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Post by Being Alive on Aug 31, 2023 13:45:38 GMT
Shes very big on the tiktok apparently
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Post by intoanewlife on Aug 31, 2023 13:47:00 GMT
Shes very big on the tiktok apparently Yes that's what I thought, but she has a decent resume as well. I am going before the cast change anyways so it won't matter. |
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Post by ladidah on Sept 1, 2023 7:11:54 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed.
After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me.
It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult.
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Post by keekio2 on Sept 1, 2023 7:22:13 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. Baylie is a terrible Boleyn |
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Post by BVM on Sept 1, 2023 7:35:35 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. I know it really hit some kind of zeitgeist and exploded but (very much IMHO obvs) this is one of the most overrated shows ever. And increasingly it's writers are turning into one hit wonders. That said many of my (mid 40s) gay mates obsessed with pop music, not really into musicals, love it. So what do I know lol. Truly wasn't for me though. Audience both times I went exactly as you describe and I'd not go again. |
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Post by toomasj on Sept 1, 2023 14:12:08 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. As expected. |
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Post by ladidah on Sept 1, 2023 14:14:01 GMT
Believe me, I am happy to cheer and whoop - but this was actual full screaming.
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Post by toomasj on Sept 1, 2023 14:29:01 GMT
Believe me, I am happy to cheer and whoop - but this was actual full screaming. Oh I believe it, it’s why certain shows are no go zones for me. |
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Post by ladidah on Sept 1, 2023 14:37:59 GMT
It was a shame because I don't begrudge teens having fun, but it was torture.
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 1, 2023 17:41:05 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. It doesn't help that the show has been 'TikToked' to death and everything is now played in fast forward. It is a totally different show now to what it used to be. I saw it last about 18 months ago and really didn't enjoy it. I was hoping things might've got better, but it doesn't sound like it. I yearn for the old Arts days where it was a cult thing with an older fanbase. Apart from Courtney, I don't think I have ever seen a great Boleyn. Millie's acting was great, but her singing...yikes! The Broadway one was annoying as hell and the last one I saw in London was TERRIBLE, but it wasn't Baylie. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 1, 2023 18:07:35 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. I know it really hit some kind of zeitgeist and exploded but (very much IMHO obvs) this is one of the most overrated shows ever. And increasingly it's writers are turning into one hit wonders. That said many of my (mid 40s) gay mates obsessed with pop music, not really into musicals, love it. So what do I know lol. Truly wasn't for me though. Audience both times I went exactly as you describe and I'd not go again. It really is like something you would see at the RVT on a Sunday evening which is what I loved about it in the old days. Now it's been given a facelift and looks a lot more 'professional', but it has lost everything that used to be great about it which was that it was kind of very loose, a bit amateur and there was a lot more audience interaction in place of the 'race to the finish line' vibe it gives now. |
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Post by SuttonPeron on Sept 1, 2023 19:56:09 GMT
Totally agree. At the old days, the casts had genuine chemistry. They also encouraged the actresses to bring themselves to the role (vocally, their characterization...). Now, everything´s much more standardized and the queens get less freedom, making the show more "professional" but a lot more lifeless and robotic, and therefore much less joyous.
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 1, 2023 20:11:28 GMT
Totally agree. At the old days, the casts had genuine chemistry. They also encouraged the actresses to bring themselves to the role (vocally, their characterization...). Now, everything´s much more standardized and the queens get less freedom, making the show more "professional" but a lot more lifeless and robotic, and therefore much less joyous. I blame the Americans...it very much changed once they started bringing every production in 'line' with the US and Canadian productions even before it hit Broadway. |
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Post by SuttonPeron on Sept 1, 2023 21:03:26 GMT
Oh, absolutely. Almost every bad change has come from the US.
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Post by marob on Sept 1, 2023 21:28:11 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult.I saw it last year when it toured to my local theatre. Their midweek matinees are usually pretty quiet, but this was packed, helped by its run falling during school holidays. Lots of kids, including one next to me who sang along to most of the songs. About 8 or 9 years of age and singing about how Henry couldn’t get it up. Rather awkward. There are some nice songs, but agree the show is was really corny, particularly the competition and its resolution that you can see coming a mile off. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 1, 2023 21:30:15 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult.I saw it last year when it toured to my local theatre. Their midweek matinees are usually pretty quiet, but this was packed, helped by its run falling during school holidays. Lots of kids, including one next to me who sang along to most of the songs. About 8 or 9 years of age and singing about how Henry couldn’t get it up. Rather awkward. There are some nice songs, but agree the show is was really corny, particularly the competition and its resolution that you can see coming a mile off. It's a fun and rather stupid female empowerment 'concert', not Schindler's List.... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2023 22:06:31 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult.I saw it last year when it toured to my local theatre. Their midweek matinees are usually pretty quiet, but this was packed, helped by its run falling during school holidays. Lots of kids, including one next to me who sang along to most of the songs. About 8 or 9 years of age and singing about how Henry couldn’t get it up. Rather awkward. There are some nice songs, but agree the show is was really corny, particularly the competition and its resolution that you can see coming a mile off. Lots of kids of any generation have been into "edgy" music. I'm sure children of the same age listen to mainstream music/rap with similar lyrics. Also how many pop stars who have a younger following do we read about doing raunchy dance routines, crawling about provacatively on stage wearing very little. I'm sure a lot of parents would rather take their children to show like Six than some of the concerts the children may request to see. |
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Post by ladidah on Sept 2, 2023 11:21:25 GMT
I found it awkward seeing so much very young kids there. A couple of pre teens who have seen worse on tiktok fine.
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Post by musicalfan on Sept 2, 2023 13:54:45 GMT
I must be turning into an old grouch - I was really disappointed. After years of listening to the soundtrack I was so excited but found it all very corny. 90% of the jokes don't land and the singing was mixed. I really didn't like Baylie Carson's Anne Boleyn, way too goofball for me. It also didn't help I went to the matinee so there were so many really young teens screaming. I was surprised to see so many children there, really young - a lot of the lyrics and dancing are pretty adult. Saw it in the summer twice in 22 and twice in 21 still I would say the craziest audience I’d been apart of was in June 21 afew weeks after the theatre opened on a Sunday evening . I’m not joking the floor shook. If I hadn’t known any better would have thought it was a cast change. |
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Post by evilmat360 on Sept 6, 2023 10:14:51 GMT
The new queens have been announced.
Nikki Bentley as Catherine of Aragon Thao Therese Nguyen as Anne Boleyn Kayleigh McKnight as Jane Seymour Reca Oakley as Anna of Cleves Inez Budd as Katherine Howard Janiq Charles as Catherine Parr
along with Gabriella Stylianou as Alternate Aragon/Seymour Naomi Alade as Alternate Boleyn/Cleves
Hannah Lowther as Alternate Howard/Parr Meg Dixon-Brasil as Super Swing and Natalie Pilkington as UK Super Swing.
Along with a change to the performance schedule from the cast change date, the midweek 5:30pm matinee on a Thursday is gone except for school holiday weeks now starting at 4pm, although the whatsonstage says that the Thursday matinees still are available for schools only, but currently cannot find anything from Nimax or Six that publicly says this.
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 10, 2023 11:52:42 GMT
Went last night. Older audience in the stalls but upstairs sounded a bit livelier.
Not a single incidence of 'bad behavior' (so that's 15 out of 15 for not ever witnessing the supposed nightmare that is Six crowds) unless you consider opening a bag of crisps during the only ballad in the show bad behavior.
I loved Boleyn, thought she was hilarious. The rest were all in fine voice, but yeah the magic of the original cast is still missing here and most of the joke sections are still not what they used to be. But there have been quite a few improvements since last time I saw it and as someone who had gone off the show a bit I thought it was MUCH better than the last few times I've been.
It was great fun and the relatives (aged 43 - 70) all loved it.
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 19, 2023 13:30:46 GMT
Any news on the film they shot last year ever being released?
I'd have thought the Xmas market would be a winner for them and it's obviously been completed by now.
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Post by emsworthian on Oct 15, 2023 9:25:49 GMT
I eventually caught up with this yesterday at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, having booked to see it at Chichester early 2020 on what turned out to be the night of storm Brendan when local trains were cancelled.
I went to the 4 pm performance and, as other have commented, there were lots of primary school age children. Many of the little girls were wearing plastic crowns or coronets, which was cute, but as has been noted, made me uneasy with some of the lyrics. There were loads of teens and the merchandise was selling well.
It was a full house and no bad behaviour to report but with all the cheering and whooping there were times when I felt I was at the meeting of a cult, of which I am not a member.
I have mixed thoughts about the show. I love the title song and enjoyed "Heart of Stone" but I thought the other songs were a bit meh. The performers gave it their all but I think my main problem with the show's concept; to me it tried to be clever-clever and succeeded only in behing sixth-formish. Towards the end when one of the Queens asks: "Who knows the name of Henry VII's wife?", I felt like shouting out: "Elizabeth of York". The plot, such as it was, felt very contrived; the "competition" and then at the end the feminist point which ignores facts from history.
I'm sorry if this makes me a pedantic bore. I am pleased that others loved it but I'm afraid it wasn't for me.
Perhaps this belongs to the Theatre Amnesty thread in general chat but noting how well the merchandise was selling at the theatre, I wondered if, when a musical goes on tour, the theatre takes a percentage of mercahndise sales. Can anyone tell me, please?
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Post by ladidah on Apr 29, 2024 6:43:35 GMT
Got a Rush ticket yesterday for this.
However, I should have foreseen the inevitable when the guy next to me told his neighbour it was his fifteenth time.
He then proceeded to try to be the 7th Queen, singing, dancing (which moved my seat constantly), screaming and calling out.
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Post by interval99 on Apr 29, 2024 19:59:45 GMT
It's the fan worship of people returning multiple times as the previous poster says which seems to make this show box office gold even after several years.
The next run at the bristol hippodrome is now showing fully sold out for 8 shows five months before it arrives in September for a return visit.
No other show comes close to sell out so far ahead.
It includes mid week matinee in school time so slight concern that's its on school curriculum some people are going to have some strange history knowledge,
but it seems six is going to be a long term player and most be one of the most profitable 75 minutes shows ever produced.
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