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Post by wicked on Sept 13, 2019 0:30:04 GMT
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Post by danb on Sept 13, 2019 6:08:03 GMT
Have they changed the setting to ‘everyones final year at uni’? Or an M.A. or post grad course? Maybe they’re all mature students on a social work course? Only really Sam Tutty and ATS pulling of the sixth form look for me 🤣
But what a great cast of actual talent. I have had the cast recording on a lot again recently, in giddy anticipation. November can’t come soon enough for me.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 13, 2019 8:23:01 GMT
Reading the casting announcements has made me realise how old I am as I've never heard of any of them.
Not an issue as I booked the day tickets went on sale and looking forward to it.
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Post by theatreian on Sept 13, 2019 8:26:19 GMT
Yes same here. Not heard of a single person in the cast. They said it was the show who was the star. I hope this works out in reality. It's nice not to have any stunt casting for a change though and no 'celebrity' casting either. A pity though that I've not heard of anyone. Still looking forward to seeing it in November though.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Sept 13, 2019 8:28:59 GMT
So presumably Jamie needs a new Margret, probably from Monday!? Or was Rebecca already announced as leaving?
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Post by Mark on Sept 13, 2019 8:30:50 GMT
The show really is the star. I saw it for the fourth time in Toronto a few months back, with the alternate Evan and nobody else in the cast who I knew. It was really great. You can bet they have had the pick of the crop when casting this.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 13, 2019 8:33:44 GMT
Yes same here. Not heard of a single person in the cast. They said it was the show who was the star. I hope this works out in reality. It's nice not to have any stunt casting for a change though and no 'celebrity' casting either. A pity though that I've not heard of anyone. Still looking forward to seeing it in November though. When a show is selling this well (arguably better than Hamilton), it doesn’t need celebrity casting. Rebecca McKinnis is pretty well known though. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 13, 2019 9:51:31 GMT
Yes same here. Not heard of a single person in the cast. They said it was the show who was the star. I hope this works out in reality. It's nice not to have any stunt casting for a change though and no 'celebrity' casting either. A pity though that I've not heard of anyone. Still looking forward to seeing it in November though. You’ve never even heard of Lauren Ward? Tut. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 9:53:01 GMT
I thought I recognised her name when I saw the announcement - turns out she's the original Miss Honey from Matilda.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 10:07:56 GMT
Not massively excited about this (based on CD) but got a ticket based on the hype (I do love a panic buying frenzy) and have to say I am thrilled they have gone with MT trained actors based on merit exclusively.
And well done to the Board for the predictions :-)
And I am certainly much MORE excited than I was about Waitress and Come From Away out of the current American invasion.
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Post by andrew on Sept 13, 2019 11:48:37 GMT
So now that we have the cast... How high is the stage? Are the dayseats front fow? Who is going to be replaced by Ashley Roberts?
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Post by wicked on Sept 13, 2019 12:27:41 GMT
I've always wondered with the Larry u/s- I get they need two due to illness, holidays etc but it's not a particularly demanding part, and at least in existing productions the actor doesn't tend to call out much, if at all. So do they have two understudies sat backstage for one part, potentially not going on for any of the 8 shows a week?
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Post by Rukaya on Sept 13, 2019 12:57:39 GMT
I've always wondered with the Larry u/s- I get they need two due to illness, holidays etc but it's not a particularly demanding part, and at least in existing productions the actor doesn't tend to call out much, if at all. So do they have two understudies sat backstage for one part, potentially not going on for any of the 8 shows a week? Could be due to the fact they don't have an ensemble to pull an understudy from if needs be? That would be my guess. 🤷🏻♀️ |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 13, 2019 13:54:18 GMT
It seems they have started rehearsals.. in New York... for this already..
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Post by Mark on Sept 13, 2019 15:19:05 GMT
I believe in New York the second covers are often holiday covers. Difficult with this show vs Come From Away/Six is they need much clearer age groups for the roles. I believe each standby in Come From Away covers five different roles. Four of the cast will cover Jared/Connor, so that’s FIVE cast members who you potentially see play them. Additionally, with an alternate Evan, if main Evan is on hols and alternate Evan is sick then they easily need the two additional covers.
I’m guessing Annual leave is a lot more generous in the UK, and in all fairness the cost of employing an additional cover makes up for any potential cancellations.
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Post by showtoones on Sept 13, 2019 15:46:00 GMT
I would think that Sam will definitely be doing Friday nights and Saturday nights which leaves 4 more performances each week he will do. I would say he probably wouldn;t do the weekday matinee which leaves one other show.
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Post by ellie256 on Sept 13, 2019 15:50:02 GMT
Will it be posted on the website which 2 performances the Evan alternate will be on?
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Post by showtoones on Sept 13, 2019 15:51:26 GMT
What performances does the Evan alternate do on Broadway?
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Post by ellie256 on Sept 13, 2019 15:53:00 GMT
What performances does the Evan alternate do on Broadway? Wednesday and Saturday matinees, do you think it’ll be the same here? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 15:56:15 GMT
I think it'll be Mondays and Wednesday matinees, but maybe they'd give him the Saturday matinee off so he's never doing a two show day.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Sept 13, 2019 15:56:29 GMT
It seems they have started rehearsals.. in New York... for this already.. The 'evan's' have been there for a week already I think. Some of the cast flying tomorrow, and most likely starting to rehearse on Monday. Seems a costly way to do it, but they obviously want this show to be in prime shape for the opening. |
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Post by ellie256 on Sept 13, 2019 15:59:05 GMT
Unless otherwise noted, all cast members are scheduled to perform in each performance. On Wednesday & Saturday matinees, the role of Evan Hansen will be performed by the alternate.
It says that on the DEH website and then specifically goes onto to say that MLB will do Wednesday and Saturday matinees on Broadway. So maybe it applies across the board?
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Post by alece10 on Sept 13, 2019 18:31:25 GMT
A couple of you tube videos have been put on the DEH Facebook page of Sam Tully singing. Lovely voice and great diction. You always know if someone has MT training by their diction. I do like to be able to hear the words. 😁
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 18:41:28 GMT
A couple of you tube videos have been put on the DEH Facebook page of Sam Tully singing. Lovely voice and great diction. You always know if someone has MT training by their diction. I do like to be able to hear the words. 😁 There's a clip of him from "Once on this Island" (where many of us saw him a few weeks ago, before he was famous  ) tweeted by the British Theatre Academy back in July (and retweeted today). It's "Tutty" incidentally! |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 13, 2019 18:46:38 GMT
A couple of you tube videos have been put on the DEH Facebook page of Sam Tully singing. Lovely voice and great diction. You always know if someone has MT training by their diction. I do like to be able to hear the words. 😁 There's a clip of him from "Once on this Island" (where many of us saw him a few weeks ago, before he was famous ) tweeted by the British Theatre Academy back in July (and retweeted today). It's "Tutty" incidentally! Oh yes sorry. Must have been thinking of her from 'enders. |
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) tweeted by the British Theatre Academy back in July (and retweeted today). It's "Tutty" incidentally!
