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Post by viserys on Sept 22, 2017 15:54:51 GMT
Oh, and the company who run our ticketshop have asked us to mention that theatreboard.entstix.com/tickets/company may have tickets (with booking fee) at early performances where seats are already selling fast. So, I've mentioned it. Actually, I was quite surprised when I checked just now. This morning, the entire front stalls was available for the date I booked, early in the run. Now, there's nothing forward of row S except a few premium seats. A few other date checks and a year and a bit out, there's a surprisingly high take up at all prices. I wonder how many Americans are booking to see "Patti doing Sondheim in London". I hope this isn't one of the first previews, or it may be Hamilton all over again..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 15:55:54 GMT
A quick nose just now reveals later in the run still has plenty of availability.
As the day goes on I'm getting more and more grumpy about this production!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 16:05:07 GMT
A quick nose just now reveals later in the run still has plenty of availability. As the day goes on I'm getting more and more grumpy about this production! The afternoon shows seem to be selling faster. You can still get the £25 slips easily enough for others, there are plenty of dates with the stalls mostly available. Don't feel any great need to book this asap. The cheap slips will probably sell over the next couple of days, but booking a year in advance is a big ask, and there's half a dozen shows I'd like to see before Christmas for the same money. I can't honestly say I've seen many Sondheim shows sell out far ahead of time. Follies is still easily bookable.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 16:06:54 GMT
As the day goes on I'm getting more and more grumpy about this production! Not a day goes by, not a single day . . . Does this help you stop being grumpy? Does anyone still wear a hat? I'll drink to that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 16:09:59 GMT
As the day goes on I'm getting more and more grumpy about this production! Not a day goes by, not a single day . . . Does this help you stop being grumpy? Does anyone still wear a hat? I'll drink to that. Maybe I just need a stiff (behave) drink in me. @theatremonkey room for one more I reckon...
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Post by SageStageMgr on Sept 22, 2017 16:12:06 GMT
I definitely need to see this...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2017 16:14:21 GMT
It's look over at Elaine Stritch, who looks all bashful, then the glance back at the conductor.
Just genius.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2017 16:17:04 GMT
I had that YouTube clip open on my phone when I was at my mums, and it was exactly as above with the big red "play" button positioned slap bang over Patti's gob. I put the phone down and mum caught sight of it, and exclaimed "good god, who's she? And what has she done to her mouth?" 🤣😂
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Post by alece10 on Sept 22, 2017 16:44:41 GMT
I hope that guy who does the brilliant impersonations of Patti on you tube now one of her singing from Company.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 22, 2017 18:06:21 GMT
Dress circle restricted view seat £79.50!!! Absolute joke
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2017 18:40:51 GMT
I hope that guy who does the brilliant impersonations of Patti on you tube now one of her singing from Company.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 18:47:32 GMT
That cant be him. alece10 said his guy was brilliant....
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2017 18:59:28 GMT
That cant be him. alece10 said his guy was brilliant.... There are many shades of brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 19:03:24 GMT
Patti LuPone's live version of Being Alive is one of my Desert Island Discs. Over a year to wait, but I know it'll be worth it!
"Be-ang aliiiiiiiiive!"
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Post by alece10 on Sept 22, 2017 19:06:48 GMT
That cant be him. alece10 said his guy was brilliant.... There are many shades of brilliant. I nearly wet myself. So funny. As good as his version of Roses turn.
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Post by sf on Sept 22, 2017 19:34:49 GMT
Dress circle restricted view seat £79.50!!! Absolute joke Check later dates. As of two minutes ago, the £25 dress circle slips seat I booked this morning is still available on a random date I picked later in the run.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 19:38:13 GMT
Patti LuPone's live version of Being Alive is one of my Desert Island Discs. Over a year to wait, but I know it'll be worth it! "Be-ang aliiiiiiiiive!" You know it'll be Rosalie Craig singing it though?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 20:30:01 GMT
Patti LuPone's live version of Being Alive is one of my Desert Island Discs. Over a year to wait, but I know it'll be worth it! "Be-ang aliiiiiiiiive!" You know it'll be Rosalie Craig singing it though? You obviously don't know Patti!
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Post by viserys on Sept 23, 2017 5:38:28 GMT
Despite my huge doubts, I did book now, wanted to be sure to get "my" £25 slip seat while those are still available. Oh who am I kidding, I will be seeing this for La LuPone alone.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 23, 2017 17:39:25 GMT
Despite my huge doubts, I did book now, wanted to be sure to get "my" £25 slip seat while those are still available. Oh who am I kidding, I will be seeing this for La LuPone alone. LuPhone Alone - could be the gay teenage version of Home Alone, or maybe call it Homo Alone ...
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Post by sam22 on Sept 23, 2017 20:44:47 GMT
I don't know the Gieldgud very well. Would people recommend the Dress Circle slips or the £25 seats in the Upper Circle? Thanks trying to decide what's best can't fork out for the stalls!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 10:18:53 GMT
I don't know the Gieldgud very well. Would people recommend the Dress Circle slips or the £25 seats in the Upper Circle? Thanks trying to decide what's best can't fork out for the stalls! It won't matter. La LuPone will sell it to you even if you're in the lobby! She don't just stop at the back of the balcony you know. Try Theatremonkey's website. That will give you great information on seating, view, legroom, value for money etc.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 24, 2017 10:48:27 GMT
Sondheim really needs a small theatre for it to work. So much can get lost in a big space. But heck I'll still be there, I want an early preview and then a few months into the run
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 24, 2017 11:40:34 GMT
What's Patti's reputation like for a) turning up on the night? b) sticking it out until the end of the run?
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Post by Scswp on Sept 24, 2017 12:26:22 GMT
What's Patti's reputation like for a) turning up on the night? b) sticking it out until the end of the run? Patti LuPone is very reliable at doing all eight shows a week and she will do the whole run. She actually gives the impression that she prides herself on her work ethic and reliability, and she is quite outspoken about how unprofessional some people seem to be in terms of missing shows. She has missed a few performances of War Paint through illness and she is almost seventy years old, but she is definitely an old-school 'work-horse' in the style of the great Ethel Merman. You will be extremely unlucky if you attend and she's not there - she rarely misses.
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Post by frontrowcentre on Sept 24, 2017 12:32:39 GMT
Sondheim really needs a small theatre for it to work. So much can get lost in a big space. But heck I'll still be there, I want an early preview and then a few months into the run Agree! I remember loving this at the southwark playhouse, then a few moths after I was very impressed with the Sheffield production, set in the 70's like the original and with a second to none cast, but in a bigger space, and it's not like the Crucible is massive, it didn't feel quite the same
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 13:03:50 GMT
What's Patti's reputation like for a) turning up on the night? b) sticking it out until the end of the run? Well, a) there's a story in her autobiography about missing one performance of Sunset in London to attend a friend's funeral back in the US. She travelled by Concorde to cut the journey time and so she would only miss the one show. It didn't quite go to plan due to icy runways but she moved heaven and earth, not to mention the rest of the passengers, crew and the pilot to ensure that she made that evening's show by a whisker. b) unless she's fired by the producer before the end of her contract (*cough*) my bet is she'll see through the entire run You missed out the last one: c) continuing the performance without interruption if she spots any member of the audience recording her? Answer: not good.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 24, 2017 13:06:21 GMT
I do hope someone tries to take a photograph the night I'm there. I'd be prepared to pay extra!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 13:11:35 GMT
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Post by martin1965 on Sept 24, 2017 13:20:54 GMT
Sondheim really needs a small theatre for it to work. So much can get lost in a big space. But heck I'll still be there, I want an early preview and then a few months into the run Agree! I remember loving this at the southwark playhouse, then a few moths after I was very impressed with the Sheffield production, set in the 70's like the original and with a second to none cast, but in a bigger space, and it's not like the Crucible is massive, it didn't feel quite the same Loved the Sheffield production, superb cast, thought it would transfer.
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