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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 9, 2021 22:33:14 GMT
I was just thinking when the West End reopens (I hope it is soon), it is going to be full to the brim with Jukebox/Tribute Musicals with
Mamma Mia
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
& Juliet
with Jersey Boys coming back
the new Bob Marley Musical
and The Drifters Girls
if the West End does pick up, I can see it that Ain’t Too Proud coming over.
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Post by Mark on Jan 9, 2021 22:44:18 GMT
I can't wait to re-visit the first three (especially & Juliet).
Ain't too Proud I saw the matinee the day of the Broadway shutdown - I was VERY pleasently surprised. Very much a Jersey Boys presentation and it was great fun! It would be a great show for the West End.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 9, 2021 23:06:13 GMT
Tina = Fabulous.
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Post by westendboy on Jan 9, 2021 23:47:09 GMT
I want to check out 'Tina' and maybe '& Juliet'.
Might see 'Jersey Boys' again, but not certain.
'Get Up Stand Up!' seems interesting and I'm afraid I don't know about 'The Drifters Girls'.
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Post by danb on Jan 10, 2021 7:17:48 GMT
If it involves more than one person singing at once with even a hint of a story; I’m in! I loved ‘& Juliet’ so that’d be my first port of call I think, but I’m looking forward to seeing ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ & ‘Come From Away’ again the most.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 10, 2021 9:11:02 GMT
I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore.
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Post by westendboy on Jan 10, 2021 15:12:16 GMT
I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. True, but it's still sad that Thriller closed without a proper closing night performance. As much as people like to rail on it, it does have a place in West End history. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 16:11:27 GMT
I can't wait to re-visit the first three (especially & Juliet). Ain't too Proud I saw the matinee the day of the Broadway shutdown - I was VERY pleasently surprised. Very much a Jersey Boys presentation and it was great fun! It would be a great show for the West End. Ain’t too Proud has the same creatives as the Jersey Boys. When I was in New York, I had a toss up to either see this or The Cher Show, Stephanie J Block swung it, with Bob Mackie costumes. The show was absolutely dire. But glad I saw the Cher Show though, as that won’t be coming to London, where I say Ain’t Too Proud is a more than likely. Tina is very good and had my foot tapping the floor, The score is superb, the song ‘Don’t Turn Around’ is a treat..’ it was the story Tina Turner wanted to tell, the first half is brutal! The second half is a bit of a love story and a concert. However lacked a bit of dramatic tension, but still very enjoyable. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd who also done Mamma Mia, she seems to specialise in Jukebox Musicals and Shakespeare, two unlikely bedfellows. I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. Thriller was pretty dire, but I will give it faint praise in that it had two things going for it; 1, brilliant choreography and 2, best marquee in London. It wasn’t as bad as Motown, which is one of the worst shows I have ever seen. There Mr Barnaby you have your ear to the ground and have good instinct for the industry, can you see Ain’t too Proud coming over, when theatre recovers? |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 10, 2021 16:20:08 GMT
I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. True, but it's still sad that Thriller closed without a proper closing night performance. As much as people like to rail on it, it does have a place in West End history. I certainly agree with you it is sad it didn’t get a proper closing night, with Waitress, 9-5 and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, very sad indeed. However Thriller’s longevity is down to one person and that is Conrad Robert Murray the doctor convicted of unlawfully killing Michael Jackson, which was box office gold. Otherwise Thriller wouldn’t have run a year. Same as Chicago with the O.J.Simpson trials. Both musicals did well due to circumstances beyond the control of theatre, that ignited the box office. |
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Post by iamamazing on Jan 10, 2021 20:14:48 GMT
Either Come from away, Wicked or & Juliet will be the first three shows I’ll run back to as I have a frozen trip in April. &juliet was the last west end show I saw I’m so glad it was it’s incredible such a feel good felt so happy coming out of i please go see it it’s a must see. I hope The Cher show comes over at somepoint along with beetlejuice as I’m obsessed with the cast recording.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 11, 2021 19:42:47 GMT
I can't wait to re-visit the first three (especially & Juliet). Ain't too Proud I saw the matinee the day of the Broadway shutdown - I was VERY pleasently surprised. Very much a Jersey Boys presentation and it was great fun! It would be a great show for the West End. Ain’t too Proud has the same creatives as the Jersey Boys. When I was in New York, I had a toss up to either see this or The Cher Show, Stephanie J Block swung it, with Bob Mackie costumes. The show was absolutely dire. But glad I saw the Cher Show though, as that won’t be coming to London, where I say Ain’t Too Proud is a more than likely. Tina is very good and had my foot tapping the floor, The score is superb, the song ‘Don’t Turn Around’ is a treat..’ it was the story Tina Turner wanted to tell, the first half is brutal! The second half is a bit of a love story and a concert. However lacked a bit of dramatic tension, but still very enjoyable. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd who also done Mamma Mia, she seems to specialise in Jukebox Musicals and Shakespeare, two unlikely bedfellows. I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. Thriller was pretty dire, but I will give it faint praise in that it had two things going for it; 1, brilliant choreography and 2, best marquee in London. It wasn’t as bad as Motown, which is one of the worst shows I have ever seen. There Mr Barnaby you have your ear to the ground and have good instinct for the industry, can you see Ain’t too Proud coming over, when theatre recovers? Thriller had the best marquee in London? What?! I’ve heard nothing about Ain’t Too Proud coming over. But it was doing well in NYC so probably will at some point.. |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 13, 2021 16:11:14 GMT
It will only get worse. The masses will want lighthearted, feelgood, safe and familiar (i.e. film adaptations/jukeboxs score) fayre.
I'm not expecting much to ignite my imagination to be honest!.......
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Post by Mark on Jan 13, 2021 16:26:36 GMT
It will only get worse. The masses will want lighthearted, feelgood, safe and familiar (i.e. film adaptations/jukeboxs score) fayre. I'm not expecting much to ignite my imagination to be honest!....... This does give me hope that Pretty Woman will continue - if not at the Piccadilly perhaps they will transfer it to the now vacant Savoy - as I doubt Sunday in the Park with George will be in the West End anytime soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 20:58:23 GMT
It will only get worse. The masses will want lighthearted, feelgood, safe and familiar (i.e. film adaptations/jukeboxs score) fayre. I'm not expecting much to ignite my imagination to be honest!....... This does give me hope that Pretty Woman will continue - if not at the Piccadilly perhaps they will transfer it to the now vacant Savoy - as I doubt Sunday in the Park with George will be in the West End anytime soon. So sad but I’m also resigned to that too unfortunately. It never announced new dates despite coming out of the gate early and declaring the intentions to postpone. |
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Post by danb on Jan 13, 2021 21:29:07 GMT
This does give me hope that Pretty Woman will continue - if not at the Piccadilly perhaps they will transfer it to the now vacant Savoy - as I doubt Sunday in the Park with George will be in the West End anytime soon. So sad but I’m also resigned to that too unfortunately. It never announced new dates despite coming out of the gate early and declaring the intentions to postpone. I suspect the break-even on ‘Sunday’ was too much of a risk. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 14, 2021 7:23:18 GMT
Well I consider myself to be firmly part of ‘the masses’ and if we have a couple of years of very commercial, popular musicals then Im not going to complain. I think bums on seats is the priority. Tina! would kill it on tour just from the massive recognition factor. I know producers generally want to milk the WE before sending shows out but after a dearth of theatre that will have lasted for 18 months Wouldnt there be enough demand to support tours running concurrently with the WE?
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Post by jaqs on Jan 14, 2021 10:10:35 GMT
Absolutely, especially as many people will not want to travel to London for a while.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 14, 2021 11:30:37 GMT
Christ what a depressing thread. Speculating about being unhappy that the West End might be full of big bombastic commercial musicals that the people will want to see. Can we go one day without putting down an industry that to all intents and purposes doesn't even exist at the moment?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 16:52:18 GMT
Christ what a depressing thread. Speculating about being unhappy that the West End might be full of big bombastic commercial musicals that the people will want to see. Can we go one day without putting down an industry that to all intents and purposes doesn't even exist at the moment? Let’s be fair now. I have only one post on this thread that alludes that the poster doesn’t enjoy jukebox musicals. The rest of the discussion has been a general conversation, including transfer speculation and praise for jukebox shows like Tina and Ain’t Too Proud. The vast majority of contributors haven’t actually said a negative word about the prospect unless I’m mistaken. I personally know that I’d rather see the West End glittering again with crowd-pleaser hen party favourites than not glittering at all. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 14, 2021 19:04:15 GMT
Well I consider myself to be firmly part of ‘the masses’ and if we have a couple of years of very commercial, popular musicals then Im not going to complain. I think bums on seats is the priority. I'd be very happy if the WE was entirely filled with jukebox musicals for the next year. I probably won't be getting the covid vaccine for almost another year so if only jukebox musicals were playing then I wouldn't be missing anything I'd want to see! |
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Post by cartoonman on Oct 28, 2021 19:04:15 GMT
I hope to see The Drifters' Girl with my local U3A group. I'm old enough to remember their songs and they were very good. I would like to see a James Brown jukebox musical. The film biography" Get on Down"? was very good but then I am a fan of the Godfather of Soul.
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Post by anthony on Oct 28, 2021 19:14:26 GMT
I think we should be grateful that any shows are on when the time comes. At least we don’t have Thriller hanging on anymore. True, but it's still sad that Thriller closed without a proper closing night performance. As much as people like to rail on it, it does have a place in West End history. I guess MJ the Musical if (or when) it makes its way over here will take its place... |
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Post by shady23 on Oct 28, 2021 19:16:16 GMT
I hope to see The Drifters' Girl with my local U3A group. I'm old enough to remember their songs and they were very good. I would like to see a James Brown jukebox musical. The film biography" Get on Down"? was very good but then I am a fan of the Godfather of Soul. I am no fan of jukebox musicals and didn't really know much about The Drifters but I went along to see it in Newcastle out of curiosity and loved it. So much so I went back three more times! The performances from the cast are just incredible. |
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Post by anthony on Oct 28, 2021 19:24:13 GMT
I hope to see The Drifters' Girl with my local U3A group. I'm old enough to remember their songs and they were very good. I would like to see a James Brown jukebox musical. The film biography" Get on Down"? was very good but then I am a fan of the Godfather of Soul. I am no fan of jukebox musicals and didn't really know much about The Drifters but I went along to see it in Newcastle out of curiosity and loved it. So much so I went back three more times! The performances from the cast are just incredible. To be fair, jukebox musicals are something that I naturally dislike, but I'm also not entirely sure why: I've never seen a jukebox musical I've disliked! My favourite being The Buddy Holly Story! |
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Post by Samwise on Oct 28, 2021 22:17:55 GMT
I think biographical musicals (where the story is about the artist whose songs are in the show, like Tina and Jersey Boys) and jukebox musicals are different species. Related, but distinct, and imo the former is generally the superior genre. Exceptions apply of course
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