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Post by ali973 on Dec 8, 2016 4:02:23 GMT
In the rehearsal video that features Casey Nicholai talking about the show there's footage of Cadillac Car in which Amber is substituted by the understudy as was pointed out here a few pages back (and not either the alternates)..So perhaps she was partially rehearsed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 13:46:51 GMT
There's a tweet floating around saying that the police stormed the Savoy on Tuesday night. Anyone there?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 13:50:26 GMT
There's a tweet floating around saying that the police stormed the Savoy on Tuesday night. Anyone there? Do you have a link to the tweet? |
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Post by bellboard27 on Dec 8, 2016 14:19:13 GMT
There's a tweet floating around saying that the police stormed the Savoy on Tuesday night. Anyone there? Do you have a link to the tweet? Not to the tweet, but here is a review from someone there on the night. Still does not explain why!
westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/review-dreamgirls-savoy-theatre/
I like this quote: "Had the rozzers been called in to stop the unnecessary and deeply annoying X Factor whooping, applauding and ovating that had been going on mid-songs? We could only live in hope. "
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Post by d'James on Dec 8, 2016 14:21:05 GMT
Class A Technical Difficulties?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 15:49:39 GMT
I love that they go on about the cheering mid song and how it is like X Factor when this has been going on at this show looooooooong before X Factor was even a thought. And the London audiences mat be tame compared to what they were originally on Broadway!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 15:56:23 GMT
If I may, and correct me if I'm wrong or overstep any marks, but I feel there's a behaviour difference in audience breakdown. Audiences for shows like The Color Purple and Dreamgirls seem to attract more vocal audiences than shows that attract more traditionally... well, white audiences. I suspect there's a long and interesting history leading to cultural differences in audience responses.
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 8, 2016 16:07:21 GMT
If I may, and correct me if I'm wrong or overstep any marks, but I feel there's a behaviour difference in audience breakdown. Audiences for shows like The Color Purple and Dreamgirls seem to attract more vocal audiences than shows that attract more traditionally... well, white audiences. I suspect there's a long and interesting history leading to cultural differences in audience responses. I really agree. the only theatre experience i could compare Dreamgirls to was Color Purple on Broadway. It was that sort of audience. But perfect for the show! |
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Post by lou on Dec 8, 2016 16:15:49 GMT
It was a pretty white audience on Saturday afternoon and plenty of cheering mid-song going on!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 16:19:21 GMT
Do you have a link to the tweet? Not to the tweet, but here is a review from someone there on the night. Still does not explain why!
westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/review-dreamgirls-savoy-theatre/
I like this quote: "Had the rozzers been called in to stop the unnecessary and deeply annoying X Factor whooping, applauding and ovating that had been going on mid-songs? We could only live in hope. "
Oooh, that seems exciting. I wonder if when the police tried to take them away did any of the offending audience members start shouting "aaaaaaaaaand I ammmmmm teeeeeeelling you, IIIIIIIIIIIII'm not going!" |
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Post by colin on Dec 8, 2016 16:23:15 GMT
I may have 2 tickets to sell on the 31st JANUARY performance evening in row d stalls. Forget the numbers can check when home. Its not official 100% they are available as may still make it on this date if not. I would be happy to offer them for sale take a bit off what I paid (not much if possible)
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Post by groupbooker on Dec 8, 2016 17:15:39 GMT
Yesterday two of us came to London to see Dream Girls at the Savoy - matinee performance. I came up from Cornwall and my friend flew over from Germany to see it with me. I only received an email at 1350 from ATG telling us that both performances were cancelled. On arrival all ushers were outside the Savoy giving everyone slips telling them that due to multiple cast illness both the Wednesdays shows were cancelled. One told us that all three "Effies", lead and both understudies were sick. We had booked to see Ragtime in the evening so what to do now? We did a quick walk to the Noel Coward and even though the show was about 20 minutes in, got 2 tickets for £25 each - sorted! Now to try and see when Amber may be going (or staying) and try to book again!
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Post by ali973 on Dec 8, 2016 17:46:25 GMT
If I may, and correct me if I'm wrong or overstep any marks, but I feel there's a behaviour difference in audience breakdown. Audiences for shows like The Color Purple and Dreamgirls seem to attract more vocal audiences than shows that attract more traditionally... well, white audiences. I suspect there's a long and interesting history leading to cultural differences in audience responses. So...white audiences=behaved, non-white=vocal? Is that what you're saying? On both accounts when I saw Dreamgirls, the audience was overwhelmingly white, and yet they were extremely vocal and supportive. Ditto to other "belt your face off" shows I've seen in London, i.e. the Bodyguard where there are tons of people who would behave X-Factor style, predominantly white, simply because although there would be a somewhat mixed crowd, the majority of the audience from my Bodyguard outings have been white. The same white audiences who keep on shoving disgusting candy, drinks and snacks down their throat while seeing just about every show I see in London or US. I did see Color Purple in the US last night, and it was quite a mixed crowd. There was a black girl sitting next to me who had the whole church going, arm raising routine going on-and it got old and I was about to tell her to relax..but there was a HUGE group of New York public schools students (wearing t-shirts that say #IMHERE), and their behavior was absolutely impeccable. |
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Post by bellboard27 on Dec 8, 2016 17:49:02 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 8, 2016 18:21:49 GMT
"The producers of the show said in a statement: “We are extremely sorry that the audience were unable to see the preview performances yesterday."
I wonder why the producers felt it necessary to refer to the fact that these were preview shows in their statement? Totally irrelevant to those customers who were disappointed. Unless of course you're trying to underplay the situation, or make out that people should somehow expect and put up with problems with previews?
Its a pretty badly worded statement really.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2016 20:58:26 GMT
Something fishy going on...
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Post by Dawnstar on Dec 8, 2016 21:33:58 GMT
Whoever wrote the article evidently doesn't have much experience of attending shows. Saying "it is virtually unheard of for four cast members to be struck down by illness at the same time" is ridiculous. I've seen a number of shows over the years where at least 4 members of the cast have been off sick out of a 30-odd person company so they have had to cut ensemble tracks because so many ensemble members have either been off themselves or covering for sick principals.
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Post by singularsensation10 on Dec 8, 2016 21:54:40 GMT
Whoever wrote the article evidently doesn't have much experience of attending shows. Saying "it is virtually unheard of for four cast members to be struck down by illness at the same time" is ridiculous. I've seen a number of shows over the years where at least 4 members of the cast have been off sick out of a 30-odd person company so they have had to cut ensemble tracks because so many ensemble members have either been off themselves or covering for sick principals. Don't forget it's only, what, 3 weeks into previews. Why on EARTH would they have more than 3 Effies stage ready before the show has even been finalised? It's perfectly heard of for them all to be ill. Let's be honest- no Effie, no show. |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Dec 9, 2016 0:43:44 GMT
Whoever wrote the article evidently doesn't have much experience of attending shows. Saying "it is virtually unheard of for four cast members to be struck down by illness at the same time" is ridiculous. I've seen a number of shows over the years where at least 4 members of the cast have been off sick out of a 30-odd person company so they have had to cut ensemble tracks because so many ensemble members have either been off themselves or covering for sick principals. A regular night at Wicked! We've had some evenings where swings are covering multiple tracks or parts aren't going in for ensemble due to main cast absence! |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Dec 9, 2016 0:45:31 GMT
Whoever wrote the article evidently doesn't have much experience of attending shows. Saying "it is virtually unheard of for four cast members to be struck down by illness at the same time" is ridiculous. I've seen a number of shows over the years where at least 4 members of the cast have been off sick out of a 30-odd person company so they have had to cut ensemble tracks because so many ensemble members have either been off themselves or covering for sick principals. Don't forget it's only, what, 3 weeks into previews. Why on EARTH would they have more than 3 Effies stage ready before the show has even been finalised? It's perfectly heard of for them all to be ill. Let's be honest- no Effie, no show. Yes but didn't Amber tweet to say it wasn't her... therefore it's not a case of No Effie no show?! They had an Effie, she just couldn't/shouldn't go on! |
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Post by aimee16 on Dec 9, 2016 11:21:34 GMT
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Post by jocie89 on Dec 9, 2016 11:35:06 GMT
I think we might possibly be overlooking that there are 30+ people in the cast and lots more in the backstage crew. Amber said she wasn't ill, but if 4 other lead/featured roles were ill and those understudies are under (or not fully) rehearsed it would still stop a show. It doesn't just come down to whether or not they have an Effie. No Deena, Lorell, Jimmy and Curtis would be a disaster too, even more so if you lost a few dressers or stagehands to illness!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2016 13:08:22 GMT
We shouldn't let that incident deter the fact of what a good show this is going to be judging by reviews so far
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Post by Boob on Dec 10, 2016 0:15:20 GMT
In case it's of interest, understudies on tonight were...
ROHAN RICHARDS as Curtis
TOSH WANOGHO-MAUD as Jimmy
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Post by dazzlair on Dec 10, 2016 10:01:25 GMT
I was there on Monday when a dozen or so police officers came into the stalls - someone had found shotgun cartridges(!)
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