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Post by danb on May 27, 2024 20:37:30 GMT
From £53 up on tkts tomorrow.
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Post by evilmat360 on May 29, 2024 11:04:26 GMT
Looks like Kieran Alleyne the current Alternate MJ may be off with an injury, so they've flown in another former broadway cast member Aramie Payton to be Alternate MJ until the 12th of June.
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Post by benj on May 29, 2024 13:05:51 GMT
Wow, they’ve really struggled with the cast for this, haven’t they? I’m sure it’s not easy or cheap to relocate performers from the US.
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Post by benj on Jun 7, 2024 17:33:08 GMT
Another show cancellation for tonight due to cast illness.
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 7, 2024 17:38:23 GMT
My friend will be just... slightly disgruntled.
Shouldn't we be checking the Prince Edward for asbestos in the walls at this point? Or for some kind of Phantom?
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Post by danb on Jun 7, 2024 17:45:51 GMT
They’ve dodged a bullet. Hope they’ve found tickets for something a bit more worthwhile and enjoyable.
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 7, 2024 18:08:08 GMT
They’ve dodged a bullet. Hope they’ve found tickets for something a bit more worthwhile and enjoyable. That's what I said.....
This show does have a habit of cancelling when everyone gets up there it seems. I really wish things could be more prompt but I know circumstances change just like that.
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Post by sph on Jun 8, 2024 2:00:58 GMT
Is it always just that they've run out of Michael Jacksons? I guess the role puts a huge strain on most guys' voices with the high pitch and placement.
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Post by JustJ on Jun 11, 2024 10:00:26 GMT
Does anyone know when Myles Frost's last performance is?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 11, 2024 10:06:01 GMT
Is it always just that they've run out of Michael Jacksons? I guess the role puts a huge strain on most guys' voices with the high pitch and placement. If that really is an issue, there is nothing to stop them from a few subtle transpositions in order to reduce vocal strain. No one will notice if the songs are not all in the original keys. And if they do, so what? This is a stage show - liberties can be taken particularly to protect performers. |
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Post by sph on Jun 11, 2024 13:16:59 GMT
Yes true, but I suppose it's the whole performance isn't it? Speaking as well as singing. People expect to hear that distinctive voice.
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Post by Paulw on Jun 12, 2024 7:34:03 GMT
Is it always just that they've run out of Michael Jacksons? I guess the role puts a huge strain on most guys' voices with the high pitch and placement. If that really is an issue, there is nothing to stop them from a few subtle transpositions in order to reduce vocal strain. No one will notice if the songs are not all in the original keys. And if they do, so what? This is a stage show - liberties can be taken particularly to protect performers. A lot is lip synced at the moment (if you have sat front few rows you do notice this) as it is, I actually think the cast dispositions are due to physical injury rather than vocal |
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Post by mrnutz on Jun 12, 2024 8:55:00 GMT
Does anyone know when Myles Frost's last performance is? Would it make any difference? |
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Post by johnie21 on Jun 21, 2024 10:25:03 GMT
MJ The Musical has extended into 2025!
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Post by Mark on Jun 23, 2024 11:43:07 GMT
Went last night having enjoyed it in New York. The dancing and energy certainly wasn't as high as it had been when I saw it there. It's a fun show for enjoying the music and choreography but as a musical the book is dreadful. The seeming lack of "punchiness", I'm not sure.
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Post by Arcana on Jun 28, 2024 13:56:23 GMT
I went on Wednesday.
For me, that's an easy recommendation for anyone who'd consider themselves even a slight fan of Michael Jackson.
Miles Frost nails the speaking and singing voice of MJ as well as his mannerisms.
I was also really impressed by Ashley Zhangazha who plays MJ's father and Rob his manager. He was able to switch between the two characters in a split second.
The whole stage set design was also really well done. There was times when I blinked my eyes and the whole stage had just transformed into a different location. Sure, a lot of it was lightening and a big screen, but sets like New York and the Thriller sets were really quite impressive.
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Post by unseaworthy on Jul 14, 2024 20:02:07 GMT
Is this show settling down? It seems like there are a lot of tickets available...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 14, 2024 20:08:45 GMT
Is this show settling down? It seems like there are a lot of tickets available... What do you mean by settling down? Cancellations? |
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Post by unseaworthy on Jul 14, 2024 20:24:06 GMT
Yes - It felt like there were a lot of problems with cancelations and cast availability...
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 21, 2024 21:29:27 GMT
I don’t know about cancellations but looking this week it certainly not selling well in peak tourist season. I expect this to be gone and will be staggered if this last past New Year.
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Post by showtoones on Jul 22, 2024 5:43:46 GMT
I don’t know about cancellations but looking this week it certainly not selling well in peak tourist season. I expect this to be gone and will be staggered if this last past New Year. It’s a fun show but the problem is the theatre is just too big and therefore plenty of availability always… |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 22, 2024 7:35:19 GMT
I don’t know about cancellations but looking this week it certainly not selling well in peak tourist season. I expect this to be gone and will be staggered if this last past New Year. If it does close, then i feel for the cast and crew. I hope for something 'better' to replace it but who knows what fresh hell will come next |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 22, 2024 20:47:01 GMT
I didn’t like MJ and would go as far to say that I preferred Thriller, I didn’t really like that one much either but Thriller had more heart. Nothing about MJ wowed me apart from Miles Frost.
So seems like the Prince Edward is either a destination for Disney or Jukebox shows, it would be great if something like Some Like It Hot, Beetlejuice or Water for Elephants came over.
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Post by knutinkerbell on Jul 23, 2024 7:36:43 GMT
They’d send me a poll a few days ago. The questions were about what I liked and what I disliked.
Never had a poll mailed weeks after I visited a show. Thought, that it may not sell well at the moment, cause of that mail.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 23, 2024 8:04:09 GMT
Some like it Hot would be a perfect show for the Prince Edward (it was in fact there years ago in a different version)- but it would die a death I fear.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Death Becomes Her is a hit in NYC and that may come over and slip into the PE!
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