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Post by BoOverall on Jul 20, 2020 15:29:25 GMT
I’ve always liked Tell Me On A Sunday but even the more recent incarnations of this have often felt pretty dated.I’ve often been intrigued by a gay version. Right, I’m off for a post-lunch sing-song: “It’s not the end of the world to use Grindr. It just might, seem so tonight. It’s not the end of the world that he’s Daddy. Older fun is better than none. People get into weird crap Like I’ve got into this, Drive a mile or two, and damn right I'll be willing. And I will not give him the horror of seeing my chest: Anon works best“ Where do I sign up to be an "angel" on this production of yours Bo???!!! You’re hired 😀 |
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 20, 2020 15:38:54 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 20, 2020 18:19:39 GMT
It was interesting that in the same BBC article, Black talked about a musical version of The Third Man - using 'we' - so is that another ALW project perhaps?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2020 12:14:59 GMT
Interesting. As a currently single gay man of roughly that age (ok, a bit older) who has played the dating game I’d love to see what they do with this. Not sure if ALW and Don Black can fully get in the head of a gay man, though guess they will have met hundreds through their careers!
Anyway, am fond of Tell Me, but I agree with others that it just isn’t meaty enough for a full evening at the theatre. In length or substance. Did think the ticket price of the DVO version was a bit of a joke at the time. I would also like to see a Song and Dance revival. Just think it’s a great evening. Was wondering why this has not happened for such a long time. Could it be because Cameron Mackintosh still owns part of the rights and they don’t want to work together on a new production? No idea, just a thought.
What version of Tell Me did they use in the most recent tour? I saw Song and Dance at the Shaftesbury and am also familiar with the Sarah Brightman version. I saw the DVO Gielgud version (have not seen the show since) and I think the subsequent tour was the same, but the more recent back to the original? From the new stuff l liked Somewhere Someplace Sometime, Ready Made Life and Tyler King though could take or leave the rest. Did any of them survive? Otherwise am afraid DVO’s voice wasn’t quite strong enough. Unexpected Song as a lower key gentle ballad rather than being belted out wasn’t quite the same.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 24, 2020 12:24:09 GMT
Couldn’t tell you @sharpe12. I had never seen it before and found it extremely forgettable. She was in a flat, there was the one about the zoo, the one about take that look off your face, and a telephone was involved. That’s all I can remember!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2020 12:25:32 GMT
Couldn’t tell you @sharpe12. I had never seen it before and found it extremely forgettable. She was in a flat, there was the one about the zoo, the one about take that look off your face, and a telephone was involved. That’s all I can remember! Haha! I mean certainly that’s a pretty realistic summary of all versions! |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 24, 2020 12:43:02 GMT
Didn't the DVO production have text messages being sent back and forth, and wasn't there a scene set on an aeroplane?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 24, 2020 12:49:57 GMT
God no, there were no text messages on the Prenger tour. It wasn’t even a mobile phone. In fact I’m wondering now if they set it in the original period. It might have been a trimphone! There may have been a tightly belted white mac, but don’t quote me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2020 12:55:53 GMT
Didn't the DVO production have text messages being sent back and forth, and wasn't there a scene set on an aeroplane? Yeah. Was called Haven In The Sky and had a VO by Julian Clary! Wasn’t great lol. Don’t recall texts but they went on about e mails a lot. 1st letter home became 1st e mail home I think?! Etc etc. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 24, 2020 12:59:20 GMT
Well, I wasn’t far off. Looks like the GPO8746 rotary, widely in use at the time of the trimphone. And the Mac is brown. So shoot me!  |
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Post by steve10086 on Jul 24, 2020 13:34:14 GMT
Not sure if ALW and Don Black can fully get in the head of a gay man If what Sarah Brightman said about ALW is true, it would need to be a gay man with talent  |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 24, 2020 14:17:37 GMT
Thanks @sharpe12. That'll be it. To a luddite like me, text messages and emails are all the same! 🙂
I think we had a GPO8746...in advocado. We were on a waiting list for about 10 years, and when it was finally our turn, it was a party line, or nothing. When Mater wanted to talk to 'Aunty' Win down the road, she'd send one of us to ask her to pick up the phone. This, of course, was in the days of state ownership.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 24, 2020 14:50:45 GMT
Thanks @sharpe12 . That'll be it. To a luddite like me, text messages and emails are all the same! 🙂 I think we had a GPO8746...in advocado. We were on a waiting list for about 10 years, and when it was finally our turn, it was a party line, or nothing. When Mater wanted to talk to 'Aunty' Win down the road, she'd send one of us to ask her to pick up the phone. This, of course, was in the days of state ownership. I remember when we got ours and my mum told me that when I got home from school that day there would be a phone in the house. ”what colour are we having?” I squeaked, even at that tender age the unhealthy interest in interior design was evident. Would it be the classic yet elegant Ivory? The exotic Avocado? “It’s a lovey mushroom colour” came the reply. I spent all day racking my brains what the hell a mushroom phone looked like because I knew for a fact I’d never seen one. Ran home excitedly to find this monstrosity  Two Tone Grey. The dreariest and most utilitarian of the lot. Thanks mum 🙄 |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 24, 2020 15:08:55 GMT
I think the key to what they are attempting is keeping it with the original period setting. So pre-internet (and possibly pre-AIDS) - which would avoid any references to Grindr and online stuff.
I know how I want it to be - just hope it matches what is in my head!
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Post by distantcousin on Jul 24, 2020 16:27:39 GMT
Didn't the DVO production have text messages being sent back and forth, and wasn't there a scene set on an aeroplane? Yeah. Was called Haven In The Sky and had a VO by Julian Clary! Wasn’t great lol. Don’t recall texts but they went on about e mails a lot. 1st letter home became 1st e mail home I think?! Etc etc. Correctamundo. I saw this production with Faye from Steps - much preferred it to the Claire Sweeney tour. |
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Post by alece10 on Jul 25, 2020 8:24:22 GMT
I still remember the original production at the Palace Theatre with Marti Webb which was part of Song and Dance with Wayne Sleep. Saw a further production of Tell Me.... with Denise Van Outen a few years ago but it wasnt that memorable
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 23, 2023 8:51:21 GMT
This is being shown on BBC4 this Saturday - for what must be the first time in decades?!
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Post by richey on Mar 23, 2023 9:39:39 GMT
This is being shown on BBC4 this Saturday - for what must be the first time in decades?! is that going to clash with the Lottery Musicals show on BBC1? |
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 23, 2023 10:43:08 GMT
This is being shown on BBC4 this Saturday - for what must be the first time in decades?! is that going to clash with the Lottery Musicals show on BBC1? Beg your pardon, next THURSDAY |
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 23, 2023 10:52:24 GMT
A lower-quality recording has been on YouTube for a while.
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Post by newyorkcityboy on Mar 23, 2023 11:49:57 GMT
Intrigued by a gay male version of this, I - like many it seems - had the idea to do one thirty years ago, while studying music at Uni. Mainly cos the songs were in my key. (Easier than transposing!) I fiddled around with the lyrics a bit but never got round to performing it.
We played the album to death at home when I was a little child. Never seen the tv version so will be ‘tuning in’ for sure!
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 23, 2023 13:18:15 GMT
Maybe they’re screening it for a future DVD/Blu-Ray release?
It was previously released on VHS.
I have the Bernadette Peters cast recording on CD.
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Post by newyorkcityboy on Mar 31, 2023 6:48:13 GMT
This, apart from School of Rock, was ALW’s only contemporary work; all his other shows are period or fantasy pieces. Maybe his next show should be hyper-modern. Love Island, The Musical? Or The Ballad of Harry & Meghan?!
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Post by dazzlair on Mar 31, 2023 13:15:32 GMT
This, apart from School of Rock, was ALW’s only contemporary work; all his other shows are period or fantasy pieces. Maybe his next show should be hyper-modern. Love Island, The Musical? Or The Ballad of Harry & Meghan?! Does School of Rock count? |
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Post by Oleanna on Mar 31, 2023 13:49:02 GMT
This, apart from School of Rock, was ALW’s only contemporary work; all his other shows are period or fantasy pieces. Maybe his next show should be hyper-modern. Love Island, The Musical? Or The Ballad of Harry & Meghan?! Does School of Rock count? Why wouldn’t it? |
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