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Post by Dave25 on Jan 23, 2016 13:37:19 GMT
Here is a clip from the Dutch version:
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Post by geeky101 on Jan 27, 2016 11:05:44 GMT
I believe Rachel John is going into this as one of the lead sisters  |
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Post by ali973 on Jan 27, 2016 12:30:00 GMT
I believe Rachel John is going into this as Nicki Marron The tour is ending in May. Is Melissa James leaving? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 27, 2016 12:30:08 GMT
Who's that in the clip? She's fab.
(whoever did her make up didn't blend her wig very well though)
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Post by ali973 on Jan 27, 2016 12:32:45 GMT
That's Romy Monteiro who is Rachel in the Dutch version (not based on the London/tour version..they're doing their own). She's a contender from the Dutch The Voice. TBH I didn't love her, her alternate Rachel April Darby was much better and had killer vocals.
Probably the best thing in the Dutch version is that they kept the original Whitney keys and didn't transpose them down as the London/tour/Germany productions.
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Post by geeky101 on Jan 27, 2016 16:21:16 GMT
I believe Rachel John is going into this as Nicki Marron The tour is ending in May. Is Melissa James leaving? To be fair, it could actually be Rachel Marron (and knowing what I do about Rachel herself, it would be a better fit), I'm not massively hot on this show - but I'm fairly certain she's going into it. I thought it was booking in venues until the end of June? EDIT: ah, just done some digging. Zoe Birkett is definitely leaving the tour early so maybe Rachel is replacing her? |
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Post by Steffi on Jan 27, 2016 16:26:05 GMT
They definitely do have a cast change coming up soon.
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Post by Kim on Jan 27, 2016 17:02:08 GMT
Cast change is this saturday
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Post by ali973 on Jan 27, 2016 17:10:05 GMT
Woot! Wouldn't mind a new Rachel! Good tickets available for Woking in April during my trip to catch Sunset!
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Post by Sue on Jan 27, 2016 21:46:02 GMT
Melissa James as Nicki Marron had far more...everything...than Alexandra Burke. Acted better, sung better and danced better albeit in a much smaller role. She has that potential for divan that Burke didn't.
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Post by talkstageytome on Jan 28, 2016 0:11:26 GMT
If Rachel goes into the cast before Canterbury (my local theatre is the Marlowe) then I am SO there every night! Fingers crossed!
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Post by ali973 on Jan 28, 2016 4:41:07 GMT
Melissa James as Nicki Marron had far more...everything...than Alexandra Burke. Acted better, sung better and danced better albeit in a much smaller role. She has that potential for divan that Burke didn't. Yes, she is quite good. As Nikki. But I saw her as Rachel as well and she struggled. People really like to crap on Alexandra, who for a rookie, does a fabulous job. |
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Post by Sue on Jan 28, 2016 6:55:12 GMT
Ah, that's a shame she struggled - she looked very promising.
Maybe she had an off night when I saw her but Alexandra's harmonies were off and she struggled to hold her notes and remember to breathe whilst dancing! Her ballads were good, great in one song but for me, she was not fabulous.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 28, 2016 7:10:08 GMT
Did she stick her finger in her ear to get the hard notes, Sue?
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Post by ali973 on Jan 28, 2016 8:43:54 GMT
Right! So I booked a matinee in Woking in the front row to see whoever replaces Ms. Birkett! And now trying to bully my friends in London for someone to hike it with me to see an evening show (and having extreme difficulty convincing them!).
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Post by Sue on Jan 29, 2016 20:23:04 GMT
Did she stick her finger in her ear to get the hard notes, Sue? Yesss! Although she could've stuck all her fingers and toes in her ears and she still wouldn't have made that harmony with her sister. Sheesh, I gasped out loud when that happened. Bless her. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 29, 2016 21:13:31 GMT
I don't recall her doing that when I saw it but it was a while ago. Likewise harmony issues but someone else was on as her sister so that could be why.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 30, 2016 12:45:05 GMT
I would quite like to see this again when it comes to Leicester. I will have to go to a matinee though so i wonder who i'll see as i know that Zoe Birkett is leaving just before it gets to Leicester.
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 12:50:22 GMT
Well some posts ahead it is said that Rachel John will be joining, so maybe she will join as Rachel. I wonder what Zoe will be doing later on? This certainly has been a high point in her career and got her great attention.
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Post by Kim on Jan 30, 2016 13:04:55 GMT
Rachel is Nicki, u/s Rachel. Carole Stennett is the new alternate
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 13:11:06 GMT
Rachel is Nicki, u/s Rachel. Carole Stennett is the new alternate agh..really?! I saw Carole in London as Rachel. Not a total disaster, but not amazing either. It would be interesting to see Rachel as Rachel. I wonder if Alex has any non-committed runs throughout the the remainder of the tour that would bump Carol to evening Rachel and Rachel John to daytime Rachel. |
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 13:15:35 GMT
Kim..Did the cast change? You said in your post that it will change this Saturday but it doesn't show on the site.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 30, 2016 13:20:41 GMT
I'd have thought Rachel John might have suited Rachel better.
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Post by Kim on Jan 30, 2016 13:21:32 GMT
Cast is changing today, just appears they're really crap at announcing the new ones...
I saw Carole in London too, I did enjoy her but have seen better, I feel like we got spoilt with Zoe this year, I saw Melissa twice and didn't love her.
Alex is off for the Canterbury run and Sunderland but Zoe's doing that one (including Saturday matinees).
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 13:23:51 GMT
Cast is changing today, just appears they're really crap at announcing the new ones... I saw Carole in London too, I did enjoy her but have seen better, I feel like we got spoilt with Zoe this year, I saw Melissa twice and didn't love her. Alex is off for the Canterbury run and Sunderland but Zoe's doing that one (including Saturday matinees). But understudy Nikki does the mid-week matinees, so Rachel John might get a stab at doing Rachel. I just noticed that they added two more tour stops now following Leeds, where I thought the show would end in May. It's now playing in Norwich and Eastbourne. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 30, 2016 13:24:44 GMT
Ooh I just recommended the show to my friends "oop north" for the Sunderland run on the strength of Alexandra. Is Zoe good? Or.....
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 13:25:08 GMT
She's good.
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Post by Kim on Jan 30, 2016 13:28:10 GMT
Pretty sure Rachel will get the matinees in Canterbury (I hope so anyway as I've booked an eve & mat) and Carole will do the eves and just the midweeks mats in Sunderland.
Eastbourne is Alexandra & Stuart last UK venues before it goes to Monaco, not sure what's happening after just heard some rumours about it returning to west end
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Post by ali973 on Jan 30, 2016 13:30:34 GMT
Pretty sure Rachel will get the matinees in Canterbury (I hope so anyway as I've booked an eve & mat) and Carole will do the eves and just the midweeks mats in Sunderland. Eastbourne is Alexandra & Stuart last UK venues before it goes to Monaco, not sure what's happening after just heard some rumours about it returning to west end Whaaaat?! That's pretty cool. It seems that Carole has been back on and off for a while? I was just looking at her Twitter account and it seems she's stepped in in December? |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 30, 2016 13:40:10 GMT
So if i see a matinee in Leicester it will likely be Carole? And still scheduled to be Alex in the evenings?
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