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Post by Mallow on Aug 9, 2018 12:37:03 GMT
What happened to Jodie? Wasn’t she meant to be Sherrie? She’s doing the Heathers transfer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 12:37:12 GMT
Danielle's doing the first bit of the tour, Jodie's joining after Heathers finishes in the West End.
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Post by killerqueenx on Aug 9, 2018 12:38:25 GMT
Oh I see. I was thinking of booking for Cardiff. I think that’s early in the run so maybe Danielle for me.
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Post by candela on Aug 9, 2018 12:52:32 GMT
Taken from WOS Danielle Hope is to join the cast of the UK tour of Rock of Ages, it has been announced. The winner of Over the Rainbow joins the cast with Sam Ferriday, whose previous theatre credits include The Jersey Boys and Ghost the Musical. Hope has starred as Eponine in Les Miserables and Maria in the UK tour of The Sound of Music. Hope will play Sherrie, until 24 Novemer, and on the 26 November Jodie Steele will play the role following her performance in Heathers the Musical. Ferriday is to play the role of Stacee Jaxx until 9 December. Hope and Ferriday join the previously announced Kevin Kennedy as Dennis, Zoe Birkett as Justice, Luke Walsh as Drew, Lucas Rush as Lonny, Andrew Carthy as Franz, Vas Constanti as Hertz and Rhiannon Chesterman as Regina. Also joining the cast are Erin Bell, Alexander Day, Joshua Dever, Paris Green, Sinead Kenny, Ryan Lee-Seager, Adam Strong, Saran Webb and Bobby Windebank. The tour of the musical begins at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 20 September this year. It features songs including "We Built This City", "The Final Countdown", "Here I Go Again", "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "I Want to Know What Love Is". The tour continues across the UK until 27 July. Sam going to be an interesting Stacee Jaxx for me
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Post by Michael on Aug 9, 2018 19:54:41 GMT
I also just found out that the tour is visiting Berlin's Admiralspalast from 4th to 9th December 2018.
Couldn't help myself but I just had to book a trip to our capital to see the tour again - which will also be my first time seeing Jodie as Sherrie.
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 9, 2018 20:48:15 GMT
I also just found out that the tour is visiting Berlin's Admiralspalast from 4th to 9th December 2018. Couldn't help myself but I just had to book a trip to our capital to see the tour again - which will also be my first time seeing Jodie as Sherrie. You’re going to see this in Bromley/Dartford Michael on the UK tour?
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Post by Michael on Aug 9, 2018 21:01:20 GMT
I also just found out that the tour is visiting Berlin's Admiralspalast from 4th to 9th December 2018. Couldn't help myself but I just had to book a trip to our capital to see the tour again - which will also be my first time seeing Jodie as Sherrie. You’re going to see this in Bromley/Dartford Michael on the UK tour? Bromley, Manchester and Birmingham so far. And Berlin, of course. Most likely can‘t do Wimbledon next year because of a clash with a business trip. I’d love to see the tour in Edinburgh, but I‘m not booking a trip to the UK after March 2019 until a decision about Brexit has been made.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 8:33:19 GMT
`I‘m not booking a trip to the UK after March 2019 until a decision about Brexit has been made.` We promise they will not close the borders.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 12, 2018 18:39:12 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 12, 2018 19:32:23 GMT
I'll admit I do have a soft spot for Kevin but even I thought this was an odd choice - do we know if he can sing?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2018 20:34:59 GMT
I'm seeing this in Edinburgh based on the strength of Jodie. I have no idea of the storyline or anything, I just really want to see Jodie.
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Post by greeny11 on Sept 12, 2018 21:19:05 GMT
I'll admit I do have a soft spot for Kevin but even I thought this was an odd choice - do we know if he can sing? Jon Robyns reckons Kevin can sing very well. This could be clever casting - Strictly is a big show, and Kevin Clifton is easily one of the most memorable pro dancers - so he will bring in quite a number of fans I would think.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 12:40:58 GMT
Oh Kevin.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 13, 2018 12:51:13 GMT
My eyes! My eyes!
(to be fair, it looks like a very, very bad photoshop job rather than an actual photoshoot)
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Post by Seriously on Sept 13, 2018 14:17:53 GMT
Is his part a non-singing role?
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 13, 2018 15:39:30 GMT
Oh Kevin. I still would. #sorrynotsorry
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Post by Michael on Sept 13, 2018 15:57:32 GMT
Is his part a non-singing role? Not really. His big (solo) number is Bon Jovi's Wanted (dead or alive), and he's also part of a couple of other songs.
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Post by indis on Sept 13, 2018 16:33:22 GMT
who is taking over as Shelly once Danielle leaves? thought i read she is only staying until December?
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 13, 2018 16:46:28 GMT
who is taking over as Shelly once Danielle leaves? thought i read she is only staying until December? She leaves on 24th November, Jodie Steele takes over from 26th November once she finishes in Heathers 😀
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Post by Seriously on Sept 13, 2018 18:16:55 GMT
Is his part a non-singing role? Not really. His big (solo) number is Bon Jovi's Wanted (dead or alive), and he's also part of a couple of other songs. Blimey. There's not much singing experience on his CV.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 0:25:55 GMT
The set for this is shocking / non existent. I am not sure who is producing this show but compared to the previous tour and west end production this is embarrassing. Its just steel beams holding the lights and a screen at the top of the stage towards the back with fake speakers and the band under the screen. Show was cast well with the exception of Kevin Kennedy, felt like he didn't know what he was doing and under rehearsed. I know this show was cheesy to start with but they have really ramped up the cheese, bordering on cringey at times. Kevin Kennedy skipping around the stage holding a radio is something I could have done without. its uncomfortable as an audience member when the audience is laughing at an actor rather than with an actor. not his fault just very weird direction.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 7:37:04 GMT
It’s Selladoor which probably explains the lack of set with this production.
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Post by danb on Sept 23, 2018 8:14:17 GMT
Y’know? We’d probably complain if the ticket prices were excessive for this. Sell-a-door at least try and tour shows in an affordable way for both production & audience. Sometimes they are good, oftentimes they are not but at least they are another producing ‘house’ putting stuff out there that might otherwise not exist at all. Do they have to abide by equity minimum rules etc? Do they look after their casts and crews? Do people that work for them feel exploited? Let’s get these answers first before we knock everything they do. Because reading up on them it just sounds like they want to bring accessible & popular productions to audiences. ‘Fame’, ‘Footloose’ and ‘Madagasgar’ are all recognisable titles and if they give someone their first job and get them on the ladder then that’s no bad thing to me; likewise if it gives someone their first taste of live theatre for less than the price of a ‘Wicked’ ticket.
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Post by Michael on Sept 23, 2018 8:55:16 GMT
I did see both shows yesterday and I do agree with @allthingsstagey.
Also wasn’t quite happy with some of the changes they‘ve done: no David Coverdale welcoming us, no Candy, no Dream Sherrie (they did have a Dream Dennis in Can’t fight this Feeling though), no programme scene (just a short comment about how bad the movie was) - this reminded me once again how badly Simon Lipkin is missed in this and if it wasn’t for him and his ad-libbing, I wouldn’t have become the fan of the show that I am -, no “sparkle” during High Enough and they’ve cut Drew’s “I want something” between Oh Sherrie and The Search is over. Actually, the bum in the train station ruined the entire scene for me. I also didn’t quite like that the band is off stage most of the time.
All in all, I’m rather unimpressed. Seeing the show again in Manchester next weekend, hopefully they’ve changed some things until then.
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 26, 2018 14:53:59 GMT
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Sept 26, 2018 15:25:14 GMT
Seeing it in all its one star glory this evening!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2018 15:50:21 GMT
I read the review and got the impression she was expecting some groundbreaking, revolutionary performance that would change the face of sexism, fascism and equality forever. Its Rock of Ages. Based on the movie of the same name; it's a fairly rudimentary take on the 80's US music scene and as such is more than likely to feature some male-to-female sexual prowess at its core.
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Post by mallardo on Sept 26, 2018 15:58:54 GMT
Indeed, the lady's intense preoccupation with the frank sexuality in the show makes it a one star "money" review.
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Post by richey on Sept 26, 2018 16:59:58 GMT
Seeing it in all its one star glory this evening! Me too! Just lowered my expectations
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Post by Mark on Sept 26, 2018 17:06:48 GMT
I read the review and got the impression she was expecting some groundbreaking, revolutionary performance that would change the face of sexism, fascism and equality forever. Its Rock of Ages. Based on the movie of the same name; it's a fairly rudimentary take on the 80's US music scene and as such is more than likely to feature some male-to-female sexual prowess at its core. The stage musical came long before the film! Seems she just didn’t like the content... nothing about the performances were mentioned.
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