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Post by Steffi on Jul 6, 2017 14:39:23 GMT
Going tonight to see Norman Bowman as Julian Marsh. :-)
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Post by showtoones on Jul 6, 2017 14:45:29 GMT
Going tonight to see Norman Bowman as Julian Marsh. :-) I want to see that! He is SO attractive...does he have any dates in the autumn? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 6, 2017 19:42:14 GMT
Going tonight to see Norman Bowman as Julian Marsh. :-) I'm going on Saturday. When I originally booked I booked for the matinee, assuming that the opera I was already booked for on the same day was in the evening. I then found the opera was a matinee so had to book 42nd Street for the evening. Apologies to any fans of seat A1 that it'll be wasted for the matinee! At least it's cheap so I'm only wasting £15. |
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Post by Steffi on Jul 6, 2017 22:44:33 GMT
Going tonight to see Norman Bowman as Julian Marsh. :-) I want to see that! He is SO attractive...does he have any dates in the autumn? Yes but they were not 100% confirmed last time I checked. I'll speak to him and will post his confirmed dates once I know. :-) He did so well by the way. You wouldn't have guessed it was his first time playing the part. |
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Post by daniel on Jul 6, 2017 23:10:41 GMT
Going tonight to see Norman Bowman as Julian Marsh. :-) I'm going on Saturday. When I originally booked I booked for the matinee, assuming that the opera I was already booked for on the same day was in the evening. I then found the opera was a matinee so had to book 42nd Street for the evening. Apologies to any fans of seat A1 that it'll be wasted for the matinee! At least it's cheap so I'm only wasting £15. I may be able to take the matinee ticket off you if you still have it to shift? |
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Post by dippy on Jul 7, 2017 8:05:09 GMT
Yes but they were not 100% confirmed last time I checked. I'll speak to him and will post his confirmed dates once I know. :-) I'm pretty sure once dates are confirmed they get put on his website www.normanbowman.comAt the moment it just mentions now and 17th-23rd of August which I guess is much too early to count as autumn. |
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Post by Steffi on Jul 7, 2017 8:36:21 GMT
Yeah, I didn't count August as autumn. :-) But there are some potential dates in late October / early November, some in December, January and February.
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Post by theatregeek on Jul 7, 2017 11:54:10 GMT
I'm going on Saturday. When I originally booked I booked for the matinee, assuming that the opera I was already booked for on the same day was in the evening. I then found the opera was a matinee so had to book 42nd Street for the evening. Apologies to any fans of seat A1 that it'll be wasted for the matinee! At least it's cheap so I'm only wasting £15. I may be able to take the matinee ticket off you if you still have it to shift? Say hi to the two geeks in AA19/20 if you go!  |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 8, 2017 22:08:10 GMT
I had a BALL at this today. Got a ticket through TodayTix and with a referral code ended up getting H39 in the Royal circle for £15! Bargain of the year!
What fun this show is though.
Clare Halse is a star. A star is born. I have never seen anyone tap like that. Honestly. Bloody magnificent!
Was surprised that I really enjoyed Sheena Easton! I wasn't convinced on her casting originally but she's perfect as Dorothy Brock, and bloody hell she can sing!
Norman Bowman was on for Julian Marsh, and was great. Very believable and you saw him warming to Peggy. Few line fluffs but I don't think he'd been on many times (they were mainly top of the show, once he got going he was fine)
My mouth hit the floor during the title number. Gobsmacked. Don't want to ruin it but those who have seen will know (when they come back on in their second costumes and then don't stop). Well deserved standing ovation at the end of the song.
4.5 stars from me - it's because of the ending. I hadn't realised that 42nd Street reprise was the end, and then they just started bowing! Felt unfinished , so that's where it loses the .5 but that's material not production!
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 8, 2017 22:50:34 GMT
This is a great show for meeting fellow board members! Back in March I met @posterj & anthony40 & today I briefly met daniel, for matinee ticket handover, & then dippy & I found ourselves sitting next to each other tonight. Unsurprisingly there were lots of fans & his friends in to see Norman Bowman on for Julian Marsh & afterwards he scooped up the lot of us, 15 in total, & took us onto the stage. Wow, it's big! |
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Post by infofreako on Jul 8, 2017 22:53:29 GMT
This is a great show for meeting fellow board members! Back in March I met @posterj & anthony40 & today I briefly met daniel, for matinee ticket handover, & then dippy & I found ourselves sitting next to each other tonight. Unsurprisingly there were lots of fans & his friends in to see Norman Bowman on for Julian Marsh & afterwards he scooped up the lot of us, 15 in total, & took us onto the stage. Wow, it's big! I'm now picturing Norman Bowman with giant comedy arms scooping you up and carrying you all to the stage |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 8, 2017 22:58:05 GMT
I'm now picturing Norman Bowman with giant comedy arms scooping you up and carrying you all to the stage Haha! Is ushered better? Escorted? Showed round? |
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Post by infofreako on Jul 8, 2017 23:03:11 GMT
I'm now picturing Norman Bowman with giant comedy arms scooping you up and carrying you all to the stage Haha! Is ushered better? Escorted? Showed round? Definitely preferred the first. Its really cheered me up Though I am quite jealous you got to experience that |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 8, 2017 23:10:25 GMT
Definitely preferred the first. Its really cheered me up Though I am quite jealous you got to experience that It was totally unexpected. I was amazed when he beckoned me to join the group, especially as I hadn't even had a chance to speak to him before that, with so many people waiting. It's only the 3rd time I've got to go backstage & the other 2 times were arranged in advance (Phantom & Wicked, both with the same actor). |
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Post by Steffi on Jul 8, 2017 23:57:32 GMT
Dawnstar I was in Norman's backstage lot tonight so I must have seen you. He literally showed a whole group around after each show since Thursday this week - popular man. :-) He had already taken me and my friend in on Thursday but decided we should just come along again. It's lovely he had so many people coming to support him during his first run as Julian Marsh. And while he was great on Thursday you could really see how much more confident he had become by Saturday evening.
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Post by theatregeek on Jul 9, 2017 15:46:13 GMT
This is a great show for meeting fellow board members! Back in March I met @posterj & anthony40 & today I briefly met daniel , for matinee ticket handover, & then dippy & I found ourselves sitting next to each other tonight. Unsurprisingly there were lots of fans & his friends in to see Norman Bowman on for Julian Marsh & afterwards he scooped up the lot of us, 15 in total, & took us onto the stage. Wow, it's big! I too met a fellow board member at the matinee yesterday but didn't manage to catch her eye at the end to say bye because she was too busy hob-nobbing with Marc Almond! He was sitting next to me in the front row, he saw it a couple of weeks ago and had to return to the front row because he loved it so much. I couldn't persuade him to join me at Kinky Boots in the evening though  |
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Post by vabbian on Jul 9, 2017 16:04:04 GMT
face it 42nd Street is the greatest thing since the resurrection of Jesus Christ in 33AD  |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 9, 2017 16:27:44 GMT
Steffi Sorry I didn't know you were there. Were you with Sabrina? If so then I'm the one who came over & said hello to her while we were onstage.
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Post by Steffi on Jul 9, 2017 16:46:05 GMT
Steffi Sorry I didn't know you were there. Were you with Sabrina? If so then I'm the one who came over & said hello to her while we were onstage. Yes, that was me. Hello! :-) |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 9, 2017 16:59:05 GMT
Steffi Hello! I know Sabrina a bit from when we were both Wicked/Cassidy Janson fans back in 2007-8.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 10, 2017 12:59:12 GMT
If anyone is interested, I've just tweeted some of my backstage pics from Saturday evening.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 10, 2017 15:05:33 GMT
If anyone is interested, I've just tweeted some of my backstage pics from Saturday evening. Thanks for those. Facinating. Especially the staircase one. My favourite number in the show. |
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Post by orchidman on Jul 12, 2017 0:33:35 GMT
Good Taylor Swift lookalike in the ensemble:  |
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Post by fossil on Jul 12, 2017 10:22:02 GMT
If you cannot wait for your next visit to Drury Lane, you might want to listen to next Friday's 'Friday Night Is Music Night - Michael Feinstein sings Harry Warren' on BBC Radio 2. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x1tjwI was lucky enough to be at the recording of the show last night at the Mermaid Theatre. They performed several numbers from 42nd Street - including some tap dancing! - four of the orchestra danced white shoes on vertical black boards. Really good hearing the music when performed by a large orchestra. The singers were not at all bad either. We even had an encore of 'We're In The Money' due to retakes. |
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Post by ptwest on Jul 15, 2017 14:48:10 GMT
Back for a second visit! This is just as joyous second time around.
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