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Post by lonlad on Jan 21, 2022 0:29:57 GMT
3 stars in the Times
4 stars from the Telegraph and WOS
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 21, 2022 0:44:44 GMT
2 in the Stage
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Post by lonlad on Jan 21, 2022 1:12:05 GMT
4 on The Arts Desk
3 in The Standard
Hardly a stellar set of responses ....
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Post by Jon on Jan 21, 2022 1:27:25 GMT
I enjoyed it when I saw it on Broadway but I would say 3/5 is about right.
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Post by lonlad on Jan 21, 2022 1:37:12 GMT
I agree. The reviews here have so far been VERY kind to the cast which is not good and nowhere near their Broadway predecessors.
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Post by mrnutz on Jan 21, 2022 9:28:47 GMT
Wow wow WOW.
I saw this last night and absolutely loved it. Yes, it's all about the spectacle. Yes, the story is thin. But I couldn't fault the performances and the whole thing blew me away.
It's a 5 from me!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2022 14:11:55 GMT
And Frozen might get nominated for an Olivier and this will not
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Post by MusicalTalk on Jan 21, 2022 22:23:35 GMT
We must remember the show did win 10 Tony awards.
I enjoyed it very much. I saw it on Broadway two years ago and I enjoyed it more in London due to the fact I had better seats so I felt more connected to the story.
I think the more emotional scenes could work better with original songs as opposed to shoehorning pop songs in that don’t move any story forward. It just doesn’t work if you’re having a tender moment when the audience are laughing at this song choice. This musical does not have any heart and light the film. But it does work very well in a theatre.
Clive Carter is wonderful!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 21, 2022 22:26:23 GMT
We must remember the show did win 10 Tony awards. We must also remember that it had a fraction of the competition that musicals usually have in the race for the Tony. Aaron Tveit won in a category in which he was the only nominee. Its technical merits have never been in doubt tho |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 22, 2022 13:11:32 GMT
And Frozen might get nominated for an Olivier and this will not Just the one? Come on… this is WAyyyy better than Frozen |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2022 23:53:49 GMT
And Frozen might get nominated for an Olivier and this will not Just the one? Come on… this is WAyyyy better than Frozen Frozen got way better reviews then MR |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2022 0:04:22 GMT
And Frozen might get nominated for an Olivier and this will not And Frozen would deserve every nomination it gets. Moulin Rouge might win some design awards, despite them looking very similar to the film, but not much else. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 23, 2022 0:16:19 GMT
And Frozen might get nominated for an Olivier and this will not Just the one? Come on… this is WAyyyy better than Frozen I honestly don't agree...Frozen has spectacle and a great cast, Moulin Rouge has spectacle. Frozen easily the overall better show for me |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 23, 2022 1:22:08 GMT
Back to the Future.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 23, 2022 9:46:37 GMT
Just the one? Come on… this is WAyyyy better than Frozen Frozen got way better reviews then MR Well that settles it then! |
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Jan 23, 2022 14:25:35 GMT
Does anyone know what the situation is about getting can can table seating? I can’t find any availability for them at all (including the new block of dates they just released) - is there a separate process for getting them? Thanks
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 24, 2022 22:22:11 GMT
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Post by lonlad on Jan 24, 2022 23:53:30 GMT
Both the original leads are so uninspiring that a cover might be a nice option -- though I did love Quenton Letts in the Sunday Times yesterday passing judgment in print on Jamie Bogyo's bum .....
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Post by ladidah on Jan 25, 2022 9:38:41 GMT
Did the main leads not have a natural chemistry?
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 25, 2022 10:32:18 GMT
Did the main leads not have a natural chemistry? none at all |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 25, 2022 21:09:48 GMT
Zoe Birkett has been in tech learning the cover as Satine.... if Zoe has scheduled Satine dates that might just convince me to go.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 25, 2022 21:32:21 GMT
I remember watching the show and thinking how good she'd be at it!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 25, 2022 22:18:10 GMT
Where has Zoe Birkitt been since that Bodyguard tour?
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Post by stevej678 on Jan 25, 2022 22:56:41 GMT
Where has Zoe Birkitt been since that Bodyguard tour? Rock of Ages! |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 25, 2022 23:03:00 GMT
And having a daughter, and I saw she did some kind of Tina Turner concerts as well.
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