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Post by danb on Mar 26, 2024 21:38:46 GMT
Please, anyone but that.
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Post by BVM on Mar 26, 2024 21:52:38 GMT
The fandom seem absolutely convinced Millie O'Connell is (a female) Greaseball! (Could just be a rumour that got totally out of hand lol - I suspect it may well be but stranger things have happened....) Where did you hear that? Not sure how I’d feel about the most masculine character becoming female, but could be interesting! Rumoured across social media - so not exactly reliable! I’m not in the know sadly. Though do follow Starlight “goss” quite closely!
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Post by musicalgeek321 on Mar 26, 2024 22:30:46 GMT
Some little updates: Greaseball is female There will be BMX stunt bikes in the show too Rusty is being played by an unknown 17 year old. Lots of fresh graduates from this year in it including the Pearl from ArtsEd.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 26, 2024 22:35:50 GMT
Gotta find people happy to work for less than equity minimum on a very physically demanding show and schedule (the schedule is...wild)
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Post by thecursedexpress on Mar 26, 2024 22:45:35 GMT
Teasers on social media suggest that we could be getting the casting announcement tomorrow. Has anyone heard who is in it? The fandom seem absolutely convinced Millie O'Connell is (a female) Greaseball! (Could just be a rumour that got totally out of hand lol - I suspect it may well be but stranger things have happened....) I want Millie to stay away from Starlight. Also I don't think they will make Greaseball female tbh.
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Post by benj on Mar 26, 2024 22:56:57 GMT
Gotta find people happy to work for less than equity minimum on a very physically demanding show and schedule (the schedule is...wild) The schedule is wild. 9 shows over 5 days through the summer. Insane. The swings will be busy
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Post by d'James on Mar 26, 2024 23:51:07 GMT
The fandom seem absolutely convinced Millie O'Connell is (a female) Greaseball! (Could just be a rumour that got totally out of hand lol - I suspect it may well be but stranger things have happened....) I want Millie to stay away from Starlight. Also I don't think they will make Greaseball female tbh. Yes. I’m not a fan. I could see Greaseball working as a woman with the right changes, but I’m not sure they’ll make the right changes…
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Post by thecursedexpress on Mar 27, 2024 2:19:28 GMT
I want Millie to stay away from Starlight. Also I don't think they will make Greaseball female tbh. Yes. I’m not a fan. I could see Greaseball working as a woman with the right changes, but I’m not sure they’ll make the right changes… I think someone on this forum was joking and that joke has kinda manifested itself to this. I do agree though it could work but god not her anybody other than her. Liked her in Six but has been mediocre in other shows.
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Post by osdtdg on Mar 27, 2024 9:26:47 GMT
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Post by erik24601 on Mar 27, 2024 9:27:10 GMT
**waits for the usual 10am announcement**
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Post by erik24601 on Mar 27, 2024 9:28:47 GMT
No real surprises here then!
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 27, 2024 9:37:14 GMT
I've never heard of a single one of them.
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Post by viserys on Mar 27, 2024 9:46:09 GMT
says it's the professional debut for most of them, at least the leads (which I clicked on).
Wonder why only the leads are named with roles but not all the minor roles like Buffy/Belle, Ashley/Carrie (whatever the latest names are), C.B./Caboose, Dustin, the Rockies...
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 27, 2024 9:51:57 GMT
I've never heard of a single one of them. Same here. I have no ides how much experience any of them have however what struck me looking at the headshots was how young and fresh-faced they all look.
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Post by benj on Mar 27, 2024 9:53:27 GMT
I've never heard of a single one of them. Same. A couple of them seem to have performed in the Bochum show, but the leads seem to be making their professional debuts. Looks like the female GB rumour was true as well. Let’s see how that pans out!
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Post by christya on Mar 27, 2024 10:00:21 GMT
A woman as Greaseball, lack of Poppa, and a suspiciously short runtime? Pass. Hard pass.
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Post by d'James on Mar 27, 2024 10:02:52 GMT
says it's the professional debut for most of them, at least the leads (which I clicked on). Wonder why only the leads are named with roles but not all the minor roles like Buffy/Belle, Ashley/Carrie (whatever the latest names are), C.B./Caboose, Dustin, the Rockies... Maybe they haven’t finalised all the roles yet. I hope they get Greaseball right. Interesting that they didn’t go for the more obvious choice of gender-swapping Electra.
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Post by viserys on Mar 27, 2024 10:13:30 GMT
A woman as Greaseball, lack of Poppa, and a suspiciously short runtime? Pass. Hard pass. Poppa is Momma now But yea, Greaseball seems the weirdest role of all to genderswap, since he's very much another clone of ALW's faible for Elvis (like the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Rum Tum Tugger in Cats). I suppose they think that a guy all the girls fawn and swoon over doesn't wash in today's climate, but what do I know. I HOPE there is a concept behind all of this, but after all the earlier hamfisted changes... who knows.
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Post by ash on Mar 27, 2024 10:20:11 GMT
A woman as Greaseball, lack of Poppa, and a suspiciously short runtime? Pass. Hard pass. Poppa is Momma now But yea, Greaseball seems the weirdest role of all to genderswap, since he's very much another clone of ALW's faible for Elvis (like the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Rum Tum Tugger in Cats). I suppose they think that a guy all the girls fawn and swoon over doesn't wash in today's climate, but what do I know. I HOPE there is a concept behind all of this, but after all the earlier hamfisted changes... who knows. That was my thought. That's maybe true about the swooning thing, but that's been very much toned down in the current version in Bochum, its played more as admiring him for the being the winner. But hey, the idea of Momma and the new songs scared me at first, and I ended up much preferring the version I saw in Bochum to what I saw in London and and tour, so I'm still excited to see how they play it. I have to say though, I did expect to see more performers get recycled from the Bochum production.
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Post by anita on Mar 27, 2024 10:26:07 GMT
I've never heard of a single one of them. Me neither.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 27, 2024 10:33:31 GMT
Young, fit, heathy cannon fodder. Check the insurance kids!
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 27, 2024 10:49:50 GMT
I trust that they've all been on their roller skates for weeks now?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 27, 2024 11:20:14 GMT
It is not acceptable to charge full price for a graduate showcase
Paying audiences deserve more than a bunch of leads making their professional debuts.
Yes, this sort of cast is cheap. But it does not inspire confidence
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Mar 27, 2024 11:27:31 GMT
You’d think they’d anchor the cast with at least one established performer. But to have all those leads making their professional debut… at those prices… Maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised
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Post by max on Mar 27, 2024 11:35:32 GMT
It is not acceptable to charge full price for a graduate showcase Paying audiences deserve more than a bunch of leads making their professional debuts. Yes, this sort of cast is cheap. But it does not inspire confidence It's not a graduate showcase - 'graduate showcase' is the most recent credit for those who haven't yet got through the auditions for a professional engagement. After (probably) three years of working as an ensemble with their fellow actors-in-training this cast will be well attuned to working as a collaborative company, and with an open-mindedness and willingness to experiment that is the stock-in-trade of drama school experiences. I'm not saying those facets evaporate once you've been in the industry for a while, but my recent visits to Arts Ed and Mountview suggest that it's perfectly acceptable to cast like this. Perhaps the excitement of the new will radiate from the stage.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 27, 2024 11:51:41 GMT
To be honest I am not bothered about the cast as long as they do a good job, which I am sure they will. From what a remember when I saw it in the 80s (although I don't remember much about the 80s) I had never heard if anyone either. It's not really a "star performer" kind of show. Same with the cast announcement for Mean Girls today. I have literally only ever heard of one person, Tom Xander from BOM. I have resigned myself to the fact I'm just getting older and older.
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Post by danb on Mar 27, 2024 11:58:10 GMT
Young, fit, heathy cannon fodder. Check the insurance kids! I used the exact same phrase to someone earlier. I also thought that the cast was a bit small for the required cover.
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Post by viserys on Mar 27, 2024 11:59:08 GMT
I am still boggling at new names like "Oil Slick"
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Post by danb on Mar 27, 2024 12:00:18 GMT
It is not acceptable to charge full price for a graduate showcase Paying audiences deserve more than a bunch of leads making their professional debuts. Yes, this sort of cast is cheap. But it does not inspire confidence It's not a graduate showcase - 'graduate showcase' is the most recent credit for those who haven't yet got through the auditions for a professional engagement. After (probably) three years of working as an ensemble with their fellow actors-in-training this cast will be well attuned to working as a collaborative company, and with an open-mindedness and willingness to experiment that is the stock-in-trade of drama school experiences. I'm not saying those facets evaporate once you've been in the industry for a while, but my recent visits to Arts Ed and Mountview suggest that it's perfectly acceptable to cast like this. Perhaps the excitement of the new will radiate from the stage. If it’s even a third as good as Arts Eds ‘Rent’ I would leave happy. New talent has to get its break somewhere.
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Mar 27, 2024 12:04:40 GMT
I think there’s a difference between name recognition and experience. A greater range of experience and age may have made for a more fulfilling production, but we’ll see.
Either way, I do think the pricing for such inexperienced performers is ambitious. I’ve also seen great productions at Arts Ed and other theatre schools, but at a tenth of the price.
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