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Post by theatrenerd on Jan 23, 2024 10:37:53 GMT
UK premiere of the Stiles and Drewe musical, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. This October
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 23, 2024 11:00:51 GMT
I am not familiar with this show however is it just me that when reading the tile, thinks of that song Being Nancy from Groundhog Day?
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Post by theatrenerd on Jan 23, 2024 11:06:21 GMT
I am not familiar with this show however is it just me that when reading the tile, thinks of that song Being Nancy from Groundhog Day? It only had a US run in Atlanta in 2019, but it’s about a boy who is cast as Nancy in his school play of Oliver! set in 1979 in London, based on a novel by Terry Ronald. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 23, 2024 11:08:44 GMT
The novel is very sweet. Telling the story of a young lad cast to play Nancy in Oliver! in his school production.
It does have Jamie/Billy E vibes in terms of central themes and the 1979 setting gives a bit of a Winter of Discontent background.
It is had one tryout in the US to mixed reviews. So let's hope it has been revised a bit.
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Post by damaskanddark on Jan 23, 2024 11:12:29 GMT
I thought this was a new musical based on the backstage goings-on of the I'd Do Anything casting-Nancy ALW programme from back in the day.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 23, 2024 11:14:11 GMT
There are a few snippets on YouTube.
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Post by Mark on Jan 23, 2024 11:51:54 GMT
So happy this is coming. Can’t wait to see what they’ve done with it since Atlanta where I saw it twice. The music is great, the story is great, think Soho Cinders meets Oliver meets Heartstopper.
I’d also highly recommend reading the novel by Terry Ronald too, it’s a really fun story.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 23, 2024 13:39:20 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Jan 23, 2024 17:49:02 GMT
If I had just listened to those songs without knowing who wrote them I would have immediately guessed Stiles and Drewe. Their style is so distinctive. Very British.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 23, 2024 20:34:09 GMT
I'm quite excited for this, the score is very British indeed but from some clips I've seen I think looks and feels a bit too American. It's very much the American vision of a British set musical rather than feeling authentically British in the way that Billy Elliot is for example. Kinky Boots felt the same way to me. That said I loved Kinky Boots and imagine I'll like this as well, it's more just an observation.
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Post by theatreliker on Jan 23, 2024 20:42:12 GMT
Let's hope it's better than Identical
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Jan 24, 2024 23:03:26 GMT
Why does this make me think of Beautiful People - The Musical (even though it's not actually a thing....)
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 24, 2024 23:18:18 GMT
Why does this make me think of Beautiful People - The Musical (even though it's not actually a thing....) It probably should be |
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