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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 18:25:51 GMT
Ah okay I thought it was touring late 2017. Thanks for that Matilda is touring late 2017, maybe that was the confusion? Is it??!! But yeah, it will be interesting to see Charlie tours if it uses the Broadway changes, not that the London production was bad or anything. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 21:37:24 GMT
Matilda is touring late 2017, maybe that was the confusion? Is it??!! But yeah, it will be interesting to see Charlie tours if it uses the Broadway changes, not that the London production was bad or anything. Yes, it's been booked into one theatre for 2018 since last year. |
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Post by daniel on Dec 29, 2016 22:16:42 GMT
Matilda and Charlie both have large scale tours booked in. Of course, I never treat any tour as "100% happening" until I see tickets on-sale because things can change so quickly and tours not happen (Memphis & Once, I'm looking at you here), but to the best of my knowledge these ones are pretty set to happen.
Charlie tour is indeed intended to be based on the Broadway production.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 18:01:06 GMT
Congratulations Charlie on your final night, after 3 1/2 years and 1000 and something performances in one of London's biggest theatres! Yes people had mixed feelings, but it is still an amazing run for such a huge show!  See you on tour! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 18:21:19 GMT
Matilda and Charlie both have large scale tours booked in. Of course, I never treat any tour as "100% happening" until I see tickets on-sale because things can change so quickly and tours not happen (Memphis & Once, I'm looking at you here), but to the best of my knowledge these ones are pretty set to happen. Charlie tour is indeed intended to be based on the Broadway production. and the Les Mis 30th anniversary tour |
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Post by David J on Mar 31, 2017 23:15:44 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 1, 2017 8:12:40 GMT
Yikes!!!!
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Post by David J on Apr 1, 2017 9:14:36 GMT
And isn't the UK tour meant to be using this set? |
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Post by westendwendy on Apr 1, 2017 10:09:11 GMT
Dear Sam Mendes and Warner Brothers theatricals.
To save this show keep the London sets, add Candy Man, Cheer Up Charlie, I've Got a Golden Ticket songs, get Alan Menken to do a new score, redesign the chocolate room to be the most breathtaking wow set ever and change the chocolate river to actual brown water (they did it with Bombay Dreams), return the archrival Arthur Slugworth sub plot (to me that's the whole point of the everlasting gobstopper trust predicament), and move the entrance to the factory at the end of act one. Basically in Mary Poppins style recreate the magic of the film on stage please.
Hey presto I just saved you all millions.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 10:50:06 GMT
I think the main issue it seems is the set, which I loved in London and they should never of got rid! But other than that, seems the addition of the movie songs is a good thing. I like the song Cheer Up Charlie, but I was one of the rare people who really like If Your Mother Were Here in London, and didn't think what alot of people got confused by, that the mother had died. I never understoood why people were getting so confused.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 11:30:41 GMT
It was such a big change in tone and before then the fact that she works a lot wasnt really made that big a deal. so for a sudden song in a very mournful tone to be dedicated to her seemed to come from no where.
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 1, 2017 11:37:18 GMT
I don't know if it's in the Broadway version, but I always wondered how they did the paper aeroplane trick. I'll put my question under a spoiler just in case:
I swear the plane took exactly the same trajectory every time I saw the show, and went much higher in the theatre than it should have, but try as I might I couldn't spot a wire or anything that it could've been attached to, even from the front row! Was it just very well hidden, or was the trick done another way? Or was there no trick at all and the kids were just incredibly good paper plane throwers!
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Post by crunchemhall on Apr 1, 2017 13:13:11 GMT
I don't know if it's in the Broadway version, but I always wondered how they did the paper aeroplane trick. I'll put my question under a spoiler just in case: Replying in a spoiler too  {Spoiler - click to view}
I swear the plane took exactly the same trajectory every time I saw the show, and went much higher in the theatre than it should have, but try as I might I couldn't spot a wire or anything that it could've been attached to, even from the front row! Was it just very well hidden, or was the trick done another way? Or was there no trick at all and the kids were just incredibly good paper plane throwers!
Saw the show from various seats in the Stalls and spotted the very thin wire a couple of times. And you are right when you say the plane took exactly the same trajectory. I guess it was attached to Charlie's chair and when released it was pulled towards the back of the Grand Circle. |
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Post by firefingers on Apr 1, 2017 22:51:47 GMT
I don't know if it's in the Broadway version, but I always wondered how they did the paper aeroplane trick. I'll put my question under a spoiler just in case:
I swear the plane took exactly the same trajectory every time I saw the show, and went much higher in the theatre than it should have, but try as I might I couldn't spot a wire or anything that it could've been attached to, even from the front row! Was it just very well hidden, or was the trick done another way? Or was there no trick at all and the kids were just incredibly good paper plane throwers!
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Yep, fishing line to front of Upper Circle. Airplane is permanently attached and stored down the side of the chair. Charlie makes a second then switches before throwing.
Source: seen the show being reset. |
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Post by Seriously on Apr 4, 2017 10:24:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 10:54:18 GMT
By all accounts, it is the revised US version that will be taking the road in the UK. Although I wouldnt be surprised if the plans get canned if the reception in the US carries on the way its been going. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 16:37:45 GMT
Why would you want to loose the beautiful magic the London show had? I think they made a huge mistake re developing it, the reviews seem to be very weird. Veruca is Russian?! Hope they don't take the Us on tour |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 20:59:47 GMT
Just seen some clips and pre set for the Broadway version......... its very different
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2018 14:32:48 GMT
Watching the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka movie whilst fondly re-watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory in my head.
Loved this show. Not sure why so many felt the stage show did the Gene Wilder a dis-service. It was great and there were many parallels. Still can’t get over how they ruined a solid production over the sea in NY.
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 1, 2018 16:56:22 GMT
I did enjoy it and thought the staging and sets were great, but I didn't think it was very strong as a musical, a lot of the songs were quite weak
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Post by theatreian on Apr 1, 2018 17:19:05 GMT
Yes I remember being a bit disappointed when I saw it. Pure Imagination is the only memorable song.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2018 17:35:59 GMT
I don’t think it was necessarily ruined when they made changes to the Broadway production. As others have said it wasn’t fantastic in its original form, and even if it had transferred as a carbon copy it probably would’ve shuttered even earlier in New York.
Whilst I did enjoy it, I wasn’t sad to see it leave London.
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Post by No. on Apr 13, 2018 18:47:38 GMT
Really? I wonder what happened...
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Post by mrcompanymanager on Apr 13, 2018 20:33:42 GMT
I wonder what show will fill the dates...
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Post by No. on Apr 13, 2018 20:36:47 GMT
My immediate first thought was The Lion King but I can’t say how plausible that is
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