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Post by Kubrick on Jan 17, 2024 22:06:49 GMT
Jessie Buckley was a guest on a recent episode of the Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware podcast, and she talked a few minutes about her experience doing Cabaret. She said it was the hardest thing she’s ever done, and seems like she may have struggled with calibrating herself to be able to perform the role the way she wanted during her run, which speaks to her absences. I would say that had to have informed her decision not to open the show in NY.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 17, 2024 22:43:14 GMT
I would argue the main reason she's not opening New York is she wasn't asked!
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Post by marob on Jan 17, 2024 23:02:20 GMT
Jessie Buckley was a guest on a recent episode of the Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware podcast, and she talked a few minutes about her experience doing Cabaret. She said it was the hardest thing she’s ever done, and seems like she may have struggled with calibrating herself to be able to perform the role the way she wanted during her run, which speaks to her absences. I would say that had to have informed her decision not to open the show in NY. Did Jessie Ware slate her for not doing 8 shows a week like she did the contestants on the Mamma Mia casting thing? 😂 |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 18, 2024 9:12:16 GMT
Jessie Buckley was a guest on a recent episode of the Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware podcast, and she talked a few minutes about her experience doing Cabaret. She said it was the hardest thing she’s ever done, and seems like she may have struggled with calibrating herself to be able to perform the role the way she wanted during her run, which speaks to her absences. I would say that had to have informed her decision not to open the show in NY. Did Jessie Ware slate her for not doing 8 shows a week like she did the contestants on the Mamma Mia casting thing? 😂 Camp! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2024 10:25:19 GMT
Damn, how much lower can they possibly make the tempo? The production already took a lot of liberties there when it launched but Willkommen, Mein Herr and Money were all an absolute slog yesterday (which is a shame cos they're normally highlights).
ETA: They also dumbed down/overexplained Tomorrow Belongs to Me IMO.
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Post by stuart on Jan 23, 2024 5:59:23 GMT
Has anyone heard the rumours for the next leads? My eyebrows raised at who might be playing Sally…
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 23, 2024 8:04:58 GMT
Has anyone heard the rumours for the next leads? My eyebrows raised at who might be playing Sally… Don’t leave us hanging then… |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 8:31:19 GMT
Has anyone heard the rumours for the next leads? My eyebrows raised at who might be playing Sally… My table's not the only thing waiting... |
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Post by jacob on Jan 23, 2024 8:59:28 GMT
Has anyone heard the rumours for the next leads? My eyebrows raised at who might be playing Sally… Don’t leave us hanging then… Allegedly Cara Delevingne as Sally and Luke Treadaway MC .. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 9:13:32 GMT
Don’t leave us hanging then… Allegedly Cara Delevingne as Sally and Luke Treadaway MC .. My gut response was '...eh' but that's admittedly been my reaction to most of the main castings. Almost wish they'd let the covers take over for a bit like Matt and EmBenj did - Toby's MC is incredible and arguably the most queer we've had. |
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Jan 23, 2024 11:57:31 GMT
I’d be interested in Luke Treadaway… maybe. But Cara? I just can’t see that going well, even if she was only doing 5 shows a week.
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Post by stuart on Jan 23, 2024 12:07:38 GMT
I thought eyebrows was a big enough clue to be honest…
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Post by mrnutz on Jan 23, 2024 15:37:03 GMT
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Post by kyvai on Jan 23, 2024 20:09:09 GMT
Cara Delevigne??? Hmm, intriguing. That track just posted sounds fairly heavily produced/compressed/autotuned, but not completely awful vocally….has she ever done a sustained run on the stage before? She’s kinda a fun actor in the right context on film, but I feel that she generally just plays herself most of the time. She’d need to portray more damaged/fragile for Sally Bowles and my guess is she’d naturally tend towards more the manipulative/crazy side. I’d be interested to see her though.
I guess this round robin “name” casting must be doing well for the production, and it’s bums on seats that counts. How long can this really run for though?
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Post by kyvai on Jan 23, 2024 20:10:15 GMT
I thought eyebrows was a big enough clue to be honest… Oh that is cheeky |
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Post by minion on Jan 23, 2024 21:26:24 GMT
I feel like the place where a couple of the Sallys have stumbled is playing the humour of the early relationship with Cliff; they just couldn't get into the timing required for that sort of thing, which flattens the show in places. Hopefully with a new Cliff as well that is easier to achieve
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 21:29:53 GMT
I feel like the place where a couple of the Sallys have stumbled is playing the humour of the early relationship with Cliff; they just couldn't get into the timing required for that sort of thing, which flattens the show in places. Hopefully with a new Cliff as well that is easier to achieve Likewise. I find Sally in this production comes on a little too strong, not so much in a desperate way (which is very much in character) but there's just no ebbs and flows in the dynamic if that makes sense. (ETA: Though that's arguably also down to the current Cliff having all the stage presence of wet cardboard.) |
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Post by minion on Jan 23, 2024 22:01:00 GMT
I feel like the place where a couple of the Sallys have stumbled is playing the humour of the early relationship with Cliff; they just couldn't get into the timing required for that sort of thing, which flattens the show in places. Hopefully with a new Cliff as well that is easier to achieve Likewise. I find Sally in this production comes on a little too strong, not so much in a desperate way (which is very much in character) but there's just no ebbs and flows in the dynamic if that makes sense. (ETA: Though that's arguably also down to the current Cliff having all the stage presence of wet cardboard.) I think that's more a consequence of Cliff remaining the same, rather than the characterization of Sally where people get a lot of room. Aimee Lou Wood was very different to Buckley and her ferocity (and Buckley still drew the laughs in all the right places), and Aimee can do humour effortlessly, she was just getting nothing back. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 22:07:13 GMT
Likewise. I find Sally in this production comes on a little too strong, not so much in a desperate way (which is very much in character) but there's just no ebbs and flows in the dynamic if that makes sense. (ETA: Though that's arguably also down to the current Cliff having all the stage presence of wet cardboard.) I think that's more a consequence of Cliff remaining the same, rather than the characterization of Sally where people get a lot of room. Aimee Lou Wood was very different to Buckley and her ferocity (and Buckley still drew the laughs in all the right places), and Aimee can do humour effortlessly, she was just getting nothing back. I almost wish we still had Why Should I Wake Up? so Cliff could at least do SOMETHING. There's being a camera then there's being a brick wall (though I question how much of this is down to direction cos I've definitely seen Cliffs in other productions who're able to bounce off of their Sallys.) Adam/"Bobby" from the previous cast was a decent Cliff, probably the only one I felt had any sort of back-and-forth with his Sally. |
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Post by tommy123 on Jan 23, 2024 22:16:38 GMT
On the website it states the current Cliff, Nathan Ives-Moiba, leaves at the end of the week. Any news on a replacement?
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jan 23, 2024 22:57:42 GMT
Wonder if we'll get one of the understudies on for Cliff for a little bit?
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Post by enh2 on Jan 26, 2024 10:34:01 GMT
Taite-Elliot Drew as Clifford Bradshaw between 29 January and 9 March, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay from 11 March.
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Post by fiyero on Jan 26, 2024 11:58:12 GMT
Taite-Elliot Drew as Clifford Bradshaw between 29 January and 9 March, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay from 11 March. Tate-Elliot was brilliant when I saw him a few months back so I’m thrilled he gets a bigger chance to perform. I’m going early feb so excited to see him again |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Jan 27, 2024 16:03:17 GMT
Why is it so hard to see the original film in the UK. It is not on any streaming service and the only version available to buy is an poor quality DVD version which is 4.3 letterbox so unwatchable with blackbars on all four sides. Why is hidden so much?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2024 17:16:06 GMT
Why is it so hard to see the original film in the UK. It is not on any streaming service and the only version available to buy is an poor quality DVD version which is 4.3 letterbox so unwatchable with blackbars on all four sides. Why is hidden so much? Cos it's honestly not that good. 🤭 |
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