that. Liisi was fantastic, sounded quite raspy having been ill recently but her 'Listen' was the best she's sang it, and Carly Dyer smashed it as Lorrell (presumably her last one as she was crying during the bows??). Tosh on for Jimmy, and it's obvious why he's taking over. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 22:36:33 GMT
Yeah, I got Tosh yesterday too. He's amazing.
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 26, 2017 9:26:23 GMT
Finally bought the cast recording.
Disappointed it doesn't have the libretto in it - cheap b'stards!
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 26, 2017 9:28:18 GMT
Who is the best Deena you have seen? I have only seen Liisi... Jocasta. cool. I've seen her and Lily Frazer (awful), because Liisi was off both times, which was annoying. |
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Post by daniel on Oct 26, 2017 11:52:50 GMT
Jocasta is great, but Liisi really is in a league of her own!
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 26, 2017 14:31:25 GMT
Jocasta is great, but Liisi really is in a league of her own! She sounds great on the recording.
I probably wouldn't go and see the show a third time. I kinda noticed the shortcomings of the piece the second time I went to see it, and I don't want to "sully" it any further.
In hindsight I find the film most interesting and substantial (and it's very rare I would say that - usually I find musical films inferior the stage originals)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 22:47:10 GMT
I like the film alot, but i wish they had more faith in the material and the fact that the show IS a musical. For the first part they only kept in the singing when the dreams were singing as part of the group, and then suddenly they start singing 'Family' to each other and it's jarring.
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 27, 2017 8:32:37 GMT
I like the film alot, but i wish they had more faith in the material and the fact that the show IS a musical. For the first part they only kept in the singing when the dreams were singing as part of the group, and then suddenly they start singing 'Family' to each other and it's jarring. Oh yes, on that aspect, I totally agree.
Apparently the new Blu Ray/Digital Download release features a Director’s Cut that restores sung dialogue (i.e. not Dreamettes performances) much earlier in the film than “Family”
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Post by ali973 on Oct 27, 2017 9:17:45 GMT
The film tries to do its best, I suppose. It works best when they are "singing" ie in concert, studio, rehearsals. This is why I don't do movie musicals. I just don't think the genre works anymore. It's totally legit to burst out into song on stage, but it just seems off in the film.
On another note, I heard that no, it's not Amber that is causing the Broadway delay as was speculated. They actually want to tinker with the format of the show and bring back some of the original Michael Bennett staging. TBH some of the original was so iconic and missed. The Vogue sequence was great, the automated platforms of Steppin to the Bad Time, etc and the choreography of Act II opening and One Night Only is pretty messy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 21:45:14 GMT
Dreamgirls are so shady on twitter. They have just put up a tweet saying about their nominations for the BroadwayworldUK Awards, along with a video of all their nominations for the awards. Yet the one person they don't include is Ibinabo's nomination, even though she is winning by a MILE.
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Post by tommy123 on Oct 30, 2017 21:53:35 GMT
Has any sort of schedule been confirmed for after Amber leaves? I’m looking to go on that Thursday and wondering who it might be as wouldn’t mind seeing Moya’s debut!
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Post by ali973 on Oct 31, 2017 5:55:34 GMT
Didn't Ibanabo leave for medical reasons? I know that everyone loves Asmeret, and she IS good..But Ibanabo just stole the show during her bits.
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