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Post by Oleanna on Jul 17, 2018 13:36:19 GMT
Why didn’t School of Rock open at the London Palladium like it originally was? Because RUG managed to convince Lloyd Webber that it would be a bad idea, given the capacity of the Palladium. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jul 17, 2018 16:41:11 GMT
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Post by Jon on Jul 17, 2018 16:43:11 GMT
I'm surprised as it's not been doing too badly, it's had a great run and it's ALW most successful Broadway show in a long time. I'm sure it'll done on tour and in schools for a long time. I wonder what's going into the Winter Garden? Maybe Moulin Rouge or Crazy for You? |
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Post by martello736 on Jul 17, 2018 18:37:53 GMT
Dawnstar My recollection from last seeing this in January is that the sound levels aren’t actually too bad (fellow Asperger’s sufferer, hi). I would say that Wicked is probably louder during its ensemble numbers than SoR ever is, and we’ve both seen that lots of times. Also this show has no sudden bangs or jump scares, so you’re less likely to be caught out, it’s more just generally noisy during a couple of songs.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 17, 2018 18:59:30 GMT
martello736 Thanks, that's encouraging. I don't actually particularly mind sudden loud bangs & suchlike, what I'm dreading is a 2 hour plus non-stop assault on my ears.
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Post by martello736 on Jul 18, 2018 17:34:04 GMT
martello736 Thanks, that's encouraging. I don't actually particularly mind sudden loud bangs & suchlike, what I'm dreading is a 2 hour plus non-stop assault on my ears. I'm the opposite, hence why I spend the second half of act 2 of Bank Robbery on edge because I can never remember when the gunshots are coming  I wouldn't say it's any worse than any other musical, even including the kids it's quite a small orchestra so I'd imagine you'd be fine. Just found this on iPlayer, it's a documentary following a couple of the kids in the run up to School of Rock opening in London in 2016. It's made for children's TV but it's still relatively watchable for adults. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0863xkt/my-life-series-8-2-school-of-rock |
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Post by sirdaniel on Jul 30, 2018 13:54:11 GMT
Quick q for anyone who may know - dayseating School of Rock - do they accept Theatre Tokens or is it just cash/card because it's on the day?
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Post by Rukaya on Jul 31, 2018 6:47:08 GMT
Quick q for anyone who may know - dayseating School of Rock - do they accept Theatre Tokens or is it just cash/card because it's on the day? I've used theatre tokens for dayseats previously, this was at the start of 2017 but I can't imagine why they wouldn't accept them still  |
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Post by viserys on Jul 31, 2018 6:51:01 GMT
I always use theatre tokens for dayseats, since I got a big stack as a present once and they are generally useless to me since I book all my tickets online from abroad (where you can't use tokens). Haven't had them refused once yet.
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Post by sirdaniel on Jul 31, 2018 11:42:14 GMT
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Post by sirdaniel on Oct 2, 2018 6:30:33 GMT
Gary Trainor is joining the American tour as Alternate Dewey so that’s pretty cool!
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Post by cheesy116 on Jan 3, 2019 23:11:54 GMT
What has the day seat queue been like for this recently ? More specifically at the weekends ? I have the afternoon free before the final Kinky Boots show and I'm considering seeing this again after a while @theatremonkey
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 17:47:24 GMT
So the show closes on Broadway tomorrow, which I completely forgot about! How is it selling in London? I keep hearing that there are other shows looking at the theatre so I'm intrigued to see how long it will continue in London. It's crazy to think it's already been running over two years!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 18:21:51 GMT
School of Rock is one of those shows I really enjoyed at the time but subsequently forgot about. If we are to lose another musical in the West End this year then I imagine this being the next one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 18:25:49 GMT
School of Rock is one of those shows I really enjoyed at the time but subsequently forgot about. If we are to lose another musical in the West End this year then I imagine this being the next one. I agree, of the current long runners, I imagine this will be the next one to bow out. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 19, 2019 18:45:51 GMT
Yeh i'm always expecting this one to announce. I've seen it twice and enjoy the show, but both times the theatre wasn't full and both times that was in it's first year and a half.
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Post by No. on Jan 19, 2019 18:55:04 GMT
The £15 TodayTix offer has happened twice now in the last few months, trying to flog tickets before an announcement maybe? That offer is only usually for shows that are strictly limited or have already announced closure
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 19:03:21 GMT
Yeah, this will go next probably.
I've seen it twice and it's good fun, but I'm ready for it to close.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 19:13:21 GMT
Come through with that transfer My Fair Lady. 🙏🙏
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 19:25:28 GMT
Come through with that transfer My Fair Lady. 🙏🙏 For that, I would be down! (As long as we have a British actress playing Eliza) |
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Post by partytentdown on Jan 19, 2019 19:46:07 GMT
i feel like Lord L-W may have been bankrolling this a bit to keep it open and save face for a few more months
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Post by fiyero on Jan 19, 2019 22:21:45 GMT
I’m seeing it again next Sunday (for apparently my 7th time!) using that TodayTix deal. I’ll let them close it if they tour it (and not just announce a tour, actually have one ready!), surely it wouldn’t be too hard to tour apart from the number of kids.
If it’s his show in his theatre makes sense to keep it going while he can. If something else is desperate for that theatre maybe they will make the choice to close easier.
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Post by ceebee on Jan 19, 2019 22:45:39 GMT
Relatively speaking it's a cheap show to stage, and I can see it running through to the end of summer.
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Post by Jon on Jan 20, 2019 0:01:53 GMT
I think it’ll chug along until September 2019 or at a push January 2020. It does depend if anyone wants the Gillian Lynne, ALW might be saving it for his next musical
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2019 9:24:28 GMT
I missed the TodayTix deal but would like to see this in the next month. I’m flexible on dates. Any thoughts on my beat bet for cheap-er tickets?
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I wouldn't say it's any worse than any other musical, even including the kids it's quite a small orchestra so I'd imagine you'd be fine.
