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Post by theatrenerd on Nov 8, 2024 19:57:23 GMT
Confirmation from Muse Creative that the new logo is a Phoenix (I still wasnât 100% sure myself)
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Post by normasturban on Nov 8, 2024 20:53:34 GMT
There are no guarantees in life, and Cameron Mackintosh doesn't owe them anything (well perhaps a debt of inspiration), but this quote's a bit of an ouch for the Sheffield team. âThe recent hugely successful Sheffield Crucible production took a contemporary look at this great musical and that inspired producer Michael Harrison and I to also take a fresh look at Miss Saigon and create a modern version that can play in many theatres that the original was unable to do. By âoriginalâ here, isnât he just saying the OG production is too big to play in smaller venues? Iâm not sure whatâs meant to be the ouch for Sheffield? Unless Iâve read it wrong. |
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Post by Ade on Nov 8, 2024 21:21:23 GMT
Confirmation from Muse Creative that the new logo is a Phoenix (I still wasnât 100% sure myself) If that isnât just a way of ensuring people donât go in expecting a literal helicopter then I donât know what is. Set the expectation early. The artwork isnât even that different aside from that change. Honestly not much would beat the way it was done in Sheffield for me now. I didnât see the original but did see the latest London production and the use of light, wind and little else in Sheffield was far more engrossing. |
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Post by max on Nov 8, 2024 21:21:23 GMT
There are no guarantees in life, and Cameron Mackintosh doesn't owe them anything (well perhaps a debt of inspiration), but this quote's a bit of an ouch for the Sheffield team. âThe recent hugely successful Sheffield Crucible production took a contemporary look at this great musical and that inspired producer Michael Harrison and I to also take a fresh look at Miss Saigon and create a modern version that can play in many theatres that the original was unable to do. By âoriginalâ here, isnât he just saying the OG production is too big to play in smaller venues? Iâm not sure whatâs meant to be the ouch for Sheffield? Unless Iâve read it wrong. It's just him saying that the Sheffield Crucible did the pioneering work on the way it can be achieved on a smaller scale - and then not going with that production. He's not obliged to; perhaps there were things he thought could be done better. Or he wanted everyone's contract and ownership of their artistic work to be fully under his banner from the start (the very CM and ALW way of doing things). |
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Post by Jon on Nov 8, 2024 21:25:21 GMT
Cameron does licenses regional productions of his shows, Oliver! for example was done at Leeds Playhouse but regional rights often come with restrictions so I imagine Miss Saigon at the Crucible was always only ever going to be performed there.
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Post by ceebee on Nov 8, 2024 22:41:35 GMT
Confirmation from Muse Creative that the new logo is a Phoenix (I still wasnât 100% sure myself) I thought it was a butterfly at first (as in Madame Butterfly). |
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Post by theatreian on Nov 8, 2024 23:12:11 GMT
I didnât see the original but did see the latest London production and the use of light, wind and little else in Sheffield was far more engrossing. I did see the original and it was obvious that it was a prop, admittedly it was fairly realistic but sometimes the illusion of something is better than an obvious prop. |
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Post by BVM on Nov 9, 2024 12:58:28 GMT
Well, this really is exciting news.
When the last UK tour wound up, I did wonder if Miss Saigon would ever rise again or if a natural chapter had drawn to a close. (Partly due to the aspects of it some perceive as problematic, partly due to the GBP interest in lush sung through musicals being seemingly in terminal decline).
Loved what they did in Sheffield and it very much gave me hope for the show's ongoing legacy.
And now out of the blue a new production announced! Can't wait to see what they do with it this time. My only real hope is they continue to use the original orchestrations and the 14-16 piece orchestra (as they did in Sheffield) as that score is truly a masterpiece. Really one of those shows where pretty much every single note is sublime.
Now - let's hope ATG send me the ATG+ advance booking e-mail lol.......
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Post by stagebyte on Nov 9, 2024 19:57:39 GMT
Confirmation from Muse Creative that the new logo is a Phoenix (I still wasnât 100% sure myself) So I know TheatreBoarders have seen millions of shows and could probably recite the score from memory, but weâre not really representative of Joe Public. Isnât this poster just the teensiest bit spoilery on a major plot point? |
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 11, 2024 8:41:14 GMT
Confirmation from Muse Creative that the new logo is a Phoenix (I still wasnât 100% sure myself) So I know TheatreBoarders have seen millions of shows and could probably recite the score from memory, but weâre not really representative of Joe Public. Isnât this poster just the teensiest bit spoilery on a major plot point? Only if you have already seen the end of act one and are familiar with the imagery. |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Nov 11, 2024 11:54:31 GMT
It is strange the tour has opted to go into the smaller Birmingham Alexandra Theatre and not the bigger Hippodrome, this maybe a clue to how small and stripped back this tour is going to be. Les Mis played the Alexandra Theatre for 3 months in 1999. That was a replica tour of the original London production. So I don't think this suggests Miss Saigon will be small and stripped back. This Miss Saigon tour is also playing the Edinburgh Playhouse, which must be one of the biggest theatres in the UK. It was at the Festival Theatre last time it was up. It seems strange to put the smaller production in a bigger theatre! I suppose the Festival Theatre is probably more tied up while the King's Theatre is being refurbished. Unless it's an ATG thing? |
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Post by Alejo on Nov 11, 2024 15:15:45 GMT
Les Mis played the Alexandra Theatre for 3 months in 1999. That was a replica tour of the original London production. So I don't think this suggests Miss Saigon will be small and stripped back. This Miss Saigon tour is also playing the Edinburgh Playhouse, which must be one of the biggest theatres in the UK. It was at the Festival Theatre last time it was up. It seems strange to put the smaller production in a bigger theatre! I suppose the Festival Theatre is probably more tied up while the King's Theatre is being refurbished. Unless it's an ATG thing? Yes, I was surprised to see it was going to the Playhouse. All Cameronâs recent tours have been the Festival (Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Hamilton, Mary Poppins). But yes, this could be a Michael Harrison/ATG thing. Or as you said, availability. |
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