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Post by LaLuPone on Nov 7, 2018 17:53:02 GMT
The Wales Millennium Centre has nothing scheduled from Mid-May to Mid-July so fingers crossed for this...
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 7, 2018 18:04:28 GMT
I mean, the picture is of Annalene Beechey and Kok-Hwa Lie so maybe?...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 18:14:00 GMT
Chicago with Todrick, West Side Story, Spice Girls, Jesus Christ Superstar, and now this? Crumbs, everyone in my family are getting hugs for Christmas this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 18:31:47 GMT
So I've seen on the ATG website that The King and I will be in Manchester Opera House for 2 and a half weeks from mid April and also in the Sunderland Empire for a week and a half in June, so the big UK Tour that was hinted at before is obviously happening. (Tickets on sale for these two venues on Friday) Starring whom, I wonder? Oh it’s a long way from Wakefield here in Siam , I know @ryan would happily approve. |
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Post by tlyon4784 on Nov 7, 2018 18:34:35 GMT
Oh it’s a long way from Wakefield here in Siam , I know @ryan would happily approve.  who are the two in this picture? |
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Post by tlyon4784 on Nov 7, 2018 18:36:22 GMT
Oh it’s a long way from Wakefield here in Siam , I know @ryan would happily approve. who are the two in this picture? The guy looks like the London standby |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 18:37:15 GMT
^ I mean, the picture is of Annalene Beechey and Kok-Hwa Lie so maybe?... |
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Post by tlyon4784 on Nov 7, 2018 18:37:48 GMT
^ I mean, the picture is of Annalene Beechey and Kok-Hwa Lie so maybe?... Totally makes sense |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 9:02:54 GMT
This is Louise Dearman role right?! I mean, surely this is her gig. That's dream casting right there and it's the reason I'd go back to see a production of The King and I.
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 8, 2018 9:50:42 GMT
I saw Annalene Beechey twice as Anna at the Palladium. She was very good and will be great as the tour lead.
It is a big role, so I wonder if there will be an alternate.
Kok-Hwa Lie went on as The Kralahome (also saw him and he was good), but I don't think he ever went on as the King. I'll be interested to see his take. His diction is much better than Ken's.
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 8, 2018 9:58:54 GMT
I read that as "The Krankies." I need to get out far more. I don't think there was a suitable role for John Barrowman. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 23:08:57 GMT
I saw this in New York in 2015 and missed the run in London.
It says star casting for the tour but my dream would be Ruthie Henshall or Joanna Riding.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 22:49:29 GMT
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Post by singularsensation10 on Nov 27, 2018 8:07:59 GMT
This is Louise Dearman role right?! I mean, surely this is her gig. That's dream casting right there and it's the reason I'd go back to see a production of The King and I. If Dearman isn’t even doing stuff in town to be close to her family, I doubt she’ll do anything on tour.. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2018 16:34:39 GMT
This is Louise Dearman role right?! I mean, surely this is her gig. That's dream casting right there and it's the reason I'd go back to see a production of The King and I. If Dearman isn’t even doing stuff in town to be close to her family, I doubt she’ll do anything on tour.. Louise has a history of touring to be fair, with Evita and Guys & Dolls to name her more well-known touring credits.  |
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Post by SageStageMgr on Nov 27, 2018 16:52:50 GMT
If Dearman isn’t even doing stuff in town to be close to her family, I doubt she’ll do anything on tour.. Louise has a history of touring to be fair, with Evita and Guys & Dolls to name her more well-known touring credits. Loathed her in Evita, she was solid in Guys & Dolls though. |
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Post by anthem on Nov 30, 2018 1:10:22 GMT
The screening tonight was superb. Kind of sorry I missed it live but hopefully I’ll catch the tour. The female leads were my highlight- Kelli O’Hara (obviously), Ruthie Ann Miles and Na-Young Jeon. The costumes and sets were gorgeous. I found the King hard to sympathize with until close to the end of the show.
The story is a little jarring in 2018- white woman goes to Siam to teach the locals about feminism and manners, but I guess many classic shows would fail the test if we scrutinized their book.
I loved the scene where the play was being acted out.
Arguably dodgy premise aside, it was a wonderful evening’s entertainment.
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Post by ali973 on Nov 30, 2018 7:21:10 GMT
I saw a clip of Shall We Dance and thought the sound was really bad. The orchestra is so thinned out it sounds like two reeds, a trumpet, a snare drum and a triangle.
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Post by frankubelik on Nov 30, 2018 9:17:57 GMT
The sound was indeed really bad and I enjoyed it less than I did "live" in the Theatre where Kelli seemed so much warmer and better. Ken remained incredibly charismatic and Ruthie Ann's acting was superb even if her voice is not the greatest. I could not help but be distracted by the very obvious wig joins and thought a little more care with make up and lighting would have solved the problem.
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Post by BoOverall on Nov 30, 2018 14:46:06 GMT
Oh this was magnificent. Despite the issues with elements of the musical itself, I loved it. And what a sublime cast. Fortunately the sound was excellent in our cinema for once - it is usually a gamble: Follies was practically inaudible.
And as I said to my hubby, we also need to keep going to theatre screenings at the cinema as we are practically the youngest. We might even pass for twinks if the light is right.😀
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Post by Pennywise57 on Dec 1, 2018 15:42:50 GMT
The cinema broadcast of this on Thursday was absolutely magnificent! I was completely bold over when I saw it in person in June and the filmed version didn't disappoint. Everyone really brought their "A" game here and were brilliant. I'm still in awe of Kelli O'Hara voice. When I saw her in the show in London, that's the only time to date that I've been so overwhelmed by a persons vocal ability alone that it has actually made me cry. Every other time that I've cried seeing someone sing on stage, it's always been because I've been emotionally invested in what they're singing about. Kelli O'Hara's version of "Hello Young Lovers" was just something else though! I went right passed chills onto tears. That's something I won't forget in a long time and although I didn't quite have that reaction watching it in the cinema, her voice still soared! It was fantastic being able to see Ruthie Ann Miles as Lady Thiang as well. I saw Naoko Mori last time who I thought was great but I thought Ruthie was Extraordinary!! She acted it so well. She deserves major props too for being able to do the London run, particularly that role as well after the awful year she's had. I don't think I would have been able to do that had I been in her situation. A brilliant night and should add that the sound in our screening was really good too. Also, off topic but re my last post here (since I'm shockingly bad at actually posting my thoughts here at the time  ) about seeing The Birthday Party and Julius Caesar. In short, saw both. I really enjoyed Shakespeare. Pinter, not so much.. |
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Post by tonylony on Dec 4, 2018 5:56:32 GMT
Was this also filmed by BroadwayHD? I was dissapointed to read just now on their official facebook page that they're not planning on DVD/BluRay for this
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Post by BoOverall on Dec 7, 2018 14:52:11 GMT
That’s a shame; it’s a production that deserves rewatching time and time again.
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Dec 9, 2018 20:52:18 GMT
I just found out my local cinema are reshowing this on Thursday next week, so I've just booked as I left it to late last time.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Dec 17, 2018 23:44:39 GMT
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) about seeing The Birthday Party and Julius Caesar. In short, saw both. I really enjoyed Shakespeare. Pinter, not so much.. 
