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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 31, 2022 15:59:06 GMT
Spoilers added
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Post by drowseychap on Jan 31, 2022 16:14:21 GMT
Spoilers, drowseychap !! There’s a post on the previous page on how to do them, or if it’s too late to edit maybe BurlyBeaR can help Sorry I didn’t think I had posted spoilers so to speak  The cast sheets are all out now and all over social media … people have booked for taboo so I’m sure realise something of the original cast are in it ? Could do without all the !!!! But thanks to burly bear for adding spoiler alert much appreciated don’t want to upset anyone else 👍 |
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Post by Deal J on Jan 31, 2022 18:41:12 GMT
Spoilers, drowseychap !! There’s a post on the previous page on how to do them, or if it’s too late to edit maybe BurlyBeaR can help Sorry I didn’t think I had posted spoilers so to speak The cast sheets are all out now and all over social media … people have booked for taboo so I’m sure realise something of the original cast are in it ? Could do without all the !!!! But thanks to burly bear for adding spoiler alert much appreciated don’t want to upset anyone else 👍 No worries, you didn’t upset me - I only mentioned it because people had been asking for spoilers to be used earlier in the thread, I thought better to catch it early given they’d asked. Apologies for the excessive exclamation marks. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2022 21:51:15 GMT
Gutted to have missed this last night. Looking at the playlist I'm assuming it was faithful to the first production and that version of songs?
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Post by theatreian on Feb 1, 2022 10:37:02 GMT
Wonder if there was anyone different in it last night from Sunday. Sunday was fantastic though. We were sat near the front on Row E of the stalls a few rows in front of Phillip Salon, though hadn't realised it was him until he stood up after being introduced. The score really stands up and here's hoping for a new production.
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 1, 2022 10:50:46 GMT
Can any Taboo experts on the board do a quick summary of the differences between the London and Broadway productions? I know the latter was reshaped to be more about Boy George but that's about all
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 1, 2022 11:14:55 GMT
Wonder if there was anyone different in it last night from Sunday. Sunday was fantastic though. We were sat near the front on Row E of the stalls a few rows in front of Phillip Salon, though hadn't realised it was him until he stood up after being introduced. The score really stands up and here's hoping for a new production. I wasn't aware of any celebrities in the audience last night - certainly nobody pointing, requesting selfies or autographs which is usually the sign. It was a near sellout which given the short notice of a second night was a big achievement by Adam and his team. Great concert especially once Boy George took the stage at the beginning of act two... |
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Post by danb on Feb 1, 2022 12:04:18 GMT
So cross that I didn’t know that SAT was in this. My friend is a massive George fan and was in the seventh row of the stalls snapping away at all and sundry. She was in heaven, and I might have gone with her for Ms Triplett.
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 1, 2022 12:24:30 GMT
Some thoughts from Marilyn... it does feel a little shady that he wasn't even informed it was happening, let alone invited, considering how big a part of the story is and how much the micky is taken out of him!
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Post by alece10 on Feb 1, 2022 12:31:49 GMT
To be honest I didn't even know that Marilyn was still alive.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 13:16:30 GMT
This was my first time seeing the show. Took my brother who is a big fan of George, and a bit of an oracle on the whole period.
I’d love to hear the thoughts of people who have seen the show multiple times. I think there’s a good show in there, but right now it’s a bit all over the place. I did wonder if the renovated Playhouse could be an interesting venue to stage an immersive, rejigged show. That would assume that Taboo becomes much more about Leigh, George and the club and the scene, and that we lose most of the Josie and Kim storylines. Attitudes have changed so much in the past 20 years, those stories felt shoehorned in to me, there to give the show broader appeal. I’d love to see a much tighter focus on the scene.
On thing that confused me was the whole ‘Spartacus’ thing. I’m assuming it’s because Billy is an invented character, but it seemed odd to not have Trojan in the show, and then use the term Spartacus. It just seemed like really poor writing choices. Although, I guess Taboo was never famed for having a strong book.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 1, 2022 15:26:45 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 1, 2022 15:35:14 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 1, 2022 15:37:58 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 1, 2022 16:54:27 GMT
I must be looking in all the wrong places but would someone be kind enough to link/post the cast and song lists please ta
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 18:28:33 GMT
I must be looking in all the wrong places but would someone be kind enough to link/post the cast and song lists please ta There is a photo of the programme included here: |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 1, 2022 19:36:02 GMT
So do we think two sold out charity nights has generated enough interest to get this on tour as George suggested in his speech?
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Post by alece10 on Feb 1, 2022 20:28:45 GMT
It's always going to have a following with musical theatre fans, Boy George fans and those who loved the 80s.
Not sure about a tour. Maybe a limited run somewhere like the Menier.
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Post by danb on Feb 1, 2022 20:55:11 GMT
It might get a bit of traction if they renamed it ‘Taboo-The Boy George & Culture Club’ musical.
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Post by richey on Feb 1, 2022 21:04:31 GMT
It might get a bit of traction if they renamed it ‘Taboo-The Boy George & Culture Club’ musical. but that could get people into the theatre thinking it was a jukebox musical using his songs. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 1, 2022 21:51:12 GMT
The show is so much more than a Boy George show.
The emotional core lies with Kim, Josie, Sue and Philip. Yes George gets Stranger in this World but that doesn't land with the same punch as Il Adore or Petrified.
Leigh is arguably a more prominent character than George - certainly more interesting.
I much prefer the UK versions of the piece rather than the Broadway reworking and would want to preserve as much of the original as possible.
I think it is a show you can enjoy without knowing that it is based on real people. The score is good enough to take you on the journey
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Post by danb on Feb 1, 2022 22:10:42 GMT
It might get a bit of traction if they renamed it ‘Taboo-The Boy George & Culture Club’ musical. but that could get people into the theatre thinking it was a jukebox musical using his songs. Yes. The reality might broaden their horizons a bit eh? |
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Post by Matt on Feb 1, 2022 22:22:26 GMT
Can any Taboo experts on the board do a quick summary of the differences between the London and Broadway productions? I know the latter was reshaped to be more about Boy George but that's about all As far as I can remember the Broadway version doesn’t feature Billy at all? It is all about George. Or if Billy did feature it wasn’t as the main character at all. Also there’s no Kim. To be honest I think this show would do better now than it did 10 and 20 years ago. As George said on Sunday it really was ahead of its time. It would work perfectly in somewhere like The Other Palace. |
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Post by richey on Feb 1, 2022 22:54:28 GMT
but that could get people into the theatre thinking it was a jukebox musical using his songs. Yes. The reality might broaden their horizons a bit eh? Nice idea but they'd probably behave like the two women sat in front of me on Sunday who talked through most of it and started dancing in their seats every time a Culture Club song was sung |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 1, 2022 23:38:13 GMT
I must be looking in all the wrong places but would someone be kind enough to link/post the cast and song lists please ta There is a photo of the programme included here: thank you x |
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The cast sheets are all out now and all over social media … people have booked for taboo so I’m sure realise something of the original cast are in it ? Could do without all the !!!! 
