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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 11, 2023 23:35:10 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. Narcissists will take any attention you give them and they get an even bigger 'buzz' if it's negative attention x
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Post by musicbox on Sept 18, 2023 23:10:56 GMT
I was offered a half price ticket to this about an hour before the show tonight and having never seen it, I thought I'd give it a go before the new cast change.
First of all, this is surely one of the most detailed and presumably expensive sets that the Piccadilly has ever seen? I found myself lost in all of the fine details of the set, right down to the roof for a solid ten minutes when I first got to my seat - It's really incredible!
I'm not generally into jukebox shows as I find them a bit cringe, but I actually really enjoyed this. Jamie is the obvious show stealer here, although I always find his voice a bit too on the throaty side, he sang brilliantly tonight and his acting is top notch. He absolutely nailed both the reflective and comedic scenes equally and honestly I can quite easily see him going on to pretty big things in film if he gets the right break.
We had Vanessa on as Satine tonight and although I wouldn't say she was bad, her voice isn't really suited to the score in my opinion. Maybe it was just my view, but I also thought she looked scarily similar to Alexandra Burke at points - separated at birth perhaps?
Although I enjoyed the show, I also have to reflect what some previews posts have said with the fact that the audience was one of the worst I've been in for quite a while. If I had paid the full almost £100 for the seat I was in, I would've been absolutely livid.
I was sat next to a middle aged couple who constantly chatted throughout and took photos on their phone, in between texting, despite being told off by a steward who had to interrupt my view four times. The man also made it clear as soon as he sat down that both arm rests belonged to him and towards the end of the show his elbow was so far into my space that I had to sit at an angle. He also refused to get up to let people into the aisle, meaning everyone had to squeeze past his legs, almost hurting themselves - honestly just such a horribly entitled person!
Overall I thought this was a great show and the production value was some of the highest I've seen in years, but these types of show do seem to attract disruptive people unfortunately.
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Post by strawberrypie on Sept 23, 2023 23:02:52 GMT
Made a return visit today to finally catch Jamie Muscato in the title role after seeing a most excellent Robson Broad as Christian a few weeks back. Boy am I glad I did, phew that man can SING! Absolutely adored his take on the role and his chemistry with Melissa James is amazing.
While I'm not hugely into jukebox musicals, musically this was everything that I thought & Juliet would be and just wasn't (for me) - campy fun at times, but with really layered and interesting new mash-ups of songs. That opening number to Act 2 is incredible!
Plus with the stunning set and costumes, and a super hardworking ensemble it's a really entertaining night out. I purposefully ignored the trio of ladies right in front of me, obviously on a night out who treated the whole show as their own private dance-along. (Rolling in the Deep at that point in the show is about heartbreak, NOT an invitation to snap and clap along to an Adele bop!)
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Post by danb on Sept 29, 2023 11:35:13 GMT
What on earth do you have to do to be able to purchase Bohemian seats? I open the email the minute it arrives, wait for my place in the queue but still no tickets yet the same few always somehow manage to secure them. What’s the deal here?
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 29, 2023 11:38:11 GMT
What on earth do you have to do to be able to purchase Bohemian seats? I open the email the minute it arrives, wait for my place in the queue but still no tickets yet the same few always somehow manage to secure them. What’s the deal here? They are probably in the queue on about 50 different devices to increase their odds!
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Post by galinda on Sept 29, 2023 16:39:59 GMT
How well is this selling? They seem to be advertising it in every ITV ad break this week!
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Post by lemur on Sept 29, 2023 19:19:33 GMT
Extended to 17th February 2024. Really want to see this with Tanisha but unfortunately no captioned and accessible performances announced. They have just done some earlier this month but not great having to wait at least 5 months for more, that is if they plan on more, and no guarantee I will be able to make the date
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Post by Figaro on Sept 29, 2023 19:38:01 GMT
How well is this selling? They seem to be advertising it in every ITV ad break this week! Very!
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Post by theatrefan62 on Sept 29, 2023 19:47:14 GMT
How well is this selling? They seem to be advertising it in every ITV ad break this week! I wouldn't take that as a sign its not selling. I've seen way more west end shows advertise on TV in the last year or so. Its also often the big hits like Lion King and Wicked
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Post by sophie92 on Sept 30, 2023 9:20:50 GMT
How well is this selling? They seem to be advertising it in every ITV ad break this week! It’s selling very well, however they seem to do a lot of sales close to the performance (like the week of) rather than more in advance, so that could be the aim of the TV advert push - to generate more advance sales.
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Post by stagebyte on Sept 30, 2023 19:46:18 GMT
Can someone confirm the date of the cast change please? Did I miss Muscato 🥺
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Sept 30, 2023 19:49:45 GMT
Can someone confirm the date of the cast change please? Did I miss Muscato 🥺 14 October, two weeks left to see him! I’m at the show in the interval now and he really is the perfect Christian imo.
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Post by argon on Sept 30, 2023 19:55:29 GMT
Ditto
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 1, 2023 10:54:41 GMT
How well is this selling? They seem to be advertising it in every ITV ad break this week! It’s selling very well, however they seem to do a lot of sales close to the performance (like the week of) rather than more in advance, so that could be the aim of the TV advert push - to generate more advance sales. That applies to all musicals now. Look at Hamilton (now also starting to advertise on tv).. loads of seats available in the days leading up to the performance. Likewise Phantom etc
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 1, 2023 12:04:56 GMT
The pricing of this show recently is driving me insane. During the summer they were easily dropping the Saturday prices the day before the show. Now as the week goes on what do they do? Actually increase the prices of the top 2 ticket categories and then barely reduce them until an hour or 2 before the show. This week I saw £189 tickets a week out increase to £285. It’s insane. Desperate to go but they’re pricing me out doing this.
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Post by danb on Oct 1, 2023 12:57:33 GMT
Yep, me too. I wouldn’t mind if the cheaper tickets offered value but at the back of the royal the view is terribly letterboxed and the sound as if you have mud in your ears. The Grand Circle is so vertically high that even the front feels miles away from the stage; in summary they do not offer views that compliment the show at all.
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Post by BVM on Oct 1, 2023 14:43:39 GMT
Yeah MR does feel like decent seats have got very expensive of late - guess as it's doing very well! MR dynamic pricing does seem to kick in pretty reliably with demand (although interestingly I think it does so more now that it did during MR's first 8 months or so).
If you hold your nerve you can get brilliant dynamic pricing on the day late in the day. A few Fridays ago I got a top price non premium seat for 25 quid after 4pm. I was going alone and live within easy train reach of London though - this is pretty useless for advance planning.
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 1, 2023 14:49:29 GMT
I’m fine with waiting until late, I live within a reasonable train distance too. It’s just this last week they’ve actually increased prices and not dropped them! Prior to that I agree the dynamic pricing was very very good. Maybe it’s them milking the last few weeks of the cast. I’ll keep looking and maybe revisit the idea after the cast change!
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Post by BVM on Oct 1, 2023 14:51:45 GMT
I’m fine with waiting until late, I live within a reasonable train distance too. It’s just this last week they’ve actually increased prices and not dropped them! Prior to that I agree the dynamic pricing was very very good. Maybe it’s them milking the last few weeks of the cast. I’ll keep looking and maybe revisit the idea after the cast change! Fingers crossed! Another personal problem for me is I find audience behaviour can be off the chart for MR so I always wanna be front stalls on an aisle so the show can totally fill my field of vision, the sound is loud and I can block out everything going on behind me! But that is a pricey place to sit....
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Post by Mark on Oct 1, 2023 14:55:07 GMT
I also managed an amazing £25 row L stalls seat thanks to dynamic pricing. That was an hour 45 before curtain for a midweek matinee though.
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Post by danb on Oct 1, 2023 16:47:11 GMT
At the box office?
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 2, 2023 11:31:32 GMT
Likely due to the train strike, but on Saturday by 10:30, they had reduced all the remaining singles in the Royal Circle to £29 or £39, including one in the centre of the front row for £39. They’re always more likely to reduce the singles down a fair amount than 2+ seats. I’m waiting to see what happens with tonight’s performance - if they release standing and haven’t reduced any seats to a price I’m willing to pay, I’ll just go with standing.
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Post by zahidf on Oct 13, 2023 12:12:45 GMT
got a ticket for this for the lottery for Sat.
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Post by argon on Oct 19, 2023 17:22:13 GMT
Any reports on the cast members
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 19, 2023 19:03:37 GMT
Any reports on the cast members ?
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 19, 2023 20:06:22 GMT
I suppose they meant the new cast members as it’s their first week
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Post by darreno on Oct 27, 2023 22:47:24 GMT
I didn't have a big attraction to this as I generally don't dig jukebox musicals, although & Juliet may have won me over. However I had vouchers from leaving a job earlier in the year so took the plunge for the Wednesday matinée, with the addition of Tanisha Spring to the cast being the deciding factor.
I really enjoyed it! I feared the audience would be one of 'those' audiences but I got lucky. I was smiling throughout and I'm a sucker for a love story.
The cast work hard in this one, dancing is flawless. Set is fantastic, exactly as it should be for a show like this. Tanisha Spring was unsurprisingly fantastic. She can play absolutely anything.
The opening after the interval is a real highlight, it's the part that stays with you on the way home. I'm glad I took the opportunity to see it and would recommend it to anyone who, like me, might have prejudged it as a dancing in the aisles, boozy, crowd pleaser. It has far, far more going for it.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 28, 2023 5:24:46 GMT
Not London, but I did see this in new york recently and as a fan of the movie i was sceptical going in. But wow I loved it. Its different enough, a bit lighter in tone, to be its own thing. But wow what a show.
When you think of seeing a west end or broadway 'show', this is what you think of. You don't get many shows like this these days. Vocals, choreography, sets, costumes, everything was spectacular.
Sure it wouldn't work in a stripped back 'chicago' style revival. But this is a case of everything working together to create a fantastic evening in the theatre.
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Post by yeahyeahyeahs on Oct 30, 2023 14:00:15 GMT
How is Dom Simpson as Christian?
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