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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 15, 2023 15:11:35 GMT
What? Nicole has done workshops of the show.. is doing Chicago and Broadway. Or was your comment aimed at someone else? I'm agreeing with you and disagreeing with the person who thought she wasn't going to do the out of town tryout and therefore would be able to bring Sunset to New York. (A show that hasn't even begun previews, so nobody knows if she'll give a praiseworthy performance or not. ) Oh sorry !
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 18, 2023 6:42:49 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 18, 2023 7:37:59 GMT
Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear
Some things are best left hinted at
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 18, 2023 7:45:54 GMT
I hope Webber adds that to all his shows now, starting with the upcoming “Starlight Express” revival.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2023 8:32:54 GMT
I’m now wishing I bought a ticket for Thursday. Simply cannot wait to see what the heck is going on here
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Post by max on Sept 18, 2023 8:34:07 GMT
It could mean very little. This intimacy director has these previous credits: "As Intimacy Coordinator: For the National: The Effect and Phaedra. In London's West End: TINA: The Tina Turner Musical". I didn't see any of those, so can't say if there was much explicit sex depicted in them.
Sunset's end of Act 1 is usually as intimate as it gets, but I wouldn't mind if the tango turns into something a bit more dangerous. New ways to.... tickle with a feather fascinator.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2023 8:37:42 GMT
Just looked at ATG and am amazed at how badly sold it is. The first week is busy, but after that- a hell of a lot of tickets left. Maybe NS isn’t the draw that they were expecting. This will need rave reviews judging by these sales.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 18, 2023 8:51:27 GMT
After that football incident it wouldn't surprise me if any production involving as much as a kiss on the lips brings in an intimacy guru.
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Post by BVM on Sept 18, 2023 9:29:22 GMT
Just looked at ATG and am amazed at how badly sold it is. The first week is busy, but after that- a hell of a lot of tickets left. Maybe NS isn’t the draw that they were expecting. This will need rave reviews judging by these sales. Unnecessary hyperbole. It’s sold averagely to well depending on day of week. Pick any date and compare to most other musicals and its advance sales are fine. Considerably better than Aspects of Love. Only the very few tourist trap juggernauts come close to selling out in advance since the coronavirus.
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Post by BVM on Sept 18, 2023 9:30:27 GMT
After that football incident it wouldn't surprise me if any production involving as much as a kiss on the lips brings in an intimacy guru. Agree. Wouldn’t read too much in to it!
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Post by A.Ham on Sept 18, 2023 9:38:40 GMT
I’m going to have to go cold turkey on this thread from Thurs I think as I’m not there until next Thurs… dying to know everything about it but think I’d rather not know anything until I’m in my seat!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 18, 2023 9:48:53 GMT
It could mean very little. This intimacy director has these previous credits: "As Intimacy Coordinator: For the National: The Effect and Phaedra. In London's West End: TINA: The Tina Turner Musical". I didn't see any of those, so can't say if there was much explicit sex depicted in them. Sunset's end of Act 1 is usually as intimate as it gets, but I wouldn't mind if the tango turns into something a bit more dangerous. New ways to.... tickle with a feather fascinator. Agreed. Most shows thankfully employ an intimacy director these days. The scum sells papers by constantly talking about sex and general low life scumbag activities
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 18, 2023 9:59:36 GMT
The more I read about the show the less excited I am to see it. Have my ticket already though, so I'll go anyway not expecting much. Maybe they'll prove me wrong.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2023 10:47:26 GMT
Just looked at ATG and am amazed at how badly sold it is. The first week is busy, but after that- a hell of a lot of tickets left. Maybe NS isn’t the draw that they were expecting. This will need rave reviews judging by these sales. Unnecessary hyperbole. It’s sold averagely to well depending on day of week. Pick any date and compare to most other musicals and its advance sales are fine. Considerably better than Aspects of Love. Only the very few tourist trap juggernauts come close to selling out in advance since the coronavirus. Hardly. It’s sold really badly.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 18, 2023 10:52:42 GMT
In fairness you'd expect at LEAST previews for a show like this, with a star as famous as Nicole to have sold very well and it hasn't, so Mr Barnaby is right...
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Post by danb on Sept 18, 2023 11:04:26 GMT
I think another factor is the fact that its barely been off over the last ten years in one form or another. So they may think that they are radically reinventing it for a new generation, but until it has been reviewed I think a lot of folks are hanging fire.
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Post by A.Ham on Sept 18, 2023 11:41:55 GMT
Just had an email from TodayTix promoting £30 lottery tickets.
Details state the Lottery will open up for entries every week, Monday 12:00am and close on Wednesdays at 1:00pm. Winners will then be notified Wednesday afternoon for the following week's performances.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 18, 2023 12:10:00 GMT
Annoying it's a lottery rather than rush...
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 18, 2023 12:25:37 GMT
Annoying it's a lottery rather than rush... yeah especially since it's not selling so well to justify it
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 18, 2023 12:43:03 GMT
Oh I imagine it's the same amount of seats regardless of whether its a lottery or rush, I just find rush a better system
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Post by Rory on Sept 19, 2023 8:02:32 GMT
ALW just said on Radio 2 that it's very black and white, with a focus on the psychological drama as opposed to spectacle.
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Post by toomasj on Sept 19, 2023 8:39:05 GMT
Just like some people have said throughout this thread and were dismissed as being “negative” (pun intended) then.
Jamie Lloyd has to be the most predictable top theatre director around.
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Post by andypandy on Sept 19, 2023 8:56:48 GMT
ALW just said on Radio 2 that it's very black and white, with a focus on the psychological drama as opposed to spectacle. That means no set and all the money goes to Nicole and the producers? Ugh
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 19, 2023 9:04:39 GMT
ALW just said on Radio 2 that it's very black and white, with a focus on the psychological drama as opposed to spectacle. That means no set and all the money goes to Nicole and the producers? Ugh I literally said weeks ago there is no set. To play devils advocate though- I don’t remember anyone complaining that there wasn’t a huge elaborate set for Come from Away…. Or Once… or Hamilton even. It doesn’t mean the show will be great if it has tons of scenery.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 19, 2023 9:09:07 GMT
I remember saying a few pages ago that I bet it would be in black and white but said it more as a joke. Anyway Thursday is certainly going to be interesting.
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