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Post by lifeisacabaret on Aug 23, 2022 0:11:54 GMT
Nothing official yet, but this production is allegedly opening in New York this spring at the Lyceum Theatre. Jessie and Eddie have signed on to do a 4 month run, not including rehearsals. I'm guessing you saw that one post on tiktok...that guy is really unreliable so I wouldnt believe him. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2022 9:58:30 GMT
The TikToker's reliability appears to be a subject of great debate on BroadwayWorld with a fair number of posters standing up for his batting average in being right.
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Post by keekio2 on Aug 23, 2022 13:53:21 GMT
Who’s the Tiktok?
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Post by matty on Sept 3, 2022 7:04:26 GMT
I saw this for the 2nd time last night (although 1st time either the current cast). This reslly is a fantadtic production. The leads were great, but at times Fra Free was difficult to hear...they either need to turn his mic up a bit or he needs to project more.
The only thing I still don't like is the ending. It just doesn't have the same devastating impact that other productions have had. But other than that, I love it.
I was also pleased that it was less chaotic getting in than when I went in February.
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Post by theatre on Sept 3, 2022 10:13:22 GMT
The only thing I still don't like is the ending. It just doesn't have the same devastating impact that other productions have had. Completely agree - I saw this last week and thought I’d log on here to see what others made of the ending. For me, it’s not so much the staging but that it just sort of… ends. The fact that the majority of the original Finale number and text have been cut really doesn’t help with the impact - Schultz’s repetition of ‘What am I? A German’ and Sally’s repetition of ‘it’s just politics, what’s that got to do with us’ is in my opinion crucial for giving the piece the kick it needs in those final moments and it’s completely missing here. The original finale, with reprises of different songs in the underscore split up by the the dissonant ensemble singing of ‘Wilkommen’ is so well written that I think it’s a shame this production stepped away from it. |
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Post by lifeisacabaret on Sept 15, 2022 17:15:08 GMT
New cast is going into the theatre now...
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Post by Rory on Sept 21, 2022 7:51:27 GMT
Callum Scott Howells was on BBC Breakfast at 7.50am today (Wed 21st) talking about the show.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2022 10:29:13 GMT
Callum Scott Howells was on BBC Breakfast at 7.50am today (Wed 21st) talking about the show. Damm. Missed it. Will look to see if it's on iplayer |
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Post by Rory on Sept 21, 2022 10:34:05 GMT
Callum Scott Howells was on BBC Breakfast at 7.50am today (Wed 21st) talking about the show. Damm. Missed it. Will look to see if it's on iplayer It usually is for 24 hours only |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2022 10:41:22 GMT
Damm. Missed it. Will look to see if it's on iplayer It usually is for 24 hours only I've just searched and can't find anything 😞 |
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Post by Rory on Sept 21, 2022 11:01:08 GMT
It usually is for 24 hours only I've just searched and can't find anything 😞 Weird, I thought they usually put it on iplayer until the next episode. Maybe I'm mistaken. Here's a small clip: |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2022 11:05:53 GMT
I've just searched and can't find anything 😞 Weird, I thought they usually put it on iplayer until the next episode. Maybe I'm mistaken. Here's a small clip: Thanks for that. Little Callum, bless! I had some lovely chats with him when he was in She Loves Me. Thrilled how his career has blossomed. |
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 22, 2022 10:56:38 GMT
They finally seem to be putting out some more realistic ticket prices on this...I see offers online...
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Post by amp09 on Sept 22, 2022 20:31:43 GMT
They finally seem to be putting out some more realistic ticket prices on this...I see offers online... Where are the offers please? |
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Post by gussiemwra on Sept 22, 2022 22:22:51 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing this cast. A friend of mine who works at the theatre are saying that the producers and ticketing staff are really concerned since its not selling that well. Apparently they are raising the prices for all of the drinks, etc. in the theatre to make up for it.
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Post by inthenose on Sept 22, 2022 22:45:59 GMT
That is a shame. The prices are doing them in for the cast they are providing, I still feel. I don’t mean in ability (I’m sure they’re terrific) but certainly in name appeal. The prices were never going to be sustainable long term without big hitters. Hope they start filling it out again with offers as noted above. Wishing everyone the best at this theatre.
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 22, 2022 23:13:38 GMT
Times have very quickly changed since this show opened. The expectation of accessing all those middle class professional earners with pent up spending due to lockdowns has been exhausted, and even the affluent are cutting out discretionary spending in light of soaring cost of living.
The producers need to start cutting the cloth of this show accordingly.
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Post by ceebee on Sept 23, 2022 9:20:14 GMT
Times have very quickly changed since this show opened. The expectation of accessing all those middle class professional earners with pent up spending due to lockdowns has been exhausted, and even the affluent are cutting out discretionary spending in light of soaring cost of living. The producers need to start cutting the cloth of this show accordingly. The 6 percent income tax cut for some should get the money flowing again. |
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 23, 2022 12:11:58 GMT
Times have very quickly changed since this show opened. The expectation of accessing all those middle class professional earners with pent up spending due to lockdowns has been exhausted, and even the affluent are cutting out discretionary spending in light of soaring cost of living. The producers need to start cutting the cloth of this show accordingly. The 6 percent income tax cut for some should get the money flowing again.
Indeed. The highest earners have been looked after, once again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2022 13:57:26 GMT
Absolutely adore Callum Howells. He was wonderful in It's A Sin (one of the best dramas on UK TV in recent years).
Can't wait to see him in this :-)
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Post by apubleed on Sept 23, 2022 15:33:02 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing this cast. A friend of mine who works at the theatre are saying that the producers and ticketing staff are really concerned since its not selling that well. Apparently they are raising the prices for all of the drinks, etc. in the theatre to make up for it. Do producers normally get a cut of the drink sales? (as opposed to the theatre owners) |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 23, 2022 15:44:02 GMT
In this case, ATG is both theatre owner and co-producer, so one way or another it gets a cut of everything!
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 23, 2022 19:44:06 GMT
Where are the discounts?
If you enter the TodayTix lottery, you're pretty much guaranteed to lose and then be offered Dress Circle seats for £55 each, which is cheaper than normal, but they will only sell them in twos, so limited use for a lot of people (myself included).
I'm not really sure what the producers expected though. There was clearly star power with the first class and you could argue the ticket prices were justified, but much as I think the replacement casts are talented, they don't have the same name value and a lot of people who had the money to see the original cast wouldn't rush back. So you're now marketing to the typical theatregoer (and their budget), not the celebrity seeking crowd.
I know this is a whole musical about politics so I guess a digression is just about acceptable, but the people already earning £150,000 a year (and who won't have been paying 45% tax anyway) could already afford the tickets. So that makes no difference. And frankly, the kind of person who gets to those salary levels has done so by being a workaholic, not by having evenings free to go to the theatre.
So that leave us mere mortals without such deep pockets. The theatre mad of us, who like to be at shows several nights a week, will spread the limited budget around. Unless there are loads of tourists coming in, I'm not sure who is buying the catered table seats for the third cast.
I think this could run quite nicely without the pre-show and without the catering, as a theatre show in the round, but that would require the producers to take some difficult decisions.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 28, 2022 9:08:59 GMT
2 new leads are going to be on This Morning today at 11.10am
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 28, 2022 9:38:37 GMT
2 new leads are going to be on This Morning today at 11.10am They were offered an earlier slot, but decided they'd wait...like everybody else.  |
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