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Post by shownut on Sept 16, 2024 16:13:19 GMT
Just as a matter of interest does anyone know what happened to the proposed transfer of Some Like It Hot? I would imagine the same as what happened to the proposed transfers of JAGGED LITTLE PILL and SHUCKED. :-( |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Sept 16, 2024 16:42:37 GMT
Just as a matter of interest does anyone know what happened to the proposed transfer of Some Like It Hot? The US Tour just started recently, if that flops I don't think we'll see a transfer at all. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 16, 2024 16:58:41 GMT
Sadly I’ve heard this is dead now. The producers got cold feet.
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Post by rayc on Sept 16, 2024 18:13:03 GMT
Oh shame. Suspected as much. Thanks for the update.
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Post by khiar on Sept 17, 2024 8:15:52 GMT
That's such a shame. Glad I saw it in New York, it was a gem of a show.
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Post by anita on Sept 17, 2024 9:10:06 GMT
I really wanted to see this - pity.
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Post by BVM on Sept 17, 2024 9:15:28 GMT
And now The Notebook allegedly happening.
To be honest, so many West End shows close announcing they are doing tours that never materialise.
So many Broadway shows close announcing West End runs that never materialise.
Unless they are genuinely big hitters, most are unlikely to actually come over (or if they do it's often years later in a non West End smaller venue).
Shame about Shucked. A few catchy songs in that!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 17, 2024 9:24:02 GMT
Shucked IS still happening…. 👀
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Post by nicenin on Sept 17, 2024 9:35:19 GMT
Sadly I’ve heard this is dead now. The producers got cold feet. I wonder what caused this. And it's curious it didn't take off in NYC. It may simply be a generational issue that the years are passing by. |
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Post by Sean on Sept 17, 2024 9:38:13 GMT
Shucked IS still happening…. 👀 Is there an approximate time frame for Shucked? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 17, 2024 9:52:36 GMT
Shucked IS still happening…. 👀 Is there an approximate time frame for Shucked? Next summer |
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Post by tcb on Sept 17, 2024 16:21:47 GMT
I got day seats to see this on Broadway. If I’m honest we just went as my daughter wanted to see Christian Borle in a show. Neither of us (45 & 18) knew anything about the show and hadn’t seen the film.
It had some fantastic numbers and amazing costumes and I really enjoyed it, but I’m not sure I see it in a west end theatre anytime soon.
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Post by erik24601 on Sept 17, 2024 16:26:45 GMT
Shucked IS still happening…. 👀 Will this sell in the UK? I'm not so sure. |
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Post by BVM on Sept 17, 2024 16:31:58 GMT
Shucked IS still happening…. 👀 Will this sell in the UK? I'm not so sure. Me neither to be honest. It didn't exactly sell there whenever they tried to charge "usual" Broadway prices..... |
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Post by normasturban on Sept 17, 2024 17:14:45 GMT
When Shucked priced accordingly, it was a decent little earner with lowish overheads. Let down by a bizarrely high capitalisation.
It was also doing admirably (if not amazingly) and only closed because another show extended unexpectedly, bumping The Who’s Tommy out of the theatre it was intending to go in, and the Nederlanders sacrificed Shucked to make room.
If they don’t go wild with the pricing, it could have a nice little (limited) run here. Some Like it Hot was the better show but marketed horribly and just felt too old fashioned.
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Post by althea on Sept 18, 2024 0:55:31 GMT
Shucked was a weird choice for Cameron to go on about and proclaim its' UK transfer. I saw it on BW and it's a lot of fun and witty but there is zero UK audience for it - it's not Avenue Q. It's a lovely show that i'll really enjoy at Southwark, same with Kimberley Akimbo (which I adored but am aware of it's limited UK mainstream potential). Some Like It Hot was a joyous massive musical - sadly no great songs but the production was mindblowing - the tap dance chase in Act 2 worth admission alone. It also had the most gorgeous trans story woven into it - that I adored - and when I spoke to an Upper East Side wasp who was sitting next to me afterwards she told me that she never understood it before until that show. Huge shame if the UK is going to miss out on this because it really was a glorious Broadway spectacle directed by the iconic Casey Nicholaw - would rather this was in the West End instead of Mean Girls.
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Post by danb on Sept 18, 2024 6:26:39 GMT
Somebody directed ‘Mean Girls’? I’d say ‘staged’ would be a more appropriate word; so unimaginative was its staging! (Just my opinion obvs).
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Post by BVM on Sept 18, 2024 7:56:14 GMT
Shucked was a weird choice for Cameron to go on about and proclaim its' UK transfer. I saw it on BW and it's a lot of fun and witty but there is zero UK audience for it - it's not Avenue Q. It's a lovely show that i'll really enjoy at Southwark, same with Kimberley Akimbo (which I adored but am aware of it's limited UK mainstream potential). Some Like It Hot was a joyous massive musical - sadly no great songs but the production was mindblowing - the tap dance chase in Act 2 worth admission alone. It also had the most gorgeous trans story woven into it - that I adored - and when I spoke to an Upper East Side wasp who was sitting next to me afterwards she told me that she never understood it before until that show. Huge shame if the UK is going to miss out on this because it really was a glorious Broadway spectacle directed by the iconic Casey Nicholaw - would rather this was in the West End instead of Mean Girls. I find this such a sad throw away comment in the middle of a rave review of a MUSICAL! Mainly because it's so common in reviews these days. Wanting/needing MUSICALS to have great MUSIC is a hill I will die on. Maybe I should start a separate thread on that topic..... Though I rather suspect I've mentioned it enough on individual threads for now. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Sept 18, 2024 8:11:58 GMT
I think Some Like It Hot would have died a pretty quick death here, unless maybe they got Johannes from strictly to lead it.
It wasn't a great musical, and I think in part writing new golden age style musicals doesn't seem to work. They never seem to have the same feel and sound to them, compared to the ones actually written in the golden age.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 18, 2024 8:23:49 GMT
I think we need to see if Johannes can act and sing his lead part in Kinky Boots before we start casting him in anything else. He’s going to look and dance brilliantly in it but I’m not convinced about the rest until we see him.
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Post by ods6579 on Sept 18, 2024 10:26:19 GMT
Shucked was a weird choice for Cameron to go on about and proclaim its' UK transfer. I saw it on BW and it's a lot of fun and witty but there is zero UK audience for it - it's not Avenue Q. It's a lovely show that i'll really enjoy at Southwark, same with Kimberley Akimbo (which I adored but am aware of it's limited UK mainstream potential). Some Like It Hot was a joyous massive musical - sadly no great songs but the production was mindblowing - the tap dance chase in Act 2 worth admission alone. It also had the most gorgeous trans story woven into it - that I adored - and when I spoke to an Upper East Side wasp who was sitting next to me afterwards she told me that she never understood it before until that show. Huge shame if the UK is going to miss out on this because it really was a glorious Broadway spectacle directed by the iconic Casey Nicholaw - would rather this was in the West End instead of Mean Girls. I find this such a sad throw away comment in the middle of a rave review of a MUSICAL! Mainly because it's so common in reviews these days. Wanting/needing MUSICALS to have great MUSIC is a hill I will die on. Maybe I should start a separate thread on that topic..... Though I rather suspect I've mentioned it enough on individual threads for now. I personally loved the music from the show. I listened to the cast recording a couple of weeks ago and thought that it was refreshing to here a somewhat traditional, jazzy Broadway score amidst all these new musicals with the same old piano, pop writing. With a landscape of musical theatre that feels more and more AI generated it felt nice to hear a bunch of songs by Shaiman and Wittman that had rich orchestrations. |
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