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Post by danb on Jan 10, 2019 21:44:51 GMT
Let’s not get into another tedious alternate/understudy/nqameoverthetitle/overentitled thread. If people can’t be arsed doing their research before booking extortionately priced tickets the fault is entirely theirs. If I was gonna pay £200 for a theatre seat I’d have had a PI take pics of the view! This is true, as is staying mindful that not all theatregoers are as adept as we are. £200 is £200. If it’s not a big deal to the booker I doubt that the people onstage are either. |
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Post by sf on Jan 10, 2019 21:45:35 GMT
Bernadette is back at the Dominion?? The People's Musical is getting revived? If only....
Oh dear God no. Some of us still have residual PTSD.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jan 10, 2019 21:50:43 GMT
So.….I just have visions of Bette and Bernadette both backstage before a show playing rock, paper, scissors to determine who goes on that evening!
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Post by showoff on Jan 10, 2019 21:52:16 GMT
I assume the holier than thou people here always read every single bit of fine print in every terms and conditions they ever receive for every aspect of their life. Considering the inconsistencies with show websites, it's not fair to assume everyone would know to check a website as not all shows list holiday and cast into. Plus many people just book though agents that email them And even after you have booked it's liable to change, as happened last year with Kelli in The King and I, people had already checked the holiday dates and then more were added on. I'm still none the wiser if we're getting Bette or not! |
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Post by wickedgrin on Jan 10, 2019 21:58:01 GMT
So.… here is the actual schedule (before Baz announces later tonight).
Bette Midler will do Tues, Thurs and Sat evening performances.
Bernadette Peters will do Wed and Fri evening performances.
Elaine Paige will do Monday evening and Sat matinee.
Patti Lupone will do Wed matinee.
Jane McDonald will be the alternate/understudy.
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Post by danb on Jan 10, 2019 21:58:19 GMT
I assume the holier than thou people here always read every single bit of fine print in every terms and conditions they ever receive for every aspect of their life. Considering the inconsistencies with show websites, it's not fair to assume everyone would know to check a website as not all shows list holiday and cast into. Plus many people just book though agents that email them And even after you have booked it's liable to change, as happened last year with Kelli in The King and I, people had already checked the holiday dates and then more were added on. I'm still none the wiser if we're getting Bette or not! No, nothing has been announced at all officially yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 22:12:11 GMT
With all due respect, I don't understand why it would be so complicated. If it's a sixteen week run for example:
Bette leads the first eight week. Bernadette replaces Bette for the latter eight weeks. The alternate does the matinees for the run.
Now if we take, for example, 42nd Street as the example. Lulu played the role for three or four months, then Bonnie replaced her and saw the end of the run. Steph Parry was the Standby throughout and whilst and no scheduled shows, still had that title.
How would this be any different? I don't understand how it would make it complicated if people are aware Bette plays the role for a certian amount of time only, which I imagine it would be heavily promoted as such so there would be no complaints. Every show in the West End seems to have Alternates these days, what makes this any different?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 22:29:58 GMT
So.… here is the actual schedule (before Baz announces later tonight). Bette Midler will do Tues, Thurs and Sat evening performances. Bernadette Peters will do Wed and Fri evening performances. Elaine Paige will do Monday evening and Sat matinee. Patti Lupone will do Wed matinee. Jane McDonald will be the alternate/understudy. How high is the stage? (And will it vary with the schedule). How long will the day seat queue be for each performance? Etc. |
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Post by apubleed on Jan 10, 2019 22:30:18 GMT
I assume the holier than thou people here always read every single bit of fine print in every terms and conditions they ever receive for every aspect of their life. Considering the inconsistencies with show websites, it's not fair to assume everyone would know to check a website as not all shows list holiday and cast into. Plus many people just book though agents that email them And even after you have booked it's liable to change, as happened last year with Kelli in The King and I, people had already checked the holiday dates and then more were added on. Well I'd hope that rather than drink the west end scamming kool aid the producers did have enough shame to refund or exchange tickets in that case, as they would have at Lincoln Center. You can't advertise a show starring a Tony Award winner and not take accountability if you can't provide the service. |
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Post by Mark on Jan 10, 2019 22:30:35 GMT
Won't be from Baz tonight....
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 10, 2019 22:34:32 GMT
Well done to that man - I spoke to him briefly earlier and it sounded like he might have it to release later...
Anyway - someone needs to announce this thing and quick 😂
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 10, 2019 22:52:27 GMT
Baz is probably miffed that Twitter is all over this before he announced it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 22:53:07 GMT
So.… here is the actual schedule (before Baz announces later tonight). Bette Midler will do Tues, Thurs and Sat evening performances. Bernadette Peters will do Wed and Fri evening performances. Elaine Paige will do Monday evening and Sat matinee. Patti Lupone will do Wed matinee. Jane McDonald will be the alternate/understudy. please god let it be Patti LuPone |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 23:00:29 GMT
Okay, I'm confused. What do we know for sure as of today?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 23:01:41 GMT
Okay, I'm confused. What do we know for sure as of today? Officially? Nothing. Based on people with a reliable past? Dominion this Summer, limited run. Both Bette and Bernadette's names have been mentioned. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 10, 2019 23:02:40 GMT
Okay, I'm confused. What do we know for sure as of today? Absolutely nothing! |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 10, 2019 23:12:19 GMT
Expect it to be Bette 6 days a week and Bernadette doing the other 2 after her UK tour dates.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 10, 2019 23:21:51 GMT
Expect it to be Bette 6 days a week and Bernadette doing the other 2 after her UK tour dates. you think Bernadette is going to ALTERNATE? |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 10, 2019 23:26:36 GMT
I assume the holier than thou people here always read every single bit of fine print in every terms and conditions they ever receive for every aspect of their life. Considering the inconsistencies with show websites, it's not fair to assume everyone would know to check a website as not all shows list holiday and cast into. Plus many people just book though agents that email them One WOULD hope that with a show like this, they'd be very clear about who's on when — I saw Donna Murphy and they printed it even on the ticket that she was on that night, plus there was a sandwich board outside with her name on it. But I'm never confident with this kind of thing. |
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Post by sf on Jan 10, 2019 23:38:42 GMT
So.… here is the actual schedule (before Baz announces later tonight). Bette Midler will do Tues, Thurs and Sat evening performances. Bernadette Peters will do Wed and Fri evening performances. Elaine Paige will do Monday evening and Sat matinee. Patti Lupone will do Wed matinee. Jane McDonald will be the alternate/understudy.
...and for the subsequent tour the role will be shared by Paul O'Grady, Craig Revel Horwood, and Michael Ball.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 10, 2019 23:46:22 GMT
Expect it to be Bette 6 days a week and Bernadette doing the other 2 after her UK tour dates. you think Bernadette is going to ALTERNATE? YES! Well.. maybe! |
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Post by wickedgrin on Jan 10, 2019 23:52:59 GMT
.and for the subsequent tour the role will be shared by Paul O'Grady, Craig Revel Horwood, and Michael Ball. Yes of course - Danny La Rue famously did a London run as Dolly at the Prince of Wales Theatre in the early 80's. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 6:38:48 GMT
Here's a bit of Danny as Dolly from "Live at Her Majesty's"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 12:45:57 GMT
^ come on. a term of endearment. Or unnecessary language, depending on how you look at things. No matter what your views on what language is or isn't acceptable in any context, I don't think you can blame a forum moderator for wanting to keep the forum clean, it's effectively their job... |
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Post by ali973 on Jan 11, 2019 12:50:11 GMT
I accept but don't agree with your feedback. Can someone remind me what I said so I can post a sanitized version of it?
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