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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 14, 2017 11:09:24 GMT
I've not been able to get This Is Who I Am out of my head since the show. I love it. To be honest i really enjoyed a lot of the score.
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Post by ali973 on Feb 14, 2017 18:52:32 GMT
I've not been able to get This Is Who I Am out of my head since the show. I love it. To be honest i really enjoyed a lot of the score. Agreed. It's a great power duet. Considering how much the score/lyrics changed, the fact that it's an English adaptation, I think this should be recorded. |
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Post by shady23 on Feb 14, 2017 20:19:09 GMT
I think if we bombard their Twitter enough we will get this cast recording.
Get bombarding! 👍
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Post by fionamac on Feb 14, 2017 20:42:32 GMT
The Wonderland twitter account has been hinting there might be one in the pipeline. In response to someone who asked if there was a UK recording the response was "not yet" and it has been retweeting people's request for a cast recording. Here's hoping :-) Although I assume they would need both Kerry and Rachael to record half each?
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Post by ali973 on Feb 14, 2017 21:02:48 GMT
Realistically Kerry is going to get the deal. She's more bankable and if there's a star amongst them, it's her.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 14, 2017 21:31:12 GMT
Kerry's next album with the big haired one is out in April so there will be all be the publicity etc going on alongside that. Wonderland would be daft not to capitalise on it.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 20, 2017 23:04:13 GMT
What on earth does anyone see in this show?
I am just back from a lacklustre evening in Oxford - not even close to being full (even with papering)
I am genuinely struggling to find anything good about the script, lyrics or music. The cast try really hard but they cannot prevent it from being an evening of unmemorable tunes and a plot that just ceases to exist.
The Alice story is not one that has ever really worked on stage. This was clearly an attempt to make it the Wonderland equivalent of Wicked and it just fails on every level. I have found more emotional depth in pantomime scripts.
My companion for the evening suggested just sitting in the foyer listening to the CD of Les Mis covers they were playing rather than returning after the interval.
I admire the ambition for touring an unknown show from a composer who has had very little success in the UK. The production is head and shoulders above most of what BK tours. But it is just not worth the effort.
Less than an hour from leaving the theatre and not one tune has stuck with me. Not one. And for a musical, that is poor.
I know there are fans - but I just don't get it. I went with an open mind and wish I hadn't bothered.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 20, 2017 23:38:53 GMT
In contrast, I actually really enjoyed this.
The plot doesn't quite work, as there is a moment of jepody for amount 5 minutes and the rest of the time there's no dramatic high. That said, the performances are great, special note to Natalie McQueen who is CRACKERS and her voice is off the scale.
The audience was really dead, but I know this hasn't sold well in any venues from what I've heard.
I'll be going again to see Kerry as Alice - I enjoyed Rachael, she's got a lovely range in her voice that seems to keep going.
Probably 3 stars from me but I still enjoyed my evening.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 20, 2017 23:48:51 GMT
For some reason Rachel doesn't do the twitter thing (very rare these days) so it's sort of flying under the radar a bit at the moment with getting the word out now that Kerry is on her hols.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 21, 2017 1:11:25 GMT
In contrast, I actually really enjoyed this. The plot doesn't quite work, as there is a moment of jepody for amount 5 minutes and the rest of the time there's no dramatic high. That said, the performances are great, special note to Natalie McQueen who is CRACKERS and her voice is off the scale. The audience was really dead, but I know this hasn't sold well in any venues from what I've heard. I'll be going again to see Kerry as Alice - I enjoyed Rachael, she's got a lovely range in her voice that seems to keep going. Probably 3 stars from me but I still enjoyed my evening. There are some good voices on stage - not going to deny that. But they are wasted on this music. Not a single song really advanced the plot or showed character development - which is something I look for in a good score. I think a musical number has to take you from one point of the story to the next - not just be there as a song. A personal preference admittedly but one that seems to be reflected in a good number of better musicals. This cast could really shine with better material. But with the script and score in the current state, I just can't see the point in the show. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 9:33:44 GMT
I really wish I could see Rachael in this. Vocally she sounds far better from audios I've heard. And for reference, Rachael said she's doing Saturday matinees in York and Grimsby
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 10:35:19 GMT
New audio of the Act I finale and Act II finale
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 10:42:25 GMT
And also audio of Rachael and Natalie...
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 21, 2017 11:11:08 GMT
Shows Natalie McQueen is a powerhouse.
I agree with what you're saying oxfordsimon , it is by no means a great musical. But i've listened to the score for about 6 years and have a really fondness for it. They don't move the plot forward (although I'd argue I Will Prevail sort of does as its Mad Hatter's statement of intent)
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 21, 2017 11:49:09 GMT
The New Theatre is notoriously bad when it comes to sound balance. But I was sat further back than usual - a matter of feet from the sound desk - and so that should have been the optimum place for hearing how they wanted the show to actually sound.
And I could barely hear the lyrics in the balance.
I Will Prevail might well be a statement of intent - but I only heard the title words and very little else. McQueen does have a great voice - but unless you can hear what she is singing, it is just meaningless.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 21, 2017 12:13:37 GMT
The New Theatre is notoriously bad when it comes to sound balance. But I was sat further back than usual - a matter of feet from the sound desk - and so that should have been the optimum place for hearing how they wanted the show to actually sound. And I could barely hear the lyrics in the balance. I Will Prevail might well be a statement of intent - but I only heard the title words and very little else. McQueen does have a great voice - but unless you can hear what she is singing, it is just meaningless. Yes they are terrible on sound balance - I'm going to go again on Saturday and see if its any better. But yes, they are awful on sound balance - I'll certainly mention how bad it was to my friend who works there |
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Post by shady23 on Feb 21, 2017 12:23:44 GMT
I really wish I could see Rachael in this. Vocally she sounds far better from audios I've heard. And for reference, Rachael said she's doing Saturday matinees in York and Grimsby Brilliant. I will do York then. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 21, 2017 12:47:54 GMT
I honestly LOVED Natalie. This was the first time i saw her but i already think she is going to be a star. I thought she was brilliant in every aspect and a real highlight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 13:06:20 GMT
OT slightly but every time I see the thread title I get the 'Wondddddeerrllaaaannnd' bit from 'Boogie Wonderland' in my head.
I think that's just my issue. As you all were.
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Post by Raven on Feb 21, 2017 19:05:37 GMT
I honestly LOVED Natalie. This was the first time i saw her but i already think she is going to be a star. I thought she was brilliant in every aspect and a real highlight. I agree. When I saw Wonderland back in January it was also my first time seeing Natalie and she really stood out for me. Based on all the rave reviews and praise specifically about her I do think this role will really launch her career. UK tour Elphaba for the venues where Rachel Tucker does not appear please? |
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 21, 2017 19:19:40 GMT
UK tour Elphaba for the venues where Rachel Tucker does not appear please? What on earth gave you the idea that Rachel Tucker would be playing Elphaba in the Wicked Tour??? |
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Post by musicallady on Feb 21, 2017 19:54:12 GMT
UK tour Elphaba for the venues where Rachel Tucker does not appear please? What on earth gave you the idea that Rachel Tucker would be playing Elphaba in the Wicked Tour??? Oh please no. |
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Post by shady23 on Feb 21, 2017 21:01:48 GMT
I honestly LOVED Natalie. This was the first time i saw her but i already think she is going to be a star. I thought she was brilliant in every aspect and a real highlight. I agree. When I saw Wonderland back in January it was also my first time seeing Natalie and she really stood out for me. Based on all the rave reviews and praise specifically about her I do think this role will really launch her career. UK tour Elphaba for the venues where Rachel Tucker does not appear please? So that'll be all the venues then... |
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Post by Raven on Feb 21, 2017 21:31:08 GMT
Haha, sorry guys! Totally got sent to an article that made me think she was doing the UK tour of Wicked when it's really a solo tour. I put my hands up, guilty as charged! My bad...
In that case, Natalie can do the whole tour as Elphaba, ha. In all seriousness, I would pay a lot of money to see her as Elphaba as I never caught her when she was understudying the role.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 21:46:41 GMT
Does anyone have any ideas to who is playing Alice for the dates that dont have an Alice announced yet??
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