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Post by greeny11 on Aug 4, 2023 20:00:21 GMT
Satine is far too big of a sing for Alexia - her singing is OK, but not to the level required for Satine. . How has the principal Satine been this year? I went twice in the first year, and thought Tanisha (as standby) was a lot stronger than Liisi.
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Post by sunshine on Aug 5, 2023 15:43:16 GMT
I have been informed, but a fairly reputable source, that a casting announcement is due at the end of next week or early the following week.
There is a high number of incoming cast members currently in contract with other productions; including Satine and Christian, and some negotiation for early release has had to take place (I was not able to find out whether this is the case for Satine). So the plan is to announce casting shortly.
^please don't ask me to explain how that effects casting announcements. I do not know. This is what I have been told.
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Post by jacob on Aug 10, 2023 16:34:38 GMT
Not sure if anyone else went to that tech / backstage insight talk a few hours ago today.. as that was very enjoyable !! for a fiver they performed the first 3 minutes of the show, had all backstage departments do their own talk about what they do for M.R and had a quick Q&A at the end for us to ask about how we can work in the industry. I’ve said it before but the spectacle of this show is something else, to have seen how they unfold the Satine boudoir was really great ! They did a quick change onstage with one of the ensemble can can girls too, showing how fast the transition is into Diamonds. A few more secrets were revealed, like how the swords that sword swallowers use for the pre-show are actually a snap band metal and get rolled into their mouths ..
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Post by jacob on Aug 10, 2023 16:36:22 GMT
I think that new casting will be imminent also, it was said that they start rehearsals in 3(?) weeks or so and how that process lasts 6 weeks.
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Post by xoxogossipgirl on Aug 10, 2023 16:39:09 GMT
I think that new casting will be imminent also, it was said that they start rehearsals in 3(?) weeks or so and how that process lasts 6 weeks. i’ve been told that rehearsals start sept 4th and that cast will be announced around that time
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Post by xoxogossipgirl on Aug 20, 2023 17:37:04 GMT
has anyone heard any satine rumours?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 21, 2023 12:59:39 GMT
has anyone heard any satine rumours? A Satine is returning… not someone new sadly.
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Post by BVM on Aug 21, 2023 13:10:34 GMT
has anyone heard any satine rumours? A Satine is returning… not someone new sadly. Interesting. I'd be euphoric if it's Tanisha Spring. Such a stunning voice and one of the few able to make Satine as directed in this into a vaguely layered and likeable character!
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Aug 21, 2023 13:15:51 GMT
A Satine is returning… not someone new sadly. oh I was looking forward to seeing someone new. Maybe we'll get a new alternate? Although! If we get any transfers over from one of the other casts (Cologne/Australia/US tour) that would be fun too!!
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Post by SuttonPeron on Aug 21, 2023 15:38:04 GMT
I´d love to see Natalie Mendoza returning. But Tanisha seems a great option too.
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Post by geeky101 on Aug 22, 2023 11:23:17 GMT
Timing also fits with Zoe Birkett’s run in The Bodyguard ending…
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Post by itsemily on Aug 22, 2023 11:47:05 GMT
Timing also fits with Zoe Birkett’s run in The Bodyguard ending… Zoe is in the Witches at the National Theatre till the end of January,that's why her run in the Bodyguard is quite short!
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Post by WireHangers on Aug 22, 2023 19:06:16 GMT
Could Liisi be coming back? She posted a few weeks ago about how much she missed Moulin Rouge.
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Post by JustJ on Aug 22, 2023 19:37:04 GMT
Could Liisi be coming back? She posted a few weeks ago about how much she missed Moulin Rouge. Let’s hope this isn’t true… My moneys on Tanisha Spring if one was to return. Shame we won’t be getting a new Satine 😔
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Post by bellatheatre on Aug 27, 2023 0:12:44 GMT
The new Christian is coming over from The Book of Mormon
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 27, 2023 18:50:29 GMT
Yes.. Don Simpson and Tanisha Spring
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Aug 27, 2023 19:14:27 GMT
I’ve seen Moulin Rouge twice, and on both occasions, Tanisha was on as Satine. I thought she was absolutely fantastic - delighted she’s been given the role!
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Post by Mark on Sept 7, 2023 8:14:10 GMT
Tanisha Spring and Dom Simpson confirmed. Tanisha will definitely get me back to the Piccadilly.
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Post by apwl on Sept 7, 2023 8:23:31 GMT
NEW PRINCIPAL CAST Tanisha Spring (Groundhog Day) as Satine Dom Simpson (The Book of Mormon) as Christian Joining them will be Ivan De Freitas (& Juliet) as Santiago, Charlotte Gooch (Dirty Dancing) as Nini, Anthony Cragg (Starlight Express) as Baby Doll, Bernadette Bangura (My Fair Lady) as La Chocolat and Angela Marie Hurst (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical) who will play Alternate Satine. Continuing in their roles are Matt Rixon as Harold Zidler, Ian Carlyle as Toulouse-Lautrec, Ben Richards as The Duke, Hannah Jay-Allan as Arabia and Rochelle Sherona as Arabia (maternity cover). The full cast will also include Oliver Adam-Reynolds, Erin Bell, Emily Bolland, Ross Chisari, James Chisholm, Katie Deacon, Fletcher Dobinson, Serenar Douch, Rola Elliott, Davide Fienauri, Zack Guest, Natorii Illidge, David King-Yombo, Jasmine Leung, Kira McPherson, Melissa Nettleford, Chris Otim, Joshua Robinson, Callum Rose, Ben Rutter, Gavin Ryan, Craig Ryder, Jamie Shields, Catrin Thomas, Matt Trevorrow, Charley Warburton, Sasha Woodward, and Luke Fraser Yates.
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Post by ceebee on Sept 7, 2023 8:23:57 GMT
Never seen Moulin Rouge but would go for Tanisha Spring, and the comments above suggest I should buy a ticket and go and see for myself.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2023 8:39:57 GMT
I found her very wooden myself, but interested to see him.
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Post by JustJ on Sept 7, 2023 8:57:34 GMT
I have seen all the Satines so far, and Tanisha is fantastic! Some great names added into the ensemble. Really excited to see this again.
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Post by BVM on Sept 7, 2023 10:45:51 GMT
Wonderful news - Tanisha is a total icon - easily the best West End Satine so far.
Don't know him but he certainly looks the part.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2023 10:47:42 GMT
Jamie’s voice is gonna take some beating…
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Post by BVM on Sept 7, 2023 10:49:59 GMT
Jamie’s voice is gonna take some beating… I KNEW you liked Bogyo really - he doth protest far too much. (Less seriously Muscato I guess. We agree on that unbelievably. Jamie Muscato's voice is sublime).
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2023 22:38:41 GMT
Jamie’s voice is gonna take some beating… I KNEW you liked Bogyo really - he doth protest far too much. (Less seriously Muscato I guess. We agree on that unbelievably. Jamie Muscato's voice is sublime). I absolutely did NOT mean Bogyo.
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Post by louonthegogo on Sept 10, 2023 11:56:00 GMT
Was at this at the Wednesday matinee (in the very last row of the grand circle), when a drunk woman (who looked to be in her 20s) and her friends came in 15 minutes late and sat at the other end of the row, almost immediately she started shouting out remarks back to the cast and talking loudly to her friends. I saw staff go up and down to her constantly telling her to be quiet. Anyhoo, as my frustration grew, at the end of Firework, it was announced that there was going to be a show stop for a number of minutes. The second the house lights went up staff descended on this obnoxious woman and were telling her she had to get out. I sh*t you not she was arguing back with them and said "you're not stopping the f***ing show because of one person", she went back and forth with them for honestly 10 minutes while the rest of us in the row just stared wide eyed at one another at this woman making a complete show of herself. Eventually two men had to go either side of her, put their arms under her arms and lift her off her seat because she wouldn't leave. Her friends were basically dying with embarrassment next to her.
A big shout out to the Moulin Rouge staff, the second she was gone the entire show went wonderfully (even though it isn't really my cup of tea) and I got some additional free entertainment out of it - how a person like that can operate in public is beyond me - has she no shame?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 10, 2023 13:53:33 GMT
Was at this at the Wednesday matinee (in the very last row of the grand circle), when a drunk woman (who looked to be in her 20s) and her friends came in 15 minutes late and sat at the other end of the row, almost immediately she started shouting out remarks back to the cast and talking loudly to her friends. I saw staff go up and down to her constantly telling her to be quiet. Anyhoo, as my frustration grew, at the end of Firework, it was announced that there was going to be a show stop for a number of minutes. The second the house lights went up staff descended on this obnoxious woman and were telling her she had to get out. I sh*t you not she was arguing back with them and said "you're not stopping the f***ing show because of one person", she went back and forth with them for honestly 10 minutes while the rest of us in the row just stared wide eyed at one another at this woman making a complete show of herself. Eventually two men had to go either side of her, put their arms under her arms and lift her off her seat because she wouldn't leave. Her friends were basically dying with embarrassment next to her. A big shout out to the Moulin Rouge staff, the second she was gone the entire show went wonderfully (even though it isn't really my cup of tea) and I got some additional free entertainment out of it - how a person like that can operate in public is beyond me - has she no shame? That’s one of the most depressing things I’ve ever heard. I think all theatres should join forces and when someone behaves like this - they should be blacklisted from ever setting foot in a London theatre again.
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Post by BVM on Sept 10, 2023 14:46:32 GMT
Was at this at the Wednesday matinee (in the very last row of the grand circle), when a drunk woman (who looked to be in her 20s) and her friends came in 15 minutes late and sat at the other end of the row, almost immediately she started shouting out remarks back to the cast and talking loudly to her friends. I saw staff go up and down to her constantly telling her to be quiet. Anyhoo, as my frustration grew, at the end of Firework, it was announced that there was going to be a show stop for a number of minutes. The second the house lights went up staff descended on this obnoxious woman and were telling her she had to get out. I sh*t you not she was arguing back with them and said "you're not stopping the f***ing show because of one person", she went back and forth with them for honestly 10 minutes while the rest of us in the row just stared wide eyed at one another at this woman making a complete show of herself. Eventually two men had to go either side of her, put their arms under her arms and lift her off her seat because she wouldn't leave. Her friends were basically dying with embarrassment next to her. A big shout out to the Moulin Rouge staff, the second she was gone the entire show went wonderfully (even though it isn't really my cup of tea) and I got some additional free entertainment out of it - how a person like that can operate in public is beyond me - has she no shame? Oh my God I find it depressing. A few misgivings aside I do really like this show. But it's always the same offenders. And this one comes up with Binge Britain dreadful behaviour time and time again. Sad. Am literally nervous whenever I take my seat. What a way to feel going to a musical! #Grim.
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Post by cmj on Sept 11, 2023 23:21:22 GMT
I've been to the show multiple times,(don't judge,blame Jamie Muscato!) and may have been fortunate, but haven't really experienced a disruptive audience. Yes, there have been late-comers and a few bathroom trips, but no more than any other show I've been to. The pre show announcement about not singing always causes amusement but does it job. If anything this and the FOH signs about not using your phone have stopped people getting up and joining in with the encore.
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