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Post by sph on Feb 6, 2024 12:45:43 GMT
Even if the bars are busy I'm not sure that helps with refunds though. I think the theatre itself gets the bar revenue whereas ticket refunds will come from the producers.
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Post by anthony on Feb 6, 2024 13:26:55 GMT
I was also there and really it was quite shambolic to wait until after the official end time of the show to announce the cancellation. They did do a roaring bar trade, so that should offset some of the money lost through the refunds. Plenty of people had already left before the official cancellation. It is a difficult situation and really it was the lack of information and the false announcement of 20 more minutes that didn't help. I know these things happen. Everyone I saw was being polite to the ushers thankfully, who have a difficult job, but much as I may be tempted to say "I don't get paid enough to deal with that", there are better forms of wording to use with frustrated customers. Up to the show stop, it was an excellent high energy show, with the cast having a lot of fun. Still, I can get back another time easily enough. I did wonder if it was cast illness; Conor Peirson was carrying a water bottle around during Man Up - he kept putting it down before decided he needed another drink. He also decided to skip some of the notes in the song completely. Timing would perhaps make sense - thought he could continue, opened act 2 and then realised he couldn't? I'm just not sure what could go technically wrong in the show? The set is literally so basic and most is manually moved. Audience did handle it REALLY well though - especially considering the length of time we were waiting.
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 6, 2024 13:57:46 GMT
I did wonder about illness at first, although I picked up on someone else in the cast. Perhaps there is a bug going around? Dionne Ward-Anderson was on as Nabulungi too (doing really well), which was odd as Beatrice Penny-Toure only started in the role a couple of weeks ago.
However, that wouldn't really explain why they stopped at that point, and they should have enough people available to complete the show. Maybe we'll be able to work out more if everything goes ahead without a hitch tonight.
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Post by ladidah on Feb 6, 2024 14:13:30 GMT
I wonder what happened, an hour is a long time to wait.
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Post by qwerty on Feb 9, 2024 13:33:53 GMT
I was also there and really it was quite shambolic to wait until after the official end time of the show to announce the cancellation. They did do a roaring bar trade, so that should offset some of the money lost through the refunds. Plenty of people had already left before the official cancellation. It is a difficult situation and really it was the lack of information and the false announcement of 20 more minutes that didn't help. I know these things happen. Everyone I saw was being polite to the ushers thankfully, who have a difficult job, but much as I may be tempted to say "I don't get paid enough to deal with that", there are better forms of wording to use with frustrated customers. Up to the show stop, it was an excellent high energy show, with the cast having a lot of fun. Still, I can get back another time easily enough. I did wonder if it was cast illness; Conor Peirson was carrying a water bottle around during Man Up - he kept putting it down before decided he needed another drink. He also decided to skip some of the notes in the song completely. Timing would perhaps make sense - thought he could continue, opened act 2 and then realised he couldn't? I'm just not sure what could go technically wrong in the show? The set is literally so basic and most is manually moved. Audience did handle it REALLY well though - especially considering the length of time we were waiting. When I saw it last summer, he was carrying a water bottle in Man up as well maybe he just normally requires water
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Post by francistheatreboard on Feb 10, 2024 9:44:41 GMT
I wonder what happened, an hour is a long time to wait. The show stop was due to a curtain not being able to drop, and then something went wrong with the pole that its connected to
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Post by gcbf on Feb 22, 2024 23:42:13 GMT
Went to this tonight for the first time. Full house which surprised me - couldn't see a single free seat from the middle of the stalls. Not sure it's a show for me but I certainly appreciated the talent, Colin Burnicle was a real standout for me, and Blair Gibson & Connor Peirson were just excellent. A few people nearby were just howling with laughter throughout.
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 19, 2024 11:07:41 GMT
I finally managed to see Sam Glen on as Elder Cunningham last week and I thought he brought freshness to the show. Lots of differences to the norm with his performance and such a sweet voice. This show is in a great place right now, with all the current cast well established in their roles.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 19, 2024 13:04:51 GMT
Opened 11 years ago this week (after a month of previews). Can’t believe it’s still running. Surely it’s time for something new at the PoW?
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 19, 2024 14:47:39 GMT
Opened 11 years ago this week (after a month of previews). Can’t believe it’s still running. Surely it’s time for something new at the PoW? I think this has a few years of life left yet. It's still selling well. With that said, it has started to appear on TKTS occasionally.
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Post by punxsutawney on Mar 20, 2024 9:39:12 GMT
Opened 11 years ago this week (after a month of previews). Can’t believe it’s still running. Surely it’s time for something new at the PoW? It still rarely struggles to sell. Obviously it'd be nice to have another theatre in the rotation, but it's hard to justify booting something that brings in full auditoriums most days of the week!
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 11, 2024 16:38:40 GMT
I wonder if they’ll edit the OJ reference tonight?
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Post by christya on Apr 12, 2024 10:07:14 GMT
The only edit I'd be tempted to do there would be to have OJ actually on the stage. Make it clear where he went.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 12, 2024 13:45:19 GMT
Start of the matinee today delayed by a technical issue.
And there I was looking at the cast board and the unthinkable has happened. After 20 or so times in a row seeing Richard Lloyd-King as Mafala Hatimbi, Kirk Patterson is advertised as being on.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 12, 2024 14:01:26 GMT
30 minutes in and the Associate Director has been on the stage to say there are sound issues, but they are working on it. His microphone worked. Mass exodus to the bar now. Still, more information than last time I was here with a show stop, which is appreciated.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 12, 2024 15:12:20 GMT
Did start about 15:10 (perfect sound). The show is having a religious effect on people near me. The woman behind keeps saying “Oh God”. The woman to the side is now doing the same, but with the odd “On Jesus” thrown in for good measure.
Super cast with most of the swings on, and an equally enthusiastic audience.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 13, 2024 21:12:32 GMT
For anyone curious, the OJ line got almost as much cheering and applause as the Nigel Farage line. A full and instant standing ovation at the end as well, which I haven't seen at BoM for a while.
I also saw Sam Tutty afterwards walking a little dog, along with a female friend. Impossible to say which of them was the cutest!
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Post by christya on May 7, 2024 21:11:37 GMT
Shared by the Book of Mormon Twitter page earlier, looks to be done for fun by some Korean musical theatre folk - their version of 'Hello'.Looks really good fun and very well done!
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