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Post by kathryn on Aug 24, 2022 7:11:37 GMT
But basically it is Shaina Taub in charge of what the songs are actually about, as the lyricist and the one working closely with the book writer. She has been taking clutches of lyrics into the studio for Elton to set to music after they she and the book writer worked out what the songs need to do dramatically. Elton didn’t hand over a clutch of songs and say ‘here you go make a musical from this’. It’s been back and forth over the years. The book has been re-written since the songs were written and the songs have barely changed and no new ones have been put into the show. They might have changed some lyrics but it's still the the songs from the demo. A melody doesnt fit every situation. After the reviews it received in the press and from comments from people on the production, the show isn't going anywhere near Broadway for a very long time. I will bow to your apparent insider knowledge. I am sure the whole show would be overhauled before any attempt at a Broadway run. |
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Post by jacob on Aug 24, 2022 9:26:22 GMT
Loving the £5 ticket offer for under 25s (as well as the plethora of other discount options!). looking forward to hopefully seeing this one soon
+ Mr Rannells!! 😍
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Aug 24, 2022 23:58:04 GMT
Do Almeida productions have logos, because this show is crying out for a great logo. Get Dewynters on it.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Aug 25, 2022 10:28:24 GMT
A very exciting casting! Wonder if it has eyes on going somewhere post Almeida if it does well? Iirc the original deal was for it to open straight in the West End, but RG negotiated for the Almeida to have a run first. |
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Post by Jon on Aug 25, 2022 10:34:27 GMT
Opening it at the Almeida first also gives them time to make any changes during and after the short run before a potential transfer. There are a few theatres available from January onwards.
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Post by austink on Aug 25, 2022 10:54:17 GMT
Let’s just hope they don’t do what they did with American Psycho and think it better fits Broadway and leave the West End without
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Post by Jon on Aug 25, 2022 11:07:03 GMT
Let’s just hope they don’t do what they did with American Psycho and think it better fits Broadway and leave the West End without It's a mostly British creative team and producers so I think a West End run is likely. |
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Aug 25, 2022 11:58:43 GMT
Bernadette Peters played Tammy Faye in a 'ty movie of the week' called Fall From Grace. It also starred Kevin Spacey as Jim Bakker. She sings in it too. It's a fun watch if you can find it.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Aug 25, 2022 12:09:53 GMT
Let’s just hope they don’t do what they did with American Psycho and think it better fits Broadway and leave the West End without No risk of that, though I think a future life on Broadway has been discussed. The only way it won’t go to the West End is if it flops. |
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Post by Jon on Aug 25, 2022 12:22:57 GMT
I wonder if Tammy Faye will be portrayed quite sympathetically or if James Graham might try and make her someone who knew the dodgy dealings that were going on but chose to ignore it.
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Post by austink on Aug 25, 2022 12:56:54 GMT
Doubt that. You can easily make her sympathetic like they did in the Eyes of Tammy Faye and doubt that collective would seek to have a production musical turn on a antihero
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Post by Jon on Aug 25, 2022 13:06:44 GMT
Doubt that. You can easily make her sympathetic like they did in the Eyes of Tammy Faye and doubt that collective would seek to have a production musical turn on a antihero I don't know, shows like Evita and Here Lies Love have proven successful and their leads are not totally sympathetic. |
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Post by austink on Aug 25, 2022 13:39:38 GMT
Agree but based on source material that isn’t sympathetic for either of those characters while Tammy Faye has an easy redemption arc.
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Post by kathryn on Aug 25, 2022 17:50:18 GMT
Doubt that. You can easily make her sympathetic like they did in the Eyes of Tammy Faye and doubt that collective would seek to have a production musical turn on a antihero Creative team will I am sure be heavily invested in Tammy’s support of people living with HIV - which really was incredibly unusual at the time - and thus in portraying her sympathetically. |
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Post by austink on Sept 2, 2022 9:55:44 GMT
Indeed the content warning makes it seem that way “ This production contains the use of homophobic language and references to cancer and HIV/AIDS.” preparing to book at noon today Doubt that. You can easily make her sympathetic like they did in the Eyes of Tammy Faye and doubt that collective would seek to have a production musical turn on a antihero Creative team will I am sure be heavily invested in Tammy’s support of people living with HIV - which really was incredibly unusual at the time - and thus in portraying her sympathetically. |
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 2, 2022 10:19:26 GMT
I'm yet to watch In The Eyes of Tammy Faye on Netflix but can I ask, is this production and adaptation of this film? Or this just the Tammy Faye story?
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Sept 2, 2022 10:58:27 GMT
The latter. It’s nothing to do with any previous work about Tammy.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Sept 2, 2022 11:20:06 GMT
856 users in the queue ahead of me for tickets!
The Almedia isn't that big at all. I wonder what will be left if anything by the time i get to the front of the line
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Post by musiqualetheater on Sept 2, 2022 11:23:04 GMT
856 users in the queue ahead of me for tickets! The Almedia isn't that big at all. I wonder what will be left if anything by the time i get to the front of the line Can you let us know the price bands please? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 2, 2022 11:37:44 GMT
Well I’m glad I’m not buying when Public sale happens. Had to trawl through so many dates to get good seats.
They may have held back some seats I guess
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Post by austink on Sept 2, 2022 11:52:07 GMT
Yeah I had to go to a third date before I found something not restricted (a lot is restricted at the back of the stalls). My sense they are holding back some seats but it is getting tight.
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 2, 2022 11:57:24 GMT
Thank God I signed up for member access to this.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Sept 2, 2022 11:59:30 GMT
Considering the amount of people in the queue, it passed pretty quickly and got some good seats on a few different dates. Really glad I got seats for 21/11, so I can stay for the talkback after the performance.
Tickets were £10-£60, but that depends on the date. Some perfs were £10-£50 others were £15-£60
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Post by showtoones on Sept 3, 2022 9:52:49 GMT
After reading all these posts, I bit the bullet and bought a 70 pound membership so that I could get early booking. The excitement for the show will be through the roof and because I didn’t want to chance public booking I just got a membership and was able to get the seats that I wanted for the date that I wanted.
But word to the wise, there’s very little left for a lot of the dates. So if there is interest, I’d recommend booking ASAP. Of course they’re holding back House Seats and other seats, but the theater is very small.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 3, 2022 14:59:10 GMT
After reading all these posts, I bit the bullet and bought a 70 pound membership so that I could get early booking. The excitement for the show will be through the roof and because I didn’t want to chance public booking I just got a membership and was able to get the seats that I wanted for the date that I wanted. But word to the wise, there’s very little left for a lot of the dates. So if there is interest, I’d recommend booking ASAP. Of course they’re holding back House Seats and other seats, but the theater is very small. I’d imagine everyone on here knows that the Almeida doesn’t sit 1000 people 🤣 I bet people taking out memberships went through the roof in advance of these shows. |
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