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Post by shady23 on Jun 6, 2019 5:39:44 GMT
Yep agree it was too long but I did enjoy it.
Was in one of the famous front row seats. Far right and there were scenes I couldn't see at all. The tops of heads if they were back of the stage of the seats. Probably more suited for those over six foot. Was still worth it for the classroom scenes. I also met Matthew outside the theatre and he was happy to sign autographs and pose for pictures so it was a good day!
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Post by shady23 on Jun 4, 2019 23:58:50 GMT
Kerry does these every year, I wonder why she isn't this time. I hope she has got something exciting lined up.
By Christmas will people really not be absolutely sick of hearing the Greatest Showman songs though?
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Post by shady23 on Jun 4, 2019 23:56:43 GMT
Started at half seven tonight. Huge queues at security.
I wasn't a huge fan before the show tonight but... wow. Definitely one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Such a spectacular! He is such a likeable and fun guy you can't help but warm to him.
And when Keala Settle sang "This is Me".... well, I can only think there was smoke machine affecting my eyes as I blubbed my eyes out.
Absolutely brilliant evening.
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Post by shady23 on Jun 4, 2019 9:14:20 GMT
I passed just before 8 this morning and there was nobody there so you never can tell!
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Post by shady23 on Jun 4, 2019 5:58:43 GMT
It's certainly causing a lot of drama in the fanbase that is for sure. Fascinating to watch.
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Post by shady23 on Jun 3, 2019 18:10:33 GMT
A 70s version just announced.... THEATRE / News Rip It Up the 70s to tour the UK later this year Register now for early tickets. Tom Stafford / MON 3 JUNE Find tickets here Having delved into the 1950s and 1960s, Rip It Up the 70s is set to take on the iconic decade that spawned disco, glam rock and so much more. The brand new show tours throughout the UK this September, October and into November. The new show will star Strictly Come Dancing champion Louis Smith MBE, Strictly finalist Rachel Stevens and The Pussycat Dolls star Melody Thornton. The new show will feature the trio of stars singing and dancing to some of the biggest classics from the decade. More casting to be announced soon. From David Bowie to Marc Bolan, through disco, soul and unmistakably huge pop anthems, the 1970s saw the likes of Eagles release Hotel California, the Bee Gees drop the genre-defining Saturday Night Fever and the boss himself – Bruce Springsteen – unveil Born to Run. Elsewhere, the hugely influential songwriter and performer Carole King released Tapestry, Fleetwood Mac unleashed Rumours into the world, while iconic pop outfit and the arguable launch of boybands The Beatles dropped Let It Be as their frontman John Lennon revealed the stunning Imagine. If that wasn’t enough, the 1970s were responsible for the rise of Queen, Elton John, The Carpenters, Mavin Gaye, and Barry White, as Led Zeppelin climbed their Stairway to Heaven and Pink Floyd explored The Dark Side of the Moon. With a new cast, a new show and – of course – a new decade, Rip It Up the 70s is set to tour across the UK later this year. The announcement follows the success of Rip It Up the 50s and 60s, the latter starring Harry Judd, Jay McGuiness, Aston Merrygold and Louis Smith, which sold over 100,000 tickets across the UK and enjoyed a four month sell-out run at the Garrick Theatre, London. Register for pre sale via blog.ticketmaster.co.uk/theatre/rip-it-up-the-70s-44491/?fbclid=IwAR3DlFqNnAz9-UOaA0eWe2f2trukHYimGYlYGj-c-gMAokzveJUw2eipj4MPre sale starts Wednesday
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Post by shady23 on Jun 3, 2019 17:03:56 GMT
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Post by shady23 on Jun 3, 2019 14:51:13 GMT
I think people are getting slightly hysterical about the whole thing. They are in rehearsals now. I'm sure it will be fine and paying audiences will go home happy. If not I look forward to hundreds of pages of "I told you so".
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Post by shady23 on Jun 2, 2019 6:49:11 GMT
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Post by shady23 on Jun 1, 2019 22:26:44 GMT
It wouldn't surprise me at all if she had been directed to play "herself" and narrate the story that way.
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Post by shady23 on Jun 1, 2019 9:34:12 GMT
At a lot of these sort of events they print "people around you may stand" on the tickets.
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Post by shady23 on Jun 1, 2019 6:44:30 GMT
Wow! Actually, I disagree! I watched Funny Girl several times and found her performances pretty damn wonderful to be honest. From the reviews of others I was far from being the only one who thought that.
Yes, her and Jason may not be the best singers in the world. They never have been and I doubt they have ever claimed to be. Why people suddenly expect them to be absolutely wonderful singers all of a sudden I am unsure. They are what they are and the casting directors would have been fully aware of their capabilities when they were cast.
I am no expert on every Joseph production since the beginning of time like some of you but the many tour versions I have seen recently have been very like a panto. Ten performances a week, three a day back to back. It's hardly high brow entertainment. A singing Elvis? Come on.
I'll be booking. There may be off key notes, there may be this there may be that but theatre does not always need to be over analysed to every single detail. It is essentially about enjoyment! Sometimes people on here appear to have forgotten that. You pay thousands of pounds on theatre but don't seem to enjoy it very much. You do enjoy constantly looking for all the flaws in it though. The target audience of this show aren't like that. The target audience are normal people, not the likes of us. They'll just go and watch. And enjoy. For that, I envy them.
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Post by shady23 on May 31, 2019 22:02:57 GMT
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Post by shady23 on May 31, 2019 20:55:54 GMT
I loved the energy of it!
I'm so bored of the cheap staging of the tour that looks straight out of the local Gangshow. So ready for something new.
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Post by shady23 on May 31, 2019 10:40:35 GMT
Yes I really mourn those fifteen quid front stalls tickets!
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Post by shady23 on May 30, 2019 9:53:03 GMT
How many times do I have to say that Laura is leaving at cast change!? She's also been auditioning for other shows (french ones in particular). She will not be promoted. However I suspect she will return within the next 5 years as lead Elphaba maybe! Bien que c'est embarrassant!
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Post by shady23 on May 30, 2019 9:35:35 GMT
I thought they'd be at least a hundred pages discussing the news by now.
How things change!
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 20:41:21 GMT
Is it really? That's a shame.
Was hoping to get one online. Seems not.
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 20:06:02 GMT
The first preview, Manchester 5th June, goes on sale 9am tomorrow.
ALL tickets are just £15!
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 17:44:34 GMT
Yes they do. Like thinking Sheridan Smith will be amazing in it. Or, indeed, like thinking that she won't be...
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 16:34:37 GMT
Todays special: Toes hanging over the upper circle pie Delicious! Choux do they think they are?!
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 16:31:13 GMT
It's just if you've got two musicals that came into being at a similar sort of time and they're both largely influenced by the popular music of the day then it's a helluva stretch to cite conspiracy or rip-off when you perceive similarities, rather than just realising that similarities are going to happen in these cases. I apologise for using the term “rip-off”. Just sounded immensely similar. Didn’t mean any harm Was just voicing an opinion. I also got a Hamilton-vibe from some of the performance! That is certainly not a criticism, just an observation.
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Post by shady23 on May 28, 2019 21:57:32 GMT
I've never seen the show but I enjoyed it.
So much energy on that stage.
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Post by shady23 on May 28, 2019 18:26:49 GMT
As someone who has seen the tour several times I am overjoyed that it seems to be having a bit of an overhaul. Some performances I saw really were not great
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Post by shady23 on May 27, 2019 21:06:20 GMT
I'm personally not a Lion King fan but how many musicals in the West End are great to take young children to? There's not that many.
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Post by shady23 on May 27, 2019 16:27:31 GMT
Idina Menzel and Helen Dallimore are returning. My credible source told me. Idina isn't returning, you need to let it go.
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Post by shady23 on May 25, 2019 17:30:08 GMT
It's hardly on a budget if the salary whispers are true.
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Post by shady23 on May 25, 2019 11:37:29 GMT
This happened last night!
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Post by shady23 on May 25, 2019 5:18:46 GMT
Can you no longer do the Corrie tour? I know the set has moved but it was still open for visits not that long ago?
I'd also recommend the Emmerdale studio experience in Leeds. It's in a recreation set built especially, which obviously isn't the same but it's all tour guide led and explains how they do the filming, special effects etc. I don't really watch the show (!) buy found it very interesting. You can look around the actual set they use for the outside village bits too.
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Post by shady23 on May 24, 2019 22:52:11 GMT
BGT is about ratings, they couldn't care less about the guy playing Joseph.
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