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Post by basdfg on May 17, 2019 10:44:40 GMT
I am not a fan of people who object to colour blind casting What about a white man playing Nelson Mandela? That is what my dad always asks.
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Post by basdfg on May 17, 2019 10:42:07 GMT
Funny enough, I was wondering about colour-blind casting last night too. I don't see it would be an issue. There were certainly black people in all classes in London at the time the show was set. That we whitewashed them out of history books so the fact wasn't recognised is the actual issue at stake, I feel. I could see it getting a lot of press coverage.
I think unlike Oliver or Les Misrables the class aspect makes it part of the story.
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Post by basdfg on May 17, 2019 9:52:42 GMT
My dad will flip out of Eliza is mixed race or black. He went into a rant about it last year. He is not a fan of colour blind casting.
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Post by basdfg on May 17, 2019 9:51:56 GMT
Also my dad only buys in person. He fears a late launch will mean by the time he gets up there the following week they won't be seats left for the performance we want (He won't let me purchase the tickets online.)
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Post by basdfg on May 16, 2019 22:56:09 GMT
Doesn't seem any announcement tonight. I have a bad feeling something is up. Getting late to announce it - could someone have pulled out? The later they leave the more some people will book another panto/another activity for Christmas rather than wait.
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Post by basdfg on May 16, 2019 21:03:17 GMT
If it is based on Broadway won't the producers probably want to keep the similar age gap between Eliza and Henry. So less likely someone unknown if Eliza will be played by someone 30+.
I wonder if they will off Diana Rigg the chance to do it on the West End?
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Post by basdfg on May 16, 2019 17:44:27 GMT
Great news. I can see Danny Mac being considered for Freddie.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 17, 2019 21:04:24 GMT
I wonder if it's another broadway transfer happening at the Dominion.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 6, 2019 11:21:46 GMT
Hope My fair Lady doesn't go to the Dominion- my parents are desperate to see it but Hate the Dominion and think it's a poor theatere and have the belief that it's overpriced after how much Elf was selling for. I think Hello Dolly will be out of my price range and I cant get my parents to pay for it as they not really interested even if it's Bette Middler or someone else they like.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 1, 2019 16:21:15 GMT
Any page mentioning “Panto Will Return” this year? We already know it will, but just wondering since they did this last year. Yes they is - with fairy dust coming from a picture of the Pladium making me think Peter Pan is the next panto. Went Friday. Still fantastic but agree it needs refreshing as some aspects are getting stale. The only new stars this time were Vincent and Flavia -utterly pointless to the plot, even Diversity said a couple of lines and the underused Danielle Hope and the dwarfs.
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Post by basdfg on Aug 4, 2018 23:17:58 GMT
I do think they would have gotten away with the timeline if they'd simply said 25 years ago rather than 1979 Or 30- so that everyone aged realistically.
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Post by basdfg on May 3, 2018 10:37:57 GMT
Lulu off today - was that planned or last minute?
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Post by basdfg on May 3, 2018 9:12:32 GMT
Saturday's 42nd street tweet was as a result of me tweeting the details from the cast list when I went to the mattane - through Hannah Faith Marram had announced she was on all last week on twitter west end covers were only doing it day by day.
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Post by basdfg on Apr 27, 2018 9:57:42 GMT
Would have been rightly controversial and offensive. Paul Zerdin is using the same puppet again so I suspect it will be more of the same.
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Post by basdfg on Apr 26, 2018 22:37:44 GMT
I wonder if they be any complaints if Children or adults on their knees are the dwarfs rather than actual Dwafs Bit diaspointed Paul Zerdin is back his act was very repetitive last year and it needs to change.
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Post by basdfg on Apr 26, 2018 20:39:56 GMT
I wonder if it will be announced tonight?
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Post by basdfg on Apr 22, 2018 15:50:48 GMT
GRR my dad is so annoying - he is moaning about the understudy and wants money back. I dont know why he bothers to buy the tickets as present for my birthday only to moan at me. And I imagine that attitude is why theaters don't announce understudies over the mic anymore and rely on slips or even just a notice on a wall.
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Post by basdfg on Apr 20, 2018 14:32:13 GMT
New understudy Peggy made her debut last night! Going by her tweets I should be seeing her next Saturday- I hope she is good.
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Post by basdfg on Feb 16, 2018 15:51:19 GMT
Prehaps it's Mother Goose or Babes in Wood.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 17, 2018 10:56:31 GMT
I think it might have been a bell in "Cinderella" that flew into the audience with it being toilet Rolls this time.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 16, 2018 17:09:38 GMT
I know the bit where the Bell flies into the audience is scripted as relatives saw it on a different night and it happened in their performance. Top Marks through for making it seem unscripted so convincingly.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 8, 2018 16:30:44 GMT
Who played the Sultan yesterday as Ashley and Jordan Banjo were filming Dancing on Ice.
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Post by basdfg on Jan 1, 2018 16:03:34 GMT
Went to the matanee today. Fantastic show. But very much for the adults than kids. I didnt know Charlie Stemp is gay until Elaine and Julian basically confirm it on stage. I don't remember that bit... I think its during they singing of I know him so well.
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Post by basdfg on Dec 28, 2017 23:40:21 GMT
They do need through to change it more next year. Paul Zerdin should either use a different puppet and change the audience interaction or be dropped.
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Post by basdfg on Dec 28, 2017 21:58:30 GMT
Went to the matanee today. Fantastic show. But very much for the adults than kids. I didnt know Charlie Stemp is gay until Elaine and Julian basically confirm it on stage.
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