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Post by marob on Apr 8, 2023 0:06:03 GMT
I saw it, having never seen it before. It was a lot of fun, but a shame that they cut so much of everything except the two main characters, with Matt Henry doubling up as Buffalo Bill and narrating all the bits they missed out.
The young couple were introduced as the knife throwing act, then split apart off-stage in a line of narration, and then reunited. Their reunion song was great, but would have been more effective if they’d actually been featured more.
I’ve been on the fence about seeing it since Julian Ovenden dropped out, but I’m glad I did. Oliver Saville won me over quite easily (the wolf whistle from someone when he turned around was unnecessary though.) But the real joy of the night was discovering Rachel Tucker. Heard of her, never seen her in anything. Wow.
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 8, 2023 18:17:07 GMT
I loved it. I definitely felt this is the way to do the "old classics" now, skip the overly-long talking sections and replace it with snappy narration in order to get to the glorious songs played by a fantastic orchestra. Agree that the secondary couple didn't really add anything to it, but Oliver and Rachel were absolutely brilliant. Rachel in particular showed how well she can do comedy, aside from sounding phenomenal as always. Between Elphaba, Beverley Bass and Annie Oakley, she really is top-drawer talent and incredibly versatile.
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Post by capybara on Apr 9, 2023 18:39:15 GMT
I enjoyed it but, as someone who actually knows very little about this musical, I have to admit I was left wanting a little bit more. I know, I know, it’s a staged concert so there will always be limitations to what is possible.
It was fantastic to see Rachel Tucker back on a West End stage and Oliver Saville impressed too. As others have said, I wasn’t totally clear on the point of the other couple but they did have a lovely duet.
Just the three stars from me, for what I am sure is a four star musical if it was fully staged. An enjoyable way to spend an evening and will be listening back to the soundtrack. It was great to see such a mixture of older patrons, who clearly love the musical and a younger crowd who knew the cast well.
I was sat in the very back row of the Grand Circle. Well worth the £15 TodayTix deal and looked fairly full by curtain up. I was also heartened to see two sweet packet rustlers dealt with by those around me! Stern looks and some even sterner words seemed to do the trick. One of the offenders was a large family who arrived late as well.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Apr 9, 2023 22:25:49 GMT
Did they include both of Tommy and Winnie's songs - 'I'll share it all with you' and 'Who do you love, i hope' ?
I assume it was the 1999 version they did, with all the 'updates' such as including 'Old Fashioned Wedding' and cutting 'I'm an Indian too'
I wish I had been able to see it.
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 10, 2023 8:21:42 GMT
Did they include both of Tommy and Winnie's songs - 'I'll share it all with you' and 'Who do you love, i hope' ? I assume it was the 1999 version they did, with all the 'updates' such as including 'Old Fashioned Wedding' and cutting 'I'm an Indian too' I wish I had been able to see it. Yes to all of those inclusions and exclusions 😁 |
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