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Post by showtoones on Oct 25, 2018 17:27:24 GMT
Maria Friedman...
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Post by zak97 on Oct 25, 2018 17:31:59 GMT
So it’s Beverley then?
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Post by showtoones on Oct 25, 2018 21:39:38 GMT
Layton is confirmed - taking over 29 January!
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Post by hannechalk on Oct 25, 2018 21:41:02 GMT
Anyone know when this cast change is likely to be? Will it overlap with Michelle’s dates? Would love to see Layton and new mum but would also hate to miss out on seeing Michelle Visage Layton isn’t even confirmed. A rumour posted by the same Facebook page that posted the Hello Dolly rumour Erm yes, Layton has been confirmed!
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Post by Rory on Oct 25, 2018 21:41:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 21:47:15 GMT
Beverley announcement imminent I imagine.
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Post by showtoones on Oct 25, 2018 21:48:42 GMT
Beverley announcement imminent I imagine. Baz will lose his mind with Bev AND Layton in the show...he will be there all the time! He is a big supporter of both of them. I can;t wait to see them together too!
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 25, 2018 21:49:39 GMT
Layton isn’t even confirmed. A rumour posted by the same Facebook page that posted the Hello Dolly rumour Erm yes, Layton has been confirmed! He hadn’t been when the post you quoted was originally posted though!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 21:52:19 GMT
Im assuming they will change the posters completely to reflect Layton in the role rather than John considering they look, erm, considerably different. 😂😂
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Post by showtoones on Oct 25, 2018 22:00:43 GMT
If it is in fact Bev, they'll want a rebrand anyway to reflect her being in the cast...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:04:21 GMT
If it is in fact Bev, they'll want a rebrand anyway to reflect her being in the cast... Not really, they haven't rebranded to showcase Michelle and she is a much bigger International star! Heavy promotion sure, but not a rebrand of the whole show.
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Post by showtoones on Oct 25, 2018 22:08:16 GMT
If it is in fact Bev, they'll want a rebrand anyway to reflect her being in the cast... Not really, they haven't rebranded to showcase Michelle and she is a much bigger International star! Heavy promotion sure, but not a rebrand of the whole show. Yes - you are probably right - though is Beverely signed for 6 months or a year, that may be in her contract?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:15:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:16:28 GMT
Well something last minute has changed there then.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:26:52 GMT
Layton also brings in the fans that Luke Bayer brings in. Both have fangirls who love them alot, so that won't hurt at the box office either!
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Post by anthem on Oct 25, 2018 22:31:58 GMT
So Bev was the rumored new Margaret?! I wonder what happened there.
Maybe Sylvia will be making a return (or any other number of opportunities).
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Post by Mark on Oct 25, 2018 22:33:03 GMT
Is Luke staying on as alternate?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:45:33 GMT
Luke Bayer has confirmed he will depart the show January 26th, so his final alternate show will be January 23rd, with his contract and ending on the 26th. Kinda gutted, not gonna lie, but I'm sure it's not the last we will see of him!
I have heard murmurings that Jordan Cunningham will be the new Jamie Alternate, which is why he has been bumped up to Understudy Jamie.
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Post by showtoones on Oct 26, 2018 2:23:58 GMT
Luke Bayer has confirmed he will depart the show January 26th, so his final alternate show will be January 23rd, with his contract and ending on the 26th. Kinda gutted, not gonna lie, but I'm sure it's not the last we will see of him! I have heard murmurings that Jordan Cunningham will be the new Jamie Alternate, which is why he has been bumped up to Understudy Jamie. Baz reports that Rebecca McGinnis is staying on and that they’ll have a black father. Interesting.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 26, 2018 7:48:04 GMT
I have heard murmurings that Jordan Cunningham will be the new Jamie Alternate, which is why he has been bumped up to Understudy Jamie. Baz reports that Rebecca McGinnis is staying on and that they’ll have a black father. Interesting. There are probably some attempts to make this look like a plausible real family on stage (as opposed to complete ethnicity blind casting). That decision makes sense to me.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 26, 2018 8:30:38 GMT
How’s Michelle’s accent coming along? Any improvement yet? Or is she still just saying “Jermy”.
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Post by freckles on Oct 26, 2018 8:36:32 GMT
This is excellent casting. Love him!
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Post by greeny11 on Oct 26, 2018 8:49:07 GMT
How’s Michelle’s accent coming along? Any improvement yet? Or is she still just saying “Jermy”. It was OK last night - though her American accent did come in on occasion. She started Work of Art slightly too quickly as well (the band basically stopped except the drums until the chorus when they came back in) - but other than that, she was really good. Very convincing as the mean teacher - loved her in the last scene outside the prom.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 9:05:26 GMT
How’s Michelle’s accent coming along? Any improvement yet? Or is she still just saying “Jermy”. It’s not too bad now, her American twang did come through when speaking some of her lines, but it wasn’t noticeable during her songs.
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Post by emicardiff on Oct 26, 2018 9:16:00 GMT
I have heard murmurings that Jordan Cunningham will be the new Jamie Alternate, which is why he has been bumped up to Understudy Jamie. Baz reports that Rebecca McGinnis is staying on and that they’ll have a black father. Interesting. There are probably some attempts to make this look like a plausible real family on stage (as opposed to complete ethnicity blind casting). That decision makes sense to me. Given the show deals with race/ethnicity in other ways, it makes sense to do it consciously rather than totally ethnically blind. Also without changing anything as written, a mixed race boy doing drag adds another dimension to the show. (funny enough I saw another play that dealt with that last night- Tuck up here in Cardiff, and Lewis Brown who was in that would also make an excellent Jamie)
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Post by spendleb on Oct 26, 2018 10:23:46 GMT
Any word yet on the film casting?
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Post by ali973 on Oct 26, 2018 11:27:10 GMT
Interesting. And I love the fact that we'll see a black boy play a black boy and not just going with colorblind casting. This, with the way they've recently cast Waitress across the pond is bold and making quite a statement.
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Post by Stasia on Oct 26, 2018 12:33:07 GMT
I used to love Layton so much! But he was bullying Luke Bayer with Luke Baker and it was so nasty! I’m kinda fallen out of love and not sure I want to see him on stage after that. Although it might me my loss, not his. As he is an excellent performer...
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Post by anthem on Oct 26, 2018 13:09:32 GMT
I used to love Layton so much! But he was bullying Luke Bayer with Luke Baker and it was so nasty! I’m kinda fallen out of love and not sure I want to see him on stage after that. Although it might me my loss, not his. As he is an excellent performer... What was the context of this?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 13:15:21 GMT
I used to love Layton so much! But he was bullying Luke Bayer with Luke Baker and it was so nasty! I’m kinda fallen out of love and not sure I want to see him on stage after that. Although it might me my loss, not his. As he is an excellent performer... What was the context of this? Well we all know about the tweet Luke Baker made. Then, Layton commented on it with a laughing face emoji and something like “OMG Hahahaha. So funny” something really underhand and sly. Just really unnecessary. The whole situation was disgusting. I’m glad I think this show is a pile of crap. Hopefully it will close soon and something of actual quality goes in.
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