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Post by alece10 on Sept 13, 2023 17:26:08 GMT
Very disappointed that Charlie Stemp is off tonight. Have been tempted to try and sell the tickets on. I hear the understudy is really good. In fact I've booked to see him in October when Charlie us off. |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Sept 13, 2023 17:47:22 GMT
Has Carly Anderson left. She seems to be also off but the cast board doesn't have Kate Parr is playing Polly today just her on the cast list and Kate Parr's role filed by an swing which is on the board.
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Post by justafan on Sept 13, 2023 17:55:10 GMT
Very disappointed that Charlie Stemp is off tonight. Have been tempted to try and sell the tickets on. I hear the understudy is really good. In fact I've booked to see him in October when Charlie us off. I saw the matinee this afternoon with Jack Wilcox and he was excellent - a real tour de force. He and Tom Edden had a lot of fun in ‘that’ scene. So much so that Tom Edden had time to berate us, the audience, for being late in responding to one of his jokes |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Sept 13, 2023 18:01:48 GMT
I hear the understudy is really good. In fact I've booked to see him in October when Charlie us off. I saw the matinee this afternoon with Jack Wilcox and he was excellent - a real tour de force. He and Tom Edden had a lot of fun in ‘that’ scene. So much so that Tom Edden had time to berate us, the audience, for being late in responding to one of his jokes Who was Polly this afternoon? |
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Post by justafan on Sept 13, 2023 19:01:22 GMT
I saw the matinee this afternoon with Jack Wilcox and he was excellent - a real tour de force. He and Tom Edden had a lot of fun in ‘that’ scene. So much so that Tom Edden had time to berate us, the audience, for being late in responding to one of his jokes Who was Polly this afternoon? Sorry I didn’t see a cast list so wouldn’t like to guess |
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Post by ShoreditchTom on Sept 13, 2023 19:57:25 GMT
Here tonight and Jack is amazing - this entire company is so so talented!
Carly is Polly tonight!
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Post by theatrelover97 on Sept 13, 2023 19:57:58 GMT
Half time and the cast board has updated itself and Carly Anderson is on
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Post by colelarson on Sept 14, 2023 9:53:15 GMT
Saw this last night after hearing all the good reviews and being told by the people I went with how superb the show is and.....I was not disappointed in fact I came out after the show and booked again!
We had Jack Wilcox as Bobby and he was sublime, my fellow theatre goers who had seen Charlie before said Jack was just as good, I did overhear some people complaining in the interval that Charlie was not on, after seeing the show the poor guy must need holiday as I was tired just watching the dance routines!
Tom Edden was hilarious as Bela Zangler and as someone mentioned above he did do some ad-libbing in 'that scene' which blew my mind they must practice that so much! And Tom also had a funny moment before the interval asking where one of the audience members was going when the light's went up and my fellow theatre goers did not remember him saying last time about water: "there are two reasons to never drink toilet water, number one and number two!"
Carly Anderson was sweet and tough as Polly and had a beautiful voice which was showcased in "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "But Not for Me" and she can dance phenomenally as well.
Natalie Kassanga as Irene Roth was a hoot in "Naughty Baby" such a funny number that reminded me of "Buddie, Beware" from Anything Goes. Was amazing to watch Natalie and Marilyn Cutts (Lottie Child) in the "I Can't Be Bothered Now" number how they stayed so still!
Sam Harrison and Rina Fatania as Eugene and Patricia Foder were an additional layer of fun and came out with some funny lines. The whole cast are outstanding and tap dance ballet on a table wow! This deserves all the 5 star reviews and hopefully lots of awards!
Crazy For You is a fun, a feel-good night out, full of dance and song which brings a smile to the face, I loved it!
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Post by ShoreditchTom on Sept 14, 2023 11:08:10 GMT
Despite what the cast board said it was George Bray as Eugene last night, he was great!
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Post by colelarson on Sept 14, 2023 12:49:16 GMT
Despite what the cast board said it was George Bray as Eugene last night, he was great! He was superb as Eugene then! |
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Post by ShoreditchTom on Sept 14, 2023 13:18:41 GMT
He was! And according to West End Understudies, yesterday was his debut in the role!
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Post by alece10 on Sept 14, 2023 14:28:50 GMT
He was! And according to West End Understudies, yesterday was his debut in the role! Thats my grandfather's name. Though he had died years ago. 😀 |
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Post by eoghan31 on Sept 14, 2023 17:28:46 GMT
Revisited this show last night after being slightly underwhelmed from attending an early preview performance. Show really is in great shape. The entire cast work their socks off. Each number ending to cheers and act one finale a show stopper. From the front of the dress circle the richness of the lighting is stunning and the view spectacular (previous side view seat really didn’t do the show full justice). Interesting to see Jack Wilcox on as Bobby. His performance was outstanding. He brought a wonderful warm charm to the show. Perfect comic timing, superb dancing and a richness in voice which made those Gershwin melodies soar. He has made the role rightly his own as alternate Bobby Child. I could sit through it again!
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Post by ladidah on Sept 15, 2023 14:46:23 GMT
Going to see this tonight again, excited!
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Post by musicbox on Sept 16, 2023 23:18:41 GMT
I seen this tonight with my lottery ticket, I was three rows from the stage in a centre seat for £30, so honestly I couldn't recommend the lottery more! I've never seen Crazy For You before and purposefully went in without reading anything and really loved it! Charlie Stemp is one of the most energetic performers I've ever seen, he's just on full throttle from beginning to end and totally embodied the character. He's never been the strongest vocalist, but his dancing and acting ability are just incredible to watch. The whole cast were great actually, especially Carly Anderson who also sang and danced brilliantly. This was actually the first time I've been in the Gillian Lynne since I went to the last ever show of Cinders last year, but I would honestly say it's up there with one of my favourites in town now. It feels like it's impossible to have a bad view form any seat and all of the FOH are always so friendly. I seen something really interesting that was a first for me though - A lady in the front row came in late and as soon as she sat down took a photo of the show on her phone. I thought at the time that it was really distracting and annoying, but totally forgot about it. However during the interval one of the FOH approached her and asked her to delete the photo in front of them as it's prohibited, they were really nice about it to be fair but the woman seemed flustered and said she missed the beginning when the announcement for no phones, to which the FOH said don't worry it's fine, I just need you to delete it for me. I'm not against this in any way, but I just found it interesting that they were so proactive and asking her to remove the image as I've never seen that before. I'd say at least one person around me takes photos when they aren't supposed to every time I go to the theatre nowadays and annoy everyone around them, but I've never actually seen anyone told off. I read this interview with Charlie Stemp a little while ago where he voiced his anger at people taking photos at shows - www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jun/20/f-you-get-your-phone-out-im-going-to-lose-it-charlie-stemp-britains-musicals-megastarIt makes me wonder...did the request come from him as she was sitting in the front row? Probably not, but it's an interesting thought! |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 17, 2023 0:46:40 GMT
I used to volunteer at a theatre and if it was noticed that someone took photos during the show they would be asked to delete them in front of FOH staff before leaving.
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Post by colelarson on Sept 17, 2023 8:05:07 GMT
Saw this again last night and it's still a joy a couple of days later to see, pure happiness and fun.
Great to see Charlie as Bobby this time after Jack's interpretation on Wednesday. Jack was back this time as Bela Zangler and I see on Instagram it was his debut in that cover role, he played the role well and did superb in that "scene". After seeing both guys this week I would say they are equally matched with talent and charisma as Bobby.
Tess was played by Nell Martin (the board said) and I enjoyed her take on the part she matched well with Jack. Moose was played by Nathan Elwick, he was funny and sweet as the loveable character and "Slap That Bass" is a fab number. Still blown away by the ballet tap dancing on the table and all of the performances are phenomenal. Was great to see the costumes from another angle as I saw extra details and they are divine.
My fellow theatre goer had not seen it before and went on my recommendation and loved it just as much as I did so much that she has rebooked as well!
As mentioned above there was a rude woman who turned up late drinking wine throughout the show with her husband and was not only taking photos but scrolling through Facebook etc, why come to the theatre?! Where we were seated we could see the light of her phone which was highly distracting we complained (with many others) and I am pleased to hear she had to delete the images. It's common decency to not take photos while the show is on, there was a god send though as she fell asleep in the second part!
My only other grievance is the temperature in the Theatre was baking last night! The merchandise people must have been happy as I saw lots of Crazy For You fans in the second part being used!
Second visit and would definitely go again it's lovely to see a show that brings a smile to your face and warms your heart. A must see again and again a top show...who could ask for anything more!
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Post by capybara on Sept 17, 2023 8:43:44 GMT
When people are asked to delete photos and videos, do the staff ask them to remove the content from their Deleted Items folder too?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 17, 2023 9:45:29 GMT
Revisited this show last night after being slightly underwhelmed from attending an early preview performance. Show really is in great shape. The entire cast work their socks off. Each number ending to cheers and act one finale a show stopper. From the front of the dress circle the richness of the lighting is stunning and the view spectacular (previous side view seat really didn’t do the show full justice). Interesting to see Jack Wilcox on as Bobby. His performance was outstanding. He brought a wonderful warm charm to the show. Perfect comic timing, superb dancing and a richness in voice which made those Gershwin melodies soar. He has made the role rightly his own as alternate Bobby Child. I could sit through it again! Is he an alternate? Does he always do the Wednesday matinee? |
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Post by starlight92 on Sept 17, 2023 10:19:47 GMT
Speaking of filming/photography, when I went I wasn't sure what the etiquette was in terms of filming the bows, after everyone had finished bowing the cast lined up and started singing and dancing again so I quickly stopped filming, but in the few seconds I got I think FOH must have spotted me and I wasn't asked to delete it. It could help promote the show if they allow you to film this part and put it on social media, but I also understand if they prefer we don't.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 17, 2023 10:38:01 GMT
When people are asked to delete photos and videos, do the staff ask them to remove the content from their Deleted Items folder too? Yes, or at least I have seen the ushers ask about that. There are lots of ways around this, of course, especially if you're connected to wifi and the photos have uploaded to your account during the show. But I doubt the kind of person who takes photos in full view has planned any of this. |
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Post by pauln on Sept 17, 2023 10:46:40 GMT
I was there for the matinee on Saturday and didn’t get the fuzz around the production, unfortunately. Charlie Stemp is a great dancer and it was a joy to witness his energy on stage, but vocally he didn’t really impress me. Besides that, I thought the songs were a little dull and the storyline was extremely thin. It all just felt quite outdated to me. Great choreographies, though.
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Post by ceebee on Sept 23, 2023 7:57:21 GMT
And still this was brilliant last night... an absolute joy to watch. Charming, silly, innocent fun.
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Post by viscountviktor on Sept 23, 2023 11:44:48 GMT
Didn't know anything about this, but was howling throughout, loved the farce comedy and the dancing numbers that never seemed to end. 8/10.
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Post by theatre10 on Sept 25, 2023 16:37:00 GMT
Visit number 3 last night and again a brilliant evening. Sat again in one of the "bouncy" seats. Love them as its almost immersive. Took a friend who admits she is not a fan of musicals. She is more ballet and modern dance person but she absolutely loved this. She had also not heard of Charley Stemp. I explained that in MT circles he is as big as you can get but outside of that he is unknown. I really wanted to stage door as I bought a poster last night and would love Charley to have signed it but has been told its about an hour before he comes out which was just too long for me. I never stage door but really wanted to do it for this show. I'm about to book my next visit and I'm going on one of the nights his understudy is on as I hear he is really good. sorry, late to the convo. But what is a 'bouncy' seat? |
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