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Post by thedrowsychaperone on Sept 4, 2024 13:59:05 GMT
would love a proshot of this but given the lack of filming notices/camera sightings I won’t get my hopes up :/ Really thought this was going to happen as a prime bit of Christmas TV (much like Anything Goes) - this seems to be reserved for Barbican productions now with the recent announcement of Kiss Me, Kate being filmed. I know the Jerry Herman estate has all sorts of strict rules & regulations too so I imagine that could have caused some issues if it were ever in the pipeline. |
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Post by Jon on Sept 4, 2024 14:10:15 GMT
Michael Harrison doesn't have a history of recording his productions for cinema.
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Post by westendwhistledown on Sept 4, 2024 15:16:18 GMT
Much preferred Kiss Me Kate, I just found this underwhelming. We were sat up top and the sound was terrible and didn't soar as it should. Woman behind us had a hearing aid and was fiddling around with it the whole time, half of the show was inaudible! I don't know why Horace has been directed like that, he was no where near grumpy or gruff enough....hmmmm. I really wanted to love it but just didn't.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 5, 2024 7:18:58 GMT
McDonald!!! It’s staring them right in the face. Oh now we’re talking. I would love that |
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Post by BVM on Sept 5, 2024 8:23:11 GMT
Discussions happening for bringing this back to the Palladium next summer again, with Imelda. I guess if it’s almost or just broken even, running it again makes sense to claw back some more costs (I assume an existing returning production is cheaper than starting from scratch). Yes it’s had offers and not been sold out but that place is a barn so they’ll still have had a very healthy income. And it’s a decent show, if not one I’d personally return to. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 8, 2024 17:46:00 GMT
Hopefully this does return next summer. It's a great fun production.
Having seen this a few times from audience right, I've now finally also sat on the left, which gives you a new perspective, and also visibility of some sight gags that I missed before.
I must say I had no idea Tyrone Huntley was 35 until I read it here. One of those people that just gets even better looking with age. I did want to give him a standing ovation on Friday, but the audience were very slow to their feet. I did have to stand up for Andy Nyman, but thankfully others joined me.
There's a chance I might get back for closing week, but the seat options in the Stalls are rather limited on the dates I can make. Otherwise, roll on next year.
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Post by cheri78 on Sept 9, 2024 23:03:26 GMT
I really enjoyed it tonight and although the Bette Midler NYC was so good because of BM, this had far more nuance and made more sense of Dolly thanks to Imelda Staunton's performance. One question though: has the chomping on the turkey leg in the court scene been dropped completely or does it depend on how Imelda feels?. Unfortunately,this scene lost the humour completely whereas Bette (and, showing my age, Dora Bryan at Drury Lane) made this scene unbelievably funny. I do agree that Andy Nyman wasn't directed to be overly stubborn/miserable but I was moved by his delivery of the final scene as well as the very first lines from Imelda at the start of the title song which is normally done with all guns blazing, but she hesitated and really conveyed the nervousness of going back somewhere that you had good memories of and fearing it might not be the same. I thought that the travelator was used very well and with precision timing as in the final note of So Long Dearie. Poor Imelda, having to walk backwards on it at one point but still kept perfectly on the same spot. All that for a 10 week run was quite remarkable and a full house was testament to the popularity of a star name and a revival of a classic musical.
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Post by sf on Sept 11, 2024 22:41:29 GMT
Back for a second visit tonight, this time from one of the £20 front row seats (A16). Probably even more thrilling the second time - it's never been my favourite show, but it works far better for me when it's directed to be about *human beings* rather than about larger-than-life stars doing larger-than-life schtick. In particular, what this production does with the title song is masterful. I hope someone makes a cast album (remember the NT Follies album wasn't recorded until after it closed, and wasn't released until the following year), and if it comes back for another run I'll be in the audience. Just an absolute joy from beginning to end.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Sept 12, 2024 12:27:37 GMT
Saw it twice at the end of August, once front stalls and once front row, so no sound issues there. Great to see Imelda Staunton, though she seemed quite fragile and the whole production was designed around her. Good cast, large cast, stage looked quite full, liked the set. Never understood the love for the show, must be an American thing, you really have to switch off your brain to endure that plot. Otherwise very enjoyable, enthusiastic crowd, happy people around me, both times.  |
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Post by doctorshaw on Sept 14, 2024 9:18:04 GMT
Not sure if anyone else has made this comparison but to my eyes the video backdrops to this look clearly inspired by hand-colourised Edwardian postcards. They have an aesthetic quality quite typical of that genre. If this was a deliberate decision then it is a very fitting one.
Overall this was a real winner for me - I appreciated the more nuanced performance given by Imelda Staunton, which gave much more heart and purpose to an otherwise quite fluffy story. The travelators were used to great effect and I loved both the streetcar and train. Perhaps the parade could've benefitted from another vehicle to be included, but if this does return next year as suggested earlier on here, they could add a few more details to sets.
An absolutely joyous revival that I would see again without hesitation.
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Sept 14, 2024 17:18:21 GMT
Have any covers been on during the run?
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Post by A.Ham on Sept 14, 2024 18:13:14 GMT
Have any covers been on during the run? Happy to be corrected of course, but I don’t think any of the leads have missed even one show! |
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Post by nash16 on Sept 14, 2024 21:32:36 GMT
Have any covers been on during the run? It’s the most gentlest of shows on the body, so I’d be stunned if anyone had had to miss even one show. |
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Post by BVM on Sept 14, 2024 21:40:03 GMT
Saw it twice at the end of August, once front stalls and once front row, so no sound issues there. Great to see Imelda Staunton, though she seemed quite fragile and the whole production was designed around her. Good cast, large cast, stage looked quite full, liked the set. Never understood the love for the show, must be an American thing, you really have to switch off your brain to endure that plot. Otherwise very enjoyable, enthusiastic crowd, happy people around me, both times. Agree, the plot was a complete nonsense (literally Cats has a better plot) but the show overall has a very nice feel. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 14, 2024 21:55:17 GMT
Saw the final performance tonight. I don't want to raise hopes but I noticed a couple of cameras (though no notices about filming).
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 14, 2024 22:20:23 GMT
Saw it twice at the end of August, once front stalls and once front row, so no sound issues there. Great to see Imelda Staunton, though she seemed quite fragile and the whole production was designed around her. Good cast, large cast, stage looked quite full, liked the set. Never understood the love for the show, must be an American thing, you really have to switch off your brain to endure that plot. Otherwise very enjoyable, enthusiastic crowd, happy people around me, both times. Agree, the plot was a complete nonsense (literally Cats has a better plot) but the show overall has a very nice feel. Cats has a better plot than Hello Dolly? Are you mad 😂 |
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Post by SuttonPeron on Sept 14, 2024 23:37:27 GMT
I do hope that if this show is remounted, whether it´ll be the same production or (hopefully) a new one, it doesn´t feel like each actor is doing a completely different show. If there´s good and believable chemistry between the three couples, it can truly be a terrific show. Even with the "new" book.
And please cast a Mrs Molloy who looks and sings the part!
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Post by jaggy on Sept 15, 2024 0:05:41 GMT
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Post by BVM on Sept 15, 2024 0:53:03 GMT
Agree, the plot was a complete nonsense (literally Cats has a better plot) but the show overall has a very nice feel. Cats has a better plot than Hello Dolly? Are you mad 😂 Not at all. Not everyone could see it, but, certainly in the original production of Cats, Trevor Nunn weaved a very strong narrative through it. Themes of acceptance, bonding, ageing, rejection and ultimately forgiveness and rebirth. The cats were cats. But also metaphorical and a reflection on human life. I personally come out of Cats with a more satisfying narrative arc than Hello Dolly. So much of it made no sense. Couldn’t believe for a second that Harry Hepple and Jenna Russell would fall in love at more or less first sight. And. Well I won’t list everything we’ll be here for ages, but none of it was really believable and there were plot holes right left and centre. Like I said though, nice musical. Enjoyed the old fashioned musical schtick, the big cast and orchestra, the score, singing and dancing. And the visual presentation was good. But yeah. I’d stand by Cats having a more engaging story. Sorry! |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 15, 2024 8:29:08 GMT
See my earlier post. They are likely to bring this back to the palladium again next summer |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 15, 2024 9:10:53 GMT
I think this clip was taken in previews. Did they keep that rather complicated (and messy at that point) routine for the bows?
Also, Imelda gurning like crazy on the word “again”.
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Post by danb on Sept 15, 2024 9:12:44 GMT
Cats has a better plot than Hello Dolly? Are you mad 😂 Not at all. Not everyone could see it, but, certainly in the original production of Cats, Trevor Nunn weaved a very strong narrative through it. Themes of acceptance, bonding, ageing, rejection and ultimately forgiveness and rebirth. The cats were cats. But also metaphorical and a reflection on human life. I personally come out of Cats with a more satisfying narrative arc than Hello Dolly. So much of it made no sense. Couldn’t believe for a second that Harry Hepple and Jenna Russell would fall in love at more or less first sight. And. Well I won’t list everything we’ll be here for ages, but none of it was really believable and there were plot holes right left and centre. Like I said though, nice musical. Enjoyed the old fashioned musical schtick, the big cast and orchestra, the score, singing and dancing. And the visual presentation was good. But yeah. I’d stand by Cats having a more engaging story. Sorry! Cats present themselves (endlessly!) to decide who gets to be euthanised and sent to cat heaven. It’s not so much a story as an idea. Hard disagree 🤣 |
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Post by macksennett on Sept 15, 2024 12:35:21 GMT
I was at the matinee yesterday. Wonderful afternoon and my second visit. Overheard the ushers talking in the interval and one was saying about Imelda that she never loses that special magic. Great to hear considering they must have seen the show numerous times. Hope it returns next year. Not sure my bank balance can afford it though!
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Post by danb on Sept 15, 2024 17:29:55 GMT
Quite surprised that people on here have actually been paying for tickets? Surely not full whack?
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Post by OnTheMarquee on Sept 15, 2024 17:55:06 GMT
fully preferred the Broadway version over this... I was really hoping for the same energy. Disappointing.
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