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Post by infofreako on Jun 14, 2017 23:02:43 GMT
Sadly I can't do July 8th
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Post by theatregeek on Jun 19, 2017 12:20:06 GMT
Damn, couldn't resist it, booked for 08th front stalls. Sorry, missed this post about the other tickets.
It's costing me a fortune, flights are horrendously expensive as are hotels that weekend but what the hell, this should be special.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jun 19, 2017 13:59:18 GMT
And it's the Pride London Parade that day. The vibe at the Adelphi should be amazing. Says the old bird booked in the stalls  |
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Post by Thompson96 on Jun 21, 2017 0:24:08 GMT
Quick question...does anyone know who the new angels are cos I can only seem to make out two from the cast announcement which are Jed Berry and I assume Momar Diagne is taking over Craig's track
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Post by cheesy116 on Jun 21, 2017 0:31:47 GMT
Quick question...does anyone know who the new angels are cos I can only seem to make out two from the cast announcement which are Jed Berry and I assume Momar Diagne is taking over Craig's track I would love to know this too! The only one I know isn't an Angel is Jordan Fox, even though he was a swing for an angel in the original cast. He is now Harry, covering Charlie Price! He made a damn pretty angel |
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Post by theatregeek on Jun 21, 2017 15:10:55 GMT
And it's the Pride London Parade that day. The vibe at the Adelphi should be amazing. Says the old bird booked in the stalls Ohhh! Is that why the hotels are so expensive maybe? This old'ish guy will see you in the stalls! |
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 21, 2017 16:49:55 GMT
Dale Evans will be the Richard Bailey track, so cover Harry and Charlie Price.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 24, 2017 13:29:49 GMT
Just seen the new Lola in a video West End Live released of the WEL performance (obviously). Firstly visually he's not what i expect of Lola, he looks small and muscly and i'm not sure about it and secondly, and maybe it's not a fair comparison based on one performance but vocally seems way below Matt. But he's probably a more assured and natural looking dancer than Matt just based on that clip.
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Post by Stasia on Jun 24, 2017 17:31:07 GMT
I guess video from the street (where an actor may not hear himself properly plus the camera obviously "eats" and modifies some of the sound) couldn't be the best thing to rely on judging the vocals. The looks — maybe, but I guess even the bootleg audio from the Adelphi would give him more credit.
I haven't seen Simon (my friend had and never commented on his vocals in a bad way) but those actors I saw sound differently on WEL videos. In a bad way differently.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 24, 2017 18:37:50 GMT
Just seen the new Lola in a video West End Live released of the WEL performance (obviously). Firstly visually he's not what i expect of Lola, he looks small and muscly and i'm not sure about it and secondly, and maybe it's not a fair comparison based on one performance but vocally seems way below Matt. But he's probably a more assured and natural looking dancer than Matt just based on that clip. Who is he? He just looks like a bloke in a frock. Matt Henry didn't have a great voice but was better than this one, |
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Post by talkstageytome on Jun 24, 2017 19:31:29 GMT
Haven't watched this performance yet but I saw him a few months ago and he was great.
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 24, 2017 21:08:11 GMT
Just seen the new Lola in a video West End Live released of the WEL performance (obviously). Firstly visually he's not what i expect of Lola, he looks small and muscly and i'm not sure about it and secondly, and maybe it's not a fair comparison based on one performance but vocally seems way below Matt. But he's probably a more assured and natural looking dancer than Matt just based on that clip. I think his vocals sound fine on the videos I've seen - he sounds on a par with Matt Henry to me. |
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Post by Thompson96 on Jul 3, 2017 23:10:08 GMT
Also anyone have any idea who the third cover Lola is?
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Post by cheesy116 on Jul 3, 2017 23:31:08 GMT
Also anyone have any idea who the third cover Lola is? Jemal Felix |
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Post by Thompson96 on Jul 4, 2017 0:27:00 GMT
Sorry I meant after cast change cos surely it's going to be Jemal, Momar and someone else...
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Post by Thompson96 on Jul 4, 2017 2:22:42 GMT
Just seen the new Lola in a video West End Live released of the WEL performance (obviously). Firstly visually he's not what i expect of Lola, he looks small and muscly and i'm not sure about it and secondly, and maybe it's not a fair comparison based on one performance but vocally seems way below Matt. But he's probably a more assured and natural looking dancer than Matt just based on that clip. I do have to say I saw Simon's third show as Lola he wasn't the best vocally compared to Matt but his vocals got better as the show progressed and he was quite unsteady on the heels(I.e Matt was/is a much better dancer). But he acted the part phenomenally which more than made it up for it. I think as time goes on he's going to get a lot better. |
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 4, 2017 5:18:38 GMT
I don't think there will be a 3rd cover Lola this year.
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Post by cheesy116 on Jul 4, 2017 11:53:14 GMT
Sorry I meant after cast change cos surely it's going to be Jemal, Momar and someone else... There's 1 less POC this cast so either there's only 2 Lola covers or there will be a white male covering him too Australia have one! |
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Post by theatregeek on Jul 6, 2017 14:53:59 GMT
Do we have a roll-call for Saturday night? Not stalking, just wondering how many from here will be there.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 7, 2017 22:47:24 GMT
Got tickets for Saturday matinee and taking family who are visiting for the weekend. I believe it's Matt Henry's last night. Do you think that they will do that thing where there mess around. Is it called meas up matinee or something like that?
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Post by daniel on Jul 7, 2017 22:54:42 GMT
Still have a spare ticket for the evening performance tomorrow, Matt Henry's last. Drop me a message if interested.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 8, 2017 12:42:11 GMT
Another of my famous silly questions. Why do the cast 'muck-up' the matinee rather than the actual final performance?
Is it assumed that the matinee audience are more tolerant of pranks and/or theatrically illiterate?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2017 12:50:27 GMT
Re-muck up matinee I've always assumed it's because the 'proper last one' is respected as the last outing as a character for an actor and they should be allowed to have that and/or that more family/friends/industry types are in for the very last so they want that to be as good as can be.
Hope Matt Henry and co have an utterly fabulous last day at the factory...!
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 8, 2017 13:13:33 GMT
Okay, next silly question. Are the pranks obvious to the paying public, or are they more in-jokes that will only be spotted by fangirls who have seen the show numerous times?
Just imagine you're a tourist in London for the first time, and you've paid £95 for a premium ticket because you think that the West End is the pinnacle of the art form.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2017 13:16:28 GMT
They're supposed to be subtle enough that nobody but the cast knows about them. Obviously hardcore fans spot them and occasionally it goes wrong and people get the giggles etc, but it's only 'allowed' on the proviso that the audience don't know what's going on. So Stage Management leave it out of the show report etc (mostly).
A famous one is that in Phantom (one of the original cast changes?) someone hid in the boat, the audience had no idea he was there but of course the poor Phantom had to sing the entire song without giving away he had a man under him (as it were).
So no, it's not suppsoed to disrupt the performance. The avid fangirls would know (I'm sure the Wicked thread has some examples of it) but everyone else shouldn't be.
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