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Post by sophizoey on Jun 4, 2018 18:28:41 GMT
In explaining it has a megamix I totally forgot I'll be seeing this again in Liverpool tomorrow!
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Post by daniel on Jun 4, 2018 23:38:33 GMT
Thanks for the explanations all! Liking the sound of the megamix at the end and certainly excited to see Lucie as Elle again after the Curve production in 2016. Hopefully the Liverpool Empire do a better job with the sound than was the case for the opening night of Summer Holiday last month when it was all over the place. bear in mind that sound issues may not be entirely down to the venue team. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Jun 5, 2018 7:21:19 GMT
Maybe it might be better to move this post to another thread if a discussion forms but just to say that Reese Witherspoon is in talks to star in Legally Blonde 3!
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Post by emj892 on Jun 5, 2018 9:43:55 GMT
Maybe it might be better to move this post to another thread if a discussion forms but just to say that Reese Witherspoon is in talks to star in Legally Blonde 3! Please tell me this is where she ends up running for president! |
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Post by sophizoey on Jun 10, 2018 10:41:11 GMT
Saw this again on Tuesday and that was a show and a half. Nothing was going right for poor Lucie. Her dressing gown didn't come off during What You Want, so Elle went to the art gallery in her dressing gown. She fell over carrying the dog (who didn't flinch at all) and gave her self concussion and due to that forgot a lot of her lines in act 2.
The show was brilliant as always and except for Bill Ward who is just too much. I can't fault this cast at all, the standouts for me as per usual were Helen Petrovna during Whipped and Laura Harrison as Vivienne who I've really just come to appreciate as as performer.
The audience was a bit more reserved compared to what I had at Sunderland. However this show has really gotten up there into my favourite shows and I'll probably see this in Manchester one more time because it's not extending past Kilarny
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 10, 2018 18:47:30 GMT
Has anyone seen any offers/discounts available for Wimbledon? There’s swathes of unsold seats so was expecting to have seen something on Travelzoo or even TodayTix (I seem to remember The Addams Family appearing on there when it was at Wimbledon) but haven’t seen anything yet, and there’s only just over a week to go.
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Post by Snciole on Jun 10, 2018 18:55:41 GMT
It is shocking how bad it is selling, maybe the discounts will come out next week but I've just had a look at Saturday evening and there are so many seats available.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jun 17, 2018 21:25:02 GMT
anyone spotted any discounts for this yet? Surely something will pop up....
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 18, 2018 8:43:54 GMT
anyone spotted any discounts for this yet? Surely something will pop up.... I sent the Legally Blonde Facebook page and the ATG page a message asking if there were any discounts, and the only one available is £10 off opening night for theatre card holders. They said even with very low ticket sales discounts aren’t guaranteed. On some nights they’ve sold literally a handful of tickets in each level. Does anyone know if they close levels in Wimbledon? Am tempted to book a £15 ticket in the back of the upper circle with the hope they’ll upgrade, or I’ll just move further to the front of that level when it starts. I can’t see them selling all those tickets in the next couple of days. |
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Post by raiseitup on Jun 18, 2018 8:56:53 GMT
anyone spotted any discounts for this yet? Surely something will pop up.... I sent the Legally Blonde Facebook page and the ATG page a message asking if there were any discounts, and the only one available is £10 off opening night for theatre card holders. They said even with very low ticket sales discounts aren’t guaranteed. On some nights they’ve sold literally a handful of tickets in each level. Does anyone know if they close levels in Wimbledon? Am tempted to book a £15 ticket in the back of the upper circle with the hope they’ll upgrade, or I’ll just move further to the front of that level when it starts. I can’t see them selling all those tickets in the next couple of days. They didn't close any levels for Sunset Boulevard, even though there were only about 20 of us in the Upper Circle. They let everyone move to the centre though and we just found some empty seats in the stalls in the interval. |
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 22, 2018 9:05:25 GMT
For anyone else that was waiting for Wimbledon discounts like me, I ended up booking a couple of £15 (cheapest) tickets last night. It was so empty they let us just move into some of the most expensive seats, so had a brilliant view for £15.
I knew the show wasn't going to be anywhere near on par with the West End version, but it wasn't as dreadful as I was expecting. The second act was much better than the first and felt like I got my £15 worth.
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Post by biffo on Jun 23, 2018 13:08:28 GMT
What a ridiculous comment to make - ‘I KNEW it wasn’t going to be anywhere near as good’ etc... I too was there. This is one of the finest company of singers and performers on the touring circuit today!! What were you watching?? Maybe you were the only person sat down at the end when everyone else was standing applauding and generally have a great time.
Stay at home next time...
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Post by Paul on Jun 23, 2018 13:39:00 GMT
What a ridiculous comment to make - ‘I KNEW it wasn’t going to be anywhere near as good’ etc... I too was there. This is one of the finest company of singers and performers on the touring circuit today!! What were you watching?? Maybe you were the only person sat down at the end when everyone else was standing applauding and generally have a great time. Stay at home next time... Calm down. This production is VERY cheap in comparison to the West end production. The performers are very good but everything else about this production (including the megamix at the end) screams amateur. |
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 23, 2018 16:33:04 GMT
What a ridiculous comment to make - ‘I KNEW it wasn’t going to be anywhere near as good’ etc... I too was there. This is one of the finest company of singers and performers on the touring circuit today!! What were you watching?? Maybe you were the only person sat down at the end when everyone else was standing applauding and generally have a great time. Stay at home next time... Jeez chill out! It’s true that it was nowhere near the quality of the West End version, as I said. That is an outright fact. The sets and costumes looked very cheap, the roles of the dogs were severely reduced (as expected with a touring company) the direction was not as good, the size of the cast was reduced, the performances of some cast members was not the same quality as the West End version I’d seen previously. These are all things that you would come to expect with a second tour like this, and the advertising sets a clear expectation of the quality that will be provided (unlike the new Ghost tour where they were using the original production photos and videos to advertise the tour when the quality had been severely reduced). So it’s true I KNEW it wasn’t going to be West End standard from the reviews I’d read and the promotional material I had seen. The prices of the tickets reflected this however (I thought the pricing was fair), and for £15 I had a good night and enjoyed it (I never said I didn’t enjoy it, as you insinuated), as did my friend. It’s also worth noting when I went no one on the level I was on gave a standing ovation at all at the end. |
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Post by kulen on Jun 24, 2018 10:30:23 GMT
Okay imma give my opinion, don’t at me for it, again it’s an OPINION. I don’t think people in this boards don’t know what it means. The set is cheap. The wigs are cheap. The costumes are cheap. The set looks like a cartoon world and makes it look like something that belongs in a pantomime. Also the set is so tacky and not well put together- but I can understand that as it is a tour and you can’t transport a west end quality set around! Poor lucie and that wig - it made her look like she 40! Such a shame that the logistics were so poor for such a big tour  HOWEVER, the cast were good. Lucie is so good at Elle - her voice is stellar. So is Rita Simons, she really did have her comedic timing right!! I just felt underwhelmed by the fact that I felt I was in a panto half the time instead of an actual proper musical. If I have the chance to go back, needless to say I won’t go. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 11:23:27 GMT
... but I can understand that as it is a tour and you can’t transport a west end quality set around! Sorry, but that's not true. Miss Saigon is currently doing a very good job of towing its west end set around. As Phantom did when the original production was on the rounds. Many other productions have successfully translated their West End set to a touring equivalent. It narks me that people (and productions) think they can justify a cheap set because its only doing a tour and not a sit down in the big smoke. |
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Post by kulen on Jun 24, 2018 12:21:24 GMT
... but I can understand that as it is a tour and you can’t transport a west end quality set around! Sorry, but that's not true. Miss Saigon is currently doing a very good job of towing its west end set around. As Phantom did when the original production was on the rounds. Many other productions have successfully translated their West End set to a touring equivalent. It narks me that people (and productions) think they can justify a cheap set because its only doing a tour and not a sit down in the big smoke. Again it’s an opinion, this has NOTHING that compares to the west end stage. Just because 1 musical is transporting a good set doesn’t mean they can. For example, dreamgirls will struggle transporting such a hard set, just like legally blonde right now |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 14:07:33 GMT
I saw it back in September and I agree it isn’t as good as the West End production. The cast are all amazing, the three Delta Nu girls are all terrific and real theatre stars, but the set let’s it down. It’s just compared to the old set it looks amateur. On the last UK tour they had a very similar set to the West End because it was the same creative team however UK Productions (current producers) don’t reallt tour shows often and mainly do pantos. I mean...why were they on bikes in ohmygod you guys?! Also, the guy playing emmet looks too old for the part even if he was good. Also, they used painted backdrops which added to the panto feel
Nothing can beat the original broadway set...even the West End one was dubbed down.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 16:27:49 GMT
Some shows are mounted on full West End size for tours but these often stay at a venue for several weeks and have the backing of a Cameron Mc type producer who won't do things by half and has funds to cover the running costs. Plus with the bigger shows you expect a certain standard.
For weekly touring shows the larger sets and staging won't be practical or cost effective so Producers will slim things down.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 24, 2018 19:23:49 GMT
Okay imma give my opinion, don’t at me for it, again it’s an OPINION. I don’t think people in this boards don’t know what it means. Well, I’d beg to differ there. I think most people here DO respect differing opinions. However youll all be pleased to know im seeing it in Mancy-poohs this week and will be posting my definitive opinions on all important matters including the stringy wigs, flat shoes, singin’ dancin’ and sparkly sets. No, it’s no trouble, really 🙂. Is there any merch? |
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Post by kulen on Jun 24, 2018 19:36:50 GMT
Okay imma give my opinion, don’t at me for it, again it’s an OPINION. I don’t think people in this boards don’t know what it means. Well, I’d beg to differ there. I think most people here DO respect differing opinions. However youll all be pleased to know im seeing it in Mancy-poohs this week and will be posting my definitive opinions on all important matters including the stringy wigs, flat shoes, singin’ dancin’ and sparkly sets. No, it’s no trouble, really 🙂. Is there any merch? You just need to scroll up a few pages and you will see bickering! So I beg to differ! And no merch, just a programme |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 24, 2018 19:39:19 GMT
Boo 😕
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 25, 2018 12:25:34 GMT
Also, they used painted backdrops which added to the panto feel As does 42nd Street, extensively, which were painted on the frame round the back of the Theatre Royal. |
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Post by hannechalk on Jun 26, 2018 19:28:41 GMT
...Vivienne whose name I can’t remember has a great voice... Vivienne is played by Laura Harrison. |
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Post by daniel on Jun 26, 2018 19:38:23 GMT
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