5,248 posts
Member is Online
|
Post by Being Alive on Nov 1, 2023 20:33:43 GMT
We need Orpheus to at least have an ounce of charisma so it can't be JLG - Muscato seems to the best option of what's on offer currently.
Pleased to hear the new pairing are good - Tanisha is great and might tempt me back to what is a very flashy show with zero substance
|
|
733 posts
|
Post by theatremiss on Nov 1, 2023 22:46:12 GMT
He is with that agency. Again, I have receipts for said rumour - but cannot share. We will have to wait until London casting is announced mid-September and Broadway in October. I'd love to see Jordan Luke Gage as Christian, although I suspect he will get Orpheus I would love to see JLG as orpheus. New here what's this about an agency??I don’t know what it is about JLG but he puts me off seeing anything he’s in. I’d have loved to have seen Bonny me Clyde but I couldn’t put myself through it, he was bad enough in &Juliet, there is just something about him that irks me. I know I’m probably in the minority |
|
3,368 posts
Member is Online
|
Post by Dr Tom on Nov 3, 2023 12:31:40 GMT
Believe it or not, I actually got a seat through the lottery, so it is possible.
Position around 350 in the queue. Sometimes the site shows a seating plan (but with little available), sometimes just a choice of ticket numbers, some dates sold out.
I kept being offered either Row P Stalls or Upper Circle, so I did "gamble" a few times by cycling through the dates, eventually getting the front row of the Dress Circle. So that's a decent result.
Only slight annoyance is I couldn't avoid the booking fee despite being a Theatre Card member, but excited to see the new cast.
|
|
3,368 posts
Member is Online
|
Post by Dr Tom on Nov 10, 2023 15:27:59 GMT
Some thoughts from last night. I saw this from the centre of the first row of the Dress Circle, which is an excellent view and not too far away. I'm not normally a Dress Circle person, but in this case, I liked it being slightly less intimate than table seat I sat at before. You do get a good view of the table seats. The sight of a mother encouraging her son to get a close look at some of the scantily clad female dancers is always amusing.
Gavin Ryan was on as Christian (I believe his third performance) and Angela Marie Hurst made her Satine debut (although I didn't realise it was her debut until after the show). They were both good and will grow into the roles. It must be a hard ask to play Christian when taking over from Jamie Muscato, who was quite phenomenal.
The full audience wasn't too bad either, at least not from where I was sitting. One phone (quickly silenced) and one person who yelled out "No" during the climatic scene where Satine rejects Christian (leading to a lot of audience laughter - still, no one on stage missed a beat).
Great to see one of my favourites, Zack Guest, in the ensemble (wearing his suits well). I believe he's somewhere on the cover Christian list, so hopefully he'll get the chance to go on. I didn't manage to see fellow former Newsies' cast member Matt Trevorrow on (he's a swing), so I'll have to try again. This is definitely a show that's grown on me, but you have to see it from the right part of the theatre to get the full effect.
|
|
|
|
Post by greatauntedna on Nov 10, 2023 23:08:44 GMT
This is definitely a show that's grown on me, but you have to see it from the right part of the theatre to get the full effect. Huh, I saw it in row C of the royal circle the first time and row D of the stalls, and I preferred the circle. I guess you get a better sense of the spectacle. |
|
|
|
Post by lolaluffneggle on Nov 11, 2023 21:35:40 GMT
Saw this this afternoon and can agree that Dom had absolutely nothing on Jamie. Dom is fine. Thought Tanisha’s vocals were excellent, best Satine I’ve seen vocally. Actually thought Vanessa Ela Young’s acting edged her though.
|
|
1,295 posts
|
Post by theatrefan77 on Nov 12, 2023 1:23:24 GMT
I thought both Dom Simpson and Tanisha Spring make excellent leads and have good chemistry. The rest of the cast did also a great job. Ben Richards is a brilliant Duke. I remember years ago when his name used to be a constant feature in the West End before he went into tv work. Enjoyed his performances in Smokey Joe's Cafe, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, The Full Monty and some others.
|
|
19,855 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 12, 2023 10:30:07 GMT
I see Boy George is going into the Broadway production as Zidler next year. Dreadful prospect.
|
|
4,223 posts
|
Post by anthony40 on Nov 12, 2023 12:35:31 GMT
I see Boy George is going into the Broadway production as Zidler next year. Dreadful prospect. I wouldn't say that I'm a fan but I admire Boy George- for his longevity and (In my opinion) this is a man who in the music industry, has found his niche. He's has an eclectic range of musical styles. I don't care about him being gay, or all of the make up and costumes, etc or the chanting. But the one thing a Boy George that really irks me is the fact that he's always laughing, like there some sort of inside joke that he's smirking about that we're not privy to. One hopes that if he's taking on such a role that he manages to reign that smirking in. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2023 14:18:00 GMT
He just seems so unpleasant, this was kind of confirmed on I'm a celeb. Plus there's the whole imprisoning someone.
|
|
5,996 posts
|
Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 12, 2023 16:17:38 GMT
Casting him is deeply problematic. He’s a horrible person- and yeah- chaining someone up, not great.
|
|
1,488 posts
|
Post by BVM on Nov 12, 2023 17:53:38 GMT
I also really don’t see him as a Zidler (at least as portrayed thus far here and in Germany).
Feels a bit “any gay will do.”
Oh well. Maybe he’ll surprise us IDK 🤷🏻♂️
|
|
|
|
Post by gussiemwra on Dec 7, 2023 10:00:58 GMT
Was anyone at MR on Tuesday? A guy two rows in front of me had a heart attack right in the middle of the show and the ushers did nothing about it. It was awful. They just stared at the guy! A friend of mine who is CPR trained jumped in and began performing it until someone jumped in. It really made me think about how poorly ushers in the west end are trained. Scary.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2023 10:48:21 GMT
Was anyone at MR on Tuesday? A guy two rows in front of me had a heart attack right in the middle of the show and the ushers did nothing about it. It was awful. They just stared at the guy! A friend of mine who is CPR trained jumped in and began performing it until someone jumped in. It really made me think about how poorly ushers in the west end are trained. Scary. Users everywhere have minimal training just to do their jobs. They aren't trained and shouldn't be expected to apply first aid, that said they should have been on their radios straight away to alert house manager and alert on site first aid (assuming their is someone trained) |
|
|
|
Post by erik24601 on Dec 7, 2023 11:08:55 GMT
Was anyone at MR on Tuesday? A guy two rows in front of me had a heart attack right in the middle of the show and the ushers did nothing about it. It was awful. They just stared at the guy! A friend of mine who is CPR trained jumped in and began performing it until someone jumped in. It really made me think about how poorly ushers in the west end are trained. Scary. Users everywhere have minimal training just to do their jobs. They aren't trained and shouldn't be expected to apply first aid, that said they should have been on their radios straight away to alert house manager and alert on site first aid (assuming their is someone trained) There is always a MINIMUM of one first-aider FOH, as well as backstage, so the fact that the ushers 'ignored' him feels a little worrying. Perhaps they just didn't understand what was going on? Was there a show stop to deal with the situation eventually? Well done to your friend. Hope he's made a full recovery. |
|
374 posts
|
Post by popcultureboy on Dec 7, 2023 13:50:15 GMT
Was anyone at MR on Tuesday? A guy two rows in front of me had a heart attack right in the middle of the show and the ushers did nothing about it. It was awful. They just stared at the guy! A friend of mine who is CPR trained jumped in and began performing it until someone jumped in. It really made me think about how poorly ushers in the west end are trained. Scary. This absolutely didn’t happen. |
|
|
|
Post by gussiemwra on Dec 7, 2023 15:07:41 GMT
Was anyone at MR on Tuesday? A guy two rows in front of me had a heart attack right in the middle of the show and the ushers did nothing about it. It was awful. They just stared at the guy! A friend of mine who is CPR trained jumped in and began performing it until someone jumped in. It really made me think about how poorly ushers in the west end are trained. Scary. This absolutely didn’t happen. Ummm. Yeah it did. I know. I was there. |
|
374 posts
|
Post by popcultureboy on Dec 7, 2023 15:09:50 GMT
This absolutely didn’t happen. Ummm. Yeah it did. I know. I was there. So was I. It didn’t. |
|
|
|
Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 7, 2023 17:25:46 GMT
Casting him is deeply problematic. He’s a horrible person- and yeah- chaining someone up, not great. Setting aside his criminal conviction, he was perfectly friendly when I met him at an awards ceremony. Affable and happy to chat. He did, of course, appear in Taboo so has some stage experience |
|
|
|
Post by jamie2c on Jan 14, 2024 18:24:54 GMT
This show was a rollicking party one week ago.
|
|
1,531 posts
|
Post by Steve on Jan 25, 2024 13:44:52 GMT
This was a rollicking party at the matinee yesterday too. Some spoilers follow. . . They really do prioritise the party (the glamour, the dancing, putting on a show) over the story. The story doesn't even begin until after about half an hour of knockout razzle dazzle, and then it's the same for the second half, where the heat of Ivan de Freitas (what a presence!) performing Lady Gaga is even more scorching, engendering a massive audience ovation, despite having nothing to do with the story lol! Anyway, as stated above, Tanisha Spring kills the vocals for Satine, even if her story sort of isn't the point (it probably should be). I really liked the understudy, Gavin Ryan, as Christian. He has a likeably goofy Bill-and-Ted-Keanu-Reeves aura to him early on, and yet his "Come What May" at the end is desperately heartfelt, such that I got tears in my eyes despite the general backseat the principal storyline gets. Having so recently seen a big story told brilliantly in the Savoy's "Sunset Boulevard," the general offhandedly triviality with which this story is told is striking, but the show makes for a massively fun, spectacular night out regardless. 3 and a half stars from me.  |
|
|
|
Post by samchap8787 on Feb 16, 2024 10:54:27 GMT
The lottery didnt happen today... well i didnt get the email.. anyone have thoughts on the lottery?
|
|
|
|
Post by jacob on Feb 16, 2024 12:14:33 GMT
The lottery didnt happen today... well i didnt get the email.. anyone have thoughts on the lottery? I did get the Bohemian Seats email if that’s what you’re talking about? Not surprised that the queue had about 1500 in it, I was 500 and didn’t get anywhere. |
|
529 posts
|
Post by ruby on Feb 16, 2024 12:55:20 GMT
I got the lottery email at 12.30 and was 2000 odd in the queue so no luck today!
|
|
3,368 posts
Member is Online
|
Post by Dr Tom on Feb 16, 2024 12:57:53 GMT
I got the email, and somehow got a position near the front of the queue, so was admitted within the first minute. There wasn't much left and some dates had no availability. I did manage to snag a Stalls seat near the front for Wednesday's matinee, so that will be a nice change from seeing this from the Dress Circle.
After buying, you are still able to go back and buy again. I didn't buy again, but I did check was available. If anything, there were more seats showing at 12:30 or so than there were at 12:00.
Top 500, you should definitely be able to get singles (but not necessarily ones in positions you want). Pairs are possible but less likely.
|
|
