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Post by anxiousoctopus on Sept 28, 2023 13:00:50 GMT
The movie The Artist is getting a (I assume) musical stage adaptation! www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-artist-stage-adaptation-announces-lead-casting_1531032/The announced cast: Robbie Fairchild is George Valentin, Gary Wilmot is Al Zimmer, and Briana Craig is Peppy Miller. It “will play a strictly limited run from Saturday 11 May until Saturday 25 May 2024 at Theatre Royal Plymouth. Further plans for the production are to be revealed.“ |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Sept 28, 2023 13:06:19 GMT
this isn’t a musical - pretty sure it’s a dance show in the vein of Play Without Words?
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Sept 28, 2023 13:09:50 GMT
this isn’t a musical - pretty sure it’s a dance show in the vein of Play Without Words? I put it in the musical section because the article includes credits for music, choreography and musical direction. I don’t know if there is a definitive label for it yet though |
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Post by Jon on Sept 28, 2023 13:13:30 GMT
I think it's a dance show rather than a musical or maybe a play with dance.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 28, 2023 13:26:26 GMT
yeah this is going to tank spectacularly isn't it
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Post by westendwhistledown on Sept 28, 2023 13:42:02 GMT
Briana Craig is a gorgeous dancer so might please the dance fans amongst us
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Post by alece10 on Sept 28, 2023 13:44:11 GMT
It got my interest when I saw Robbie Fairchild. I saw him in Oklahoma at the Proms and An American in Paris. Great dancer and pretty good singer too.
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Sept 28, 2023 13:52:50 GMT
yeah this is going to tank spectacularly isn't it Why? |
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Post by danb on Sept 28, 2023 14:32:41 GMT
Because traditional West End audiences need everything labelled and signposted for them. They need everything to be how they expected it to be. They can bill it as a dance show all they like but people will still rock up expecting a shiny new musical based on that funny silent movie Oscar winner. Its a great idea though. Good luck to them, but a fortnights run doesn’t indicate supreme confidence.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 28, 2023 15:47:59 GMT
This lead casting is amazing. I’m now interested.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 28, 2023 16:53:39 GMT
I think this is gonna be classy as hell - just wish it wasn't as far away as Plymouth !
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Post by theatremiss on Sept 28, 2023 19:06:11 GMT
Robbie Fairchild…….I’m in. I can make Plymouth and back in a day 🤔
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