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Post by bengal73 on Mar 26, 2019 20:15:03 GMT
@songbird deals aren't great. Early part of the week chance cheap seats in the gods and hope they close that and upgrade you. Or dayseats on weekdays that appear hit and miss location wise
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Post by shady23 on Mar 26, 2019 20:49:59 GMT
The London Theatre website says that Kat and Jack will be leaving on the 25th of May, confirming what we all guessed. Don’t know how reliable it is though? www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/waitressLucie coming in? To be honest, they really need a good name for Jack, to sell the tickets. I hate having to say that but in this case it is true. |
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Post by danb on Mar 26, 2019 21:08:56 GMT
None of Blue, 911 or The Wanted need apply...well maybe Max George, he’d be good...but otherwise any actor who can sing it would be great! Do they have to be funny looking?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 26, 2019 22:48:07 GMT
The London Theatre website says that Kat and Jack will be leaving on the 25th of May, confirming what we all guessed. Don’t know how reliable it is though? www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/waitressLucie coming in? To be honest, they really need a good name for Jack, to sell the tickets. I hate having to say that but in this case it is true. I wouldn’t really assume this will last until May. It’s dying on its arse and other shows are circling. |
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Post by showtoones on Mar 26, 2019 22:57:59 GMT
Lucie coming in? To be honest, they really need a good name for Jack, to sell the tickets. I hate having to say that but in this case it is true. I wouldn’t really assume this will last until May. It’s dying on its arse and other shows are circling. Is one of those shows Joseph? |
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Post by anthem on Mar 26, 2019 22:58:43 GMT
Lucie coming in? To be honest, they really need a good name for Jack, to sell the tickets. I hate having to say that but in this case it is true. I wouldn’t really assume this will last until May. It’s dying on its arse and other shows are circling. Is this not catastrophising a little? We are almost at the end of March. If it were closing in May we'd almost have an announcement by now. Also, beyond a few anecdotes on this thread indicating that the theatre isn't full to capacity every night (1,500 seater), where is the evidence that it is 'dying on its arse'? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 26, 2019 23:08:46 GMT
I wouldn’t really assume this will last until May. It’s dying on its arse and other shows are circling. Is one of those shows Joseph? No that’s the Palladium then on tour |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 26, 2019 23:09:25 GMT
I wouldn’t really assume this will last until May. It’s dying on its arse and other shows are circling. Is this not catastrophising a little? We are almost at the end of March. If it were closing in May we'd almost have an announcement by now. Also, beyond a few anecdotes on this thread indicating that the theatre isn't full to capacity every night (1,500 seater), where is the evidence that it is 'dying on its arse'? People who work AT the theatre every night... Also FYI a show can close with two weeks notice. |
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Post by anthem on Mar 26, 2019 23:21:35 GMT
Is this not catastrophising a little? We are almost at the end of March. If it were closing in May we'd almost have an announcement by now. Also, beyond a few anecdotes on this thread indicating that the theatre isn't full to capacity every night (1,500 seater), where is the evidence that it is 'dying on its arse'? People who work AT the theatre every night... Also FYI a show can close with two weeks notice. Fair enough. Maybe I am naive but I am surprised to hear that a West End show could close at two week's notice- is there a precedent for that? It'll be a real shame if something in that vein happens. Surely they should be discounting frantically if the tickets aren't shifting. If things are as bad as you suggest it seems incredibly arrogant/stupid not to do so. |
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Post by sophie92 on Mar 26, 2019 23:31:33 GMT
People who work AT the theatre every night... Also FYI a show can close with two weeks notice. Fair enough. Maybe I am naive but I am surprised to hear that a West End show could close at two week's notice- is there a precedent for that? It'll be a real shame if something in that vein happens. Spring Awakening and I Can’t Sing both closed in the West End with about 2 weeks notice |
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 26, 2019 23:36:51 GMT
Two weeks notice is quite usual.
I didn't take to this show at all. It was enough to give you diabetes! But then I am an elderly male and simply not the target market. I felt exactly the same with The Girls at the Phoenix, surrounded by a predominantly female audience lapping it up. It left me cold - as did this.
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Post by Sean on Mar 27, 2019 0:40:51 GMT
People who work AT the theatre every night... Also FYI a show can close with two weeks notice. Fair enough. Maybe I am naive but I am surprised to hear that a West End show could close at two week's notice- is there a precedent for that? It'll be a real shame if something in that vein happens. Surely they should be discounting frantically if the tickets aren't shifting. If things are as bad as you suggest it seems incredibly arrogant/stupid not to do so. As other have said. Two weeks is usual. Its harsh but it has happened a number times. |
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Post by danb on Mar 27, 2019 6:48:53 GMT
I just noticed that there is an offer on O2 priority for free prosecco & a programme, valid til April 4. Get in there fellow O2-ers!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 6:50:24 GMT
I’d be really sad to see this close so soon. I think the show really has so many things going well for it, it’s just unfortunate that the venue isn’t one of them. Secretly hoping it can hold out until the end of April at least, I’m going away for a fortnight soon and would love the opportunity to go back and say goodbye.
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Post by ampersand on Mar 27, 2019 8:35:47 GMT
Supposed to be seeing this April 17th - do we reckon it will last until then or should I be expecting to have to fill that slot with something else?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 8:42:25 GMT
As much as shows CAN and do close at 2 weeks notice, the logical thing for this would be to close when Kat and Jack leave- the producers will have already paid out significantly for them to come over etc and likely would still have to pay their salary/accommodation/travel/whatever other weird sh*t they agreed to until then anyway...so the logic would be to close it with them if it really is going to close that quickly. Also that saves a LITTLE face as to the general public you can spin it as 'we only did it with our original stars' blah blah.
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Post by danb on Mar 27, 2019 9:18:17 GMT
Can someone remind me where this definitive closure chatter came from please?
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Post by notgettingmarried on Mar 27, 2019 10:40:26 GMT
Is this not catastrophising a little? We are almost at the end of March. If it were closing in May we'd almost have an announcement by now. Also, beyond a few anecdotes on this thread indicating that the theatre isn't full to capacity every night (1,500 seater), where is the evidence that it is 'dying on its arse'? People who work AT the theatre every night... Also FYI a show can close with two weeks notice. There have been other rumours i've heard that people who work at the theatre have passed on...and so far none of those have been true. So I wouldn't take what they say as gospel. |
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Post by notgettingmarried on Mar 27, 2019 10:47:10 GMT
I get that quite a few people on here seem to both really dislike and take issue with this show - but there seems to be a real determination to hate on it.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion of course, and I agree that their pricing strategy hasn't been the best.
But since it's opened the majority of posts on here have been "let's turn this opinion on KMP's performance into a personal comment" or "well it's definitely closing".
If you don't like the show that's fine, you can say that...but y'all seem to be putting in a lot of effort to watch and comment on a show you dislike.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 27, 2019 11:00:26 GMT
I mean, I haven’t put any effort in to hating this - they’ve managed to make me do that themselves. I thought it was ok on Broadway, but they just seem to have made bad decision after bad decision in London - and whoever is running their social media account should frankly be fired
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Post by notgettingmarried on Mar 27, 2019 11:15:33 GMT
I mean, I haven’t put any effort in to hating this - they’ve managed to make me do that themselves. I thought it was ok on Broadway, but they just seem to have made bad decision after bad decision in London - and whoever is running their social media account should frankly be fired It's not the dislike of the show I was referring to...it was the fact that people seem to find the need to continually comment on the fact they don't like it. If I dislike a show, I'll maybe make a comment just after I've seen it, but then that's it. I won't continue to post every couple of days "by the way I hate xyz". |
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Post by JJShaw on Mar 27, 2019 11:23:53 GMT
managed to get a nice £20 dress circle ticket for this afternoon.
I was lucky enough to see it in New York with the original cast and I really enjoyed it, found it to be very pleasant, wasnt blown away by it but certainly no negative reactions to it.
I love Jack McBayer as an actor, sad to see some of the word of mouth hasnt been great for him but will be interested to see now hes probably settled a bit more.
The score is certainly the take away from the show, its a great one to sing along to, relisten to, and if the show does close in May it will be a shame but I guess not all shows are going to be a huge success, and it will certainly be a big lesson in waiting around for the right theatre for the right show as i think the general consensus here is that the Adelphi wasnt quite the right fit for it!
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 27, 2019 11:28:22 GMT
Fair enough notgettingmarried - I think people are just disappointed because this could have been a great transfer with the right casting, the right theatre and proper marketing. But I hear you. |
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Post by danb on Mar 27, 2019 12:02:08 GMT
managed to get a nice £20 dress circle ticket for this afternoon. Those £20 Dress seats seem the best bet for a bargain, especially if its quiet and you can move down. I hope they can afford to play the long game with this show, as I think it’ll find its place. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 27, 2019 13:17:49 GMT
The casting or production of this show, or the show itself is not the problem, imo. It’s a good show, got good notices, good reviews, and if you look at social media after the show it’s getting raves from people who’ve gone to see it. It’s also a show that I think is a perfect anecdote to the general mood of misery in Britain at the moment. The main issue is the theatre just being too darn big, and I question the marketing strategies also. There hasn’t been enough national coverage or marketing of the show. They also just missed the Oliviers cut off and all the free publicity that comes with that too. Added to this, they opened the show in Feb, which is pretty much the worst time, when this time of year is notoriously slow for ticket sales in the West End. It’s not like right now the show is selling less tickets than other comparable shows, like Come From Away or Company. It’s probably selling more. I mean CFA still has 80+ tickets available right now for today’s matinee, and Company has over 100 tickets for tonight (both 1,000 capacity theatres). It’s just that it’s selling tickets that would sellout a 1,000 capacity theatre and not a 1,500 capacity theatre. So on that basis, of course the show probably won’t last long term, which is a real shame, but I don’t think it’s correct to say the show hasn’t had an audience - It does, just for a different sized venue! I’m with danb in that I hope they play the long game with the show, but this is show ‘business’ after all so it’s probably unlikely! Also going forward I wonder if this will make producers think long and hard about taking on larger theatres like the Adelphi. I think you really have to be a certain type of show to succeed in them, like a blockbuster like Hamilton or DEH, or a show that sells itself on name alone. I’m fearing for ‘& Juliet’ also going into the Shaftesbury. I know a few of us have mentioned Pretty Woman as a possibility, but less than a year in that’s struggling a bit now also, and only at 70/80% capacity of a 1,150 capacity theatre. www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/PRETTY-WOMANTHE-MUSICAL - although I realise shows that are hits on broadway might not be on the west end, and vice versa. |
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