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Post by jvoom on Sept 12, 2018 21:55:37 GMT
According to some twitter users!
Quite surprised to see it's coming in! I wonder if it'll be the UK tour production from a few years back
[twitter url="https://twitter.com/LondonTheatre1/status/1039920990560641026"]
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Post by westendwahwah on Sept 12, 2018 22:00:41 GMT
Yeah, 9 to 5 onsale tomorrow. Savoy Theatre. Starring Louise Redknapp.
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Post by jvoom on Sept 12, 2018 22:02:07 GMT
Do we know who is directing?
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Post by westendwahwah on Sept 12, 2018 22:04:46 GMT
Imagine it will be the tour transferring?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 12, 2018 22:05:14 GMT
Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear.
I had hoped it wasn't happening.
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Post by westendwahwah on Sept 12, 2018 22:05:48 GMT
Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. I had hoped it wasn't happening. You and me both. |
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Post by jvoom on Sept 12, 2018 22:07:10 GMT
I'm a huge fan of the score but the UK tour a few years back was a hot mess. Very surprised it's getting another life
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2018 22:07:12 GMT
It's run is for about half the year thus far.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Sept 12, 2018 22:45:18 GMT
**** me. There’s absolute tripe like this getting two bites of the cherry, and the likes of Next to Normal haven’t even played a WEEK in this country. I’ve been lucky enough to see it; but for anyone else this far deprived of that show, or the dozens of other quality shows which haven’t made it here for fear they won’t “connect”... well, enjoy your “9 to 5” again.
Absolutely damning indictment of the garbage we’re taking in right now.
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Post by firefingers on Sept 12, 2018 23:10:42 GMT
From what I have heard it is not the old UK tour, different producers this time round.
Personally, having mixed a student production, I'm glad it is coming in. Really fun show with a cracking score and deserves to be seen in London.
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Post by westendwahwah on Sept 12, 2018 23:13:01 GMT
Yeah looks like Selladoor//Hartshorn-Hook producing, who are both fairly...hit & miss...
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Post by princeton on Sept 12, 2018 23:23:25 GMT
Why on earth is this happening? This is a show which couldn't even manage a six month run on Broadway with the sainted Allison Janney in the lead.
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Post by anthem on Sept 12, 2018 23:47:09 GMT
My local musical society did this a few years back. It’s enjoyable for what it is but it does seem a little bit of a step down after Dreamgirls.
Are they really going to cast Louise Redknapp?! To be fair to her, she had a better voice than I expected in Cabaret.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2018 23:53:14 GMT
Why on earth is this happening? This is a show which couldn't even manage a six month run on Broadway with the sainted Allison Janney in the lead. Legally Blonde only ran a year and a half on Broadway but ran here at the same theatre over three years, so anythings possible. |
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Post by Stephen on Sept 13, 2018 0:13:48 GMT
There were some cool things about the Broadway set but I really hated the screens when the stage was empty.
I hope they redesign it a bit for this production.
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Post by sirdaniel on Sept 13, 2018 2:45:42 GMT
Definitely Amber then!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 13, 2018 5:56:50 GMT
They’re making a sequel to the film, same cast Fonda, Tomlinson and Dolly.
It will be about octogenarian office workers, presumably. Bit of a stretch, no?
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Post by westendwahwah on Sept 13, 2018 6:16:39 GMT
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Sept 13, 2018 6:22:03 GMT
Natalie McQueen to play Doralee
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 13, 2018 6:26:03 GMT
Does Carl Wilson (whoever he is) mean Brian Conley?
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 13, 2018 6:34:09 GMT
I saw the touring production and didn't care much about it. The casting news for this production does't get me excited enough to buy a ticket so for the time being I will give this a miss. Maybe I'll change my mind if the reviews are very good.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 13, 2018 6:35:01 GMT
For the fortunate people who didn’t see it, Louise Redknapp was dreadful in the Cabaret tour and has all the charisma of a wet paper bag. As for playing comedy, let’s think back to her extended stint on Strictly. Didn’t exactly play it for laughs did she.
From what I’ve just read about Amber Davies this sounds like the absolute pits with Natalie McQueen being the only shining light.
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Post by viserys on Sept 13, 2018 6:38:06 GMT
Can someone enlighten this dumb foreigner who Louise Redknapp is? Should I know her? I know I don't know anything about the British Love Island contestants.
Quite accidentally we saw 9 to 5 when it first opened in Los Angeles before Broadway and I quite enjoyed it. Granted, it was a top-notch cast with Alison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty. Not sure about this now, but wouldn't mind seeing it again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 6:40:07 GMT
Let's be fair now, Broadway only managed to get Allison Janney, Stephanie J Block and Megan Hilty for their production.
Oh.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 13, 2018 6:40:24 GMT
Can someone enlighten this dumb foreigner who Louise Redknapp is? Should I know her? I know I don't know anything about the British Love Island contestants. Quite accidentally we saw 9 to 5 when it first opened in Los Angeles before Broadway and I quite enjoyed it. Granted, it was a top-notch cast with Alison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty. Not sure about this now, but wouldn't mind seeing it again. 90’s girlband member brief solo career as “Louise” married a high profile football player a few tv presenting stints obscurity career revived on SCD 2 years ago. musical theatre actress (apparently) |
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