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Post by horton on Jul 7, 2016 11:10:44 GMT
The suspense is terrific. I hope it lasts.
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Post by horton on Jul 3, 2016 11:47:46 GMT
And everyone will say she's better than ever. And they will be blowing smoke up their own backsides.
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Post by horton on Jul 3, 2016 10:10:14 GMT
And while're on the subject, I just watched the movie of An American in Paris again. I love Paris. I can't stand Gene Kelly. At all.
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Post by horton on Jul 2, 2016 13:37:39 GMT
A faux-poster?
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Post by horton on Jul 2, 2016 13:19:29 GMT
Is the wooden furniture for sale or is he Burning 'em?
PS obviously, I've got wood
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Post by horton on Jul 2, 2016 13:12:38 GMT
Perhaps my comments belong in the unpopular thread- and I am certainly conflicted on this.
On the one hand: writers, performers and even producers deserve to be properly remunerated for their work in full, no question.
On the other hand, we have a duty to record the greatest examples of the ephemeral art form as an educational tool- especially in drama schools. I learned so much from watching old recordings of Follies, Pacific Overtures, Evita, Dreamgirls (especially) and these should be passed on to the next generation. There is no question that we have lost a lot of the knowledge from old vaudeville and musical comedy stars and directors (such as Gower Champion or Zero Mostel) and that is a real shame.
Lincoln Centre records a lot of Broadway shows but then it's really difficult to access them.
One more thing: in the past there might be a risk of people watching a bootleg INSTEAD of seeing a show, but in our repeat-watching culture, there is no question that people would watch the bootleg and the real thing, thus contributing to the production costs. As so many producers have now learned, a movie version or local amateur versions of a show actually encourage people to buy tickets to "the real thing".
As I said, I'm conflicted.
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Post by horton on Jul 1, 2016 16:51:55 GMT
I don't rate Imelda in musicals either. Her Baker's Wife was hammy, her Mrs Lovett un-nuanced, and Gypsy- meh.
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Post by horton on Jun 30, 2016 16:48:37 GMT
It's interesting at times like this that the would-be saviours of either party tend not to appear. Dan Jarvis, Chukka and Yvette are keeping a spectacularly low profile at the moment. Since when was Ms Eagle a leading contender to unify the party?
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Post by horton on Jun 30, 2016 14:29:09 GMT
So the choices (I won't say our choice since most of us don't get a say) are May, Gove, Crabb ("gays can be cured"), dodgy Fox, and a lady who seems to have just arrived recently. Great.
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Post by horton on Jun 28, 2016 10:10:16 GMT
But- as has been said repeatedly- the referendum is not law. MPs must interpret it and act in the country's perceived best interest. The global reaction of the past few days has exposed glaring truths about the dangers of actually going through with Brexit. Now is a time for true leaders to lead.
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Post by horton on Jun 27, 2016 21:46:06 GMT
The England football team have certainly taken Brexit to heart!
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Post by horton on Jun 27, 2016 12:30:26 GMT
I'm not interested in who the producers ANNOUNCE to play Fanny. I want to know who WILL play Fanny.
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Post by horton on Jun 26, 2016 22:45:06 GMT
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith are already central parts of the Establishment. With the next PM being chosen by 150,000 Tory party members we are at great risk of the Hard Right taking control of the government- at which point they will do their very best to ensure they entrench themselves in power. Johnson has already shown his ability to say and do appalling things yet still remain popular with the masses. (I wonder if I have News For You is regretting having given him such a launching platform in the past?)
Even if there were a snap election, I wouldn't be surprised to see Johnson & co being returned to power by those who refuse to accept that the country has just been tipped into chaos.
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Post by horton on Jun 26, 2016 7:51:05 GMT
My friends who still tour internationally are well and truly screwed. They will need visas wherever they go in Europe- you can only apply for 2 at a time and the bureaucracy can't keep up with the applications (which are now bound to increase); so this means sound engineers, lighting designers and most people who work in technical theatre, will lose jobs. European workers will get the work because they are able to travel more freely. British theatre workers will be sidelined.
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Post by horton on Jun 24, 2016 8:55:52 GMT
This week I am going to... emigrate!
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Post by horton on Jun 24, 2016 8:27:14 GMT
Well what a day.
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Post by horton on Jun 23, 2016 12:52:09 GMT
I was so disappointed with the whole approach. This could have been dark and really dramatic- I always associate the Scandal movie with Mona Lisa. That sleaze at the heart of the Establishment has such potential. I don't think ALW and Hampton had the appetite or worldview to really mine that.
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Post by horton on Jun 23, 2016 11:10:46 GMT
There's a similar thing on the London Children of Eden recording isn't there? Anyone know why? By the time of the recording Earlene Bentley had returned to the USA where she was living at the time. There was a dispute about air fares or unavailability as I recall so Jacqui covered for the recording. It's over 20 years ago though so memory is foggy. No disrespect intended, but Earlene can be heard on the sound board recording and is in a league of her own!
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Post by horton on Jun 22, 2016 7:19:44 GMT
Yes indeed, revolves in revolves
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Post by horton on Jun 21, 2016 22:23:20 GMT
I totally totally agree- his popularity utterly baffles me
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Post by horton on Jun 18, 2016 22:25:48 GMT
I can to some extent understand the increase in the occurrence of standing ovations- when people are paying £80+ per ticket they want to feel they have seen something exceptional even when it is in reality quite mediocre.
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Post by horton on Jun 18, 2016 14:46:56 GMT
But would you consider yourself a typical normal young person?
Not by the sounds of it!
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Post by horton on Jun 18, 2016 6:26:51 GMT
Parsley is a lady?
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Post by horton on Jun 17, 2016 7:28:08 GMT
A truly shocking and saddening event. Sometimes I just want to just go and leave on a deserted island!
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