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Post by sph on Jan 29, 2024 18:52:54 GMT
I mean, TikTok is huge nowadays. If a few videos from this go on to become massively popular, it's a great big self-perpetuating free advert for the show.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 29, 2024 19:09:16 GMT
As I said. Gimmick.
I refuse to have TikTok on my devices.
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Post by toomasj on Jan 29, 2024 19:15:31 GMT
They’ll do the usual TV talent show thing, they’ll cast “John, a waiter from Scotland” in a role, but conveniently fail to mention that “John” has loads of West End credits, is a trained and working theatre professional and just finished doing 9 months understudying a lead role in “The Book of Mormon” or something. I remember watching one of the talent shows (Joseph, possibly?) where they did exactly this. I had seen the performer in previous years cover both Jean Valjean and The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. But no, “he’s a waiter”.
It’s a gimmick, with the platform being used to advertise the show and make it feel like “a community” production where “the powers that be are listening to the public”.
The tactic is as old as the hills.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 29, 2024 22:56:44 GMT
They basically want people with a big TikTok following who will continually promote the show. There are plenty of established musical theatre actors with followings, so there's no reason why they will have to go with unknown people.
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Post by properjob on Jan 29, 2024 23:03:27 GMT
They are basically doing an open call via self tapes but getting free publicity out of it. Clever.
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Post by sph on Jan 30, 2024 19:01:04 GMT
They are basically doing an open call via self tapes but getting free publicity out of it. Clever. Which is why it must be for publicity, because that approach to casting isn't practical. A person singing one song in their bedroom does not translate to being able give a fully rounded performance eight times a week. Usually self tapes are requested by casting directors from carefully selected candidates who have the training or experience to play the role. |
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Post by cronker on May 10, 2024 17:50:11 GMT
I adore this score. But it struggles because it doesn’t really tell or move the story along.
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Post by blamerobots on May 11, 2024 17:20:09 GMT
I think a big part of the songwriting success of Pasek-Paul is their songs that are just disconnected enough that they can be played on the radio. Hence the amount of Greatest Showman, La La Land etc. airplay.
But the downside to that is DEH feels like a bunch of pop songs sandwiched in-between nothing book scenes. It feels like the Pasek-Paul jukebox musical.
Sort of like what danb said, maybe with a tour, stripped down without the excess... we'll get a less artifical response.
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Post by danb on May 11, 2024 18:35:16 GMT
The only real moments of emotion for me are when Larry Murphy finally breaks down, & ‘Words Fail’; Actual demonstrations of emotion rather than endless talking/singing about it. If they can tap into the real, rather than needing volume & multi-tracking to create effective moments they’ll be onto a winner.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jun 6, 2024 10:03:28 GMT
Looks like casting maybe coming soon. Theatres teasing an update on 11th june
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jun 6, 2024 11:48:07 GMT
Dear Evan Hansen film is on BBC 2 on Friday 14 June at 11.05pm.
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Post by interval99 on Jun 9, 2024 17:19:00 GMT
That is a graveyard slot for this film however bad it is.
Has any other tony award winning and at time of opening highly acclaimed musical gone through such a tumultuous downturn of fortunes in less than a decade since it opened.
Will be interesting if the new tour can restore its reputation a bit and sort out the main character issues which both brought it acclaim and caused the backlash.
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Post by sph on Jun 9, 2024 21:38:20 GMT
That is a graveyard slot for this film however bad it is. Has any other tony award winning and at time of opening highly acclaimed musical gone through such a tumultuous downturn of fortunes in less than a decade since it opened. Will be interesting if the new tour can restore its reputation a bit and sort out the main character issues which both brought it acclaim and caused the backlash. The touring market at the moment seems to be incredibly shaky. It seems to be fine for the big name sure-fire hits like Wicked or even Sister Act, but Dear Evan Hansen has plummeted in popularity these last couple of years. |
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Post by properjob on Jun 9, 2024 21:57:40 GMT
That is a graveyard slot for this film however bad it is. Has any other tony award winning and at time of opening highly acclaimed musical gone through such a tumultuous downturn of fortunes in less than a decade since it opened. Will be interesting if the new tour can restore its reputation a bit and sort out the main character issues which both brought it acclaim and caused the backlash. The touring market at the moment seems to be incredibly shaky. It seems to be fine for the big name sure-fire hits like Wicked or even Sister Act, but Dear Evan Hansen has plummeted in popularity these last couple of years. It does have the advantage of a relatively small cast and band which will help the economics. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 9, 2024 22:00:44 GMT
And this production will be cheap as hell
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 9, 2024 23:07:01 GMT
The lack of excitement for this tour is palpable. The teens this musical appeals to on TikTok all hate it.
It's on the required reading list for some Drama exam boards, for some reason...
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 9, 2024 23:15:27 GMT
And this production will be cheap as hell Looking at all the director's previous work, I'm predicting blue watercolour-style painted background, some small wheel-in wheel-out set dressings, maybe one screen? Thankfully, Dear Evan Hansen can definitely stand on its own without that flashy set...  |
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Post by Scswp on Jun 10, 2024 4:57:02 GMT
And this production will be cheap as hell Looking at all the director's previous work, I'm predicting blue watercolour-style painted background, some small wheel-in wheel-out set dressings, maybe one screen? Thankfully, Dear Evan Hansen can definitely stand on its own without that flashy set... I respectfully disagree. Whilst there are some good songs and dramatic moments in this show, I think the design/staging helped to elevate the generally mediocre music and plot. For me, there were moments of interest, but on the whole, the show ‘dragged’. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 10, 2024 6:08:53 GMT
Looking at all the director's previous work, I'm predicting blue watercolour-style painted background, some small wheel-in wheel-out set dressings, maybe one screen? Thankfully, Dear Evan Hansen can definitely stand on its own without that flashy set... I respectfully disagree. Whilst there are some good songs and dramatic moments in this show, I think the design/staging helped to elevate the generally mediocre music and plot. For me, there were moments of interest, but on the whole, the show ‘dragged’. I definitely agree with you; sarcasm doesn't come across in text much  |
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Post by Scswp on Jun 10, 2024 6:47:05 GMT
I respectfully disagree. Whilst there are some good songs and dramatic moments in this show, I think the design/staging helped to elevate the generally mediocre music and plot. For me, there were moments of interest, but on the whole, the show ‘dragged’. I definitely agree with you; sarcasm doesn't come across in text much 🤣🤣 Sorry, I noticed the sarcasm in the first paragraph, but thought you were being serious in the second! I saw DEH with the original cast on Broadway. At that time, it was one of the hottest tickets in town (outside of ‘Hello, Dolly!’ with Bette Midler). I came out of the theatre thinking that it was ‘enjoyable’, but couldn’t understand the massive hype that was surrounding it. I wouldn’t necessarily want to see it again and I can’t get past the first half of the film version at all! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 10, 2024 7:41:09 GMT
Looking at all the director's previous work, I'm predicting blue watercolour-style painted background, some small wheel-in wheel-out set dressings, maybe one screen? Thankfully, Dear Evan Hansen can definitely stand on its own without that flashy set... I respectfully disagree. Whilst there are some good songs and dramatic moments in this show, I think the design/staging helped to elevate the generally mediocre music and plot. For me, there were moments of interest, but on the whole, the show ‘dragged’. The book definitely dragged for me. The set design was poor and the score to the second half was terrible. Don't even get me started on the film. If I were to watch it again, it would be in small theatre like Nottingham with a new creatives. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 10, 2024 8:09:44 GMT
I'd revise the book a bunch in a new production, but unfortunately the success of the musical with teens on stage mean the book is likely to not be changing anytime soon.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jun 10, 2024 11:56:09 GMT
has anyone had any rumblings on who might be in this?
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Post by properjob on Jun 10, 2024 20:58:58 GMT
has anyone had any rumblings on who might be in this? Given the age of most of the characters and they held an open call I would guess there is a high chance there might be a few straight out of drama school making their pro debuts and so therefore unknown. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 11, 2024 8:13:11 GMT
Oh I figure that was a publicity stunt and the only open cast will probably be an understudy of a minor role.
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