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Post by danb on Jul 24, 2018 20:27:42 GMT
I'd like to see Matt Goss crack at anything. I don't think that face has moved for 15 years. I think you’ll find that it’s down to pounding the L’Oreal Men Expert and doing funny face stretching exercises. Absolutely bugger all to do with the face full of poison... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 22:41:17 GMT
Now we know why she cancelled her tour
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 25, 2018 0:42:43 GMT
Now we know why she cancelled her tour Ah...yes indeed. It is a West End gig after all. A step up from touring in The Bodyguard and Sister Act. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 10:12:51 GMT
ooh the Chicago thread is currently more entertaining than seeing Chicago.
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Post by theatreian on Jul 25, 2018 11:03:09 GMT
I am so glad Ryan's campaign to get Alexandra back onto the west end stage has been successful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 11:16:55 GMT
I am so glad Ryan's campaign to get Alexandra back onto the west end stage has been successful. De rien. To be honest, with all this heat, I've ended up with so much rotten fruit that I had to do something to be able to get rid of it. And I really don't just like to throw it away. |
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Post by anthem on Jul 25, 2018 16:27:49 GMT
Now we know why she cancelled her tour Ah...yes indeed. It is a West End gig after all. A step up from touring in The Bodyguard and Sister Act. She did the Bodyguard at the Adelphi for a few months at the end of the run, didn't she? Also, Chess. I like Alexandra and am looking forward to seeing her in this. It's always amusing to read some of the faux outrage on here when she's cast in something. It's a step up from Cheryl Cole (in terms of talent) who was mentioned on here previously, though I'm not sure if she was mooted to play Roxie or Velma. |
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Post by richey on Jul 26, 2018 21:16:32 GMT
So Alexandra has posted in Facebook that she's started rehearsals and it's sent her anxiety through the roof. Also denies that doing Chicago is not the reason she cancelled the tour ("the timing just wasn't right")
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Post by vabbian on Jul 29, 2018 12:49:20 GMT
ooooh looking forward to Alexandra Burke!
Maybe she crank out her new album during the interval
I feel like the Phoenix and Dominion theatre dooms all shows that play there
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Post by Rory on Jul 29, 2018 13:28:30 GMT
Baz has tweeted a link to a sad but interesting article about the Broadway production:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 3:40:08 GMT
She does sell lots of tickets
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 30, 2018 5:31:07 GMT
She does sell lots of tickets Is she doing a stint in the box office too then? I can just imagine it 🎼”two for the staaaaa-ooooh-yeaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaa-owwwwwwwwllls?” *finger in ear/head wobble* ”thaaaaats one hundred and fih-hi-hifteeeeeeeeee pounds”🎼 |
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Post by danb on Jul 31, 2018 21:02:41 GMT
Is the ensemble choreo as tight as it was back in the day? Because when it was good it was great.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 1, 2018 17:51:00 GMT
Baz has tweeted a link to a sad but interesting article about the Broadway production: This is a brilliant and intriguing article. |
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Post by Rory on Aug 1, 2018 18:22:15 GMT
Yes it's extremely sad. Poor man.
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Post by kulen on Aug 2, 2018 12:18:02 GMT
Hey guys, I booked to see the show to see Alexandra but my friend is interested to see it too but does the theatre have any policy on day seats as I don’t want to waste too much money? Thanks X
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Post by Mark on Aug 2, 2018 13:00:24 GMT
Hey guys, I booked to see the show to see Alexandra but my friend is interested to see it too but does the theatre have any policy on day seats as I don’t want to waste too much money? Thanks X I got a dynamically priced dress circle seat for £25 a few hours beforehand. |
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Post by johartuk on Aug 2, 2018 13:07:50 GMT
Yes it's extremely sad. Poor man. Very sad. It sounds as if TPTB were taking out their dislike of the contract situation on the man himself, when it wasn't his fault. |
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Post by shady23 on Aug 3, 2018 15:57:28 GMT
Alexandra Burke was talking about this on the BBC Radio Two breakfast show this morning.
Other guests included Matt from X Factor who has just joined Strictly Ballroom, and the cast of Jamie who sang in the studio. Was worth a listen.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 3, 2018 19:43:53 GMT
Yes it's extremely sad. Poor man. Very sad. It sounds as if TPTB were taking out their dislike of the contract situation on the man himself, when it wasn't his fault. The other thing is the guy’s state of mind. The article implies he was having other personal issues, such as a dispute in a business venture. If he hadn’t taken the tragic action he did, the union would’ve been involved, he’d have either been bought out for the $40k or whatever stated in the article, or if he got litigious could’ve gone down the constructive dismissal route and received a larger sum... (not sure how that works over there, but I know American Equity are as strong as they come and producers hate to cross swords with them). It seems like a tragic “perfect storm”. But bullying at work should never ever be tolerated. |
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Post by theatreian on Aug 6, 2018 17:20:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2018 18:15:54 GMT
I have indeed. They need someone to throw the rotten fruit every night. I selflessly volunteered. Why does La Burke always look like she's trying to remember whether she left the gas on or not? She can't be that forgetful surely? One hopes she's better at remembering a script. |
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Post by theatreian on Aug 6, 2018 21:07:45 GMT
Well I just hope their bag searches don't uncover your stash! I hope she makes a success of it though. It isn't the toughest of roles and i'm sure her vocals will be great.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2018 21:47:31 GMT
I'm sure she'll be astonishing. And you can be sure that whenever one note is required, she'll give you half a dozen just so that you get your moneys worth. Bless her.
I do hope they are compensating her for missing her other work while she does this show though. Her tour for a start. And those SlimFast adverts don't make themselves either.
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Post by djp on Aug 8, 2018 16:19:16 GMT
Well I just hope their bag searches don't uncover your stash! I hope she makes a success of it though. It isn't the toughest of roles and i'm sure her vocals will be great. She can dance it, she should have won strictly and can cartwheel. The issue is whether she can act it as an airhead or a psychopath or both, and whether she can do comedy at all well.
I really think the powers that be really need to get out of their habit of just throwing in someone who has been on the telly. Its the sort of aimless, pointless, repetitive, behaviour that elsewhere would cause medical alarm bells to go off. There's very little logic left to it when the audience for their show doesn't watch that telly, if it it does its not going to be able to pay their prices, and much of their audience, in this case, may be foreign and sadly deprived of the X factor or Strictly.
She may be able to do it, but whether you look at past performances, or just the top performers resting at the moment, there's an awful lot of top actresses new, or mid 20s but recognised as being very good, or long established and dance enabled , who could probably act it much better.
The Bodyguard is a different case. That role has to recruit a top performer from a numerically limited subset of top performers, where demand is probably already exceeding supply, and it requires someone with a similar vocal and not as much acting ability. I may go and see her in that- as I suspect it may be a long wait to see Rachel again.
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