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Post by steve10086 on Oct 10, 2023 16:51:19 GMT
Saw this last night, sadly Nicole didn’t stage door. Has she done it before for the show? Would love to see it again, but ticket prices. Anyone had any luck winning the lottery, what kind of seats were there? Feels like a show where you’d want to be up close No, apparently if you sit too close you won’t be able to appreciate all that’s happening. Either that or you’ll be able to see Nicole’s acting is ropey when you’re not a good distance away from it. |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 10, 2023 16:54:01 GMT
Row C all good for me - perfect seat for this as far as I was concerned!
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 10, 2023 16:55:10 GMT
Row C all good for me - perfect seat for this as far as I was concerned! Row B good for me too, but wiser men tell me I’m wrong about that 🤷♂️ |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 10, 2023 17:25:23 GMT
Row C all good for me - perfect seat for this as far as I was concerned! Row B good for me too, but wiser men tell me I’m wrong about that 🤷♂️ Can we move on from this please. You’ve made the point multiple times now. It’s not necessary for everyone to agree on what the best viewing position is. |
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Post by darvsplanet on Oct 10, 2023 18:10:55 GMT
Just arrived for the evening performance today and there are notices up in the foyer saying that filming is taking place in the auditorium today:
BY ENTERING THESE PREMISES YOU CONSENT TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AND TELEVISED BY MEANS OF A TAPE OR VIDEO RECORDING THAT MAY BE USED AT A LATER DATE.
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Post by bigredapple on Oct 10, 2023 18:13:36 GMT
Just arrived for the evening performance today and there are notices up in the foyer saying that filming is taking place in the auditorium today: BY ENTERING THESE PREMISES YOU CONSENT TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AND TELEVISED BY MEANS OF A TAPE OR VIDEO RECORDING THAT MAY BE USED AT A LATER DATE. This was outside last night too, didn’t see anything actually being recorded |
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Post by mattnyc on Oct 10, 2023 18:26:39 GMT
They’re probably filming B-Roll
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Post by ceebee on Oct 10, 2023 18:46:17 GMT
Just arrived for the evening performance today and there are notices up in the foyer saying that filming is taking place in the auditorium today: BY ENTERING THESE PREMISES YOU CONSENT TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AND TELEVISED BY MEANS OF A TAPE OR VIDEO RECORDING THAT MAY BE USED AT A LATER DATE. Wouldn't it be lovely though if it was being captured with a view to a recording of it being made available in future? If b-roll this could complement a proper recording? |
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Post by mattnyc on Oct 10, 2023 19:07:09 GMT
Pretty much every single show (Broadway/West End) has this note up at one point or another when they film their B-Roll.
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Post by chernjam on Oct 10, 2023 19:43:23 GMT
I would think for press night/Opening night, they want to provide footage for tv/online
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Post by toomasj on Oct 10, 2023 19:57:26 GMT
It’s for the EPK as I understand the show is now frozen.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 10, 2023 20:02:59 GMT
Yes any filming will just be for the EPK and to accompany publicity on opening night
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Post by Rory on Oct 10, 2023 20:14:13 GMT
Yes any filming will just be for the EPK and to accompany publicity on opening night What did you think of the show last week, mrbarnaby? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 10, 2023 20:52:18 GMT
Yes any filming will just be for the EPK and to accompany publicity on opening night What did you think of the show last week, mrbarnaby? I posted my thoughts a few pages back! |
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Post by Rory on Oct 10, 2023 21:32:36 GMT
What did you think of the show last week, mrbarnaby? I posted my thoughts a few pages back! I must have missed them! Will go back and read! |
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Post by alicechallice on Oct 10, 2023 22:19:44 GMT
Sorry if this has already been answered but can anybody advise what the view is like from the second-to-cheapest seats in the upper circle, approx 4 rows from the back?
Skimmed through various mentions of not being able to see screens at certain points in the show.
Planning to get as close to the middle of the row as possible.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Oct 10, 2023 22:20:22 GMT
the only sunset production i've seen is that danny mac one they filmed over covid, and i enjoyed that, but wow that production has nothing on this version. I adored every second and cannot wait to go back and see Rachel's take. The entire act 2 opening sequence is insane and I can't believe Tom does that every night.
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Post by stuart on Oct 10, 2023 23:06:04 GMT
Lovely touch getting a glass of Prosecco on the way in tonight because it was the Savoy Theatre’s birthday.
Full review to follow - but bloody hell, this is a masterpiece.
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Post by lonlad on Oct 11, 2023 0:04:11 GMT
Lucky you, I didn't see any prosecco :-)
But believe the hype, and re-double it. This production makes musical theatre history and the roar at the curtain call was like very few I have heard in a lifetime of theatregoing. David Thaxton (Max) looked quite overwhelmed by the response (and he is BRILLIANT in the part, as they all are)
That said, tonight was the first critics' preview, and a critic down the row from me was expressing a flat out dislike for the show at the interval, so who knows what the reviews will be on Friday? Jamie Lloyd and co certainly deserve every kudos going.
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Post by alexander on Oct 11, 2023 1:29:02 GMT
Going tomorrow for the 3rd time, this show has really cast a spell over me. I think it’s largely due to how stubborn and uncompromising Jamie Lloyd’s vision is. I love how bold it is, unapologetically bonkers with no intention of pleasing everyone. Hope I’m wrong but I think critics will be savage.
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Post by chernjam on Oct 11, 2023 2:11:32 GMT
I'm not worried one way or another about the critics. They're power and influence isn't what it once was. The reviews here and on BWW have been overwhelmingly positive on multiple levels. You're never going to get universal acclaim ala Hamilton for an ALW show. I think that a show that was so associated with extravagance and nostalgia like Sunset getting such an edgy re-interpretation with a cast that there's been pretty across the board acclaim is going to continue to get buzz.
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Post by chernjam on Oct 11, 2023 4:07:12 GMT
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Post by stuart on Oct 11, 2023 6:58:46 GMT
The camera feeds broke up a few times last night - once during the Act 2 opener and a few times later in Act 2 (including a few complete blackouts). Hoping the critics don’t try and say it’s too ambitious because I think it’s a technical masterpiece.
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 11, 2023 7:45:02 GMT
The camera feeds broke up a few times last night - once during the Act 2 opener and a few times later in Act 2 (including a few complete blackouts). Hoping the critics don’t try and say it’s too ambitious because I think it’s a technical masterpiece. Probably the ghost of Patti LuPone! 👻 |
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Post by lonlad on Oct 11, 2023 8:48:44 GMT
Yes, I wondered if those glitches last night might fuel the critics who think JL's approach is all much ado about nothing. More fools they if so - I mean, in the original production, John Napier's monumental set was known to malfunction quite a bit, too LOL! (There was a telling glimpse though for a nanosecond of one of the technicians looking panicky, and who can blame him?)
It is a tech masterpiece.
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