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Post by indis on Feb 6, 2019 17:41:51 GMT
hope not, not that i get interested in booking then and no tickets available anymore  |
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 6, 2019 18:13:41 GMT
The Les Mis facebook account has said that there will be a performance schedule for Alfie/John on the ticket website as soon as they go on sale so at least there's that!
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Post by daisy24601 on Feb 6, 2019 18:18:21 GMT
The prospect of seeing Matt Lucas massacre Thenardier again is more than enough to put me off. He should be given a 100 mile exclusion order around anything relating to Musical Theatre. His woeful turn in Me and My Girl reiterates that. As for the rest ...(all of em crooks) - Ball, Boe, Fletcher.....call me cynical but isn’t this Cameron’s insurance policy to engage every demographic to get the box office tills ringing. Not for me. I’ll wait for the new version to set up home. Liked this post just for that, good work. |
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Post by Dannyboi on Feb 6, 2019 18:25:21 GMT
Really miffed theres no DMT+ presale for this, its been worth the membership this year alone to get excellent Mary Poppins tickets but its gonna be a right bun fight in general sale tomorrow! xx
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 19:13:48 GMT
Really miffed theres no DMT+ presale for this, its been worth the membership this year alone to get excellent Mary Poppins tickets but its gonna be a right bun fight in general sale tomorrow! xx I'm fuming lol - I actually joined DMT+ SPECIFICALLY for this year's Les Mis shenanigans! (Though as you say, I also did manage to snap up a decent Mary Poppins ticket. I won't renew next year though I don't think). |
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Post by SageStageMgr on Feb 6, 2019 19:16:39 GMT
Can someone explain to me, as you would a child, in simple terms what is going to happen? And please only if you actually know for yourself
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Post by longinthetooth on Feb 6, 2019 19:55:26 GMT
for me Enjolras is one of the most important roles, so i will and cannot book before knowing not liking booking for maybe getting an Enjolras that will be as terrible as Nick Jonas was as Marius Oh I wish you hadn't mentioned Nick Jonas. I still have nightmares. |
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Post by singularsensation10 on Feb 6, 2019 19:59:45 GMT
Whilst I really really appreciate that the ‘names’ they are using to sell this production are bona fide talented MT performers, I can’t help but think that Ball and Fletcher are spectacularly miscast in their roles. Ball is one of my favourite Male MT Perforners but has a natural comedic timing which is wasted on Javert - not saying that Javert isn’t an iconic and complex role, just saying that I think there are better roles for Ball and other actors more suited to playing Javert. Also, the decision to make the temporary (if one can class 4 months as temporary) production a concert production seems cheap and somewhat lazy. Concert productions should be saved for one-offs IMO. Won’t be paying megabucks to see this, although will likely go if there are any offers on.
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Post by danb on Feb 6, 2019 20:03:01 GMT
Offers...hahahaha
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 6, 2019 20:05:10 GMT
Also, the decision to make the temporary (if one can class 4 months as temporary) production a concert production seems cheap and somewhat lazy. Concert productions should be saved for one-offs IMO. Quite. I can't understand why they are doing it as a concert for four months. I can understand they might not want to install the original production in another theatre but if they can install the tour production in theatres all round the country for only 3-4 week runs then why on earth can't/won't they install it in a WE theatre for 4 months? |
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Post by jampot on Feb 6, 2019 20:34:08 GMT
Really miffed theres no DMT+ presale for this, its been worth the membership this year alone to get excellent Mary Poppins tickets but its gonna be a right bun fight in general sale tomorrow! xx I'm fuming lol - I actually joined DMT+ SPECIFICALLY for this year's Les Mis shenanigans! (Though as you say, I also did manage to snap up a decent Mary Poppins ticket. I won't renew next year though I don't think). Dom...As far as i know dmt+ is from 10 am until noon..then general sale... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 20:36:14 GMT
I'm fuming lol - I actually joined DMT+ SPECIFICALLY for this year's Les Mis shenanigans! (Though as you say, I also did manage to snap up a decent Mary Poppins ticket. I won't renew next year though I don't think). Dom...As far as i know dmt+ is from 10 am until noon..then general sale... Ahhh thanks, that would indeed make my day :-) (Though no e-mail about it yet!) |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Feb 6, 2019 21:17:07 GMT
Does anyone know if telephone bookings will be being taken tomorrow, or is it just online? Have they released a phone number for tickets?
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Post by shady23 on Feb 6, 2019 21:17:24 GMT
The who is doing what show schedule will be announced as soon as tickets go on sale tomorrow. Says the official Facebook page.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 21:20:58 GMT
I am definitely more excited about the ticket buying experience than I am about the actual 'concert' lol.
#ThrillSeeker
In all seriousness though - I'll be booking a JOJ performance. He was stunning in the 25th tour.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Feb 6, 2019 21:23:44 GMT
I am definitely more excited about the ticket buying experience than I am about the actual 'concert' lol. #ThrillSeeker In all seriousness though - I'll be booking a JOJ performance. He was stunning in the 25th tour. He and Hans Peter Janssens were the best JvJ/Javert pairing I’ve ever seen. John Owen-Jones is brilliant (and knows it). What a voice yet equally as talented an actor. Amazing nuance when he wants to. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 6, 2019 22:38:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 7:11:26 GMT
I am definitely more excited about the ticket buying experience than I am about the actual 'concert' lol. #ThrillSeeker In all seriousness though - I'll be booking a JOJ performance. He was stunning in the 25th tour. I'm probably going to try for an Alfie show - I agree JOJ (is that as disrespectful as KMP?) is a better Valjean, but I am a bit bored of him now, and have never seen Alfie do the role live. Any more word on a 10am presale? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 7, 2019 7:31:45 GMT
Also, the decision to make the temporary (if one can class 4 months as temporary) production a concert production seems cheap and somewhat lazy. Concert productions should be saved for one-offs IMO. Quite. I can't understand why they are doing it as a concert for four months. I can understand they might not want to install the original production in another theatre but if they can install the tour production in theatres all round the country for only 3-4 week runs then why on earth can't/won't they install it in a WE theatre for 4 months? Impact. They want to re-open the “proper” show with a fanfare, which would be totally lost if they’d been hawking it down the street for four months. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 7:50:04 GMT
What I think will happen is Alfie will take the usual Monday off as well as both shows on Thursday. He would never take Friday or Saturdays off as they are the most subscribed performances.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 7, 2019 7:56:37 GMT
But surely JOJ is a big enough MT name that he wouldn’t want to take the usual performances left by the “star”. I know he’s not as big as Alfie B but a lot of people will want to see him, as demonstrated in this thread.
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 7, 2019 7:58:43 GMT
AB should go to the Gielgud Theatre and ask Patti LuPone to give him a masterclass in acting through song and how to knock it out of the park 8 shows a week.
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Post by Steffi on Feb 7, 2019 8:31:54 GMT
I would assume JOJ will do it unless he’s otherwise engaged. I do hope they have a plan in place because lets face it, the chances of Alfie Boe actually turning up for all of his scheduled performances are slim.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 7, 2019 8:55:04 GMT
I would imagine that JOJ will act as standby as well as doing his scheduled performances.
I was thinking actually, I’m a little surprised that JOJ is doing this. To my memory he’s never explicitly ruled out playing JVJ again, but given CamMac regularly lauds him as the best Phantom/JVJ and gets him to do all the anniversary specials, it seems a little insulting that he’s now been asked to play second fiddle to Alfie Boe. I won’t deny that Boe will sell more tickets, especially now that he and Ball have their little double act going, but JOJ is far more deserving of legend status among Les Mis casts. Then again, being asked to be a part of this concert production in any way is probably quite an honour, and I think there are very few people who would say no to CamMac.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 8:59:21 GMT
JOJ (and we've been calling him that long before KMP haha) used to quip he went back to Phantom because he needed some work doing around the house...so maybe he needs an extension or something?
Jokes aside, I'm pretty miffed he's reduced to a standby for la Boe, because JOJ can sing it better on his worst day and actually do a thing called acting, which is you know helpful and all.
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