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Post by carmella1 on May 24, 2016 14:41:41 GMT
With those names they should manage to sell out the first 2 rows of the stalls! Where is the unlike button? |
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Post by westendwendy on May 24, 2016 15:59:22 GMT
Dreadful casting... The Palladium needs knock out names!!!!! Not regional has-beens seen for years elsewhere (as good as they are)
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 16:01:52 GMT
Dreadful casting... The Palladium needs knock out names!!!!! Not regional had beens! Have they been confirmed? Also, I am almost certain they'll get much bigger names for Cinderella, Ugly Sisters and Fairy Godmother? They must do |
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Post by johartuk on May 24, 2016 17:39:15 GMT
Dreadful casting... The Palladium needs knock out names!!!!! Not regional has-beens seen for years elsewhere (as good as they are) Julian, Paul and Lee are hardly 'regional has-beens'! Sorry, but this is getting ridiculous now! People have been moaning on this board (and its WoS predecessor) about 'Star' casting instead of casting people who can actually do the job! Now that it appears that people who can do the job have been cast in this production, people are moaning about the lack of 'Star' casting! I blame the media for getting ridiculously hysterical over this. Would anyone have expected Britney (or some other massive 'Star') in the cast if some newspaper hadn't hinted at it? |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 17:40:29 GMT
Dreadful casting... The Palladium needs knock out names!!!!! Not regional has-beens seen for years elsewhere (as good as they are) Julian, Paul and Lee are hardly 'regional has-beens'! Sorry, but this is getting ridiculous now! People have been moaning on this board (and its WoS predecessor) about 'Star' casting instead of casting people who can actually do the job! Now that it appears that people who can do the job have been cast in this production, people are moaning about the lack of 'Star' casting! I blame the media for getting ridiculously hysterical over this. Would anyone have expected Britney (or some other massive 'Star') in the cast if some newspaper hadn't hinted at it? It is pantomime though, people pay to see stars. They don't need to be amazing at singing unlike a musical theatre performer |
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Post by infofreako on May 24, 2016 19:06:09 GMT
Dreadful casting... The Palladium needs knock out names!!!!! Not regional has-beens seen for years elsewhere (as good as they are) Julian, Paul and Lee are hardly 'regional has-beens'! Sorry, but this is getting ridiculous now! People have been moaning on this board (and its WoS predecessor) about 'Star' casting instead of casting people who can actually do the job! Now that it appears that people who can do the job have been cast in this production, people are moaning about the lack of 'Star' casting! I blame the media for getting ridiculously hysterical over this. Would anyone have expected Britney (or some other massive 'Star') in the cast if some newspaper hadn't hinted at it? It's the lack of star casting in a show for which the producers have promised superstars though. For a normal musical I'd agree with you |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 24, 2016 19:24:11 GMT
Let's wait and see maybe?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 19:59:43 GMT
Love theatre said on Twitter to stay tuned for so,e exiting casting news??
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Post by infofreako on May 25, 2016 10:38:37 GMT
Give them a chance - the "Britain's Got Talent" final hasn't happened yet. Can they not sign up that lady off benefit Street and a couple of gogglebox folk |
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Post by carmella1 on May 25, 2016 12:46:32 GMT
Who would you want and not just a name you know will not be available or want to do it such as your Kyle, Madonna, Cher or Britney? And in which role. I mean the women would have to keep their clothes on and for them that is a challenge. Keeping in mind that those performers would command 250,000 for one night not 5 weeks. So name who and in which character.
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Post by raiseitup on May 26, 2016 8:48:38 GMT
From Baz
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 8:49:14 GMT
Basic casting announced:
Paul o Grady - Wicked Stepmother
Julian Clary - Dandini
Lee Mead - P Charming
Paul Zerdin - Buttons
Nigel Havers - Lord Chamberlain (who's that?)
Arthur Strong - Baron Hardup
So still Cinderella & Fairy Godmother to be announced. Any guesses?
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Post by CG on the loose on May 26, 2016 9:02:59 GMT
Basic casting announced: Paul o Grady - Wicked Stepmother Julian Clary - Dandini Lee Mead - P Charming Paul Zerdin - Buttons Nigel Havers - Lord Chamberlain (who's that?) Arthur Strong - Baron Hardup So still Cinderella & Fairy Godmother to be announced. Any guesses? And the Ugly Sisters... |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:12:47 GMT
Joe and Jake - Ugly Sisters
Dame Joan Collins - Fairy Godmother
Scarlet Moffatt - Cinderella
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:13:51 GMT
Nigel Havers - Lord Chamberlain (who's that?) He used to be fairly well known as an actor with floppy hair. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:16:14 GMT
I do love Paul O'Grady. So I'd be tempted for him however I had puppets and have ventriloquists even more and as google has told me that's what Paul Zerdin does I'll likely be running a mile...
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Post by basdfg on May 26, 2016 9:24:21 GMT
Yeah. Love Paul o Grady he will be funny.
I presume the ones not announced yet will be fairly big names to justify not announcing all together.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:34:16 GMT
Nigel Havers - Lord Chamberlain (who's that?) He used to be fairly well known as an actor with floppy hair. Oh yeah I know Nigel Havers, he used to be in Coronation Street. I mean who's Lord Chamberlain in Cinderella? |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:35:12 GMT
Basic casting announced: Paul o Grady - Wicked Stepmother Julian Clary - Dandini Lee Mead - P Charming Paul Zerdin - Buttons Nigel Havers - Lord Chamberlain (who's that?) Arthur Strong - Baron Hardup So still Cinderella & Fairy Godmother to be announced. Any guesses? And the Ugly Sisters... Baz said they're be announced soon.... Think Joan Collins would be a great fairy godmother |
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Post by alece10 on May 26, 2016 9:38:07 GMT
I think I will have to go now that Paul O'Grady is in it.
So will it be Paul in drag as the the stepmother or Lily Savage as the step mother?
Hope its the latter. Bit of filth for us adults that will go over the kids heads.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:43:06 GMT
I don't mean to sound ignorant but who is Paul Zerdin or Arthur Strong? Paul is great casting!
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:46:25 GMT
I don't mean to sound ignorant but who is Paul Zerdin or Arthur Strong? Paul is great casting! Paul Zerdin is a ventriloquist, he won America Got Talent last year, he's quite good. I've never heard of Arthur Strong but Baron Hardup isn't the biggest part is it? I've never heard of Lord Chamberlain in Cinderella?! |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:49:12 GMT
I'm guessing the Lord Chamberlain will be like the King character? Or the announcer of the guests at the ball? It could be like those ITV2 pantomimes where some celebs just get cameo roles?
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Post by basdfg on May 26, 2016 9:49:59 GMT
Ain't there usually a king and sometimes a queen as well. Unles the Lord chamberlain replaces him,
I imagine the step sisters will be played by females so the French and Saunders remours could be true.
Cinderella will be played I imagine by someone no older than 30.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:51:53 GMT
Does anyone
Really
Seriously
Think madonna or similar
Would wipe their arse with a London panto?
Please
Be realistic
There has been a (slight) blurring recently with failed pop stars like Beverly Knight, Alexandra Burke and Nicole Scherzinger moving to stage theatre as their international music careers were ailing and restricted by their overall lack of suitability and talent as mega stars in the first instance
The Madonnas and Beyonce of this world as quite another matter
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