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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 16, 2019 22:03:54 GMT
photos online of Kat and her elderly chihuahua leaving the theatre Kat and dog. I'll get me coat. No need, I’ve got it for you 🙄 |
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 16, 2019 23:18:58 GMT
Lucie Jones told us at her concert tonight that she’s in the middle of the audition process for Wicked so it would seem that this really isn’t her upcoming project. She didn’t even sing She Used To Be Mine. As much as I love Lucie, I actually think her Jenna would really soar when she’s a few years older and that right now she’s the perfect age to give us an incredible Elphaba!
Someone on BroadwayWorld formus said that it was their understanding that she was signed up to lead the Broadway company of Waitress to the point that they did a photoshoot and that talks fell apart at the last minute. I suppose with the absolute state the casting of this show seems to be over in New York, this wouldn’t be too hard to believe.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 0:57:11 GMT
Lucie Jones told us at her concert tonight that she’s in the middle of the audition process for Wicked so it would seem that this really isn’t her upcoming project. She didn’t even sing She Used To Be Mine. As much as I love Lucie, I actually think her Jenna would really soar when she’s a few years older and that right now she’s the perfect age to give us an incredible Elphaba! Someone on BroadwayWorld formus said that it was their understanding that she was signed up to lead the Broadway company of Waitress to the point that they did a photoshoot and that talks fell apart at the last minute. I suppose with the absolute state the casting of this show seems to be over in New York, this wouldn’t be too hard to believe. Lucie doing Wicked would be interesting and could take her to the next level. Lucie turns 28 this week so could be considered a bit young for Jenna but not unbelievably so. Kat is 34 going on 35 and Jessie was about 32 when she first played the role. |
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Post by andrew on Mar 17, 2019 1:18:18 GMT
Anyone seen the photos online of Kat and her elderly chihuahua leaving the theatre. Mess at me thinking that this was about David Foster. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 5:01:55 GMT
Just looked at tonight’s availability. It really is sad to see so many empty seats. This really is a great show! I did not think Kat Mcphee or the show got awful reviews. It got solid reviews. It got better reviews then Aladdin |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 17, 2019 9:08:04 GMT
Lucie Jones told us at her concert tonight that she’s in the middle of the audition process for Wicked so it would seem that this really isn’t her upcoming project. She didn’t even sing She Used To Be Mine. As much as I love Lucie, I actually think her Jenna would really soar when she’s a few years older and that right now she’s the perfect age to give us an incredible Elphaba! Someone on BroadwayWorld formus said that it was their understanding that she was signed up to lead the Broadway company of Waitress to the point that they did a photoshoot and that talks fell apart at the last minute. I suppose with the absolute state the casting of this show seems to be over in New York, this wouldn’t be too hard to believe. But if talks fell apart for Broadway, wouldn't the logical thing be for her to take WE instead seeing as that needs a new Jenna soon as well? This is all very weird isn't it. I wonder who will play Jenna now then? Maybe KMP will stay on longer, though i can't see it. |
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Post by dillan on Mar 17, 2019 9:17:00 GMT
It’s a shame people aren’t here for this - I saw it on Tuesday and absolutely loved it, thought Katherine was a strong lead and found it very funny at parts. (Also, i day seated and only 8 people by 10am so demand for day seating has definitely reduced, I was 3rd in line and all they were offering was RV seats, pretty disappointing tbh).
I do think though, there should be a lottery, or rush, or day seats everyday or something. I don’t understand why they haven’t done this when it’s normal for a show to have this when it first opens.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 9:32:28 GMT
Last night was my first visit to the pie diner since I saw Sara in the role of Jenna on Broadway two years ago. Overall I loved it. Katharine is an astounding leading lady, and her voice is perfectly suited to the score, Marisha and Laura are equally as brilliant too, as is David Hunter. As everyone else has commented I felt very uncomfortable hearing Jack’s attempts at singing and I’m honestly baffled at his casting. This entire show is a huge slice of American pie itself, for which I absolutely love - I was still thinking about it this morning.
The pies. Were not good. The apple pie was slimy and heavily spiced to the point that it was overwhelming any taste of apple, I was incredibly disappointed as I loved my pie in NYC.
I hope this picks up soon because it deserves to stick around but I can’t help feeling that the choice of theatre is going to be it’s London demise (I also feel Groundhog Day would’ve struggled to fill those seats nightly too if I’m honest).
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Post by Mark on Mar 17, 2019 9:34:26 GMT
Equally though, the “repeat” audiences aren’t gonna pay £60 a ticket each time They do at other shows, though, don't they - so maybe they were banking on that. True, but not to the extent people do at other shows when there are discounted tickets. I wouldn't have seen Come From Away four times if it had been full price. And to be offering restricted view as the dayseats when there's hundreds of clear view seats available for a performance seems... odd. I really hope the business picks up, but it's a strange business decision if they think they can sell out the Adelphi without offering discounted tickets. I mean, even Les Mis has discounted tickets midweek. |
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Post by shady23 on Mar 17, 2019 10:05:58 GMT
If they did decent view day seats they would be a huge incentive for their fans (of which there are many) to come back and again. If the choice is to sit at the back here or get a front row day seat elsewhere they will go elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 11:15:46 GMT
The issue is Come From Away is affordable compared to alot of West End shows, all over the theatre, whereas Waitress is really expensive, so given the choice, with two shows no one has really heard of outside of the theatre community, do you go for the expensive one or the cheaper one. Also, Come From Away has been willing to actually sell its seats, with dayseats and rush, whereas Waitress should be doing that and here we are, closing levels a few weeks in.
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Post by freckles on Mar 17, 2019 11:48:18 GMT
It’s a shame people aren’t here for this - I saw it on Tuesday and absolutely loved it, thought Katherine was a strong lead and found it very funny at parts. (Also, i day seated and only 8 people by 10am so demand for day seating has definitely reduced, I was 3rd in line and all they were offering was RV seats, pretty disappointing tbh). I do think though, there should be a lottery, or rush, or day seats everyday or something. I don’t understand why they haven’t done this when it’s normal for a show to have this when it first opens. It is unusual, it’s hardly Hamilton or Book of Mormon (when it first opened) in terms of hype and demand. I haven’t booked yet, as I’ve been waiting for more reasonable deals. Even the dayseats don’t sound great. Making the show unaffordable to many - or less attractively priced, compared to other shows - is clearly backfiring. It will be such a shame if they force themselves to close. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 12:38:53 GMT
Anyone seen the photos online of Kat and her elderly chihuahua leaving the theatre. Mess at me thinking that this was about David Foster. There is a David Foster joke in there somewhere |
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 17, 2019 12:47:53 GMT
Saw the matinee of this yesterday. All levels were open and Laura was back on (and sounding great).
I must say I left feeling slightly underwhelmed though and found it quite an average show after the hype. David, Marisha and Laura all did well with what they had but it's just not a very strong book or score if you take out the couple of obvious highlights (SUTBM, YMTM). A lot of the sex scene stuff in the second act felt really immature and Ogie didn't come anywhere near funny. KMP sang like an angel but performance-wise was very expressionless and one-note. I really wanted to love it but at least half the score isn't memorable and the show feels a bit lost in that big space. I don't think a change in leading lady will help give it much of a longer life and it's not one I'd see again.
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Post by Rukaya on Mar 18, 2019 0:07:06 GMT
Sounds like Jeremy Jordan is the next Dr Pomatter!
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Post by shady23 on Mar 18, 2019 2:00:59 GMT
Jeremy Jordan joining the cast it seems! (Broadway, not here)
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Post by mrbluesky on Mar 18, 2019 6:46:28 GMT
Sounds like Jeremy Jordan is the next Dr Pomatter! Holy s*it. He’s gonna be incredible. Now, if only we could steak him from Broadway forever... |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 18, 2019 6:58:36 GMT
Oh that's not fair.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 9:36:11 GMT
The issue is Come From Away is affordable compared to alot of West End shows, all over the theatre, whereas Waitress is really expensive, so given the choice, with two shows no one has really heard of outside of the theatre community, do you go for the expensive one or the cheaper one. Also, Come From Away has been willing to actually sell its seats, with dayseats and rush, whereas Waitress should be doing that and here we are, closing levels a few weeks in. Come From Away is also better then a lot of west end shows |
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 18, 2019 12:57:21 GMT
The issue is Come From Away is affordable compared to alot of West End shows, all over the theatre, whereas Waitress is really expensive, so given the choice, with two shows no one has really heard of outside of the theatre community, do you go for the expensive one or the cheaper one. Also, Come From Away has been willing to actually sell its seats, with dayseats and rush, whereas Waitress should be doing that and here we are, closing levels a few weeks in. This is obviously a factor also, but, and I know I keep coming back to this, the main issue for me is that the Adelphi is just a v large venue and that makes it seem like it’s not doing so well even if it comparatively is. Sure it’s not a Book of Mormon or DEH in terms of hype, but it was never going to be. The Phoenix’s capacity is just over 1,000 and the Adelphi’s is 1,500. So you’re basically asking Waitress to sell 50% more tickets than CFA for each performance which is a big ask. Sat night for instance there were still 20/30 tickets or so left for Come From Away a couple hours or so before curtains up (I went again last min and got a standing ticket cos the remaining seat tix were so expensive still - 3rd time now 😬). There were maybe 150-200 tickets left for Waitress, so 1,300 + tickets were still sold for that performance (which is still more than most west end theatre capacities). If Waitress had taken a smaller venue I think it’s fair to assume we wouldn’t be having this convo. And of course I know the argument will be that they shouldn’t have taken on such a large venue they may struggle to fill given that it’s a show that doesn’t have a recognisable name or story (or Hamilton or DEH-esque hype) but I guess a lot of it is circumstances and are you really gonna turn down the chance to take the Adelphi if it’s presented to you? So despite the good reviews (average 4 star and strong reviews for the cast) i personally think it’ll be size that will be main factor that may kill the show early, which makes me sad because along with CFA it’s my fave musical on the West End right now. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 18, 2019 13:14:04 GMT
Lucie Jones told us at her concert tonight that she’s in the middle of the audition process for Wicked so it would seem that this really isn’t her upcoming project. She didn’t even sing She Used To Be Mine. As much as I love Lucie, I actually think her Jenna would really soar when she’s a few years older and that right now she’s the perfect age to give us an incredible Elphaba! Someone on BroadwayWorld formus said that it was their understanding that she was signed up to lead the Broadway company of Waitress to the point that they did a photoshoot and that talks fell apart at the last minute. I suppose with the absolute state the casting of this show seems to be over in New York, this wouldn’t be too hard to believe. Did she make it seem like Wicked was a sure thing? I still feel like she’ll be in the mix to take over from Kat McPhee (whenever she ends her run) depending on her availability. Maybe it really was the idea all along that Lucie does a stint on broadway first and then move to the west end. I wonder the reason for the Broadway talks breaking down, if those sources are accurate? |
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 18, 2019 13:20:11 GMT
Lucie Jones told us at her concert tonight that she’s in the middle of the audition process for Wicked so it would seem that this really isn’t her upcoming project. She didn’t even sing She Used To Be Mine. As much as I love Lucie, I actually think her Jenna would really soar when she’s a few years older and that right now she’s the perfect age to give us an incredible Elphaba! Someone on BroadwayWorld formus said that it was their understanding that she was signed up to lead the Broadway company of Waitress to the point that they did a photoshoot and that talks fell apart at the last minute. I suppose with the absolute state the casting of this show seems to be over in New York, this wouldn’t be too hard to believe. Did she make it seem like Wicked was a sure thing? I still feel like she’ll be in the mix to take over from Kat McPhee (whenever she ends her run) depending on her availability. Maybe it really was the idea all along that Lucie does a stint on broadway first and then move to the west end. I wonder the reason for the Broadway talks breaking down, if those sources are accurate? It’s funny because when she announced her mini-tour she insinuated that she had a big exciting project coming up but then when she was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales last week she said something more along the lines of she “might” have something exciting coming up rather than a definite job. So I guess maybe something could have gone wrong with Waitress, maybe Kat wants to extend for another 3 months and they don’t need her now? As far as Wicked goes, she just said she’s in the middle of auditioning for it again and “we’ll see what happens”, I can’t see why she’d be doing callbacks for Wicked if Waitress was still happening really. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 18, 2019 13:22:01 GMT
I mean Wicked and Waitess are my two favourite musicals and Lucie is a great performer so just pick one of them girl and the producers will be getting lots and lots of my money!
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 18, 2019 14:13:39 GMT
Did she make it seem like Wicked was a sure thing? I still feel like she’ll be in the mix to take over from Kat McPhee (whenever she ends her run) depending on her availability. Maybe it really was the idea all along that Lucie does a stint on broadway first and then move to the west end. I wonder the reason for the Broadway talks breaking down, if those sources are accurate? It’s funny because when she announced her mini-tour she insinuated that she had a big exciting project coming up but then when she was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales last week she said something more along the lines of she “might” have something exciting coming up rather than a definite job. So I guess maybe something could have gone wrong with Waitress, maybe Kat wants to extend for another 3 months and they don’t need her now? As far as Wicked goes, she just said she’s in the middle of auditioning for it again and “we’ll see what happens”, I can’t see why she’d be doing callbacks for Wicked if Waitress was still happening really. Maybe her “might” comment was about Wicked? lol. In a recent Kat McPhee interview (and I forget what interview now) she said she’s initially contracted to May but seemed open to possibly extending, depending on circumstances. So I guess it depends on whether she wants to extend and the financials of it, because I would imagine that her salary would be a lot higher than someone like Lucie’s would be. So I assume nothing is concrete right now, and yeah you can’t just wait around for a phone call that might not actually happen, at least not for a few months anyway. If she never does end up playing Jenna on Broadway or the West End, her appearing on those Broadway posters will be one of the weirdest things she’s ever been a part of 🤣 |
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Post by justfran on Mar 18, 2019 15:05:25 GMT
Yep, Jeremy Jordan has confirmed he’s joining from 8th April. Lucky Broadway!
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