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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2023 19:53:38 GMT
Christine and the Queens would be an interesting choice given her performance art style but I can see Rebecca being good in the role too if she has the acting chops to go with her singing ability.
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Post by keekio2 on Jul 19, 2023 20:18:21 GMT
Bring back Amy Lennox
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Post by andrew on Jul 19, 2023 20:25:14 GMT
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Post by Steve on Jul 29, 2023 23:55:34 GMT
Saw this again tonight, and LOVED it as much as ever. Some spoilers follow. . . Eddie Redmayne's Emcee was like an angel came down from heaven to do stand-up comedy, he was so ethereally fragile, yet so versatile in his physical comedy. John McCrea was equally ethereal, his singing voice even more angelic than Redmayne, but he was malign where Redmayne was benign, like Lucifer, an angel of light turned devil. Callum Scott Howells was not ethereal, but he was not quite human either: he was like the T-1000 Terminator model Emcee, a frightening muscular machine unstoppably pummeling his way towards fascism. By contrast, Mason Alexander Park's Emcee is all too human, earthy like Alan Cumming, with immense range. Park's singing is not in McCrea's league, but it's better for not being so perfect, it's more unpredictable, more real, sometimes falsetto, sometimes full-voiced baritone, sometimes a punkish rasp, sometimes a howl of angst. Park is electric precisely because they can be anything at any moment. Their "Tomorrow belongs to me" was a good example of how Park can surprise, going from angelic falsetto to sudden full-voiced baritone, crashing the song suddenly and deliberately down to earth, where it hits human, where it's real. Maude Apatow's Sally Bowles is like a set of unravelling Russian dolls, mannered layers peeling away to reveal vulnerability before being deliberately reconstructed at the end in a devastating rendition of the title song. She's the poshest of the Sally Bowless that I've seen (I missed Amy Lennox), a reflection of the actor working hard at and succeeding at effectively enunciating received pronunciation. You could conclude that Apatow's Sally is a mannered posh girl on a jolly were it not for the fact that she occasionally drops consonants in a way that a real posh girl (like Francesca Annis's iconic Tuppence from the period TV show, "Tommy and Tuppence") never would. The effect bolsters the idea that Apatow's Bowles is a wannabe posh girl, faking it to make it. And these layers of affectation and manners are indeed dropped along the way, until, in one moment, Park's Emcee and Apatow's Sally share the tenderest and most real hug imaginable. When Apatow's Bowles confronts Clifford at the end, she is the most convincing of all the Bowless at suggesting that she really genuinely imagined a life together with him. Which heightens the sense of tragedy, in what is easily Apatow's strongest number, "Cabaret," as she rebuilds and reconstructs all her layers of affected invulnerability. It's a really powerful arc, perfectly realised. Personally, being someone in love with comedy and comics, I rate Eddie Redmayne and Aimee Lou-Wood my favourite Emcee and Sally, because they had the funniest bones, able to get a laugh out of almost anything. Park and Apatow are much less comedy minded, more sincere beneath the exhilaration of their performances, never deliberately setting up punchlines, and the result is earthy, human and deeply affecting. For me, this is still my favourite show in London, and tonight felt like 5 stars.  |
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2023 17:43:44 GMT
Cancelled tonight due to a police incident in the area.
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Post by nisev on Aug 1, 2023 17:50:14 GMT
The sad news was released yesterday that Angus Cloud, the actor who played Maude Apatow's character's love interest in Euphoria, has passed away at the age of 25. He was a brilliantly natural actor with lots of potential. I wonder if Maude will see out her run in Cabaret or head home after this tragic news.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 1, 2023 19:50:11 GMT
Very sad news indeed. He was wonderful in Euphoria and this must be a huge shock to all who knew and loved him
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 1, 2023 22:44:08 GMT
Cancelled tonight due to a police incident in the area. I was walking down to Embankment to get the tube out to Guys & Dolls when this was happening. No one was getting near that theatre with the size of the area the police had cordoned off (I believe it was due to someone on the roof of a building). |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Aug 2, 2023 13:40:46 GMT
The sad news was released yesterday that Angus Cloud, the actor who played Maude Apatow's character's love interest in Euphoria, has passed away at the age of 25. He was a brilliantly natural actor with lots of potential. I wonder if Maude will see out her run in Cabaret or head home after this tragic news. I was at the performance on Monday night and Maude called out at the interval presumably because of the news. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2023 15:55:22 GMT
Maude has done a nice tribute to Angus on her Insta. I assume she is still performing as scheduled as we've not heard anything to the contary. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family at this sad time.
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Post by theatrenerd on Aug 2, 2023 16:29:31 GMT
Maude has done a nice tribute to Angus on her Insta. I assume she is still performing as scheduled as we've not heard anything to the contary. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family at this sad time. Emily Benjamin posted on her Insta story that she's doing both shows today. |
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Post by lolasangel on Aug 2, 2023 17:53:57 GMT
Maude has done a nice tribute to Angus on her Insta. I assume she is still performing as scheduled as we've not heard anything to the contary. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family at this sad time. West end covers have been posting daily. Emily has been Sally since she went on mid show Monday. |
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Post by Kubrick on Aug 4, 2023 23:59:04 GMT
Posted this on the international board, but dropping it here as well: Fairly certain Gayle Rankin is Sally Bowles for the NY transfer.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Aug 5, 2023 3:40:39 GMT
Fairly certain Gayle Rankin is Sally Bowles for the NY transfer. Yes I read that on All That Chat. i've never heard of her before now |
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Post by curiouskc on Aug 12, 2023 16:48:26 GMT
I'm going to be in London on Wednesday 23rd August and I'm hoping to book for the matinee show. I am mostly just going for the show itself/KitKat club experience, but was also really keen to catch Mason Alexander Park. Does anyone know if they are doing all shows? I know the certain lead performers often miss the midweek matinee. On the website it looks like there is an alt-Sally (I'm fine if I get the alt Sally) but I can't see any cast member listed as an alt-Emcee.
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Post by toomasj on Aug 12, 2023 18:02:58 GMT
I'm going to be in London on Wednesday 23rd August and I'm hoping to book for the matinee show. I am mostly just going for the show itself/KitKat club experience, but was also really keen to catch Mason Alexander Park. Does anyone know if they are doing all shows? I know the certain lead performers often miss the midweek matinee. On the website it looks like there is an alt-Sally (I'm fine if I get the alt Sally) but I can't see any cast member listed as an alt-Emcee. Scheduled to do all shows, unless on holiday which I imagine can be checked on social media |
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Post by curiouskc on Aug 12, 2023 18:24:58 GMT
I'm going to be in London on Wednesday 23rd August and I'm hoping to book for the matinee show. I am mostly just going for the show itself/KitKat club experience, but was also really keen to catch Mason Alexander Park. Does anyone know if they are doing all shows? I know the certain lead performers often miss the midweek matinee. On the website it looks like there is an alt-Sally (I'm fine if I get the alt Sally) but I can't see any cast member listed as an alt-Emcee. Scheduled to do all shows, unless on holiday which I imagine can be checked on social media Thanks! I'll keep an eye on that. |
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Post by A.Ham on Aug 14, 2023 18:03:35 GMT
New casting (potentially?) coming at 7am tomorrow - they’re teasing an announcement on their social media…
If it’s Jake Shears I suspect I’ll have to book!
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Post by toomasj on Aug 14, 2023 18:09:35 GMT
What date is the cast change? I asked before but nobody knew.
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Post by dillan on Aug 14, 2023 22:30:35 GMT
What date is the cast change? I asked before but nobody knew. Current cast's final show is September 23rd |
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Post by Rory on Aug 14, 2023 22:50:51 GMT
I saw Redmayne and Buckley but I would love to see Mason Alexander Park in this.
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Post by Rory on Aug 14, 2023 23:03:44 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 14, 2023 23:18:59 GMT
Well they’ve ballsed up that announcement !
Still - exciting casting which I’m sure will
Pack the place out.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 15, 2023 5:49:57 GMT
“I’ve joked for years that there is no need for a Self Esteem musical because Sally’s story covers most of the points”  |
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Post by A.Ham on Aug 15, 2023 6:04:01 GMT
Now confirmed on the show’s socials. Lol at the leak last night!
Jake Shears and Self Esteem performing until 20th January.
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