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Post by Nelly on Feb 27, 2023 12:06:56 GMT
Brenda Edwards as Killer Queen and Lee Mead as Khashoggi.
Disappointed about Brenda's casting, I really didn't enjoy her in WWRY last time out.
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Post by richey on Feb 27, 2023 13:08:23 GMT
I wonder who will be performing in Manchester tomorrow night? Old cast? Adam Lambert? New cast?! As they've just announced some of the new cast I'm hoping it'll be them. Seems to be what they've done with Wicked today too. Lee is looking a bit different in the promo shot I've seen! |
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Post by WireHangers on Feb 27, 2023 13:21:59 GMT
Brenda Edwards as Killer Queen and Lee Mead as Khashoggi. Disappointed about Brenda's casting, I really didn't enjoy her in WWRY last time out. Groundbreaking. |
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Post by Figaro on Feb 27, 2023 15:36:25 GMT
I wonder who will be performing in Manchester tomorrow night? Old cast? Adam Lambert? New cast?! As they've just announced some of the new cast I'm hoping it'll be them. Seems to be what they've done with Wicked today too. Lee is looking a bit different in the promo shot I've seen! He’s had a hair transplant! |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 27, 2023 15:53:25 GMT
The coliseum musical seems to be getting further and further away from being the 'event' they used to be. Talented as they are, this is basically tour level casting. If its the tour set as well then not sure what you're paying the premium for
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 27, 2023 17:14:40 GMT
The coliseum musical seems to be getting further and further away from being the 'event' they used to be. Talented as they are, this is basically tour level casting. If its the tour set as well then not sure what you're paying the premium for Brian might turn up to play the guitar solo in Bo Rap a few times... |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 27, 2023 18:30:44 GMT
Lee Mead. The dullest person on the planet. Makes Alfie Boes personality seem positively scintillating.
Pass.
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Post by danb on Feb 27, 2023 19:32:04 GMT
This whole enterprise just gets duller and duller, and whiffs of a tacky cash grab. The tour was appalling, so for them to take its (bang average) leads and put them in a ‘premium’ priced production alongside two MT ‘personalities’ is scraping the bottom of a very deep barrel. If they even consider using the same non-set I may consider legal action.
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Post by JustJ on Feb 27, 2023 19:53:54 GMT
I feel so annoyed about this. I was expecting so much more for the London production. The way it was announced made it out to be a big thing! If I could, I would refund at this rate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2023 20:21:23 GMT
I'm hoping that the staging is going to be a bit bigger than the recent touring production, I paid £135 per ticket when they first went on sale.
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Post by david on Feb 27, 2023 20:38:14 GMT
After this announcement, I'll be waiting to see if any offers come through on email.
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Post by littlefan on Feb 27, 2023 20:45:15 GMT
It's a big no from me. I saw this in it's very first opening week way back with the fantastic Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Kerry Ellis and Sharon D Clarke. It blew teenage me away. No desire to see a scaled down production with fairly bang average stunt casting, priced at a premium.
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Post by danb on Feb 27, 2023 22:30:22 GMT
It's a big no from me. I saw this in it's very first opening week way back with the fantastic Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Kerry Ellis and Sharon D Clarke. It blew teenage me away. No desire to see a scaled down production with fairly bang average stunt casting, priced at a premium. True. It may have been a steaming pile at the Dominion when it first opened, but it looked and sounded phenomenal. Tony Vincent and HJF was both vocally astounding (to their detriment now) and the rest of the cast were uniformly fab too. But each passing year has chipped away at its appearance, foolishly assuming that its non-story is enough to placate its paying audiences because they get to hear Queen songs sung well. They can go and see Lambert & co for the same price as a Coliseum ticket now, which is a much better idea. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 28, 2023 8:48:14 GMT
It's a big no from me. I saw this in it's very first opening week way back with the fantastic Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Kerry Ellis and Sharon D Clarke. It blew teenage me away. No desire to see a scaled down production with fairly bang average stunt casting, priced at a premium. True. It may have been a steaming pile at the Dominion when it first opened, but it looked and sounded phenomenal. Tony Vincent and HJF was both vocally astounding (to their detriment now) and the rest of the cast were uniformly fab too. But each passing year has chipped away at its appearance, foolishly assuming that its non-story is enough to placate its paying audiences because they get to hear Queen songs sung well. They can go and see Lambert & co for the same price as a Coliseum ticket now, which is a much better idea. Totally agree. The show itself has always been absolutely dreadful- but at least the original production had the most sensational singing you’d ever hear in a theatre. That original cast was really quite something. They could have made this return season something really special and tried to cast exciting names.. Hannah Waddingham as Killer Queen anyone? Instead- it’s a low rent tour at premium prices. |
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Post by Matt on Feb 28, 2023 11:02:56 GMT
I saw the original London production over 100 times from the beginning up until a few months after Mig left. I haven’t seen it since apart from a bootleg of the most recent UK tour (which was absolutely awful), but this new production tempted me to revisit a show that made me a lot of friends and memories. Luckily I hadn’t booked yet, because it’s lost all appeal for me now. Some things are best not revisiting to retain the memories.
Also curious to know, are there any old members from the WWRY board on here?
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Post by richey on Feb 28, 2023 13:22:25 GMT
Have to agree with these recent comments. The original production was amazing, I saw it when it was still fresh and exciting and you could totally forgive the non existent plot because of the spectacle and talent on stage.
The recent tour wasn't even a pale imitation of this and so poor it was the only time in 30+ years of theatre going that I've walked out of a show halfway through. So I will be watching with interest to see how this production goes. Judging by last night's performance at the Lottery Musicals Night, there's not much change...still the same old choreography.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2023 19:11:48 GMT
I saw the original London production over 100 times from the beginning up until a few months after Mig left. I haven’t seen it since apart from a bootleg of the most recent UK tour (which was absolutely awful), but this new production tempted me to revisit a show that made me a lot of friends and memories. Luckily I hadn’t booked yet, because it’s lost all appeal for me now. Some things are best not revisiting to retain the memories. Also curious to know, are there any old members from the WWRY board on here? I saw the show quite a few times over the first 2ish years in London, the recent touring production was poor in comparison, but it did feel a touch closer to that London production than the last few tours. I was one of the first mods on the WWRY board, stopped visiting it after my last visit to London, so it would have been around 2 years after it went live. |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 1, 2023 14:30:42 GMT
Do the Coliseum do refunds? Ticket prices do not reflect the calibre or quality of cast announced - would expect or require better for a show like this.
(EDITED as initial comment made no sense.)
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Post by fiyero on Mar 1, 2023 14:57:28 GMT
Do the Coliseum do refunds? Ticket prices do not reflect the calibre or quality of cast announced - would expect or require better for a show like this. (EDITED as initial comment made no sense.) You’ve booked we will rock you, you’ll get we will rock you. |
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Post by carmella1 on Mar 1, 2023 16:50:29 GMT
Do the Coliseum do refunds? Ticket prices do not reflect the calibre or quality of cast announced - would expect or require better for a show like this. (EDITED as initial comment made no sense.) In your opinion. Not their's. You wanted a different cast but you bought the show. Its not a shirt you can return because you do not like the colour. You bought WWRY you got WWRY |
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Post by danb on Mar 1, 2023 17:00:50 GMT
I must endorse Ceebee’s pov here because in the past the Coliseums’ summer seasons have either been massive on spectacle (Bat) or cast with stars (Ball, Glenn Close etc). This is neither but is charging significantly more. Unless the design is mind blowing, and one of Little Mix is Scaramouche, I too would be after my money back.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2023 17:14:20 GMT
Some days I feel more like "We Will Smooth Jazz You"
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 1, 2023 17:24:17 GMT
Did they ever promise an A List cast?
If they did, you have a case - if they didn't then you may have to suck it up...
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Post by Jon on Mar 1, 2023 17:27:30 GMT
Did they ever promise an A List cast? If they did, you have a case - if they didn't then you may have to suck it up... All that was promised was the return of WWRY at the Coliseum so the chances of a refund is close to zero. |
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 1, 2023 17:28:10 GMT
This is what I thought - I hate to say it but they are giving you what they said they would so like...unlucky?
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