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Post by alicechallice on Oct 16, 2023 17:00:12 GMT
Titanique?
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 16, 2023 17:27:16 GMT
Maybe Baby One More Time is going to try it's luck in London in a smaller scale production.
Struggling to think of a jukebox show that didn't make it to Broadway
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Post by Rory on Oct 16, 2023 17:36:00 GMT
Yes, I'd forgotten about that. Wasn't that supposed to be coming here? |
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Post by itsemily on Oct 16, 2023 18:41:15 GMT
Seems odd that this is closing on a Thursday night...
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Oct 16, 2023 18:50:32 GMT
Seems odd that this is closing on a Thursday night... Is it to make sure they finish on the 1000 performance mark? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 16, 2023 21:08:10 GMT
Who is that awful person WestendWoke2023 that plagues the cast with abusive tweets? What a hideous person. A disgruntled old cast member?
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Post by Matt on Oct 16, 2023 21:32:30 GMT
Who is that awful person WestendWoke2023 that plagues the cast with abusive tweets? What a hideous person. A disgruntled old cast member? I feel like they are who they are in their photo. I was following them for a long time cos I heard that Ben Yates had been sacked and wanted the gossip, then unfollowed today, but they obviously have some really personal feelings over the show that they have to abuse everyone in it. |
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Post by pomegranate on Oct 17, 2023 7:10:17 GMT
Who is that awful person WestendWoke2023 that plagues the cast with abusive tweets? What a hideous person. A disgruntled old cast member? I feel like they are who they are in their photo. I was following them for a long time cos I heard that Ben Yates had been sacked and wanted the gossip, then unfollowed today, but they obviously have some really personal feelings over the show that they have to abuse everyone in it. The picture is of an American journalist - the person behind the Twitter account is obviously just some sad, jealous person hiding behind a fake photo. |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Oct 17, 2023 9:31:20 GMT
Just booked the last remaining front row stalls for the 4 January matinee, partly in the hope that there will be a bit of a muck up...
Slightly miffed to be charged the £3.50 transaction fee which when I book ATG tickets I don't usually pay. Possibly because it's a Trafalgar Entertainment venue ?
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Post by Alejo on Oct 17, 2023 9:44:03 GMT
I was following them for a long time cos I heard that Ben Yates had been sacked and wanted the gossip... Why was he sacked? |
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Post by erik24601 on Oct 17, 2023 12:20:52 GMT
Who is that awful person WestendWoke2023 that plagues the cast with abusive tweets? What a hideous person. A disgruntled old cast member? I’ve just found this account - looks like they have up when they realised they were getting zero interaction at all. Only two likes on all their posts. What a sad person. |
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Post by qwerty on Dec 10, 2023 22:35:41 GMT
Ryan Molloy did have an alternate though, it was Scott Monello. I'm not sure how many shows a week he had though. That was an excellent cast all round, I must book to see the new cast though. Scott did Monday nights and Saturday matinees. thought it was Tuesday… he understudied Joe Pesci track as well |
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Post by qwerty on Dec 11, 2023 16:33:40 GMT
Scott did Monday nights and Saturday matinees. thought it was Tuesday… he understudied Joe Pesci track as well Yes, I know, I am quoting my own point but when Scott was not alternating with Ryan and covering for the Joe Pesci track, which was the understudy for Frankie I’ve got to Scott, Joe Pesci was better than the OG actor he brought a more youthful side to him, and you could feel the youth in the character. Where is the original performer it much older than the Joe Pesci was at the time. |
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Post by Matt on Dec 21, 2023 11:09:25 GMT
If anyone has a closing night ticket for sale please let me know!
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Post by justfran on Jan 4, 2024 20:15:49 GMT
Is anyone from the board at the final performance?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 4, 2024 21:44:52 GMT
Why on earth is this closing on a Thursday night?!
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 4, 2024 22:10:33 GMT
Why on earth is this closing on a Thursday night?! I think they decided it was the 1,000th show. It's a shame this is closing, although it did go through periods when it wasn't selling very well. I couldn't make either performance today, although I may well have been several times in the past week. I can now say that the actor I've seen the most times in the same role anywhere is Karl James Wilson (as Nick Massi). I did see two of Joey Cornish's final three Frankie shows - and he was tearful at the end both days, so I don't know how he will have been at the matinee today. He is delightful to watch and will go places. And the current (final) Four Seasons, led by Luke Suri, are as good a combination as there's been at the Piccadilly Theatre. I do have to mention how well Pearce Barron's smile in the background always lights up the stage when he swings on. And apologies to putting Declan off his closing speech recently when I tripped up a man who was desperately trying to leave the row I was in at the same time. Actually, there are lots of stories I could tell about this show, but that's no surprise as it looks like I did go to over 5% of the performances. This is probably at the bows about now, so hopefully anyone in attendance can report back. I'm sure Jersey Boys will be back out on tour soon! |
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Post by toomasj on Jan 4, 2024 22:14:20 GMT
I very much enjoyed the show in its original West End run and on tour. Across the runs I saw a couple of standouts, Ryan Malloy was superb as Valli and Jon Boyden outstanding as Tommy.
I must admit to me the show lost some of its lustre over time, as is natural, and subsequent casts didn’t do much for me. I think I saw Scott Monello and Jon Lee, neither of which really had the chops for the role and I was spoilt with Malloy setting the benchmark so high.
I thought it was all but done when I saw it last time, just very underwhelming and, dare I say, a bit “budget”.
Good show but a good time to bow out.
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Post by Rory on Jan 4, 2024 22:21:24 GMT
I loved the appearances Ryan Malloy did with Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Such presence!
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Post by Matt on Jan 4, 2024 23:33:13 GMT
I was there tonight, Luke said it was the 1001st show, so not quite to plan then.
Was a good show, first time I’d seen this latest cast actually. Big fan of the guy who played Bob Gaudio, and loved Andy Barke’s (an old friend of mine) characterisation of all his roles.
We had multiple silly standing ovations through the show, and I had a girl next to me who literally sobbed the whole way through from the first minute until last, quite jarring really, and I’m not even sure if the tears were real.
I saw this show on its Broadway previews, I saw the original London run, I saw it more times over the years, I saw it on first preview night of this run, I probably saw it about 10-12 times during this run, and I saw the last show, and it’s still one of my favourite shows. I grew up hearing and listening to the Four Seasons, I’ve seen Frankie Valli live, this show will always be special to me, but it feels like the right time for it to go.
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Post by demelza on Jan 6, 2024 20:11:06 GMT
I very much enjoyed the show in its original West End run and on tour. Across the runs I saw a couple of standouts, Ryan Malloy was superb as Valli and Jon Boyden outstanding as Tommy. I must admit to me the show lost some of its lustre over time, as is natural, and subsequent casts didn’t do much for me. I think I saw Scott Monello and Jon Lee, neither of which really had the chops for the role and I was spoilt with Malloy setting the benchmark so high. I thought it was all but done when I saw it last time, just very underwhelming and, dare I say, a bit “budget”. Good show but a good time to bow out. Jon Boydon was such a great Tommy! For me, this show was at it's best at the Prince Edward with Ryan Molloy, Jon Boydon, Matthew Wycliffe, and Eugene McCoy as the boys! It's sad, I used to love this show so much, but I don't know... this run at the Trafalgar failed to grab me at all |
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Post by francistheatreboard on Jan 8, 2024 9:43:47 GMT
I very much enjoyed the show in its original West End run and on tour. Across the runs I saw a couple of standouts, Ryan Malloy was superb as Valli and Jon Boyden outstanding as Tommy. I must admit to me the show lost some of its lustre over time, as is natural, and subsequent casts didn’t do much for me. I think I saw Scott Monello and Jon Lee, neither of which really had the chops for the role and I was spoilt with Malloy setting the benchmark so high. I thought it was all but done when I saw it last time, just very underwhelming and, dare I say, a bit “budget”. Good show but a good time to bow out. Jon Boydon was such a great Tommy! For me, this show was at it's best at the Prince Edward with Ryan Molloy, Jon Boydon, Matthew Wycliffe, and Eugene McCoy as the boys! It's sad, I used to love this show so much, but I don't know... this run at the Trafalgar failed to grab me at all Same for me, far too polished now. From the costumes to the set, and indeed some casting choices, nothing screamed mafia. It felt like a boyband. It was still enjoyable but didn’t have that edge that made it unique. |
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Post by Matt on Jan 8, 2024 11:45:35 GMT
Jon Boydon was such a great Tommy! For me, this show was at it's best at the Prince Edward with Ryan Molloy, Jon Boydon, Matthew Wycliffe, and Eugene McCoy as the boys! It's sad, I used to love this show so much, but I don't know... this run at the Trafalgar failed to grab me at all Same for me, far too polished now. From the costumes to the set, and indeed some casting choices, nothing screamed mafia. It felt like a boyband. It was still enjoyable but didn’t have that edge that made it unique. I loved the current run but my only gripe is that Tommy was never rugged and gangsta-like enough, he was too clean. |
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Post by qwerty on Jan 9, 2024 0:37:49 GMT
Same for me, far too polished now. From the costumes to the set, and indeed some casting choices, nothing screamed mafia. It felt like a boyband. It was still enjoyable but didn’t have that edge that made it unique. I loved the current run but my only gripe is that Tommy was never rugged and gangsta-like enough, he was too clean. The original cars were the best must admit I did like Philip Bullock acting can see why he got the Batman movies |
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Post by qwerty on Jan 9, 2024 0:39:20 GMT
I very much enjoyed the show in its original West End run and on tour. Across the runs I saw a couple of standouts, Ryan Malloy was superb as Valli and Jon Boyden outstanding as Tommy. I must admit to me the show lost some of its lustre over time, as is natural, and subsequent casts didn’t do much for me. I think I saw Scott Monello and Jon Lee, neither of which really had the chops for the role and I was spoilt with Malloy setting the benchmark so high. I thought it was all but done when I saw it last time, just very underwhelming and, dare I say, a bit “budget”. Good show but a good time to bow out. For me, Ryan always came across as to old. Scott seemed to be the right age. |
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