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Post by shady23 on Mar 1, 2019 14:25:54 GMT
No amount has been quoted, but I think someone mentioned she's getting a seven figure sum, and one of the biggest weekly salaries in West End history. Oh okay. That explains the really high ticket prices. If that is true, then is it more likely she will be the only name. Would an 11 week run justify a similar wage for a second name? Let's be honest here, even if Sheridan was doing the show for free the ticket prices would still be very high! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 15:28:28 GMT
I just wanted to be thrilled and moved by a voice as good as Linzi’s. This is not that voice. But nobody's is - that's the whole appeal of Ms H. Same as Liza, Karen Carpenter, Dolly Parton and a very few others. Voices that are just totally unique and amazing in a whole different league to anyone else's. Linzi Hately does have a very unique voice, which stands out from the crowd in a great way, and one of the reasons i love her in most things she has done, but she also has/had power and range to blow the roof off the theatre.
I suspect some of the people who are excited to see Sheridan, never got to see the 1991 production, or might not even have been born then, so never got to witness what many of us recall so fondly. Seeing Linzi, who had only done Les Miz in London, before Joseph, was thrilling as she belted the score out. The Narrator carries the show and it was her vocals and her charisma that carried alot of it. Obviously Jason Donovan and Philip Schofield were a huge draw as well.
The production iself was big and flashy and the energy didn't stop for a minute. It made everyone come out on a high.
I'm not saying this new production wont be that, but it won't be the same without having a Narrator with huge vocal chops. Sheridan Smith can hold a tune, but it's not enough for me if you're going to play the lead singing role in the show.
Some people on here might think i'm just going on about the past and think i should move on, but when something was that good, and made such an impression on me (and made me a Linzi fan for life!) There's nothing wrong in wanting to have that magic recrerated in the same way.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 1, 2019 15:28:58 GMT
Listen she has a lot of dogs to feed and a donkey too I believe. So let's pretend we are donating to her animal charity when we book and it won't seem so bad.
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Post by danb on Mar 1, 2019 15:39:26 GMT
Sheridan Smith will white-splain this story of a bunch of brown people from the Bible. No, Rice & Lloyd Webber did that when they wrote it. Pick on them. I find ‘whitesplain’ and ‘mansplain’ to be the height of passive aggressive ignorance....reducing every man and every white person to a cipher to prove a point. Disappointing lazy language. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 1, 2019 16:09:55 GMT
Let’s be completely honest as well, she’s not been cast as king Lear has she? We’re talking about Joseph! The whole show is the campest bit of fun anyway, let the girl have a laugh and belt a few tunes out. She’ll be raking the punters in! I can basically hear ALW giggling with hysterical glee about how much money he’s about to make off her! Lol, I’m just imagining Sheridan doing a modern twist on this .... I’m a big fan of Sheridan Smith btw, but I guess more as an actress than a singer. I really don’t think she has a great voice, although it’s more than decent! But like you say, this is Joseph, and she’s probably gonna ham it up big time and have a lot of fun, and I’m sure she’ll do great! And yeah, she’ll bring in the crowds, and the money. Although I was reading that her recent cancelled tour wasn’t selling well which is the real reason it was cancelled, but then this could all be usual tabloid rubbish, and in any case, I’m sure she’s still a big theatre draw! |
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Post by theatrenewbie on Mar 1, 2019 17:06:31 GMT
Blablabla everyone let’s just wait and see about her performance and the remainder of the cast who’ve yet to be announced!
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Mar 1, 2019 18:20:59 GMT
Apparently Darius was going to reunite with Sheridan to play Joseph but he couldn’t wear the multi-coloured coat because he’s Colorblind.
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Post by danb on Mar 1, 2019 18:37:10 GMT
Apparently Darius was going to reunite with Sheridan to play Joseph but he couldn’t wear the multi-coloured coat because he’s Colorblind. ...poor...very poor...😂 |
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Post by showtoones on Mar 1, 2019 18:42:46 GMT
Is it really Darius?
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Post by argon on Mar 1, 2019 19:11:09 GMT
The narrator understudy in the Mead/Gates production at the Aldephi ( to the end of the run) was the best I've heard that role sung. Who was she ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 19:24:14 GMT
The narrator understudy in the Mead/Gates production at the Aldephi ( to the end of the run) was the best I've heard that role sung. Who was she ? Do you mean Jenna Lee James? She wasn't the understudy, she took over from Preeya Kalidas. She was sensational. Incredible rocky belt. |
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Post by ptwest on Mar 1, 2019 19:44:46 GMT
The narrator understudy in the Mead/Gates production at the Aldephi ( to the end of the run) was the best I've heard that role sung. Who was she ? Do you mean Jenna Lee James? She wasn't the understudy, she took over from Preeya Kalidas. She was sensational. Incredible rocky belt. I saw Jenna’s understudy, Fiona Reyes and thought she was incredible. In fact when we saw JLJ later in the run I didn’t think she was nearly as good and wished we’d had the understudy again. Is this who you are meaning? |
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Post by danb on Mar 1, 2019 19:47:13 GMT
Who was Jenna in WWRY when it opened? I know she took over as Scara but who did she start off as?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 19:50:51 GMT
Who was Jenna in WWRY when it opened? I know she took over as Scara but who did she start off as? Did she play the same role as Kerry Ellis? The one that sings Headlong? They are vocally quite similar anyway.... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 19:54:20 GMT
So according to Wikipedia she was with the show for 6 years!
2 years u/s Meat and Scaramouche
2 years Meat u/s Scaramouche
2 years Scaramouche.
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Post by danb on Mar 1, 2019 20:08:10 GMT
So according to Wikipedia she was with the show for 6 years! 2 years u/s Meat and Scaramouche 2 years Meat u/s Scaramouche 2 years Scaramouche. Surprised she can even speak anymore. Hannah Jane Fox barely sang again after her time as Scaramouche, yet 6 years singing that rock score on and off and JLJ sounds as good as ever. |
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Post by argon on Mar 1, 2019 21:39:37 GMT
Do you mean Jenna Lee James? She wasn't the understudy, she took over from Preeya Kalidas. She was sensational. Incredible rocky belt. I saw Jenna’s understudy, Fiona Reyes and thought she was incredible. In fact when we saw JLJ later in the run I didn’t think she was nearly as good and wished we’d had the understudy again. Is this who you are meaning? I guess that's her ptwest, I completely agree she was outstanding such a mellifluous voice. I never got back to see JLJ, but I saw her in WWRY. Your comparison provides comfort to know that I didn't miss out. Thanks for the info, this board is invaluable at times. |
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 2, 2019 8:05:54 GMT
Naysayers begone - I think she will be wonderful. Brimming with character, and will bring a element to the role missing in many of the mannered stage-school portrayals of The Narrator.
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 2, 2019 8:12:23 GMT
Theatre is very very expensive. A lot of people want to see a "name" if they are paying these premium prices. That is the way it is! Sheridan is a huge star and people will pay big prices to see her. She may not win every award going for her singing but what she will bring will be lots of warmth, lots of likability and character and it will be a really enjoyable watch I am sure. In our celebrity driven culture, yes. The premium pricing phonomenon is being driven by people who are relatively affluent and upwards who are not that price sensitive and want to get those hot tickets. |
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 2, 2019 8:20:18 GMT
I agree with the poster upthread that she is very charismatic on stage and that this compensated for a voice which isn’t that remarkable. Given that this is sung through I might be concerned. Not that it will make any difference, she’ll sell loads of tix. I watched the first 10 mins of the Donny Osmond version the other day on Netflix. I’m afraid I couldn’t get any further than that 😐
Agree totally. And there are PLENTLY of of other musical theatre greats who don't have the belting voices that many MT fans seem to see as the priority above all else in a stage performer.
Many of our faves who perform in Sondheim shows are actors who can sing and/or have massive presence and charisma that make them electric on stage. I think Sherrers is one of them!
All this fetishising of having to sing a score as written or to the benchmark of a certain performer from yesteryear is so restricting and lacks imagination.
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Post by singularsensation10 on Mar 2, 2019 8:24:54 GMT
I hope there are some fabulous new orchestrations that give this show a new modern vibe and not the same tacky 80s synths the Kenwright tour has been dragging round the U.K. for 96 years.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 8:34:32 GMT
I agree with the poster upthread that she is very charismatic on stage and that this compensated for a voice which isn’t that remarkable. Given that this is sung through I might be concerned. Not that it will make any difference, she’ll sell loads of tix. I watched the first 10 mins of the Donny Osmond version the other day on Netflix. I’m afraid I couldn’t get any further than that 😐
Agree totally. And there are PLENTLY of of other musical theatre greats who don't have the belting voices that many MT fans seem to see as the priority above all else in a stage performer.
Many of our faves who perform in Sondheim shows are actors who can sing and/or have massive presence and charisma that make them electric on stage. I think Sherrers is one of them!
All this fetishising of having to sing a score as written or to the benchmark of a certain performer from yesteryear is so restricting and lacks imagination.
I agree, some of the best performances I've seen in musicals have been actors who can sing. Give me that over the overly polished stage school style. However I wouldn't put Sheridan in that category as she always seems to be a variation on the same performance |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 8:42:37 GMT
I hope she keeps the northern accent for fun.
"Eee, by gum Joe lad, get a move on to Egypt. You're slower than a lame whippet."
"Close that friggin' door soft lad!"
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Post by danb on Mar 2, 2019 9:13:04 GMT
Agree totally. And there are PLENTLY of of other musical theatre greats who don't have the belting voices that many MT fans seem to see as the priority above all else in a stage performer.
Many of our faves who perform in Sondheim shows are actors who can sing and/or have massive presence and charisma that make them electric on stage. I think Sherrers is one of them!
All this fetishising of having to sing a score as written or to the benchmark of a certain performer from yesteryear is so restricting and lacks imagination.
I agree, some of the best performances I've seen in musicals have been actors who can sing. Give me that over the overly polished stage school style. However I wouldn't put Sheridan in that category as she always seems to be a variation on the same performance ...and she doesn’t really need to act that much anyway. The narrator rarely interacts with the other characters onstage and just sings. If only they could find more ways of threading her through the story rather than just having her kookily sticking her head between two characters when singing about them. Make her a brothers wife, or a camel or Mrs P. Give her an arc (not an Ark, wrong show); anything to lift a thankless role. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 16:46:27 GMT
Yeahhhhh y'all won't be getting anyone bigger than Sheridan in the show it seems.
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