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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 17, 2021 17:35:59 GMT
Great news for Layton that he’s getting to tour the US. Will be interesting to see how they change this to make it work.
I wonder what this means for the UK? In terms of both London and the tour plans.
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Post by anita on Aug 18, 2021 9:07:57 GMT
Can anyone tell me the page number that has the picture of TallPaul's shirt on so I can look out for him when I see the film?
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 18, 2021 9:36:53 GMT
I've made sure all copies have been destroyed, anita. Being an international man of mystery, I have to guard my true identity very carefully. 🙂 |
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Post by cherokee on Aug 18, 2021 13:40:55 GMT
Talking of accents, why cast posh Brit Richard E Grant as a Northern drag queen when he can't do the accent?
I've always been bewildered as to why the role of Hugo has always been so monumentally miscast on stage and now on screen. It surely can't be that difficult to cast a middle-aged actor who can convincingly play a) gay and b) Northern?!
From Phil Nicol to Shane Ritchie to Bill Ward to Bianca del Rio to Rufus Hound to Lee Ross, we're lucky if they can portray just one of those things, and most can do neither!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2021 14:21:47 GMT
I guess it's because none of those names you mentioned, apart from Bianca who played it as American, would be able to draw people in to watch it. Shane Ritchie might be a name to alot of people, but i wouldnt go and see something just because he was in it.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 18, 2021 14:35:26 GMT
Well they certainly don't talk with Sheffield accents in the Japanese production. As an international man of mystery, why didn't I know about this? I think it's running now...or it could have been postponed. horipro-stage.jp/stage/jamiemusicaljp2021/ |
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Post by cherokee on Aug 18, 2021 16:43:20 GMT
I guess it's because none of those names you mentioned, apart from Bianca who played it as American, would be able to draw people in to watch it. Shane Ritchie might be a name to alot of people, but i wouldnt go and see something just because he was in it. Yes, I agree. None - apart from Bianca - are going to put bums on seats, so if that's the case, why not cast someone who's right for the part? I can't believe there are no middle aged actors out there who can't convincingly play a Northern drag queen. I simply don't get why they keep returning to Phil Nicol either. I've seen him three times now and each time the show dipped noticeably whenever it got to any scenes involving him. |
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Post by princeton on Aug 18, 2021 21:57:29 GMT
BTW - It's not a North American tour - it's just, at the moment, a five-week run in Los Angeles. The dates fit into the break in the UK tour - so Layton and Roy/Bianca will do Southampton until 8 Jan - then off to LA 16 Jan-20 Feb. Layton heads back to rejoin the tour when it starts up again in Nottingham on 23 February.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Aug 18, 2021 22:08:46 GMT
A week isn’t much time to rehearse, will the LA cast use their cover Jamie & Locos or is the entire UK tour cast flying over?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2021 20:20:54 GMT
The Feeling (Dan Gillespie Sells’ band) have released a new song for Loco Chanel for the film: beautiful!
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Post by anita on Sept 8, 2021 8:51:20 GMT
Just had email to say I've won tickets for the premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday. Yippee!!!
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 8, 2021 9:06:19 GMT
Congratulations, anita. You'll be one of the first to see my small part! We shall expect a full report first thing Tuesday. |
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Sept 8, 2021 10:00:36 GMT
Just had email to say I've won tickets for the premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday. Yippee!!! Congrats! I’ve won tickets to the Sheffield Premiere at The Crucible and can’t wait to see the film! |
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Post by anita on Sept 14, 2021 10:51:39 GMT
Well I was at the film premiere last night & it's terrific. 5 stars from me. Before the film started we got a live performance of the title song from The Feeling. We all had bags containing water & popcorn & some of us [ME] were given envelopes containing Amazon freebies. I won't go into details as I don't want to spoil anyones enjoyment but there are a few changes - things omitted & added. However it all works. There isn't a weak member of the cast.And of course the real Jamie & his mum were there. As for TallPauls appearance I'm afraid you couldn't distinguish individuals in the crowd & at that moment they showered us all with a storm of glittery confetti making it hard to see anything. I should add the film cast CD is great too.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 14, 2021 15:50:45 GMT
Film showing at Home MCR from Friday 17th.
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Post by danb on Sept 14, 2021 16:38:45 GMT
Congratulations, anita. You'll be one of the first to see my small part! We shall expect a full report first thing Tuesday. Why has nobody taken the opportunity to make a smutty comment about being the first to see TP’s small part? Honestly🙄🤣 |
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Post by tonylony on Sept 14, 2021 19:08:52 GMT
New soundtrack really sounds great. Can't wait for the 17th
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Post by fiyero on Sept 14, 2021 20:59:06 GMT
Has anyone heard of any of the national cinema chains showing this? I’ve found it at Curzon in London but even if I could justify the cost of the train I don’t have the time to get there and back.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 14, 2021 21:32:24 GMT
Curzon usually has an exclusivity with Netflix for cinema releases so they are awards contenders (its what happened with The Prom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom etc)
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Post by fiyero on Sept 14, 2021 23:00:39 GMT
Curzon usually has an exclusivity with Netflix for cinema releases so they are awards contenders (its what happened with The Prom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom etc) This isn’t a Netflix one and I saw The Prom at Winchester Everyman. I hate that they are making it hard to see movies in the cinema!!! |
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Post by amp09 on Sept 14, 2021 23:14:50 GMT
Curzon usually has an exclusivity with Netflix for cinema releases so they are awards contenders (its what happened with The Prom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom etc) This isn’t a Netflix one and I saw The Prom at Winchester Everyman. I hate that they are making it hard to see movies in the cinema!!! Not fun at the moment trying to run a cinema, when half of the decent content ends up on a streaming service. Upside to running a cinema, I’ll be linking my laptop up after we close one night and watching Jamie on the big screen where it belongs. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 15, 2021 15:35:54 GMT
Let me bring this back to the London show briefly, as this is now in its closing fortnight.
Another great show last night (seen from the prime front centre of the Stalls).
I had wondered how so many cast are advertised as performing in London and on the tour at the same time.
The cast screen in the venue was right for a change.
We had:
Leon Craig as Sandra Bollock (returned to the role with a few new visual jokes)
Marvyn Charles as Mickey (back perhaps for the closing stretch?)
Joe Wolstenholme as Cy (I think the first time I've ever seen him on as a swing, although since Adam Taylor is on the tour it wasn't a surprise - I see they even had Jordan Laviniere returning to play Jamie a couple of weeks ago when Noah was off)
For some reason, the volume on Noah's microphone was very low in the second half.
Hiba Elchikhe lost her way a bit in Pritti's final big speech, but she pulled it back so most people wouldn't have noticed.
Very full as always and a really receptive crowd last night. Will be a sad day when this closes.
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Post by properjob on Sept 16, 2021 16:07:44 GMT
My local art house cinema (Broadway in Nottingham) is showing it. Maybe it hasn't been picked up by the larger chains?
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 16, 2021 17:22:00 GMT
My local art house cinema (Broadway in Nottingham) is showing it. Maybe it hasn't been picked up by the larger chains? God I miss the Broadway so much! My favourite thing about living in Nottingham the last 3 years tbh. There's nothing like that near me now I've moved back to London. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 16, 2021 17:24:55 GMT
My local art house cinema (Broadway in Nottingham) is showing it. Maybe it hasn't been picked up by the larger chains? God I miss the Broadway so much! My favourite thing about living in Nottingham the last 3 years tbh. There's nothing like that near me now I've moved back to London. You don’t get called “me duck” by strangers in London either 🦆 |
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