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Post by alece10 on Feb 7, 2024 15:35:53 GMT
Wonder ... do you think any of the NEWSIES cast will be auditioning for this? They certainly proved they were all awesome dancers ... could they translate that into skating? :-) It wouldn't surprise me if we don't see some of them or maybe one or two from Crazy For You. |
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Post by benj on Feb 7, 2024 20:36:10 GMT
Wonder ... do you think any of the NEWSIES cast will be auditioning for this? They certainly proved they were all awesome dancers ... could they translate that into skating? :-) It wouldn't surprise me if we don't see some of them or maybe one or two from Crazy For You. Charlie Stemp as the Red Caboose anyone?! |
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Post by alece10 on Feb 7, 2024 20:46:52 GMT
It wouldn't surprise me if we don't see some of them or maybe one or two from Crazy For You. Charlie Stemp as the Red Caboose anyone?! He is already signed up for Kiss Me Kate. |
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Post by lotster on Feb 7, 2024 21:00:11 GMT
Charlie Stemp as the Red Caboose anyone?! He is already signed up for Kiss Me Kate. Jordan Luke Gage as Rusty? (would he want to do it though?) |
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Post by danb on Feb 7, 2024 21:03:16 GMT
It would at least sound nice.
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Post by BVM on Feb 20, 2024 14:04:39 GMT
My anticipation and excitement is increasing as to when we'll get the cast announcement for this. Apparently it is now fully cast so we merely await the official announcement (or indeed in 2024, leaks thereof).
The 2024/5 Bochum cast was unveiled today. The new guys have already started skate school (for a 29th May opening night) so London can't be far behind :-)
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Post by BVM on Feb 20, 2024 14:11:40 GMT
He is already signed up for Kiss Me Kate. Jordan Luke Gage as Rusty? (would he want to do it though?) Big fan of Jordan's and I think he'd be perfect as Rusty - cracking voice (really well suited to the Starlight score) and appropriate youthful naive charm. My hunch, given what we know so far, is that is casting will be more leftfield than your classic West End romantic male lead however.... |
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Post by danb on Feb 20, 2024 14:25:32 GMT
Elliot Evans could sing Rusty. That might be nice.
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Post by benj on Feb 20, 2024 21:29:07 GMT
Jordan Luke Gage as Rusty? (would he want to do it though?) Big fan of Jordan's and I think he'd be perfect as Rusty - cracking voice (really well suited to the Starlight score) and appropriate youthful naive charm. My hunch, given what we know so far, is that is casting will be more leftfield than your classic West End romantic male lead however.... The more I hear about them reinventing it and going left field in the casting, the more nervous I feel. A lot of people have booked this expecting to see the show they remember fondly from the 80’s and 90’s. I just hope they don’t alienate their audience too much. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very excited to see it staged fully again, and it can’t be worse than the tours they did (can it?), but I really want them to get it right. |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Feb 21, 2024 14:52:23 GMT
get it right =/= doing the same as they did before.
sometimes the best casting/ production is the thing you didn't realise works well. musicals can only continue to attract both existing and new audiences is by applying a healthy dose of reinvention. otherwise you're just microwaving old ready meals.
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Post by erik24601 on Feb 21, 2024 17:32:58 GMT
get it right =/= doing the same as they did before. sometimes the best casting/ production is the thing you didn't realise works well. musicals can only continue to attract both existing and new audiences is by applying a healthy dose of reinvention. otherwise you're just microwaving old ready meals. Or heating them on a coal stove... |
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Post by christya on Feb 21, 2024 23:33:08 GMT
I've yet to see any 'reinvention' that I preferred to the thing it tried to reinvent. Occasionally it's just as good, but often it ends up being change for change's sake. I absolutely cannot forgive the 'Momma' thing, for example, no matter who plays the role.
I'll probably see this, because we haven't had Starlight in the UK in any form for a long time, but I really just want the show I remember, or close to it.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Feb 22, 2024 21:10:43 GMT
Given all the changes that have happened to the show since the 'original' and I probably don't even know about half of them, I am going in expecting very little of the old show to remain.
As much as I would love to see the show I originally fell in love with, that's long gone and I'm resigned to seeing a new version of Starlight.
I'm guessing this will be based on the current Bochum version?
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Post by thecursedexpress on Feb 22, 2024 21:47:25 GMT
Given all the changes that have happened to the show since the 'original' and I probably don't even know about half of them, I am going in expecting very little of the old show to remain. As much as I would love to see the show I originally fell in love with, that's long gone and I'm resigned to seeing a new version of Starlight. I'm guessing this will be based on the current Bochum version? I feel like it will be a mix of current Bochum and maybe New Starlight Express. I think it will be a mix. As they seem like they want to praise old and new fans of the show thats just the feeling I'm getting. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 22, 2024 22:50:09 GMT
Given all the changes that have happened to the show since the 'original' and I probably don't even know about half of them, I am going in expecting very little of the old show to remain. As much as I would love to see the show I originally fell in love with, that's long gone and I'm resigned to seeing a new version of Starlight. I'm guessing this will be based on the current Bochum version? I feel like it will be a mix of current Bochum and maybe New Starlight Express. I think it will be a mix. As they seem like they want to praise old and new fans of the show thats just the feeling I'm getting. What bit of ITS A COMPLETELY different creative team aren’t people getting? New set designer New costume designer New director New choreographer It’s A New Production |
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Post by showtoones on Feb 22, 2024 22:53:24 GMT
I feel like it will be a mix of current Bochum and maybe New Starlight Express. I think it will be a mix. As they seem like they want to praise old and new fans of the show thats just the feeling I'm getting. What bit of ITS A COMPLETELY different creative team aren’t people getting? New set designer New costume designer New director New choreographer It’s A New Production But will there be roller skates?!? LOLOLOL |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 22, 2024 22:58:19 GMT
What bit of ITS A COMPLETELY different creative team aren’t people getting? New set designer New costume designer New director New choreographer It’s A New Production But will there be roller skates?!? LOLOLOL Ice skates |
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Post by showtoones on Feb 22, 2024 23:21:09 GMT
But will there be roller skates?!? LOLOLOL Ice skates The I want ice skating costumes..glitzy and showy... |
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Feb 23, 2024 7:30:35 GMT
I feel like it will be a mix of current Bochum and maybe New Starlight Express. I think it will be a mix. As they seem like they want to praise old and new fans of the show thats just the feeling I'm getting. What bit of ITS A COMPLETELY different creative team aren’t people getting? New set designer New costume designer New director New choreographer It’s A New Production And they affect the story and the musical numbers in the show, how exactly? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2024 8:18:49 GMT
What bit of ITS A COMPLETELY different creative team aren’t people getting? New set designer New costume designer New director New choreographer It’s A New Production And they affect the story and the musical numbers in the show, how exactly? It’s already been said that they are updating the piece itself. Getting it now? It ain’t Bochum or the original version. It’s new. But sure- keep guessing what version this will be 🤣 |
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Feb 23, 2024 8:56:38 GMT
It’s already been said that they are updating the piece itself. Getting it now? It ain’t Bochum or the original version. It’s new. But sure- keep guessing what version this will be 🤣 Thanks for this. Some of us have a life outside of musical theatre and don't always manage to read every little drip of info that comes out. As they say, you don't have a dog and bark yourself. |
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Post by viserys on Feb 23, 2024 10:04:19 GMT
Yea, but Bochum keeps being updated as well, most recently for the 30th anniversary following the TOP workshops, which is an update that hasn't been properly staged in the UK so far. So this is still an update for the UK, but it could also be an update of this update...
Considering the amount of times this show has been fiddled with, I don't think it's wrong to wonder what exactly will arrive at Wembley. An "update of an update" might also mean that they have realized how shockingly misguided some updates were and have reversed them, such as the godawful new version of the overture or the supposedly feminist but ultimately regressive and sexist change from Poppa to Momma.
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Post by anita on Feb 23, 2024 10:30:32 GMT
Bring back the original with CB.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2024 12:24:04 GMT
It’s already been said that they are updating the piece itself. Getting it now? It ain’t Bochum or the original version. It’s new. But sure- keep guessing what version this will be 🤣 Thanks for this. Some of us have a life outside of musical theatre and don't always manage to read every little drip of info that comes out. As they say, you don't have a dog and bark yourself. And yet here you are debating which version it is🥰 |
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Post by ceebee on Feb 23, 2024 12:52:50 GMT
Bring back the original with CB. I'm not available this summer, apologies. |
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