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Post by sparky5000 on Mar 28, 2019 14:42:21 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Is it bad I don't even know who she is? Is this stunt casting? lol |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Mar 28, 2019 14:43:43 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Is it bad I don't even know who she is? Is this stunt casting? lol I text @ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 14:48:26 GMT
I text Ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 That's hardly surprising. The Sugababes changed their lineup every other fortnight, it's hard to keep up! |
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 28, 2019 14:49:34 GMT
Is it bad I don't even know who she is? Is this stunt casting? lol I text @ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 Not forgetting there's another in Club Tropicana too! They're like a poor man's Strallen sisters. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 14:52:38 GMT
Be fair, "one of the Sugababes" only narrows it down to approximately 28% of the adult female population of the UK.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 15:30:08 GMT
I text @ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 Not forgetting there's another in Club Tropicana too! They're like a poor man's Strallen sisters. God! A VERY poor man's Strallen sisters! One of them (?Mutya) was incredibly rough on Celebrity Big Brother back in the day.... |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 28, 2019 16:12:27 GMT
Is it bad I don't even know who she is? Is this stunt casting? lol I text @ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 The Sugar who? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 16:37:54 GMT
In today's crap 'claim to fame' my old flatmate, at the time a teen actor on Brookie, once had a barny with Heidi Range at a Beauty Pagent (yes, really) in Liverpool back in the day.
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Post by anthem on Mar 28, 2019 17:51:01 GMT
Well I did say earlier it was bad...... You did, sean, you did. But the reality... It looks so cheap and sucked dry of creativity. A bit like White Christmas there a few years back! I have to say the staging was one of the better parts of the show when I saw it; it didn’t feel cheap at all to me. It just seems a bit random that they’ve resurrected it now. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Mar 28, 2019 17:57:37 GMT
From what I've heard from a few sources, the how was supposed to fill that theatre until White Christmas fell through at the last minute so they needed a filler to go in that was easy to put in there and didn't require too much of a struggle to get it done. As its already toured, things like sets are already in storage and things on the creative side are already set so it's relatively easy to put it in there with a British cast etc.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 18:00:33 GMT
I think they should just have a different Sugababe on each night. That should keep them going for the limited run and half a tour of the provinces before they run out.
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Post by shady23 on Mar 28, 2019 18:03:02 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Yes, when Josh walks up to the Zoltar machine Heidi is going to walk on from the wings singing "push the button". |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Mar 28, 2019 18:03:45 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Yes, when Josh walks up to the Zoltar machine Heidi is going to walk on from the wings singing "push the button". 😂😂😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 18:05:29 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Yes, when Josh walks up to the Zoltar machine Heidi is going to walk on from the wings singing "push the button".From 'The Colour Purple'? I hope Cynthia Erivo doesn't get wind of that. |
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Post by shady23 on Mar 28, 2019 20:18:43 GMT
I text Ryan and his response was also "who?". She is one of the Sugababes. So we lose the one from Aladdin and gain the one in Big. 😂 That's hardly surprising. The Sugababes changed their lineup every other fortnight, it's hard to keep up! Just seen this tweet and felt I had to post it in this thread 😂 |
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Post by learfan on Mar 28, 2019 21:15:29 GMT
Oh my word, yes! If its Heidi Range i am ahem in!!
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Post by bobbybaby on Mar 28, 2019 21:34:27 GMT
Looks like Heidi Range will be the female lead. Yes, when Josh walks up to the Zoltar machine Heidi is going to walk on from the wings singing "push the button". Oh thank you this made me laugh. I also think there should be a bit of dream casting for this. I’m definitely going if the leads are Tom Hanks and Phoebe Waller- Bridge. Just putting it out there. 😂 |
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Post by stageyninja83 on Mar 28, 2019 21:46:41 GMT
The casting gets better......
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 8:54:53 GMT
Oh come on. Really. Is this what we're stooping to already?
This screams panicked, uninformed desperation to plug a gap in a big empty space.
A reunion of has-been 90's popstars in a mediocre, at best, musical in one of London's biggest theatres. Sigh.
To me, this looks like a group of out-of-touch execs have gone "Whats working at the minute?" and the response has been "A musical about a woman hitting 35 and the emotional challenges she faces". "Right, get me something like that that'll appeal to that age-range".
Maybe 10 years ago the 25-35yr olds cared about seeing the 90's popstars reunite in their Student Union, boozed up. But now? Is that really what people will race to see?
I saw a S Club, 5ive (4), Atomic Kitten and a few others on a "reunion" bill at a festival a few years back and attendance was low. They're not big draws anymore. To expect "stunt casting" like this to draw the masses in is ignorant, in my opinion.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 29, 2019 10:22:46 GMT
I'm actually looking forward to it. I imagine it will be either downsized or have ridiculous prices to make up for a limited run like that. Oh no you can’t downsize this, you need someone BIG as the titular charachter. |
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 29, 2019 10:24:17 GMT
Website now live. Tickets on general sale from Tuesday. Priority sale via Nederlander emails as of now. 9-week run starting 6th September.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 29, 2019 10:26:57 GMT
Fun fact: This played the flagship Shubert Theatre on Broadway, where the Shubert Organization put pressure on the producers to close, they saw sense as it was losin* so much money, to make way for Whistle Down the Wind.
Still mean the Dominion will be empty over the summer, thought this might start in June to give it a kind of decent run.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 29, 2019 10:42:58 GMT
I don't see a mention it will be led by Jay but he is being used in the promo picture so I'd assume so.
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 29, 2019 10:53:31 GMT
Just got access to a pre sale, the ticket prices for this are bonkers! (I know this is from an agency and not direct from the box office, but still)  |
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 29, 2019 11:08:12 GMT
Even through Nederlander, the entire stalls back to and including Row Z are minimum £81 on Fridays and Saturdays with central G-N £96.50. Rows VV-YY are £71 and Row ZZ £61. £7 cheaper for all tickets Monday-Thursday. Minimum £81 on Fridays and Saturdays and £74 on other days (apart from a handful of restricted view seats) for everything in the front half of the Circle too!
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