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Post by d'James on Sept 21, 2017 3:55:40 GMT
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 23:32:59 GMT
Are they doing any previews in the West End. If so, when is opening night?
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 22:46:18 GMT
Not a relation of Honey!
I am making an impromptu worldwind tour of Paris (am I taking a trip around the whirl?? (One for @emicardiff)) in a couple of weeks!
I will sadly not have time for Theatre, but I welcome all tips for places to eat/people to do during my time there?! Things that aren't the tourist traps - nothing wrong with them but I've done them before.
Fanks in advance.
d'J
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 22:39:29 GMT
Very smart putting the pcitures of Danny in his pants at the end of the pictures so you have to scroll down to the bottom or through all the others to get to the best part! 'Bottom' 'best part.'
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 22:27:38 GMT
Just won a quiz. Whoop whoop whoop!
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 16:32:15 GMT
Meanwhile, Ore Oduba has been announced as the host of the 2018 Strictly tour, which CRH will be directing once again. Will there be a band or will the dancers have to play their own instruments?!
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 9:54:34 GMT
It's definitely not for me but the reviews I've read have been decidedly mixed.
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 8:37:36 GMT
Someone told me that the film currently in cinemas is only half the story, and presumably there is a sequel coming. Is that right? Yes. Not sure when though. Same time next year maybe?!
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 0:13:15 GMT
Beverley is doing a tour next month and I think she has her own label so she'd have more options to put music out than say Cassidy. True. I don't know how this is being financed. Is it a major record label or something between the three of them?
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Post by d'James on Sept 20, 2017 0:02:48 GMT
Strange mix - two black performers who are more soul based, Cassidy doesn't fit in there. Two UK ladies - Amber odd one out there. One was a pop/soul singer, another more an actress, the other a musical theatre performer. It seems a bit thrown together TBH. But all are fine performers so will be interesting to hear the final results. Hope the forum's Gay contingent have recovered from the horror of the photoshoot frocks too! It does feel very thrown together. It reminds me of BoeBall! If this is only the way to get their voices out there on CD, doing what they love then go for it (I mean outside of the Theatre world of course).
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 22:43:23 GMT
Fine! I'll do it.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 22:13:16 GMT
Is that affecting sales... leading to the tour getting cut short? Well, we don't know do we. But ask anyone walking out of a theatre on a Saturday night if they know her name and I don't think you'd get a hugely positive response. Anyway, I was just chatting to centaured on messenger about this and we've recast Norma. And our decision would sell this tour out. You wont like it though.... Marti Pellow?
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 21:15:36 GMT
Interesting ending tonight. We did see rather a lot of Bertie tonight.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 19:00:58 GMT
It's one of my go-to reference points haha. What's the British equivalent of 'tush?' Giles's Theatre ___________?? Arse, the word there attached to Giles is arse Maybe it should have a picture of his face on it; he'd enjoy that! ;-)
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 18:57:55 GMT
Can't believe he won at The Stage awards. Can I ask why? I saw five of the nominated performances in that category and I would've given it to any of them ahead of him. He was good but not amazing in my humble opinion.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 18:51:30 GMT
We should make something like Jack's Subway Tush (Will & Grace fans) for Giles's sensitive backside! A knitted one in Theatreboard colours! I'm quoting this to applaud that A-plus Will & Grace reference. It's one of my go-to reference points haha. What's the British equivalent of 'tush?' Giles's Theatre ___________??
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 18:45:31 GMT
We should make something like Jack's Subway Tush (Will & Grace fans) for Giles's sensitive backside! A knitted one in Theatreboard colours!
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 14:58:01 GMT
Can't believe he won at The Stage awards.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 13:31:04 GMT
Oooh, someone has been on a shopping trip to All Saints . . . Are all their men's tops semi see-through?!
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 13:23:44 GMT
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 12:47:41 GMT
Whatever you do, do not watch 7 Days In Hell on Sky/Now TV.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 12:45:09 GMT
Maybe the mankini stitching is taking longer than expected.
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Post by d'James on Sept 19, 2017 1:05:57 GMT
Yes I saw a couple of clips on Instagram. One Night Only and I think Somebody to Love. They sound good enough but I don't think this kind of CD is for me.
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Post by d'James on Sept 18, 2017 22:36:35 GMT
Forgot to say, they kind of skipped the interval. Time to run to the toilet but that's it.
It's a shame they can't let us watch a live stream from another performance or something.
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Post by d'James on Sept 18, 2017 22:17:15 GMT
Yes it has been a terrible Summer for weather. I saw it last year. Feel sorry for my Dad who didn't. We saw a lot of good stuff although if I'm honest I don't think what I saw was as good as last year. Caipirinha's deep voice was actually pretty comical and I didn't feel that last year. Tonight's Jesus didn't have quite the range or control of Declan Bennett but his diction was a LOT better. I hate to say it but Tyrone didn't sound 100% tonight. I liked Mary and Peter. It's a shame how empty it was tonight. I can't complain about them cancelling it. Some people said they wished they'd just sung it but I bet they'd still have wanted a refund. We got 3/4 of a show and when it started raining during Gethsemane, it looked SO atmospheric. Either your phone auto corrected Caiaphas or you disappeared off to a bar and have been downing cocktails (who doesn't love a caipirinha! How totes awks when quoting someone of the same name!
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Post by d'James on Sept 18, 2017 21:41:45 GMT
We got rained off after Could We Start Again Please.Understudy Jesus (maybe that's how he pulled off the resurrection?!) and understudy Peter. More thoughts later. Never have Tim Rice's lyrics seemed so timely... I take it you didn't? Sorry to hear the show was spoilt. I loved this production but couldn't bear risking seeing just a portion of it this year. One of the down-sides of open air productions in the UK. Yes it has been a terrible Summer for weather. I saw it last year. Feel sorry for my Dad who didn't. We saw a lot of good stuff although if I'm honest I don't think what I saw was as good as last year. Caipirinha's deep voice was actually pretty comical and I didn't feel that last year. Tonight's Jesus didn't have quite the range or control of Declan Bennett but his diction was a LOT better. I hate to say it but Tyrone didn't sound 100% tonight. I liked Mary and Peter. It's a shame how empty it was tonight. I can't complain about them cancelling it. Some people said they wished they'd just sung it but I bet they'd still have wanted a refund. We got 3/4 of a show and when it started raining during Gethsemane, it looked SO atmospheric.
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Post by d'James on Sept 18, 2017 20:58:40 GMT
We got rained off after Could We Start Again Please.
Understudy Jesus (maybe that's how he pulled off the resurrection?!) and understudy Peter.
More thoughts later.
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Post by d'James on Sept 18, 2017 11:26:44 GMT
Yes I prefer the split shows at the beginning.
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Post by d'James on Sept 17, 2017 21:25:02 GMT
Ooo another point, I hated that Electra character. The introduction song was long and wore thin very fast, I thought the styling of Liam was pretty dreadful too, and his eyes were watery the whole time, he looked like he had just come off a coke binge backstage. It was overly camp but not even in an entertaining way, and being a gay who loves some camp, this I didn't really care for it at all. He has a great voice though, so there you go. I didn't like his voice/style of singing. That song is definitely one which relies on its staging though, I agree it can be a bit repetitive when just listening to it.
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Post by d'James on Sept 17, 2017 19:24:45 GMT
I'd rather they cut Rusty and Pearls love story and have CB as the main villain. Yes it would be a big overhaul but it would be more exciting. I don't agree, but I can see where you're coming from.
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