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Post by mjr on Aug 18, 2019 22:11:17 GMT
Safe to say this will be returning next summer then....
Maybe the Lord will be brave enough to try and get the tired Kenwright production off of the road (it deserves a lifetime achievement award) and get this new production out.
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 24, 2019 21:24:38 GMT
Saw this tonight. Enjoyed it far more than expected and actually liked Jason for once (never liked him in ANYTHING before). Sheridan did get a bit much at times
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Post by danb on Aug 24, 2019 21:42:51 GMT
Saw this tonight. Enjoyed it far more than expected and actually liked Jason for once (never liked him in ANYTHING before). Sheridan did get a bit much at times [br. Me too. Jason surprised me, he was very energetic but seemed to be playing Frank’n’Furter. The kids were good, Jac sang well (would have loved to see his Jack Kelly) but I really couldn’t get on with SS. But mostly it was the production. Who was the narrator? Why was she knocking about with them kids? It just needed framing somehow and for Linzi to appear out of that trapdoor just once. |
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Post by TheatreTwittic on Aug 24, 2019 22:50:28 GMT
I saw the matinee today and walked away very happy.
I have to admit some of the original soundtracks bored me, but this production put an extra sparkle into even those songs. The nod to creative teachers inspiring children works so well and I did like the hints of modern technology used throughout.
I'm still not sold on Donovan but he attracts large ticket sales and he wasn't as bad as the BGT performance he gave.
The orchestrations are beautiful and I enjoyed how they and their MD got involved at the end from the confines of the pit.
One thing I did spot is how easy it would be to tour the production, I wouldn't be surprised if Harrison Tours the production. He'll probably do what he did with Annie, bring it back for a limited run and then venture out on a UK tour.
It's time the BK production was laid to rest and with even blood brother's touring to much smaller venues next year it does seem he's cutting back his operations.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 25, 2019 6:05:22 GMT
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Post by danb on Aug 25, 2019 7:55:01 GMT
Wasn’t a lot wrong with it last night...nothing that sounded like laryngitis anyway. |
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 25, 2019 10:05:04 GMT
Wasn’t a lot wrong with it last night...nothing that sounded like laryngitis anyway. Agreed. Can't remember when, but there was one note she was about to sing in a big finale number but then didn't sing it and laughed instead |
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Post by danb on Aug 25, 2019 10:09:37 GMT
Wasn’t a lot wrong with it last night...nothing that sounded like laryngitis anyway. Agreed. Can't remember when, but there was one note she was about to sing in a big finale number but then didn't sing it and laughed instead You only noticed one dodged note? 😂 Seriously though, I was surprised to be slightly impressed by her ‘Pharoahs Story’. It was all in the kids vocals & volume, but as a whole it did the trick. Whoever booked her an extra gig at the end of a run? Bonkers. |
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Post by lonlad on Aug 25, 2019 10:17:20 GMT
Nothing that a few weeks in the sun somewhere hot won't put right .....
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 25, 2019 10:40:56 GMT
Agreed. Can't remember when, but there was one note she was about to sing in a big finale number but then didn't sing it and laughed instead You only noticed one dodged note? 😂 Seriously though, I was surprised to be slightly impressed by her ‘Pharoahs Story’. It was all in the kids vocals & volume, but as a whole it did the trick. Whoever booked her an extra gig at the end of a run? Bonkers. I deffo noticed some dodgy notes, but this was one where she was about to sing the note and then suddenly stopped before reaching it. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 25, 2019 13:31:31 GMT
This is returning to the Palladium next year.. about to be announced.
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Post by Rory on Aug 25, 2019 13:33:26 GMT
This is returning to the Palladium next year.. about to be announced. Thought it might. It's been a big hit for them. |
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Post by andrew on Aug 25, 2019 13:35:58 GMT
Nothing that a few weeks in the sun somewhere hot won't put right ..... I think that this comment is extremely insensitive, especially in a forum about musicals. Vocal damage is an very serious thing that most people who do not sing professionally cannot really understand. It could take you 5 minutes to educate yourself about it rather than write something like that. |
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Post by danb on Aug 25, 2019 14:41:22 GMT
This is returning to the Palladium next year.. about to be announced. Thought it might. It's been a big hit for them. Although I didn’t love it, it was clear that most everyone else did. Standing O before it had even finished. Very mixed audience. If it gets people to the theatre it’s all good. (Apart from the very unusual family in front of us who's two children were bored stiff fidgeting and talking the whole way through whilst M&D lapped it up, totally ignoring them whilst all around them suffered grrrr) |
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Post by carmella1 on Aug 25, 2019 17:21:41 GMT
With this same cast? Since I gather this production has been tailored for Sheridan would she return?
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Post by xanady on Aug 25, 2019 18:18:13 GMT
^I read the comment about SS’s voice problems as just a joke and nothing more...just lonlads sense of humour I think,that’s all...
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Post by alece10 on Aug 26, 2019 8:05:17 GMT
Funnily enough she us going on holiday after Joseph and said so on Instagram last week.
She deserves it as always seems to be working.
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Post by xanady on Aug 26, 2019 8:27:27 GMT
^Hope she has a lovely restful time and hope that the tabloid journos and paps don’t pursue her as in the past.
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 26, 2019 8:55:33 GMT
I had laryngitis once- it was horrible, came on really quickly and I couldn’t even whisper for the best part of a week.
I’m not in tonight unfortunately to see Sheridan’s understudy (I like to see understudies when I can!) but a good friend of mine is and it’ll be interesting to get some feedback!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 26, 2019 18:35:27 GMT
Wish I was there tonight! (nothing against Sheridan, I'd just love the chance to see her understudy fill those boots)
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Post by showtoones on Aug 26, 2019 21:28:00 GMT
I wonder what Vanessa's wig and costume were like? Are there any photos anywhere?
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Post by westended on Aug 26, 2019 21:30:08 GMT
I wonder what Vanessa's wig and costume were like? Are there any photos anywhere? Same blue costume as Sheridan. Same wig styling, just a brown hair colour to compliment her skin. (She has some stories on Instagram) |
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 26, 2019 21:39:48 GMT
So she was apparently very very good vocally- played it straighter than Sheridan and there weren’t any “still me” lines in like SS normally does.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2019 14:21:40 GMT
I’m at the matinee tomorrow. There’s no way I’m seeing SS, right?
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Post by xanady on Aug 27, 2019 15:05:16 GMT
^If you get Van Fisher you are in for a treat...saw her in LSOH... brilliant vocalist...
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