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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 12, 2019 15:29:44 GMT
I think to the younger generation Sara is definitely bigger than Kat. I think if I sung some of "Love Song" or "Brave" to most people my age they'd know the songs/singer and most of my friends (who aren't musical theatre fans) know exactly who Sara is by name alone. Katharine McPhee, Smash and Scorpion gets a load of blank faces when mentioned! So no, Sara isn't Bette Midler in Hello Dolly but I think Waitress would be in a better position right now if she'd opened the show.
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 10, 2019 9:22:25 GMT
I've got to admit I'm a bit disappointed! I was hoping it would be more like the live shows they did last year and next month at Radio City with the whole cast.
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 9, 2019 17:36:17 GMT
We were supposed to be getting some more info from Rachel today (I’m guessing the full announcement of dates and venues) but nothing as yet...
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 9, 2019 12:22:03 GMT
Maybe a stupid question but is Mary Poppins actually a “revival” if it’s just going to be the same production as last time, or a cut back version even! I assumed that a revival nominee has to be a “new” production? Wouldn’t this be like Chicago at the Phoenix being nominated for revival?
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 8, 2019 17:59:36 GMT
I assumed she would be playing Eponine. In that case who is playing Eponine ?
That’s one of the roles that hasn’t been announced yet, along with Marius, Cosette and Enjolras.
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 8, 2019 17:20:53 GMT
So we’re waiting for Marius, Cosette and Mrs T? I’d be surprised if Olivia Colman wasn’t one of the above. If not all three. We’ve already got a Mme. T as well, Katy Secombe. Keep up!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 8, 2019 8:24:54 GMT
Live show coming to the UK! I need to hurry up and finish Season 4 now!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 7, 2019 15:15:43 GMT
The red carpet facebook live video started at 4 and all we’ve had so far is the Olivier Awards logo for 15 minutes!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 7, 2019 10:23:47 GMT
I’m looking at booking trains up for this now and I’m wondering what sort of time do you need to be in London by to get a reasonably good spot in the queue? The performances usually start at 11 right?
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 5, 2019 22:41:52 GMT
They may well add the Hippodrome later in the tour (if there’s more venues coming?) but otherwise there’s always the lovely Millennium Centre down the road in Cardiff, remember you don’t even have to pay for the bridge anymore!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 5, 2019 18:57:14 GMT
Yeah I feel bad for the fan but if I personally was travelling across the world to see someone in a show I’d be all over their social media checking they would definitely be there!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 4, 2019 15:38:13 GMT
I think they’d be crazy to do anything besides the opening number to be honest.
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 4, 2019 11:24:23 GMT
Phillipa Stefani AND Madalena Alberto?! Shut up and take my money!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 3, 2019 21:43:25 GMT
Could it still close in May when Kat leaves? It’s not impossible is it?
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 2, 2019 21:47:20 GMT
Rebecca sang a song from this when she was a guest at Rachel Tucker’s concert in Cardiff about two years ago. I don’t remember it much but I remember she sounded great!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 2, 2019 18:38:34 GMT
If/Then?
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 31, 2019 21:30:51 GMT
Couldn’t they try to maybe discount them a bit to start with? I’d love to go for £20-£30 but I’m not paying £50+ for any decent seat in the stalls or circle!
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 30, 2019 22:34:53 GMT
Well, it’s all over. What an honour, what an event, what a gift. I’m only 18 but I’m not sure if I’ll ever get to see a production that tops this ever. Thank you Marianne, thank you Rosalie, thank you dearest Patti LuPone. How will I ever get through, what will I do without you...
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 30, 2019 12:11:23 GMT
Sorry but if the queens of six beat Patti LuPone then I’m never going to the theatre ever again.
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 30, 2019 11:41:33 GMT
Broadcast on ITV at 10:20-12:10 on the night of the ceremony.
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 29, 2019 19:44:31 GMT
Yeah it certainly does! I think this is going to do very, very well here!
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 28, 2019 15:47:36 GMT
Marisha was my actually favourite of the three! To me Becky is a character with a big personality even in the film so Marisha played it perfectly. I think she did really well with all the comedy and I Didn’t Plan It was a showstopper.
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 27, 2019 15:54:36 GMT
Another one is Sheridan of course with Funny Girl due to her father’s cancer and health issues. Obviously completely justified but I think she became known for being unreliable after that in the eyes of people who didn’t know the full story.
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 27, 2019 15:51:59 GMT
Rosalie Craig has missed a number of performances, starting quite early on in the run and she was off as late as last night as well. Not a huge number, I don't think, less than 10? But she's definitely missed some, and this week she has laryngitis, so even if her earlier absences weren't illness-related, this week's absences are. Oh I guess she put the kiss of death on it then when she was saying she’d never been off sick in her interview 😅 No I think she just straight-up lied in her interview! She missed a show during previews. Her attendance has been great and no one can complain that she’s missed the odd show but I don’t know why she had to lie!
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 26, 2019 19:57:01 GMT
The London Theatre website says that Kat and Jack will be leaving on the 25th of May, confirming what we all guessed. Don’t know how reliable it is though? www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/waitress
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 26, 2019 16:31:38 GMT
Pah! They just can't handle it these days, no stamina. 69 year old Patti LuPone has missed like one day? She has, in fact, missed two. And she's not exactly on stage during the entirety of the show. But alright. Are you Glenn Close?
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 25, 2019 15:40:10 GMT
Thursday: Motown on tour, not expecting much 😂
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 23, 2019 18:55:07 GMT
I remember at Miss Saigon this 11 year old behind me said “is she the standby or the understudy?” referring to the standby who was on for the matinee. I felt so proud that she knew there was a difference between the two. I mean technically Joreen was the ALTERNATE 😉 but fair play to her!
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 23, 2019 16:24:42 GMT
Yayyy my cd had arrived.Is it OK to set up a speaker system and play it to the neighbours at full blast from the bedroom window or alternatively hire an ice-cream van and a boom-box to spread the word? Lol. I can just imagine a quiet street at six in the morning on a Saturday and then suddenly “RISE! RISE! RISE! RIIIISEEEE”
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 22, 2019 18:11:51 GMT
Anyone else get a cast recording in the post today? Happy Birthday Sondheim!
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