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Post by Being Alive on Jun 29, 2023 15:44:02 GMT
Samantha Barks must be getting paid SO MUCH MONEY… She’s great in the show but this will be her third year with it. Disney is def showing her the money and likely a car to and from the theatre. Correct... |
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Post by danb on Jun 29, 2023 15:49:25 GMT
She is worth every penny! She totally gets the role, and gives a multi-dimensional Elsa who hits all of the ‘Disney’ beats whilst hinting at something darker going on.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jun 29, 2023 16:30:00 GMT
She is great but it's a shame no one else is getting a shot at Elsa, especially if it doesn't last another year.
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Post by showtoones on Jun 29, 2023 17:44:39 GMT
She is fantastic for sure....not saying she doesn't deserve it. Only saying that for someone who is known in musical theatre circles, I am sure she's been offered other things, so for her to stay with Frozen, they definitely are showing her the "love."
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Post by Mark on Jun 29, 2023 19:40:52 GMT
It’s obviously a role that gives her flexibility to peruse her other endeavours, such as her tv show commitments.
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Post by starlight92 on Jun 29, 2023 23:12:49 GMT
She is great but it's a shame no one else is getting a shot at Elsa, especially if it doesn't last another year. To be fair Laura Emmitt got the best part of a month in the role when Samantha was filming that Mamma Mia thing recently. |
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Post by starlight92 on Jul 6, 2023 18:14:58 GMT
Big announcement at 10am tomorrow apparently...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 6, 2023 19:46:18 GMT
It’s closing I assume
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 6, 2023 19:55:04 GMT
Ready for a revival of Bend It Like Beckham?
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jul 6, 2023 19:58:57 GMT
I assume as new cast recently announced, and unlikely to record a cast album this late, its either
* Sing along performance
* Closing and touring
* Filming for disney plus
Not sure 'a dangerous' announcement would be it closing though. Do shows usually hype up a closure announcement? I don't remember any that have off top of my head.
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Post by danb on Jul 6, 2023 20:18:30 GMT
Stunt cast someone minor? Idina doing a fortnight? Kristin Bell doing a turn? Experiment with live reindeer? Have an actual chipmunk play Anna?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 6, 2023 20:23:40 GMT
Gemma Collins is going in as Olaf
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Post by showtoones on Jul 6, 2023 20:26:21 GMT
Gemma Collins is going in as Olaf And Kimberley Walsh is going to be Bulba |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 6, 2023 22:11:04 GMT
It's closing folks (but do agree with wording is weird!)
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Post by Jon on Jul 6, 2023 22:29:47 GMT
It's closing folks (but do agree with wording is weird!) Closing at the end of the current booking period or earlier? I assume it's the former. I know the pandemic was a factor but it's an achievement for the West End production to have run longer than Broadway. I wonder what's planned for Drury Lane? |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jul 6, 2023 22:33:16 GMT
It's closing folks (but do agree with wording is weird!) Closing at the end of the current booking period or earlier? I assume it's the former. I know the pandemic was a factor but it's an achievement for the West End production to have run longer than Broadway. I wonder what's planned for Drury Lane? it's not closing at the end of the current booking period or earlier. |
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Post by backtothetheatre on Jul 6, 2023 23:30:24 GMT
Sam’s version of Dangerous to Dream is now on Spotify so I’m assuming this is the announcement. Not sure if it’s a full cast recording, would be a bit of a shame for the original cast if so, but great nonetheless.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 6, 2023 23:33:41 GMT
It would be bizarre to them have recorded it with the second cast and not the first. Can only assume barks has recorded the three big numbers?
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Post by backtothetheatre on Jul 6, 2023 23:37:29 GMT
It would be bizarre to them have recorded it with the second cast and not the first. Can only assume barks has recorded the three big numbers? Most likely. Or it could just be this one track. If they wanted to do a full cast recording there’s no reason they couldn’t have with the originals. |
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Post by peterd on Jul 7, 2023 8:29:17 GMT
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Post by Jon on Jul 7, 2023 8:51:28 GMT
If it’s only extending an extra two months then it makes me think that this will be the final extension.
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Post by BVM on Jul 7, 2023 8:54:41 GMT
God is that it? For announcements like this I do wish they'd just announce them rather than do the whole announcement of an announcement thing - I think the latter is daft anyway, though if they have to do it for Heaven's sake save it for the really big stuff!
Nice song though.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 7, 2023 10:04:57 GMT
Ah I'd been told this was closing in Jan but they didn't have anything to go in its place - would make sense for it to extend to March if they've got something in April to go in. Very weird to only extend by 2 months when they did a big extension a matter of months ago...
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Post by Jon on Jul 7, 2023 10:18:50 GMT
Ah I'd been told this was closing in Jan but they didn't have anything to go in its place - would make sense for it to extend to March if they've got something in April to go in. Very weird to only extend by 2 months when they did a big extension a matter of months ago... I'm adding 2+2 and possibly getting five but My Neighbour Totoro is finishing in March at the Barbican and is selling very well so possibly that could transfer to Drury Lane? |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 7, 2023 10:26:56 GMT
I have no info on what's going on currently - Drury lane is a massive space to fill and is not particularly attractive to producers on the whole I don't think
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