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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 4, 2017 15:43:52 GMT
Ok, I've solved it. Have all of the the different costumes from different styles and eras but make them all the same ghostly grey/white and everyone's hair and make up white so that it looks like an ensemble instead a bunch of people from a fancy dress party.
No, really. My pleasure.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 15:50:42 GMT
Ok, I've solved it. Have all of the the different costumes from different styles and eras but make them all the same ghostly grey/white and everyone's hair and make up white so that it looks like an ensemble instead a bunch of people from a fancy dress party. No, really. My pleasure. That's what they used on Broadway. |
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Post by stevej678 on Sept 11, 2017 9:15:48 GMT
Well, saw this at the matinee today. Took a bunch of friends, 9 of us total. Was so looking forward to it but we all thought it was very much below par. I don't know if the cast weren't up for it, Sunday matinee etc, or the audience weren't up for it or both but Christ it was leaden. The jokes did not land at all and there was just something wrong with the pace of it. Gomez was good, he was the only one with any real energy, and I thought Samantha Womack was ok but the other eight read her deadpan as dead bored. One thing bugged the sh*t out of me. The ancestors/ghosts all being dressed in different costumes looked hideously messy in the ensemble numbers. Hugely distracting. Why not just dress them all as ghosts so that everyone knew what was going on? Also, members of the ensemble hanging about on stage for no reason throughout. Did somebody want to get their money's worth out of them? Terrible shame. Maybe we got it on a bad day. We were both at The Lowry last week BurlybeaR but seem to have had very different experiences! I really enjoyed this on Friday evening. Les Dennis was off but Scott Paige did a great job as a rather adorable Uncle Fester, earning the loudest cheers at curtain call from an enthusiastic audience. No problems with jokes falling flat - if anything, certain lines such as Gomez talking about Wednesday setting fire to a Jehovah's witness, earned such loud laughter and subsequent applause that the audience reaction bordered on inappropriate and seemed to amuse the cast! Funnily enough, I loved everything about the ancestors/ghosts, from their terrific costumes to the spectacular, slickly-executed ensemble numbers. I thought the atmosphere and creepiness of the Addams' home was also greatly enhanced by the ancestors overlooking the action or briefly shadowing the principal characters. Kirsty Ingram as the Geisha ancestor stood out from a high-energy ensemble. Cameron Blakeley as Gomez is definitely the star of the show but Carrie Hope Fletcher also shone as Wednesday, while Samantha Womack had the deadpan Morticia to a T. It's not a musical that's going to change the world but it delivers exactly what it says on the tin and does so with aplomb. **** |
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Post by djp on Sept 11, 2017 11:37:57 GMT
Well, saw this at the matinee today. Took a bunch of friends, 9 of us total. Was so looking forward to it but we all thought it was very much below par. I don't know if the cast weren't up for it, Sunday matinee etc, or the audience weren't up for it or both but Christ it was leaden. The jokes did not land at all and there was just something wrong with the pace of it. Gomez was good, he was the only one with any real energy, and I thought Samantha Womack was ok but the other eight read her deadpan as dead bored. One thing bugged the sh*t out of me. The ancestors/ghosts all being dressed in different costumes looked hideously messy in the ensemble numbers. Hugely distracting. Why not just dress them all as ghosts so that everyone knew what was going on? Also, members of the ensemble hanging about on stage for no reason throughout. Did somebody want to get their money's worth out of them? Terrible shame. Maybe we got it on a bad day. The dead don't really die in Adam's world . They therefore retain thir personalities. They can't then all look the same, as generic ghosts, can they? Ghosts also hang about, haunting, where they like - its what they do . The whole family is deadpan - its in the genes. |
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Post by Deal J on Sept 12, 2017 11:39:36 GMT
The dead don't really die in Adam's world . They therefore retain thir personalities. They can't then all look the same, as generic ghosts, can they? Precisely. If only people would stop being so wraithist. |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 12, 2017 12:49:36 GMT
After a fortnight in Salford, the cast and crew are probably looking forward to spending the next week somewhere as vibrant and buzzing as...Sheffield.
When everyone heads home on Saturday night, CHF is even hanging around for an extra day for a book signing at the local Waterstones. It's only £12.99 to attend!!!
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Post by danb on Sept 12, 2017 13:09:19 GMT
After a fortnight in Salford, the cast and crew are probably looking forward to spending the next week somewhere as vibrant and buzzing as...Sheffield. When everyone heads home on Saturday night, CHF is even hanging around for an extra day for a book signing at the local Waterstones. It's only £12.99 to attend!!! ...and your point is? Your post slags off both Salford and Sheffield (both vibrant Northern cities) then misrepresents a book signing. The book is £12.99, the purchase of which is a pre-requisite for Waterstones to go to the inconvenience of hosting the event. An event that will bring happiness to many (mostly teenage) fans, and give them a chance to meet the person that they are a fan of. I'm all for a bit of snark but your post has no point or discernible humour. |
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Post by grannyjx6 on Sept 12, 2017 20:26:31 GMT
Salford and Sheffield are honest working class cities and are both lucky enough to have very good theatres for the locals to visit after they've fed their whippets.
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Post by tr252 on Sept 12, 2017 20:49:47 GMT
Sheffield is a fantastic city, I won't have anybody tell me otherwise.
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Post by danb on Sept 12, 2017 21:31:17 GMT
Salford and Sheffield are honest working class cities and are both lucky enough to have very good theatres for the locals to visit after they've fed their whippets. I don't get a chance to visit the theatre. My pigeons take up all of my time. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 14, 2017 16:32:54 GMT
After a fortnight in Salford, the cast and crew are probably looking forward to spending the next week somewhere as vibrant and buzzing as...Sheffield. When everyone heads home on Saturday night, CHF is even hanging around for an extra day for a book signing at the local Waterstones. It's only £12.99 to attend!!! 😐 I'm from Sheffield. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 14, 2017 16:33:35 GMT
Possibly better than the performances!
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Post by grannyjx6 on Sept 14, 2017 22:37:41 GMT
I saw it today in Sheffield. Les Dennis wasn't on owing to his 'indisposition' according to the announcement. It was ok, and Cameron Blakely as Gomez held it together for me. Slightly better in the second half and I did enjoy the 'tango'. The audience went nuts at the end, maybe I just see too many shows.
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Post by musicalfloozie on Sept 15, 2017 23:08:31 GMT
I saw it this evening but wasn't blown away. Les Dennis still off but Scott seemed a good stand in as was funny and lovable. Carrie was OK but her voice going and she couldn't hit the high notes on some of her songs, they had just done two shows almost back to back though!! I think the highlight for me was Gomez, he was funny and kept the show going and me interested.
I did see this on Broadway and there are obviously a few changes so maybe it didn't live up to the first show I saw it just felt like something was missing but not sure what.
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Post by No. on Sept 16, 2017 13:55:25 GMT
Signs up in the theatre saying both Les and Carrie are off. Scott Paige is on for Fester as usual and Kirsty Ingram is on as Wednesday.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 16, 2017 16:31:15 GMT
Feel so sorry for Kirsty.
She is making her debut and will no doubt be looking forward to a few tweets congratulating her but as Carrie has tagged her in this all she will see us 645643577 messages "oh I am so sorry I am missing you Carrie. My daughter will be devastated" etc etc etc.
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Post by danb on Sept 16, 2017 17:42:44 GMT
On the contrary, I think she has banged on about the limits of a performer so much that no 'hopeful' would allow their parent to publicly denounce her for being ill. But will she be at the signing tomorrow though?🤔 (It does beg the question as to why she is singing elsewhere at the same time though?)
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Post by firefingers on Sept 16, 2017 17:46:04 GMT
Actually if you head to twitter it is full of people saying they understand, wishing her understudy luck etc.
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Post by ensembleswings on Sept 16, 2017 18:04:04 GMT
So glad that this is the case, it would have been so disheartening for Kirsty to read those sorts of tweets before making her debut in the role.
Book signings along with the tour I can understand, but another two musicals? I'm surprised it took this long for her voice not to ply ball
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Post by Raven on Sept 16, 2017 18:27:33 GMT
I'm curious as to what the two other musicals are! Sounds like a lot to be doing in one go though.
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Post by danb on Sept 16, 2017 19:44:42 GMT
Obviously workshopping stuff we are yet to be aware of...
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Post by tsxmitw on Sept 16, 2017 20:15:44 GMT
Feel so sorry for Kirsty. She is making her debut and will no doubt be looking forward to a few tweets congratulating her but as Carrie has tagged her in this all she will see us 645643577 messages "oh I am so sorry I am missing you Carrie. My daughter will be devastated" etc etc etc. Everything is a drama with that girl. |
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Sept 18, 2017 15:14:52 GMT
Would probably be wise of the producers to let Kirsty do matinees on a two show day, Wednesday is a big sing and one of those roles that require strong belts and high notes. It'd give both girls the chance to shine.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 23, 2017 13:04:37 GMT
After Salford, then Sheffield, the cast and crew must have enjoyed spending the last week somewhere as vibrant as Bristol. Perhaps Les Dennis is even staying on an extra day to sign copies of his autobiography, for a small fee?
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Post by djp on Sept 24, 2017 0:45:21 GMT
Would probably be wise of the producers to let Kirsty do matinees on a two show day, Wednesday is a big sing and one of those roles that require strong belts and high notes. It'd give both girls the chance to shine. Not when I buy matinees....... |
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