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Post by danb on Jun 8, 2017 5:03:46 GMT
I was expecting them to do 'Dead Ringer' on the tv spots. This would work best outside of the show as a whole.
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Post by stagebyte on Jun 8, 2017 12:01:24 GMT
This reminded me of a combination of We Will Rock You, The Lost Boys and Twilight. Post apocalyptic world peopled with the leather clad 'forever young' Hip immensely talented cast with terrific voices, some great set pieces, incredibly distracting and unnecessary choreo which looked like it had been devised for a completely different show, paper thin story and confusing in places (someone really needs to take the book apart and start again) but loved the music so... somehow willing to forgive its short comings. My 13 year old loved it so I guess Meatloaf meets a new generation ...or something? 😃
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 8, 2017 16:54:10 GMT
WOW
I went into today's matinee expecting a good but not notable show, being familiar with only 4 or 5 of the songs in the show. And it blew me away. What a spectacle, and what a brilliant celebration of Steinman's excellent music.
The music is undoubtedly the strongest part of the show, and it's delivered by a uniformly outstanding cast (the alternate Strat was on this afternoon so I can't comment on Andrew Polec). The set design is suitably post-apocalyptic, and I actually quite liked the video aspects of the show. I see a lot of people have criticised the choreography, but I really enjoyed it. It was a bit too static at times, but otherwise energetic and frenetic. The special effects are good, but I was disappointed by the obviously fake bikes.
As with 42nd Street, I was totally willing to ignore the places where the plot falls down because everything else was SO DAMN GOOD. This music really was written to be theatrical and it works so well on stage. There was not a single note in the score that felt unnecessary or out of place, and I can't say that about many musicals that I see.
I was in the dirt cheap balcony seats today, but I think I'll be shelling out a little more next time - and there WILL be a next time, because I'm not letting an experience like this show slip past without making the most of it.
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 9, 2017 8:37:00 GMT
I'd be interested to know how much this has changed since its Manchester run - there was no song list in the programme, but one song that I was expecting to hear was 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth,' and I don't recall it being in the show yesterday even though I'm pretty sure it was on a song list that someone posted in this thread when the show was in Manchester.
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Post by richey on Jun 9, 2017 11:10:49 GMT
I'd be interested to know how much this has changed since its Manchester run - there was no song list in the programme, but one song that I was expecting to hear was 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth,' and I don't recall it being in the show yesterday even though I'm pretty sure it was on a song list that someone posted in this thread when the show was in Manchester. Yes it was definitely in the Manchester run
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Post by alison on Jun 9, 2017 17:31:57 GMT
I'd be interested to know how much this has changed since its Manchester run - there was no song list in the programme, but one song that I was expecting to hear was 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth,' and I don't recall it being in the show yesterday even though I'm pretty sure it was on a song list that someone posted in this thread when the show was in Manchester. It was in on Monday at the first preview (halfway through act 2), I'm really surprised if it's been cut. Not much has changed since Manchester, tbh, at least in terms of the story/music. The book has lots of small tweaks, the biggest seems to be the removal of Strat's "stars" speech near the end of act 1. Musically, Out of the Frying Pan has been extended and Making Love Out of Nothing At All is back in (it was cut early on in Manchester). The costumes are completely redone, for the most part, and there are some neat additions to the staging.
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Post by danb on Jun 9, 2017 17:49:09 GMT
I shall go and have another look on Thursday; hopefully act two has been tightened up and isn't just awash with one long power ballad. I'd quite like to catch the alternate Strat too, to see another take on it. Does he have set shows?
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Post by Raven on Jun 9, 2017 18:36:56 GMT
I really wish I could get the opportunity to see this but unfortunately I'm not going to get the chance when I'm in London next week. I was looking at the ticket prices and for Friday night alone the premium seats were £200-£300! That is an obscene price for a single ticket. For that price, you'd be expecting Meat Loaf to be making an appearance.
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Post by stagebyte on Jun 9, 2017 19:02:23 GMT
Saw the alternate Ben in Manchester loved him. If anyone has any info about schedules please post
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 9, 2017 23:29:21 GMT
I saw the alternate Strat at the Thursday matinee this week and thought he was very good. A couple of vocal wobbles, but nothing bad and once he got into the songs he was excellent vocally. He was good with the characterisation, although I thought there was a little more to be had. Maybe just from being the alternate so not having had as many shows to develop his performance as the lead? Also he was very VERY hot. I want to thank whoever made the decision to have Strat be shirtless for half the show.
Regarding 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth' - it may well be that it's still there in Act II but I just can't remember properly. Act II is basically just one song leading into another, there's hardly any dialogue, so i'm having trouble discerning which songs were in there. Was it one of the duets that Falco and Sloane sing?
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Post by alison on Jun 10, 2017 7:34:24 GMT
Regarding 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth' - it may well be that it's still there in Act II but I just can't remember properly. Act II is basically just one song leading into another, there's hardly any dialogue, so i'm having trouble discerning which songs were in there. Was it one of the duets that Falco and Sloane sing? [ It's sung by The Lost as they're celebrating the fact that (shock! horror!) Strat isn't dead. Begins with Strat and Raven doing the spoken "On a hot summer night ..." exchange and ends in an a Capella fade out with the cast leaving the stage.
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 10, 2017 7:58:20 GMT
Regarding 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth' - it may well be that it's still there in Act II but I just can't remember properly. Act II is basically just one song leading into another, there's hardly any dialogue, so i'm having trouble discerning which songs were in there. Was it one of the duets that Falco and Sloane sing? [ It's sung by The Lost as they're celebrating the fact that (shock! horror!) Strat isn't dead. Begins with Strat and Raven doing the spoken "On a hot summer night ..." exchange and ends in an a Capella fade out with the cast leaving the stage. Ah of course! That would be why I wasn't remembering it - I was convinced it would have been Falco and Sloane performing it. Thanks for explaining!
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Post by argon on Jun 12, 2017 23:28:42 GMT
They must have spent a king's ransom on this but inadvertently forgot about the story. Then later thinking don't worry the songs & the staging will carry it through ( so wrong ).
Out of interest were those bats on a laser guidance system or inconspicuous rigging? Too far away to see but my ears will be happy (lots of speakers)
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Post by richey on Jun 13, 2017 5:10:27 GMT
Out of interest were those bats on a laser guidance system or inconspicuous rigging? Too far away to see but my ears will be happy (lots of speakers) In Manchester they were on a rigging which was quite conspicuous from my seat in the upper circle.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 13, 2017 6:23:31 GMT
They worked well from the stalls. Red eyes!
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Post by danb on Jun 13, 2017 6:33:23 GMT
Dare I ask the day seat question?
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Post by showbizkid on Jun 13, 2017 11:15:26 GMT
What on earth did I watch last night! I hated this!! Some fun effects but gosh I was bored. It was We Will Rock You on Acid!!!! 4/10
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Post by alison on Jun 13, 2017 15:58:44 GMT
Out of interest were those bats on a laser guidance system or inconspicuous rigging? Too far away to see but my ears will be happy (lots of speakers) In Manchester they were on a rigging which was quite conspicuous from my seat in the upper circle. Still on a rigging, but I think they've improved it - it wasn't easy to see even from the circle slips directly underneath it.
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Post by theatreian on Jun 13, 2017 20:55:57 GMT
Am seeing this on Saturday at the matinee and was wondering on the running time as I saw it was 3 hours and was wondering if this was correct. Seeing 42nd st on the night.
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Post by danb on Jun 13, 2017 21:10:34 GMT
Yep, it was 3 hours in Manchester.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 14, 2017 13:09:25 GMT
Programme was annoyingly a tenner with no song list, but here's a tip: if they (as they were yesterday) handing out surveys to fill in at the interval, do. You can exchange it for a free poster at the box office at the end of the show - the type they put on tube station escalators. Beats the £15 print they were offering. Is it now on your bedroom wall?
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Post by danb on Jun 15, 2017 9:27:19 GMT
I appear to have nabbed myself a £200 premiere STALLS seat for todays matinee for £31 on TKTS. Brum brum! 🦇🔥
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jun 15, 2017 9:28:40 GMT
THIS IS SO FREAKING RIDICULOUS.
I loved it so much, but had no idea what was going on and was physically repulsed by how ugly the choreography is.... but my god it's a good night out.
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Post by richey on Jun 15, 2017 11:58:45 GMT
I loved it so much, but had no idea what was going on Ah, you have to read the newspaper on your seat first and then watch the video they play - several times - on the front curtain before it starts. Doing that explains the entire show, LOL. Well, the storyline bit, anyway. The rest I'm not sure even they could fully tell you... Whaaaat? We didn't get either of those things in Manchester!
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 15, 2017 12:19:47 GMT
Ah, you have to read the newspaper on your seat first and then watch the video they play - several times - on the front curtain before it starts. Doing that explains the entire show, LOL. Well, the storyline bit, anyway. The rest I'm not sure even they could fully tell you... Whaaaat? We didn't get either of those things in Manchester! The video played in Manchester.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 15, 2017 12:33:09 GMT
I am right in thinking that this has extended it's run at the Coliseum by a fortnight? It must be doing something right!!
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Post by richey on Jun 15, 2017 13:23:30 GMT
Whaaaat? We didn't get either of those things in Manchester! The video played in Manchester. Not when I went. Just had the Bat Out of Hell logo projected along with flying bats
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 15, 2017 14:49:47 GMT
The video played in Manchester. Not when I went. Just had the Bat Out of Hell logo projected along with flying bats When did you go? It was playing at both performances when I went on 4 March.
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Post by danb on Jun 15, 2017 14:57:41 GMT
Understudy (not alternate) Strat on today...Reuben someone (haven't got a programme) and he's doing a bloody good job of it. Wonder who they'll roll out for WEL if they've three to choose from.
The set looks gorgeous in here and the new costumes ad something too. Just brilliant!
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Post by showbizkid on Jun 15, 2017 15:19:40 GMT
The worse choreography of ANY show I have seen in my life!!! Fact...
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