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Post by robertb213 on Jan 24, 2018 13:17:50 GMT
Tickets on sale today for the tour. I'm booked in for the London Palladium 😁
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 26, 2018 17:45:25 GMT
Headlining Manchester Pride this year.
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Post by bren on May 14, 2018 11:17:55 GMT
Borrowed these quotes from Popjustice; good to see her getting kudos for her turn as Svetlana.
The Guardian
There are some great songs – most notably I Know Him So Well, which is beautifully delivered by Janson and Burke. The latter brings musical and emotional light and shade to an underwritten role which predominantly requires her to stare into the middle distance and look sad.
Evening Standard
Michael Ball as Anatoly gets to close the first half with the poignant song Anthem, yet feels underused, and so does Alexandra Burke, whose dignified and passionate Svetlana barely appears until the second half.
The Independent
Alexandra Burke has been given a new song “He is a Man, he is a Child” (from the Swedish-language version) to beef up the underwritten role of the Russian's discarded wife and her soulful renderings brings a pained authority to this woman's emotional confusion and she duets plangently with Cassidy Janson as Florence on the classic “I Know Him So Well”.
Express
Alexandra Burke keeps her megawatt star power just about under wraps as the discarded Svetlana, including a beautiful Someone's Else's Story, but also holds her own alongside the seasoned veterans in the epics group numbers.
The Stage
The only consistently decent performance is from Alexandra Burke as Svetlana, although she barely features in Act I and has a supplementary song to give her more to do – He Is A Man, He Is A Child from a 2002 depoliticised Swedish-language version of the show.
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Post by bren on May 15, 2018 15:22:27 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 14, 2018 11:23:45 GMT
Just had a text from Ticketmaster to say that Alexandra's tour has been cancelled and refunds are being issued - anyone know why?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 12:43:23 GMT
Official line is Scheduling Issues, I'd be interested to know what ticket sales were like if I was being cynical.
Celebrity Big Brother might be on at that time, so might she have had a big offer from that?
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Post by bren on Jun 14, 2018 15:00:34 GMT
A number of the dates had sold pretty well; there were only a handful of tickets left for the Palladium.
Apparently she has another musical theater role in the pipeline, so I guess it could be rehearsal time for that...
I would be surprised if she ventured into the Big Brother house considering how marmite she was on Strictly. There was also talk of her judging on X Factor but I think that's unlikely too.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 14, 2018 15:44:58 GMT
Sounds like a bad case of diary management. Surely you don't commit to something unless you are sure you are going to do it (excepting illness or unforseen circumatances). It's a bit unprofessional especially when venues booked and people have paid for tickets.
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 14, 2018 16:23:03 GMT
Whenever this thread gets bumped up I expect we're about to see her announced in another show. All of the joys....
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Post by waybeyondblue on Jun 14, 2018 18:53:26 GMT
Just so long as she’s in someone else’s story and not mine.
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Post by Brian on Jun 15, 2018 14:31:19 GMT
It seems she's been offered another West End role, I wonder what it could be?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 16:39:24 GMT
It would have to be a pretty big role if the tour was selling well as that would be fairly lucrative for her.
I'd assume that Chess wouldn't transfer to another venue as those runs tend to be limited but if Michael Ball was still with it then it would likely be very popular.
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 16, 2018 15:04:40 GMT
Maybe she's preparing to take over from Adrienne in Tina? No idea how long Adrienne is contracted for though
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Post by waybeyondblue on Jun 16, 2018 17:52:22 GMT
Maybe she's preparing to take over from Adrienne in Tina? No idea how long Adrienne is contracted for though Assuming you have seen Tina then how do you equate Adrienne (great singer, dancer and average actress) with the Berk (one style belter, immobile trunk, unlikely to reach am-dram standard)? i’d pay to see it though for the one night before it closed.
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 16, 2018 22:22:03 GMT
Maybe she's preparing to take over from Adrienne in Tina? No idea how long Adrienne is contracted for though Assuming you have seen Tina then how do you equate Adrienne (great singer, dancer and average actress) with the Berk (one style belter, immobile trunk, unlikely to reach am-dram standard)? i’d pay to see it though for the one night before it closed. Alexandra has a great voice and her dancing on Strictly was phenomenal. I do agree she'd fall short on the acting stakes though.
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Post by Brian on Jun 17, 2018 2:39:12 GMT
Maybe she's preparing to take over from Adrienne in Tina? No idea how long Adrienne is contracted for though Assuming you have seen Tina then how do you equate Adrienne (great singer, dancer and average actress) with the Berk (one style belter, immobile trunk, unlikely to reach am-dram standard)? i’d pay to see it though for the one night before it closed. Ugh. Can you make your point without being so gratuitously unpleasant and nasty? I saw Alexandra in Chess and thought she more than held her own with seasoned performers. In my opinion, your comment is unfair and based on what I saw, just plain wrong. I may be stating the obvious but for an ‘immobile trunk’ she did pretty well to reach the Strictly final.
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Post by poster J on Jun 17, 2018 8:31:31 GMT
Maybe she's preparing to take over from Adrienne in Tina? No idea how long Adrienne is contracted for though Assuming you have seen Tina then how do you equate Adrienne (great singer, dancer and average actress) with the Berk (one style belter, immobile trunk, unlikely to reach am-dram standard)? i’d pay to see it though for the one night before it closed. You need to learn how to make a point without being completely unnecessarily rude and patronising. Calling someone names and deliberately misusing and misspelling their name to be rude about them is never ok, and I'm astounded that you think it is. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, so respect that others think differently to you and disagree politely rather than coming across as rude and offensive. So next time someone posts an entirely reasonable comment that is entirely their opinion, which they are entitled to hold, try debating rather than insulting - it might get you a bit further. For what it's worth, I can't imagine Adrienne's contract is less than a year - she wasn't a name here when the show opened. Yes, she may well eventually take it back to Broadway but that seems to be early days yet. I think it's more likely that Alexandra has been offered a role in a touring show, though I do wonder whether the reason behind cancelling her tour is anxiety rather than anything else, as she's clearly struggled in the past. But of course it's entirely her prerogative not to give any further details.
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Post by waybeyondblue on Jun 17, 2018 9:22:18 GMT
I know how to make a point, whereas how to choose the emphasis would have been a more constructive criticism. The post was a question comparing the performance styles and the personal umbrage being taken assumes rather more intent than could reasonably be inferred. The misuse of names is rife both here and outside. The irony in “getting further” in the context of being patronising is remarkable.
I wish I had a pithy sign-off but as it’s Sunday let’s all hug and no touching below the waist.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 15:23:33 GMT
Assuming you have seen Tina then how do you equate Adrienne (great singer, dancer and average actress) with the Berk (one style belter, immobile trunk, unlikely to reach am-dram standard)? i’d pay to see it though for the one night before it closed. You need to learn how to make a point without being completely unnecessarily rude and patronising. Calling someone names and deliberately misusing and misspelling their name to be rude about them is never ok, and I'm astounded that you think it is. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, so respect that others think differently to you and disagree politely rather than coming across as rude and offensive. So next time someone posts an entirely reasonable comment that is entirely their opinion, which they are entitled to hold, try debating rather than insulting - it might get you a bit further. In all fairness, some people could take your reply as being rather patronising too though. Or at the very least, condescending. "You need to learn.." especially. But then, I'm not Alexandra Burke's biggest fan either so what do I know?
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Post by anthem on Jun 17, 2018 15:26:33 GMT
Alexandra gets a tough time from the public and this board seems to be no exception. She is quite a marmite figure but the personalized tenor of some of the comments is quite mean spirited and cruel at times. I wonder if people would tolerate it if it was aimed elsewhere.
For what it’s worth, I like her energy and sense of humour and she’s been more than decent in the three productions I’ve seen her in. Her talent is undeniable. I agree that her acting is her weakest point but always she still gives it her all. I thought her turn as Svetlana was really very good/convincing and she deserves credit for doing something a little out of her comfort zone. I met her before a show in Dublin and she was sweet, charming and funny.
I look forward to hearing what her next role is.
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Post by theatreian on Jun 17, 2018 16:45:38 GMT
Yes Alexandra was lovely when I mat her after Chess. She chatted away as if we were old friends.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 13:36:39 GMT
Alex does come across as being a bit "affected" maybe almost a bit of a lovie type. But I've met her several times and she just does seem to be like that.
Some people do like her and some don't. Much as I like Alex, I always look forward to the cynical comments of the likes of Ryan as regards her as they are amusing and need to be taken in that context.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 18, 2018 17:07:54 GMT
The “immobile” Alexandra...
I think not!
She’s also physically more like TT than Adrienne in both stature and looks. Whether she could sustain the physicality for 2.5 hrs though... who knows. Agree about the acting, it’s clunky. Other than that I like her. I just think she tries a bit too hard to be a personality sometimes. However compare her with another X winner Leona Lewis who doesn’t try at all, and look where her career is. 🚽
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 17:35:05 GMT
You show us Gorgeous Gorka mincing around with his tight black trousers and his shirt open to the navel and you expect us to look at his partner?
Insanity.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 21:55:35 GMT
I do wonder how many people vote for celebs on Strictly when they have a hot partner.
I never looked at Ola's partners lets just say.
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