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Post by ceebee on Feb 13, 2020 23:28:31 GMT
Martin Guerre.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 5:14:03 GMT
A Little Night Music.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 14, 2020 7:21:07 GMT
Merrily we roll along at the Domar Warehouse
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Post by Steffi on Feb 14, 2020 7:30:48 GMT
Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre - I never warmed to the show after it moved to the Piccadilly Theatre.
Lord of the Rings - I know it was a flop but I loved it.
Once with the original London cast - I love the show in general but the original cast was very special to me.
Heather Headley in the Bodyguard - for me no one else ever came close to her Rachel Marron.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Feb 14, 2020 7:50:21 GMT
Billy. Elliot.
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Post by daisy24601 on Feb 14, 2020 9:49:00 GMT
MEMPHIS, all day long. Sometimes I just randomly get a pang of missing it. Sweeney Todd. Seriously. I want stroke NEED to see it. Not the film, hate that, but a proper production. I only saw it last year in Liverpool but I’ve only seen 3 versions of it so I’m not all sweeney’d out. I love it. I wish that WYP production would get resurrected. BRING BACK SWEENEY TODD. What do you miss? I only saw Sweeney Todd when I worked as an usher years ago and wasn't into musicals yet, so I definitely would love a comeback and a chance to see it again properly. I'm not sure why it hasn't tbh. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 10:06:55 GMT
Sweeney Todd, Sunset Boulevard and Company should be permanently staged so I can drop in at leisure. Honestly, between ALW and Sondheim I’m surprised there’s not a company just regularly programming them like they do Shakespeare. It’s not like the volume or standard of work isn’t there (but yes, I get there’s other issues involved in making this a reality...)
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Post by ensembleswings on Feb 14, 2020 11:36:59 GMT
Kinky Boots
Billy Elliot
42nd Street
All of which I've seen before and wish I could see again right now. I'd also love for Memphis to return, it's the one show I've never seen that I'd love to
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Post by juliem on Feb 14, 2020 11:58:33 GMT
I miss The Bridewell.
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Post by JJShaw on Feb 14, 2020 13:48:59 GMT
I would have said City of Angels but I cannot believe we are getting a remount 5 years later!
I know it wasn't may peoples cup of tea but I loved Urinetown. Quirky music, interesting premise, original storyline, I personally loved the set and staging. I always like it when the West End gets original Original shows!
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Feb 14, 2020 14:41:10 GMT
Also I miss the Dress Circle shop.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 14:59:31 GMT
JCS at the Barbican Carrie at the Southwark Playhouse. Why haven't other compnies done it in London done it yet??
Shows that last under 4 months.
hydraulics in set designs.
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Post by ABr on Feb 14, 2020 15:25:17 GMT
Also I miss the Dress Circle shop. I second this! I only went in a few times when I was younger, before I really was engrossed in the MT world, and I loved it! I'd love to be able to go back now, and look through all the cast recordings and posters! At least we still have it in a digital form! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 16:42:18 GMT
Also I miss the Dress Circle shop. I do too, though it was a shadow of it's former self in it's last few years. Went there as a teenager mainly for foreign cast recordings and used to get so excited that they would for example have versions of Cats, Starlight and Phantom in multiple different languages. As I got older though, HMV Oxford Circus ended up with a much better selection as the Dress Circle CD section seemed to shrink. Of course both stores now sadly demised as CDs are disappearing. (I still buy them!) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 16:46:23 GMT
Interpreted "miss" in the title of this thread as something that became part of your life - i.e. long runners!
Guess you can miss things that weren't around for as long too though.
In which case I would add the Barbican Jesus Christ Superstar.
Bat one of my absolute faves of the last 5 years but as I saw it so many times and did Manchester, Coliseum, Dominion and then continued in Oberhausen (Germany) plus with the tour on the horizon, I don't really feel I have had the chance to 'miss' it yet. Must have been 30 odd times lol - enough to be sated!
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Post by horton on Feb 14, 2020 17:02:37 GMT
The Westminster Theatre
Duncan Weldon
The RSC's permanent residence at the Barbican
Renaissance Theatre Company
PJ's (and just realized Balthazar bakery has gone!)
Yeah Dress Circle and Dean Street
Roger Redfarn, Jonathan Miller, Harold Fielding, Eartha Kitt, John Napier, oh so many people.
And as for shows... Follies at the Shaftesbury, She Loves Me, the original La Cage, John Wood's Tempest and Des Barritt in The Comedy of Errors at the RSC.
I don't miss... (that's another thread)
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 14, 2020 17:44:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 18:34:54 GMT
Phone-free auditoria. Didn't realise how much until Madonna did it last week. Happy buzz of conversation in the foyer, people chatting in their seats, no worry that someone would start recording during the show. Absolutely! They should introduce what she's done everywhere. |
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Post by richey on Feb 14, 2020 19:58:10 GMT
Also I miss the Dress Circle shop. me too! Was always a highlight of any trip I made to London |
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Post by marob on Feb 14, 2020 20:12:29 GMT
After being underwhelmed by the first musical I saw when I was getting into theatre I was a bit iffy about going to another one. But the next one was Nikolai Foster's production of Merrily We Roll Along, which I loved and bought the then-recent New York cast recording. Would love to see that again. More Sondheim in general anyway please.
When I went to Liverpool to see the touring version of Guys and Dolls a few years back there was a lady in the queue who was very excited to see Louise Dearman. I'd never heard of her. I thought she was great, but didn't realise how good until I saw her on a couple of BBC Proms.
Wish I'd seen Company a second time. Doubt I'll ever see Patti Lu Pone again. (Fingers crossed on seeing the infamous eight pack again...)
Sweet Charity at the Royal Exchange with Kaisa Hammarlund. So much better than the Donmar one last year. (Bit O/T but it also had possibly the best trailer I've seen for a theatrical show. Fun and completely unpretentious, unlike most trailers. Don't know how to post it here, but it's on Youtube.)
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Post by shady23 on Feb 14, 2020 20:15:28 GMT
Sweeney Todd. Seriously. I want stroke NEED to see it. Not the film, hate that, but a proper production. I only saw it last year in Liverpool but I’ve only seen 3 versions of it so I’m not all sweeney’d out. I love it. I wish that WYP production would get resurrected. BRING BACK SWEENEY TODD. What do you miss? I was at the V&A at the weekend and looking at the Sweeney set designs in the theatre gallery and found myself thinking the same thing. More recently, I miss 42nd Street. That show was something really special. |
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Post by alece10 on Feb 14, 2020 20:29:07 GMT
After being underwhelmed by the first musical I saw when I was getting into theatre I was a bit iffy about going to another one. But the next one was Nikolai Foster's production of Merrily We Roll Along, which I loved and bought the then-recent New York cast recording. Would love to see that again. More Sondheim in general anyway please. When I went to Liverpool to see the touring version of Guys and Dolls a few years back there was a lady in the queue who was very excited to see Louise Dearman. I'd never heard of her. I thought she was great, but didn't realise how good until I saw her on a couple of BBC Proms. Wish I'd seen Company a second time. Doubt I'll ever see Patti Lu Pone again. (Fingers crossed on seeing the infamous eight pack again...) Sweet Charity at the Royal Exchange with Kaisa Hammarlund. So much better than the Donmar one last year. (Bit O/T but it also had possibly the best trailer I've seen for a theatrical show. Fun and completely unpretentious, unlike most trailers. Don't know how to post it here, but it's on Youtube.) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 23:31:23 GMT
TBH I'm still pissed Memphis shut. Argh I forgot about Memphis! That goes on my list too! |
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Post by jakobo on Feb 15, 2020 0:31:44 GMT
Phone-free auditoria. Didn't realise how much until Madonna did it last week. Happy buzz of conversation in the foyer, people chatting in their seats, no worry that someone would start recording during the show. How did they manage to do that? Did they use pouches? |
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Feb 15, 2020 0:38:29 GMT
Another vote for the original production of Starlight Express, it was the first show I saw on my first trip to London and still holds a special place in my heart.
Billy Elliot (I think I didn't enjoy Hamilton cause I blame it for Billy closing, even though that's irrational)
Blood Brothers with Stephanie Lawrence (damn, I miss Stephanie Lawrence)
Miss Saigon at Drury Lane
Les Mis at the Palace
The Bodyguard with Beverly Knight
Witches of Eastwick at Drury Lane
Pajama Game at the Shaftesbury
Dress Circle
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