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Post by djdan14 on Sept 28, 2017 22:17:30 GMT
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Post by zsazsa on Sept 28, 2017 22:18:47 GMT
Delighted about Laura Pitt Pulford but have to say I am a bit disappointed at the choice for Barnum. Really did not like his Ali Hakim at the Proms.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 28, 2017 22:18:49 GMT
Laura will be wonderful, but Marcus?! Jeez...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 22:20:08 GMT
Really?
Thank God I havent booked. Very disappointing
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 28, 2017 22:23:42 GMT
O...........K........  |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 28, 2017 22:23:43 GMT
Not obvious casting - that is for sure...
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Post by zak97 on Sept 28, 2017 22:33:29 GMT
Should I know who he is? Because this hasn't made me want to book...
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Post by sf on Sept 28, 2017 23:16:18 GMT
I liked him in 'Spamalot' - but nothing about his performance in 'Spamalot' suggested he'd be appropriate casting for 'Barnum'... or indeed for any role requiring actual acting. He's a funny comedian, but 'Barnum' needs a brash, in-your-face showman.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 23:20:13 GMT
Looks like there is a wire...
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Post by showtoones on Sept 29, 2017 2:59:01 GMT
Gordon Greenberg has to ok Marcus for the part so obviously they think he can do it. I will hope for the best and go in with an open mind...
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 29, 2017 5:31:05 GMT
Gordon Greenberg's production of Guys and Dolls was really boring ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 5:39:47 GMT
Celinde Schoenmaker playing Jenny Lind. Tupele Dorgu and Harry Francis also in it.
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Post by lonlad on Sept 29, 2017 5:49:32 GMT
Schoenmaker may well steal the show - the best Christine I have ever seen. Brigstocke on the other hand seems totally wrong, though not as wrong for this as he was for Ali Hakim (!!) at the proms.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 6:16:01 GMT
Looks like there is a wire ...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 29, 2017 6:39:31 GMT
Eurghhhh. Horrible casting.
I like laura Pitt Pulford but even she can’t get me to part with my cash to watch this.
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Post by paplazaroo on Sept 29, 2017 6:40:38 GMT
Oh dear! That's a big challenge for him, the tightrope is the least of his problems if his Oklahoma performance is anything to go by!
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Post by alece10 on Sept 29, 2017 6:46:47 GMT
Oh well, that's £50 odd quid more I have to spend on Christmas presents.
Not a fan of his really and he was just OK in Oklahoma.
Plus isn't he a bit tall to walk on a tightrope at the Menier considering the ceiling isn't that high there. He will end up being about 6" off the floor
I will probably be proved wrong now and he will give an award winning performance
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Post by loureviews on Sept 29, 2017 6:49:35 GMT
I'm remaining open-minded. Remember Michael Crawford went from comedy into Barnum. Jim Dale too (although he was a pop star first etc.)
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Post by popcultureboy on Sept 29, 2017 7:08:02 GMT
Brigstocke is very out of left field, but tbh I'm so delighted it's NOT a Strallen as Charity that I might just book a ticket regardless.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 7:20:15 GMT
Well, I can give this one a miss!
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Post by Anniek on Sept 29, 2017 7:45:08 GMT
Just booked to see Celinde really.
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Post by theatreian on Sept 29, 2017 7:48:11 GMT
Was waiting for the cast announcement before booking, as it's not really my favourite show anyway, but after the cast announced will not be booking.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 8:03:48 GMT
Delighted to see Laura Pitt-Pulford, though not entirely sure about him. Still, I'm seeing it pretty late in the run, plenty of time for everyone to get the hang of it.  |
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Post by stevej678 on Sept 29, 2017 9:26:18 GMT
Full cast is Marcus Brigstocke (PT Barnum), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Charity Barnum), Tupele Dorgu (Joice Heth), Harry Francis (Tom Thumb), Celinde Schoenmaker (Jenny Lind), Danny Collins, Eamonn Cox, Rosie Fletcher, Ainsley Hall Ricketts, Courtney Hows, Bethany Huckle, Philip Marriott, Dominic Owen and Lucie-Mae Summer.
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Post by anita on Sept 29, 2017 9:29:57 GMT
So glad I didn't book.
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