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Post by xanady on Jul 22, 2019 11:52:08 GMT
Really wish I had seen this in Brum on last tour.Big regret.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 22, 2019 11:56:34 GMT
Really wish I had seen this in Brum on last tour.Big regret. Some of us regret that we didn’t see something else instead! |
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Post by frontrowcentre on Jul 22, 2019 12:39:26 GMT
What a pity! Saw it for the second time in Woking and loved it again.
I have to say Russia and Saudi sounded like really random places to take any musical on tour.
I really hope there's still life in other places for this production, the cast were fantastic!
Bring it to London instead!!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 22, 2019 16:04:42 GMT
I’m writing one 🙀
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Post by fiyero on Jul 22, 2019 19:33:11 GMT
Such a shame, one of my favourite actresses is in it, I couldn't make the dates work for the short Woking run (and wouldn't have made Europe either but still a huge shame!)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 22, 2019 21:40:36 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 23, 2019 11:55:51 GMT
Opens the 2020 season at the world-famous Crucible Theatre. Any puppets, BB, now you've had your epiphany? |
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Post by showtoones on Aug 26, 2019 16:31:24 GMT
Any news of this tour happening or returning to London? Perhaps it could be good for the Charing Cross Theatre Christmas musical?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 26, 2019 17:33:33 GMT
It would be nice have something popular atCharring Cross again
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Post by fiyero on Aug 26, 2019 19:32:51 GMT
The tour happened but was cancelled mid way :-(
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Post by Dave25 on Nov 23, 2019 22:52:59 GMT
This is not specifically about this version of the show but about Titanic the Musical in general and I couldn't find another thread.
I love this show and its music. Lately I have been watching some versions on youtube. All great in their own way, but I noticed that the chorus parts always seem to be a battle of power and volume. For example the songs "I must get on that ship", "Godspeed Titanic" and "Finale", in all those versions including the Broadway CD, everything is as loud as possible and every line is sung on the same volume, no nuance whatsoever.
Now the power does give me goosebumps here and there, but not always, all the time. Then it loses its power a bit. The first time I heard this show was the Dutch cast recording.
I remember the chorus parts being much more nuanced, more "painting" with the notes and more finesse. They use crescendo's and soft passages, which makes it incredibly dynamic and more emotional.
What do you think about the chorus songs in Titanic?
Here is an example of that CD (unfortunately the clips are of bad quality):
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Nov 24, 2019 12:04:44 GMT
Hmm, I would normally agree with you about light and shade being a valuable asset to a show, but to be honest, with Titanic, I just love the wall of sound the chorus creates on these numbers. The changes in volume also sound really overdone on these clips, as if someone's just grabbed the volume dial and turned it down, then back up again.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 24, 2019 12:46:32 GMT
You can't really judge a show from YouTube clips or even the cast recording. Titanic on Broadway had probably the best choral singing I've ever heard in a musical. The sound design was brilliant as it went from speech, to speech with underscoring, to solo vocals to choral work. Every word was audible but never over amplified. When it was loud the effect was spine tingling, and Maury Yeston built those numbers like Lady's Maid and the Act 1 finale brilliantly. The only bit that was "too loud" was when the ship hit the iceberg, which literally shook the whole auditorium.
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Post by firefingers on Nov 24, 2019 13:12:43 GMT
I know the sound designer of the Charing Cross/UK tour version. On press at Charing Cross, Maury Yeston grasped his hand, shook it vigorously and said, "My dear boy, we must never do this again without you".
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Post by Dave25 on Nov 26, 2019 21:41:41 GMT
Hmm, I would normally agree with you about light and shade being a valuable asset to a show, but to be honest, with Titanic, I just love the wall of sound the chorus creates on these numbers. The changes in volume also sound really overdone on these clips, as if someone's just grabbed the volume dial and turned it down, then back up again. Thanks for your reply! Yes, maybe it comes across better when seeing it live. It really was done with their voices, not with a volume button. It really gave me goosebumps. I guess I am just used to hearing these nuances in the ensemble numbers of this show so the other versions just sounded a bit too much based on power and the same volume all the time to me. |
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Post by Theatre Fan on Nov 9, 2021 10:58:29 GMT
New community theatre production, looks like they're aiming for a massive scale x
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 9, 2021 12:30:24 GMT
I've just booked for the first weekday matinee. Loved Titanic at Woking and Charing Cross a few years ago.
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Post by highonahill on Nov 9, 2021 17:47:26 GMT
This should be fab. I know a some members of the creative team, they're passionate about creating brilliant theatre with and for the community. Big pool of talent too on the South Coast and this is such a stunning score. I've seen two amateur and two pro productions of this show and loved all of them. I shall be booking.
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Post by jampot on Mar 16, 2022 10:19:27 GMT
Back in Southampton April 2023
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Post by anita on Mar 16, 2022 10:28:15 GMT
Back in Southampton April 2023 And Bromley. |
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Post by lilyshepard on Mar 16, 2022 10:34:07 GMT
Back in Southampton April 2023 And Bromley. It’s a full UK tour. |
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Post by firefingers on Mar 16, 2022 10:49:21 GMT
From the producers: So the news is out! TITANIC THE MUSICAL sets sail on a new UK tour, opening in Bromley next March. For all info on further touring dates and to book go to titanicthemusical.co.uk#sailon The Tony Award-winning Titanic The Musical is to embark on a new tour of the UK from March 2023. Produced by Danielle Tarento, Steven M Levy and Vaughan Williams in association with Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, the production will open at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 16 March 2023, 10 years since it made its critically acclaimed debut at Southwark Playhouse in London. Following Bromley, the tour will then go on to Newcastle Theatre Royal, Belfast Grand Opera House, Southampton Mayflower Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Norwich Theatre Royal, Cardiff New Theatre, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Wycombe Swan, Hull New Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, The Orchard Theatre Dartford, The Lowry in Salford and Sheffield Lyceum in July 2023 (There are further tour dates to be announced). Danielle Tarento said: ‘Steven, Vaughan and I are so excited that the great ship Titanic is setting sail on a new UK Tour. I can’t believe that it’s been 10 years since that first production at Southwark Playhouse - it feels like a lifetime ago and only just the other day in equal measure! After the couple of years that we’ve all lived through, to be able to mark this anniversary by revisiting some favourite venues from the last tour and also bringing the show to some new ones feels especially joyful.’ In the final hours of 14th April 1912, the RMSTitanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and 'the unsinkable ship' slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. 1517 men, women and children lost their lives. Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third Class immigrants’ dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagine they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, whilst the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipate legacies lasting forever. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine, Grand Hotel) and a book by Peter Stone (Woman of the Year and 1776), the pair have collectively won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, an Olivier Award and three Tony awards. The original Broadway production of Titanic The Musical won five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. This new production celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board. The director is Thom Southerland, the set and costume designer is David Woodhead, the lighting designer is Howard Hudson, the sound designer is Andrew Johnson, musical staging is by Cressida Carré and new musical arrangements are by Ian Weinberger. The cast is yet to be announced. |
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Post by adrianics on Mar 16, 2022 10:54:02 GMT
Hell yes. Am a massive Titanic nerd, love this show and adored the production way back in 2013 at the SP. I never got a chance to see the last London revival or tour, so will be first in line!
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 16, 2022 11:06:15 GMT
Loved this last time it was in London! Very happy to see it back on tour!!
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Post by christya on Mar 16, 2022 11:08:21 GMT
Excellent! I've wanted to see this again for ages.
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