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Post by nash16 on Apr 19, 2018 8:25:08 GMT
Concert performances on 11th August (mat and eve).
Cast includes:
Maria: Sierra Boggess
Tony: Ross Lekites
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Post by tmesis on Apr 19, 2018 9:31:21 GMT
This is good news but unlike On the Town it's a concert version of the music only with a running time of just 76 minutes!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 9:32:00 GMT
This is good news but unlike On the Town it's a concert version of the music only with a running time of just 76 minutes! That may well be a good thing - the music is the star here as far as I'm concerned! |
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Post by haz23 on Apr 19, 2018 9:42:09 GMT
I literally squealed when I saw this - definitely booking!
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Post by alece10 on Apr 19, 2018 10:22:10 GMT
Me too and as I've never seen West Side Story before really looking forward to it.
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Post by tmesis on Apr 19, 2018 14:48:20 GMT
I'm intrigued that they are charging top dollar for this. For the Proms they always have a logical pricing structure with the late night events cheapest, then the British orchestras a bit pricier, the lower rung of the international orchestras (Bergen Philharmonic et al) a bit pricier still and then the absolute elite (Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic) most expensive of all. This seems fair. Wilson's concerts are always in the top price bracket and for things like last years 0klahoma! this seems totally justified but charging this for 76 minutes seems a bit cheeky (and they are doing it twice.)
Having said that I'll still pay it though as no one conducts this stuff better!
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Post by tonyloco on Apr 19, 2018 15:03:58 GMT
Having said that I'll still pay it though as no one conducts this stuff better! Yes, I agree. John Wilson included some of West Side Story in one of his previous Broadway concerts at the RAH and it was simply wonderful. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 19, 2018 15:43:46 GMT
I'm guessing Arts Ed and Mountview students will be doing the dance numbers.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 25, 2018 15:29:54 GMT
Saturday 11th August matinee and evening performances.
John Wilson Orchestra will be performing the first UK concert of West Side Story.
Casting tbc.
So get ready in front of your computers on Sat 12th May when tickets go on sale.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 15:39:51 GMT
Is the score very long if you take away the dialogue?
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Post by alece10 on Apr 25, 2018 16:01:33 GMT
Is the score very long if you take away the dialogue? I'm sure someone said that the running time in the Proms brochure is much longer than that published on the website. |
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Post by jek on Apr 25, 2018 16:19:17 GMT
I have the proms brochure in front of me. It says that the matinee runs from 3.30pm - c5.40pm and the evening 8.00pm - c10.10pm. There will be one interval.
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Post by tmesis on Apr 25, 2018 16:20:15 GMT
Yes in the proms (print) guide it has a running time of 2 hrs 10 mins - including interval, which is usually a 'generous' 20 mins.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2018 18:22:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 18:32:59 GMT
Oh that's not too bad a run time. It's a great score so it would be great to hear live.
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Post by jaqs on Apr 25, 2018 19:08:42 GMT
I’m looking forward to this and hope the recent casting scandal doesn’t make it too hard to get tickets. I really want to treat my dad to a decent seat.
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Post by groupbooker on Apr 27, 2018 21:43:06 GMT
People may be trying to return tickets because Sierra is not performing!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 28, 2018 6:56:00 GMT
People may be trying to return tickets because Sierra is not performing! Booking hasn’t opened yet luckily! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 7:11:54 GMT
^ In which case, Sierra fans might decide it’s no longer for them...
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Post by freckles on Jul 29, 2018 10:18:31 GMT
Has anyone heard if this Prom is going to be broadcast?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 29, 2018 10:54:16 GMT
I went to a talk with Humphrey Burton and he said it couldn’t not be televisised due to rights issues.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 12:22:51 GMT
^ Couldn't not? ...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 13:02:03 GMT
Has anyone heard if this Prom is going to be broadcast? The BBC Proms website has a list of those which are going to be broadcast. This isn't one of them, though it will of course be on Radio 3 as every Prom is. And On the Town is being broadcast. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 29, 2018 13:08:17 GMT
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Post by tmesis on Jul 29, 2018 13:15:16 GMT
Still no news on the website as to who has replaced Boggess.
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