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Post by Marcus on Dec 3, 2018 10:40:24 GMT
Just heard a radio advert for this - an incredibly annoying american lady talking about the show with some music in the background. Then it mentions Sara's name and plays 'I'm not going to write you a love song'. Surely that's a slightly confusing thing to do - will people expect that song to be in the show?
Generally made me cringe as it was all far too cheesy and american and not at all anglicized!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 18:13:47 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 3, 2018 18:27:11 GMT
*yawn*
Just get on with it. This isn't building anticipation. It is just tedious.
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Post by talkstageytome on Dec 3, 2018 18:30:02 GMT
Ooh, has anyone heard any rumours?
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Post by danb on Dec 3, 2018 18:32:21 GMT
My dreams are shattered, I don’t care no more...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 18:53:57 GMT
I’m certainly still very keen to hear who I’m watching on stage in March. I don’t even particularly care what their original country of residence is. The only thing that concerns me is how well they will do the job.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 18:55:35 GMT
^ And, to add... after a crappy few weeks at work it’s news like this that’s just what the doctor ordered (no pun intended).
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Post by andrew on Dec 3, 2018 19:27:57 GMT
Who actually thought that the announcement of an announcement was a good idea?
(I remember when the first Katharine rumors appeared there was a Jason Mraz rumor as well. I really hope it ends up being true.)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 20:03:04 GMT
The posters are up on the Tube and they just have Katharine mentioned, so I don't think any of the others will be "names"...
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Post by No. on Dec 3, 2018 21:10:15 GMT
Marisha Wallace has posted on Instagram insinuating that something exciting is happening tomorrow. I really want it to be this. Not that my hopes are high or anything...
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Post by LaLuPone on Dec 3, 2018 21:11:49 GMT
I think it will be Marisha, I don’t know I can just “feel” it, you know when you just have a feeling?
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Post by No. on Dec 3, 2018 21:13:01 GMT
I think it will be Marisha, I don’t know I can just “feel” it, you know when you just have a feeling? Totally get you. It suits her. Plus she follows KM on twitter so fingers crossed! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 21:16:07 GMT
She'd be a great Becky. I can completely see her getting the role and she would be fabulous. It would be nice to see her getting a full 8 shows a week too. And with the rumours once again of Dreamgirls doing Broadway next season, she could easily do a six month/year run in time for that too!
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Post by aida100 on Dec 4, 2018 1:35:35 GMT
So I saw Waitress on Broadway when I was on holiday in New York earlier this year and Katharine McPhee was a really fantastic Jenna. She gave a really moving performance that the audience ate up and her voice sounded incredible singing Sara’s score, so I personally totally get why they would pick her to originate the role over here if they weren’t going to pick a British ‘star’ - may as well go for someone they know can do the job and do it well. And she’s very marketable. That said, do I think Waitress will succeed over here? I hope so but I’m not sure it will. It’s not based on a recognisable movie, and the Sara Bareilles connection won’t be the draw it is in the States. My biggest concern is why the heck they picked the Adelphi theatre, which just seems way too big for a show like Waitress. It’s pretty much 50% bigger capacity than the Brooks Atkinson on broadway. I’m not sure what the thinking was with that, because to my mind Waitress suits a much more intimate theatre.
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Post by aida100 on Dec 4, 2018 1:53:50 GMT
I think it will be Marisha, I don’t know I can just “feel” it, you know when you just have a feeling? Ooooh Marisha would be a great Becky. Now you got my hopes up lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2018 5:47:06 GMT
Christine Allado is playing Dawn. Nah, just a feeling, but it is definitely a possibility.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2018 6:05:07 GMT
Christine Allado is playing Dawn. Nah, just a feeling, but it is definitely a possibility. I had this thought too. I Dreamcast Marisha for Becky months ago too, so would love for this to be true. Looking forward to the announcement today! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2018 7:15:00 GMT
I was hoping for Marisha as Becky and Eva Noblezada as Dawn.
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Post by ali973 on Dec 4, 2018 7:52:41 GMT
Marisha reads too young as Becky. I feel that Becky needs to be older than Jenna, one whose had a relationship last for a while and has been through ups and downs with her marriage. Her song would then make sense when a younger and less experienced Jenna judges her for her actions.
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Post by aida100 on Dec 4, 2018 8:29:44 GMT
Marisha reads too young as Becky. I feel that Becky needs to be older than Jenna, one whose had a relationship last for a while and has been through ups and downs with her marriage. Her song would then make sense when a younger and less experienced Jenna judges her for her actions. Yeah this is true tbf. I loved Natasha Yvette Williams in the role when I saw it on broadway and she played it older. I’m not sure how old she actually is irl. |
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Post by theatremadhatter on Dec 4, 2018 8:49:47 GMT
Marisha Wallace is fantastic! She would be a great Becky. I was hoping for Oliver Tompsett for the Doctor... but I think from what I’ve gathered rumblings at stage door for a Kinky Boots the other night it’s David Hunter and then Laura Baldwin as Dawn. No idea for the others, Would be interesting to see who Ogie is too, that part was great when I saw it.
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Post by michalnowicki on Dec 4, 2018 9:07:09 GMT
Cynthia Erivo and Alexandra Burke...
... sorry, that's just for the "old times' sake"
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 4, 2018 9:18:31 GMT
Marisha Wallace is fantastic! She would be a great Becky. I was hoping for Oliver Tompsett for the Doctor... but I think from what I’ve gathered rumblings at stage door for a Kinky Boots the other night it’s David Hunter and then Laura Baldwin as Dawn. No idea for the others, Would be interesting to see who Ogie is too, that part was great when I saw it. Oh those would be two great pieces of casting! I would support that. And Marisha. But when you say "rumblings" is that just random fans talking amongst themselves or bits of info from cast or people who seemed to know what they were talking about or... |
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Post by aida100 on Dec 4, 2018 9:38:23 GMT
Oh wow I don’t know why I hadn’t thought about Laura as Dawn but she’d be perfect casting. I loved her in Eugenius  |
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Post by sophie92 on Dec 4, 2018 10:36:22 GMT
Marisha Wallace is fantastic! She would be a great Becky. I was hoping for Oliver Tompsett for the Doctor... but I think from what I’ve gathered rumblings at stage door for a Kinky Boots the other night it’s David Hunter and then Laura Baldwin as Dawn. No idea for the others, Would be interesting to see who Ogie is too, that part was great when I saw it. Well to buy into that, the two most recent Twitter accounts that Laura has followed are David’s and Marisha’s |
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