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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 19, 2017 21:44:33 GMT
I absolutely love Groban but I don't think Pierre is a Tony-worthy role the way he's written in Comet. If it were actual War and Peace it would be quite another thing (Paul Dano was incredible in the BBC version) but in Comet, Pierre is just a grumpy drunk sod in a fat suit sulking around on the sidelines. As for Falsettos, I thought Rannells had the edge but Whizzer is probably considered Supporting? I somehow found Borle miscast. Pierre had a much bigger part in Great Comet than I was actually expecting, having read so many comments online saying how non-lead the part is. To me it did clearly feel like a lead part with the first half focused more on Natasha and the second half on Pierre, but yes not necessarily a Tony-worthy one. He still might get a nomination though. Totally agree with this. I was really pleasantly surprised by Groban's acting, I knew he was a gorgeous singer but I thought he did a great job all around. It won't be a threat to Platt or Karl though, I agree. And as much as I love Andy Karl and think he is doing a fabulous job, I do think it will be a real shame if the Tony goes to anyone other than Ben Platt, who is astonishingly good in DEH. For me the really interesting battle is the Come From Away/Dear Evan Hansen/Great Comet bunfight for best musical. DEH is the frontrunner but I think CFA could swing it as the dark horse.
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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 18, 2017 19:30:14 GMT
Newfoundland didn't join Canada until 1949. It has always had a distinct culture.
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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 18, 2017 19:21:53 GMT
I don't get why they have an Irish accent or play a fiddle like that. ? They have the accent they have because that's the accent that people from Newfoundland have. It's similar to an Irish accent: And they play a fiddle like that because that is what Newfoundland music is like:
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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 15, 2017 23:19:03 GMT
Frivolous question but I've been wondering: I found Ben Chaplin very creepy (not sure he was meant to be) and was puzzled by his very long hair. I know barristers wear wigs in court but would a real barrister actually wear his hair so long - and in so an unkempt a style? Oh yes. Quite a few barristers have fairly long, unkempt hair. Michael Mansfield QC is a good example.
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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 14, 2017 1:47:00 GMT
Apologies if this has been covered before and it's not bad behaviour but a considerable annoyance: people (and I have to say it's nearly always women) sitting in the seat directly in front who find it necessary to drape their (usually bulky) coat over the back of the seat. This seriously reduces ones leg/knee room and seems to happen most often where there is little to begin with e.g. the amphitheatre at the Royal Opera House. What's wrong with using the cloakroom or putting it under the seat? Oh, I hate that too. I usually ask them to move it. If not, it's almost inevitable my feet will end up on the coat at some point, regardless of how uncomfortable a position I have to get in to do so. Ooh yes. If it's fur it gets a good fondle, and even if not a good tug. Anything to share the general discomfort with the person who has caused the situation. I'm particularly fond of the leg cross which flicks the hood onto the head of the person who should be dealing with the situation.
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Post by eatbigsea on Apr 9, 2017 13:01:24 GMT
This is an uncomfortable watch. Self absorbed arrogant people with no real empathy for the people they are representing. It actually made me wonder if the Bullingdon set carried on like this with no real clue what it is like to be poor.....and then the lack of sympathy for the rape victim made me think about general hardening of opinions in society in general....and then it made me realise I didn't care about these characters at all....so am I one of these people in reverse? I thought that was one of the points that the play tried to make, but didn't (or at least not adequately). Tim was not supposed to be representing the rape victim, he represents the Crown. I thought the actor portrayed the dilemma that many barristers feel quite well, he wanted to be sympathetic, but the role that he plays in the court system prevented him from doing that. Most barristers I know are like that. The ones who do crime tend to be extremely cynical about human nature and the defendants, however. There are some reforms coming into the court system: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39319495 but I think more are needed. i absolutely agree on your other points, three plays in one and definitely loved the baby. I wonder how long s/he stays around, on average.
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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 13, 2017 22:07:06 GMT
After getting a rave from the New York Times this morning, the next logical step would either be a US Tour or London and I can now see the sit down here happening sooner than later, not just because it is such a lovely musical that leaves you smiling, I cannot see the production costs being too high with a small cast and a non existent set, so this could play one of our smaller theatres, such as the Harold Pinter or Gielgud. Would have thought that Waitress and Dear Evan Hansen are also overdue to come over with theatres such as Piccadilly will be free come January, The Phoenix maybe looking for its next rent payer if the audience doesn't pick up and also the Aldwych maybe available, now Beautiful is touring. I could see Come From Away coming over here before Dear Evan Hansen (haven't seen Waitress). Dear Evan Hansen is very American and would be expensive to produce, although I suppose there are less expensive ways of replicating the social media. I think the music and the general sensibility of Come From Away would appeal here.
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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 9, 2017 1:57:37 GMT
If you liked Hangmen, definitely try to get a ticket for The Ferryman. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is certainly energetic and it will not be the same in New York (as opposed to Dreamgirls). It's a question of how British you want to go - do you care about the Murdoch press? If so, Ink at the Almeida will be interesting to you. Have you ever heard of Kids Company? If not, Committee at the Donmar might not appeal. Common at the National Theatre has Anne-Marie Duff, an outstanding actress. London doesn't tend to do new musicals like New York does (too expensive) but The Girls is new (I haven't seen it yet) and might be interesting.
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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 3, 2017 23:37:19 GMT
If anyone is interested in listening to the soundtrack oH MY HEAVENS Tried to edit but it was too late. Sorry for offending you.
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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 3, 2017 19:06:35 GMT
For some reason this never appealed to me at all, though all I've heard so far is extremely positive. I also have a love/minor hate relationship with Jen Colella. And I always got its title confused with "In Transit". I always associate "transit" with connecting flights, so maybe that's why. It's got challenges, most particularly the association with 9/11. I have a theatre-loving friend in New York who resolutely refuses to see it because of that. I've tried to explain that it's not really about that, it's a "9/12" story, but he is firm. I wouldn't avoid it for Jenn Colella though as it's very much an ensemble piece, Colella's only solo is 'Me and the Sky.' (Which I happen to think is gorgeous, but YMMV).
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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 3, 2017 17:36:58 GMT
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Post by eatbigsea on Feb 17, 2017 20:50:05 GMT
I don't think it is. Seats at football matches are particularly small compared to the size of many modern people, and it is much more comfortable to sit next to an empty seat than an occupied one. I think people should sit in the seat they've paid for, and not expect to move as they please when other people have paid for the seat. In the example given a season ticket holder was not at the match, therefore their seat was available for that particular match. Generally if you buy a ticket for a match (unless you are 'away') you don't get an assigned seat, just an assigned area. At the club I irregularly attend that is the case, anyway. Admittedly I always attend in London, but that isn't the case at Arsenal, Chelsea or Fulham. If you buy season tickets, you get particular seats assigned for the season.
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Post by eatbigsea on Feb 17, 2017 9:08:52 GMT
Am absolutely amazed at the football example. I'm sorry, that's just unreasonable. I don't think it is. Seats at football matches are particularly small compared to the size of many modern people, and it is much more comfortable to sit next to an empty seat than an occupied one. I think people should sit in the seat they've paid for, and not expect to move as they please when other people have paid for the seat.
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Post by eatbigsea on Feb 16, 2017 21:24:45 GMT
Rather astonishing at Twelfth Night. Some woman seated somewhat near me thinks she is being terribly hard done by by not being given the (empty) seat next to me (for which I paid). I had hoped that my hard-working husband would be able to join me, either late (we're on the aisle) or at the interval. She is literally singing "Let it go" to her friend, whom she would have had to abandon to take the seat.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 17, 2017 0:31:11 GMT
I have a strong mental image of several frequent posters, and Theatremonkey is bald. Not according to his profile pic ;-) I unfortunately was sat next to a very large man tonight who, the seats at Wilton's having no arms, overflowed considerably into my seat. I'm afraid that, rude it may have been, I asked him just before it started if he could move over & did get a little more space but I was still pretty squashed. This may be sizeist but I do think that very large people should think about booking the end of a row so they can overflow into empty space rather than onto someone else's seat. I paid for a whole seat & reckon I got about two thirds to three quarters of one! You have no idea. I buy two seats on airplanes, and they are not next to each other. (This defeats the purpose of buying two seats). At the theatre, I often buy two seats, next to each other, as is permitted at the theatre. This is often not sufficient, especially at the Donmar, where people are seated next to me, despite me explaining that I have in fact purchased the supposedly empty seat next to me. Whatever we fat people do, it is embarrassing. Please, have a little pity.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 16, 2017 15:47:41 GMT
Haha, that's good going, I can imagine Kate Bush especially was a similar situation. The Glastonbury gods have certainly been kind to me and continue to be this year but it's such a stressful ticket day!! I closed out my booking at 12.15pm, but I suspect that the dates I was picking made the booking process just a bit easier. I did spend a nerve-wracking 5 minutes waiting for the seats to confirm though! BTW, does anyone know if I can book another set of tickets, as I've only booked 2 so far? The email said 'one use only' for the code, so I presumed I wouldn't be able to book any others (if I wanted to) until the general sale date. I've just seen a few people talking about additional bookings that they're making - were they all done in a single transaction, or are those codes valid for the next 2 weeks at any time, up to the ticket number limit? I was able to use my code twice, first for 2 tickets in the previews and then once again for 2 tickets in a separate booking.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 16, 2017 13:56:06 GMT
It's not an either/or situation. There is a third option, which is that all of us pay more in taxes and the standard of care goes up. In that scenario, I will have a little less money to spend on enjoyment, but I would be happy with that situation. If you think your taxes go direct to healthcare You are mistaken Much of the money is squandered and wasted And not directed on clinical care Again, a straw man. If there are inefficiencies in the system, then fix them. Nothing to do with the price of theatre tickets.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 16, 2017 13:52:55 GMT
You may have to use your own money to pay for your healthcare The money you currently use for enjoyment Could you afford that? Or would you choose to accept a lower tier of care? It's not an either/or situation. There is a third option, which is that all of us pay more in taxes and the standard of care goes up. In that scenario, I will have a little less money to spend on enjoyment, but I would be happy with that situation.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 16, 2017 13:45:31 GMT
Yes, it is market demand. Not sure what cancer operations have to do with the free market. If you want more money for the NHS, advocate for higher taxes. What people choose to spend their money on after they have paid their taxes ought to be up to them.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 14, 2017 20:12:51 GMT
My Priority Booking email finally came through. Phew! Are you just able to book online for this, or is there a number to actually phone to get tickets? You are giving me hope, as I haven't got mine yet and am beginning to despair.
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Post by eatbigsea on Dec 23, 2016 14:24:55 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed this "9/12" musical. It began in California (La Jolla), then Seattle, then DC, now Toronto and it's heading to Broadway in February. It's the (true) story of the passengers who were in the air on 11 September 2001 and landed in Canada when the US closed their airspace. 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland, a small town of around 10,000 people, effectively doubling the size of the town. It has a large airport for historical reasons which has no longer really been needed since the jet age. The townspeople were extraordinarily generous to the "plane people," cooking for them, providing prescriptions and clothing, and letting them into their homes.
The musical is an ensemble piece with 12 actors playing both locals and passengers. The one true standout is Jenn Colella, playing American Airlines captain Beverley Bass, who has a gorgeous solo with "Me and the Sky." The actors use the distinctive local dialect (it sounds Irish) and are more or less successful with it. It's not perfect, some of the songs go on too long. But it is an (interval-less) 140 minute affirmation of life. It's a really joyous experience, with locally influenced music (Great Big Sea's Bob Hallett was a musical consultant) and intricate, overlapping stories. I'm biased as I'm from Newfoundland, but I live in London and am a frequent theatre-goer. I think this will do well, if it finds its audience. It's a great show.
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Post by eatbigsea on Dec 23, 2016 13:58:00 GMT
One feels rather sorry for the Frenchman in question.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 2:52:10 GMT
I said it, and then I posted links to 4 polls where he is leading. It's factual, not my opinion, and I provided the evidence. Anyway, carry on, I'm not going to be coming in again so you'll have no more opposition from me. "Factual" where those polls are crap internet polls that have no scientific validity. Here are the actual facts: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/?ex_cid=rrpromoI do hope Putin is paying you well, you have gone above and beyond the call of duty tonight. Sdrastvuystye, or however one spells it.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 2:41:46 GMT
Because I had a difference of opinion with people you're acting like I'm some kind of villain - I'm not a troll, as you'd see from my old posts I'm just a regular person, I didn't come in just to disrupt your Clinton praise fest with a controversial voice just for the sake of it, I just have a different view from "the norm" here. I don't actually mind if I'm banned/removed and my posts cleansed- if that's what this forum does to people with a differing opinion then it's not the place for me anyway. I'm a new person, no one here knows me. But when you say things like "Trump is leading in the polls," it is not a "different view" or a "differing opinion," it's bullsh*t.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 2:24:38 GMT
Never mind, this person will be gone soon.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 2:10:26 GMT
I think you have enough help from your Hillary aligned media blanket of links. Keep on lowering the level; calling me a white man (because that is just so terrible, right?) and insane just shows the kind of person you really are. Babes, you can be whoever you want to be. At the end of the day, you want Donald Trump to be elected and I want Hillary Clinton to be elected. That shows just who both of us really are.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 1:55:03 GMT
Also, where are the sane people here? Please help, non-insane people.
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 1:51:04 GMT
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 1:28:01 GMT
And for any idiots who listen to this 60 year old white man, Hillary has loved hot sauce since the 1990s. There's evidence out there. Google it (I know you know how). No one else was in the room where it happened in 1992 (pandering to black people):
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Post by eatbigsea on Oct 24, 2016 1:05:26 GMT
And for any black Millennials/GenZ who need to be spoon fed their infos: Hillary loves Hot Sauce!!!!111 And for any idiots who listen to this 60 year old white man, Hillary has loved hot sauce since the 1990s. There's evidence out there. Google it (I know you know how).
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