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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 9, 2019 7:39:02 GMT
This is super helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I’m definitely more intrigued now!
I think what really sold me on it, the first time I saw it, was how the girls are obviously having such a whale of a time! The cd gives you a touch of it, but there's so much humour and charm in the facial expressions and the dance moves and the asides in between songs. They really give it everything in the performance, and sell the whole thing so completely, that I think it's really hard not to be won over.
My favourite moment is just as Seymour finishes her big tearful ballad, belting out all those notes, with all that passion and emotion... and then walks to the side of the stage and whacks on a neon ruff and those comedy glasses and goes straight into Haus of Holbein.
^ that's what I can't wait to see. I haaaaate HoH on the cast album, as it blasts the mood apart, but live I think it'll probably work well for me. |
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Post by popcultureboy on Apr 9, 2019 8:22:34 GMT
Quote  [input type="checkbox" class="ui-manager-checkbox"] Post by Baemax on [abbr title="Mon Apr 08 2019 09:45:07 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)" data-timestamp="1554713107000" class="o-timestamp time recent_time"]23 hours ago[/abbr] As soon as SOLT decided to nominate all six of them as the same entry for the same award even though they're playing six different characters, it was abundantly clear that they didn't consider any of them to be a serious contender for the award, so it was almost insulting of them to even bother. Not a SOLT decision. Producers decide who to submit for nomination and in what category. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 9, 2019 8:28:34 GMT
Quote [input type="checkbox" class="ui-manager-checkbox"] Post by Baemax on [abbr title="Mon Apr 08 2019 09:45:07 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)" data-timestamp="1554713107000" class="o-timestamp time recent_time"]23 hours ago[/abbr] As soon as SOLT decided to nominate all six of them as the same entry for the same award even though they're playing six different characters, it was abundantly clear that they didn't consider any of them to be a serious contender for the award, so it was almost insulting of them to even bother. Not a SOLT decision. Producers decide who to submit for nomination and in what category. they made the right decision. They wouldn't of got nominated for Best Actress in a Musical because the four nominated ladies were way out front for pretty much the last six months of the year. It would of been real tough to get the girls in there. The Whatsonstage.com Awards are the one that initially confused me that they weren't even nominated, but then I guess fans of the show voted for different Queens and in the end they all cancelled eachother out? |
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Post by firefingers on Apr 9, 2019 8:56:04 GMT
Quote [input type="checkbox" class="ui-manager-checkbox"] Post by Baemax on [abbr title="Mon Apr 08 2019 09:45:07 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)" data-timestamp="1554713107000" class="o-timestamp time recent_time"]23 hours ago[/abbr] As soon as SOLT decided to nominate all six of them as the same entry for the same award even though they're playing six different characters, it was abundantly clear that they didn't consider any of them to be a serious contender for the award, so it was almost insulting of them to even bother. Not a SOLT decision. Producers decide who to submit for nomination and in what category. Weirdly on this show they are one of the same! Six is produced by Kenny Wax (And a couple of others but I believe Kenny Wax LTD is lead producer these days). The same Kenny Wax who is chairman of the Society of London Theatre. The Society of London Theatre literally run the Olivier Awards. This isn't hyperbole, they're their awards. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 9, 2019 11:28:42 GMT
More tour dates.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Apr 9, 2019 11:30:08 GMT
Is the show leaving the WE again? Or will it roll out another cast?
So glad to see this show doing well!
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 9, 2019 11:35:41 GMT
Is the show leaving the WE again? Or will it roll out another cast? So glad to see this show doing well! Presumably new cast, as the London cast are on year contracts I believe and it's selling out in the West End. |
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Post by Raven on Apr 9, 2019 18:42:31 GMT
Is this perhaps what the auditions were for the other week? I would assume the current cast are on year contracts so would guess it would be a brand new cast for the tour.
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Post by wicked on Apr 12, 2019 18:31:50 GMT
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Post by ali973 on Apr 12, 2019 19:25:08 GMT
I saw Grace Mouat last week. Vocally she was weaker than the first cast Queen.
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Post by greeny11 on Apr 12, 2019 19:27:04 GMT
Interesting - I've seen Courtney as Catherine of Aragon twice and thought she suited the part. I can't imagine Jane Seymour suiting her as well.
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Post by martello736 on Apr 13, 2019 13:16:07 GMT
I've seen Grace and Courtney as both Aragon and Seymour and both are very good at both roles. Courtney's actually my favourite Seymour and Grace my favourite Aragon so I have no complaints about either becoming the new first cover. Grace has very strong comedic timing whereas Courtney is much stronger on the emotional side of things (hence why she's a very good Parr) which might explain the switch as Seymour is more emotionally weighted than Aragon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2019 14:47:18 GMT
I saw Grace as both Aragon and Seymour and I thought she was better suited to Aragon.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 15, 2019 9:07:46 GMT
Does anyone know anything about themed cocktails for this?
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Post by sophizoey on Apr 15, 2019 9:50:35 GMT
Does anyone know anything about themed cocktails for this? There are Six, one based on each queen at £8 each. Which I didn't think was a bad price for a cocktail in central London. Each contains around 50ml of spirits. They also come out fairly close to colour of that Queens costume (when the alternates aren't on) Aragon - Gin and orange tonic Boleyn - Vodka, midori and pinapple Seymour - White rum and cola Cleves - Prosecco and rose syrup Howard - Gin and rose lemonade Parr- Bols blue, vodka and lemonade I've personally had the Parr and Howars and they were really nice. (All this info come from a photo I have on my phone because my mam didn't have her reading glasses) |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 15, 2019 9:55:13 GMT
Thank you massively sophizoey - I LOVE a themed cocktail! |
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Post by xanady on Apr 15, 2019 10:35:53 GMT
I can SEYMOUR people getting into cocktail drinking as the summer comes.Don’t think cocktails are on a PARR with gin myself,but maybe that’s just me being ARAGONt...sorry,couldn’t resist😀
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Post by latefortheoverture on Apr 16, 2019 17:57:06 GMT
Cannot wait to see some footage of a different cast as SIX just to compare.
I wonder if they'll all have different costumes to the queens here, seeing as the alternates have different costumes, it wouldn't be surprising.
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Post by wicked on Apr 16, 2019 21:58:04 GMT
I don't think they will- in the Instagram stories from today's rehearsal they had the London costume sketches on the wall.
Having said that, I would LOVE to see a whole new set of costumes!!
They also said in the stories that Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert is swinging for Aragon, Parr and Cleves while Mallory Maedke is Boleyn, Seymour and Howard. Made me wonder whether when casting Grace's replacement they are specifically looking for Aragon (now) and Howard potentials, someone who can do all six or if they'll do another alternate swap around when the new swing is cast.
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Post by sophizoey on Apr 16, 2019 22:15:13 GMT
The main cast costumes are the same, however I think due to the different arrangement of the alternates in Chicago they are getting brand new costumes and I do believe I heard somewhere that there are more costumes than the 9.5 we have seen in London (.5 Cause Vicki kind of has two costumes due to needing a jacket for Cleves but a different top for the other Queens). Also on the Instagram account @cstcostumeshop they have photos of all the fabric samples. It's actually quite interesting to look through.
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Post by rachpywell on Apr 17, 2019 8:05:39 GMT
Was there last night, it was electric! All alternates on - Vicki (Anne Boleyn), Grace (Jane Seymour), Courtney (Catherine Parr).
Loved every minute of it!
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Post by winonaforever on Apr 20, 2019 12:03:54 GMT
Going to see this for the first time today!
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Post by hamiltonstradition on Apr 21, 2019 11:27:10 GMT
Genesis Lynea is going on as Cleves today....Courtney as Seymour, Grace Howard, and Vicki Parr.
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Post by wicked on Apr 21, 2019 11:45:02 GMT
Genesis Lynea is going on as Cleves today....Courtney as Seymour, Grace Howard, and Vicki Parr. Would KILL to see that I wonder how much of the new choreography they'll be able to teach her before tonight |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 12:38:27 GMT
Twitter is in meltdown at this news.
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