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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 19:53:16 GMT
Did Keala Settle have a totally British accent? My housemates are shouting across the living room so I can’t really hear a thing but I didn’t think she sounded at all American? I thought she sounded quite British but then I thought she was actually Australian so what do I know.
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Post by og on Jan 29, 2022 19:53:25 GMT
Are the held hand mics to do with it being in an arena? Yes. Handhelds, in this environment, generally give a much better dynamic response than the DPAs you get taped to peoples foreheads or clipped to the chin; which are often omnidirectional (pick up sound from every direction) and/or require more 'gain' (amplification) to achieve a good level, which makes them more susceptible to feedback (squeal). In a concert setting where there's higher background noise and all the levels are heavily amplified, handhelds will make the engineers life alot easier and achieve a better result.
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Post by ceebee on Jan 29, 2022 20:05:09 GMT
Maybe I'm just sentimental and soppy but many of these shows carry significance for me and my two daughters, so I'm happy just to sit here with a tear in my eye as they lap it up and sing along.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 29, 2022 20:06:22 GMT
I liked that by Chelsea Halfpenny, I didn't know what to expect from her.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 20:12:31 GMT
Maybe I'm just sentimental and soppy but many of these shows carry significance for me and my two daughters, so I'm happy just to sit here with a tear in my eye as they lap it up and sing along. My neighbours are going to be banging on the walls soon as I have the volume up much higher than normal and I'm singing along completely out of tune.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 29, 2022 20:12:44 GMT
Wait this makes me want to see Drifters Girl tbh.
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Post by saral on Jan 29, 2022 20:12:45 GMT
It's a primetime Musicals concert in a 12,000 seater arena featuring lead performances from many of the top West End and Touring/Regional musicals on at the moment and full orchestra. I don't know what it could do to improve on that. There's a couple of odd song choices fair enough but some performers may not be available and maybe in some cases they want to give a taster rather than perform the lead song. This will ultimately be about getting people to book tickets to see the full show. Totally agree with this To me, to get someone to book to see a show they should have performed a song you might be familiar with, if someone isn't fussed on a song they aren't going to book. I've twice now heard songs from Back to the Future and both left me cold and not wanting to see the show at all. I know the Drifters songs are well known but i could see this making ppl want to book after the performance
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Post by ceebee on Jan 29, 2022 20:17:27 GMT
Wait this makes me want to see Drifters Girl tbh. Yeah, I thought it was fantastic. I'll be taking a trip to see it.
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 29, 2022 20:21:55 GMT
In every song there’s that one audience member that has to be “look at me” with all the hand choreography, or dancing in the aisle. Twats 🙄
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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 20:24:00 GMT
And the Manchester audience seem to know how to wear face masks. Putting London Theatre audiences to shame.
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Post by Mark on Jan 29, 2022 20:25:14 GMT
Really enjoying this tonight!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 29, 2022 20:26:00 GMT
Wait this makes me want to see Drifters Girl tbh. Same. It will tour I imagine. I’m looking forward to The Osmonds too! 😲
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Post by stagebyte on Jan 29, 2022 20:30:49 GMT
Loved that Made me want to see Bob Marley musicals and The Drifters Girl. A great showcase we need more of this on our TVs
Wonder why Cinders didn’t make it for a live performance just w clip?
And Keala Seattle? Just screaming to me. Don’t remember it like that originally in WE. I like a powerful voice but total turn off for me
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 29, 2022 20:32:21 GMT
David Bedella was rather delicious
I know it was a concert of who was available but it was too heavy on the jukebox/biographical-back catalogue shows
Yes that makes for a very familiar evening for non specialist audiences but it doesn't really give a proper glimpse of what is great about musical theatre.
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 29, 2022 20:32:22 GMT
This is just one big advert for the shows currently playing in London, and touring the UK. On BBC1, for 90mins, on primetime Saturday night. How anyone who supports musical theatre could not think this is an astounding achievement is beyond me. I hope this has sold tickets in theatres all around the country!
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Post by saral on Jan 29, 2022 20:32:25 GMT
Not a good enough voice for Tina for my liking
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 29, 2022 20:33:40 GMT
Well it’s done it’s job. Going on to book tickets on ATG has put me in a virtual queue.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 29, 2022 20:37:48 GMT
I thought that was wonderful. To have a show like that on prime time tv is just what musical theatre needs.
And it was great to see such amazing representation. Not just a diverse line up of performers but also not just focusing on London shows and giving a spotlight to touring and regional productions.
It was quite refreshing to not have the usual Les Mis/Wicked/Phantom lineup. It has sold me on The Drifters Girl.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 20:37:50 GMT
The guy doing the sign language was having a ball.
Now over to BBC2 for a night with EP.
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 29, 2022 20:47:52 GMT
I thought that was wonderful. To have a show like that on prime time tv is just what musical theatre needs. And it was great to see such amazing representation. Not just a diverse line up of performers but also not just focusing on London shows and giving a spotlight to touring and regional productions. It was quite refreshing to not have the usual Les Mis/Wicked/Phantom lineup. It has sold me on The Drifters Girl. Yes, how great to have a musical theatre concert and not have someone singing Memory!!!
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 29, 2022 20:52:36 GMT
Thought most of them came off pretty well (apart from Bat but it's a tricky show to perform out of context - although even in context its the jukebox that makes the least sense)
Drifters, Back To The Future and Tina will benefit the most I reckon.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jan 29, 2022 21:14:01 GMT
Did Keala Settle have a totally British accent? My housemates are shouting across the living room so I can’t really hear a thing but I didn’t think she sounded at all American? She’s moved to the UK and I believe her Dad is British. So since moving here she’s gone more British. It’s a bit like John Barrowman having an American and a Scottish accent. Oh my god I'm not insane! I knew she was American but then she was on The One Show not long ago with a complete British accent and I was so confused. Then I saw a clip of her on Stars in the House and she was back to totally American and I assumed I must have just been mad the second time. I'm glad to know it wasn't me haha.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 21:18:25 GMT
Watching Elaine on BBC 2, no one could ever accuse her of being a natural mover. Her dancing is just embarrassing. One Night In Bankok?? Cringe.
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Post by h86 on Jan 29, 2022 21:23:15 GMT
I really enjoyed it, great to see west end and touring musicals included.
Highlights for me were Chelsea Halfpenny, dreamgirls and beauty and the beast - the chemistry between belle and beast seems a big improvement on the original beast at the start of the tour.
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Post by princeton on Jan 29, 2022 21:24:27 GMT
I wonder whether the absence of any Mackintosh musicals was to do with his deal with Sky over Christmas - there may have been some sort of window of exclusivity. Or, of course, he may have just been demonstrating his customary control freakery!
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Post by alece10 on Jan 29, 2022 21:28:08 GMT
Watching Elaine on BBC 2, no one could ever accuse her of being a natural mover. Her dancing is just embarrassing. One Night In Bankok?? Cringe. Was just thinking the same. Dreadful. But she did a decent attempt at tap in Anything Goes. Also interesting hearing the difference in her voice as she gets older. And the strange sets for the 2 Ronnie's shows. Nothing to do with the songs at all.
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Post by olliebean on Jan 29, 2022 21:33:23 GMT
BTW, I see there's a 2-hour version of this on Radio 2 tomorrow afternoon. I don't know whether that means more songs, or just that they've stuck more talky stuff in between some of the songs.
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Post by ruthieh on Jan 29, 2022 21:44:11 GMT
More songs. There are extras on the iPlayer too
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Post by luvvie23 on Jan 29, 2022 22:21:14 GMT
Not a good enough voice for Tina for my liking
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Post by karloscar on Jan 29, 2022 23:16:46 GMT
Watching Elaine on BBC 2, no one could ever accuse her of being a natural mover. Her dancing is just embarrassing. One Night In Bankok?? Cringe. Was just thinking the same. Dreadful. But she did a decent attempt at tap in Anything Goes. Also interesting hearing the difference in her voice as she gets older. And the strange sets for the 2 Ronnie's shows. Nothing to do with the songs at all. I've only been watching the odd clip over the evening and the main impression is she never looked comfortable on telly in the early days, not helped by the fashion choices and hairdonts. ( Barbara Dickson's many Two Ronnies appearances look and sound great by comparison). I was quite impressed by the I'm Still Here rewrite and was surprised Sondheim would've known details of her career like winning Rear of the Year etc, then she revealed it was Anthony Drewe who'd done it, and it made much more sense. Quite funny though, especially the audience only seeing a turban running up and down the Sunset stairs.
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