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Post by geeky101 on Aug 16, 2018 15:02:40 GMT
Tim is in it for 6 months. Then a former Javert takes over. Hadley Fraser, Tam Mutu, Jeremy Secomb, David Thaxton. Of those, think Tam would be an outstanding choice. EDIT: Also just seen Tim H's tweet... saying he's only in it until December 8th?
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Post by Stephen on Aug 16, 2018 15:07:41 GMT
How easy or difficult is it to get discounted tickets for Phantom these days? Impossible?! I believe they do Day Seats only on a Thursday...if that suits you.
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Post by danb on Aug 16, 2018 15:09:04 GMT
Or James Gant! He was a magnificent Javert u/s.
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Post by Steffi on Aug 16, 2018 15:17:28 GMT
Tim is in it for 6 months. Then a former Javert takes over. Hadley Fraser, Tam Mutu, Jeremy Secomb, David Thaxton. Of those, think Tam would be an outstanding choice. EDIT: Also just seen Tim H's tweet... saying he's only in it until December 8th? Not sure why they’ve only announced him up until December. I’ve been told both he and the next Phantom are doing 6 months each.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 16, 2018 15:51:33 GMT
Or Earl Carpenter
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 16, 2018 17:40:36 GMT
How easy or difficult is it to get discounted tickets for Phantom these days? Impossible?! I believe they do Day Seats only on a Thursday...if that suits you. Are Day Seats where you have to turn up to the theatre when the box office opens?
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 16, 2018 17:41:16 GMT
Tim is in it for 6 months. Then a former Javert takes over. Hadley Fraser, Tam Mutu, Jeremy Secomb, David Thaxton. Of those, think Tam would be an outstanding choice. EDIT: Also just seen Tim H's tweet... saying he's only in it until December 8th? Tam understudied Ramin in Love Never Dies...
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 16, 2018 19:36:12 GMT
Phantom Day seats are Thursday afternoons only, and yes, you have to turn up when the box office opens - or several hours before during the peak season. Other discounts are rare - Mackintosh sometimes does them, it's usually in Get Into London Theatre and Kidsweek, and there is often a pretty good free dinner or Afternoon Tea offer going with the hotel over the road. There is also dynamic pricing, so check both lwtheatres.com and delfontmackintosh.co.uk in the week before you want to go, as something may happen. Again, not in peak season, though. Thank you kindly. Thurs matinees don't work me! I'll have to keep a weather eye out. Want to see again (first time since 2009) but I'm not paying top dollar!!
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Post by stageyninja83 on Aug 16, 2018 22:11:51 GMT
Hadley Fraser, Tam Mutu, Jeremy Secomb, David Thaxton. Of those, think Tam would be an outstanding choice. EDIT: Also just seen Tim H's tweet... saying he's only in it until December 8th? Not sure why they’ve only announced him up until December. I’ve been told both he and the next Phantom are doing 6 months each. Mike and The Mechanics start a tour in mid February so assuming he's still singing for them I wouldn't be surprised if he finishes in December. I saw on Instagram that David Thaxton was taking over in December. Not sure how true that is though.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 16, 2018 22:19:26 GMT
To add to the monkey’s comments, for the last few years Phantom has been at TKTS less. But it is still there most nights Mon-Thurs at 20-40% discount. I have bought day seats on Thursday matinees (outside of peak dates, school holidays etc) minutes before curtain up. Depending on sales that day, the box office will sell best available anywhere in the theatre for £25 until sold out. I’ve had row D, F and H in stalls and good dress circle seats for this price, all last minute.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 16, 2018 22:22:40 GMT
Les Mis on the other hand... dress circle standing is normally all I can get on the day, even on a Monday night off-peak and there are no discounts/offers around at all for advance booking. It’s been like this for about 3 years. Used to stroll to TKTS even on a Saturday night and get a 50% discounted seat easily.
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 17, 2018 9:52:49 GMT
Les Mis on the other hand... dress circle standing is normally all I can get on the day, even on a Monday night off-peak and there are no discounts/offers around at all for advance booking. It’s been like this for about 3 years. Used to stroll to TKTS even on a Saturday night and get a 50% discounted seat easily. It's amazing how the Les Mis juggernaut just rolls on.
Do we think that people introduce their kids to it?
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 17, 2018 9:53:48 GMT
To add to the monkey’s comments, for the last few years Phantom has been at TKTS less. But it is still there most nights Mon-Thurs at 20-40% discount. I have bought day seats on Thursday matinees (outside of peak dates, school holidays etc) minutes before curtain up. Depending on sales that day, the box office will sell best available anywhere in the theatre for £25 until sold out. I’ve had row D, F and H in stalls and good dress circle seats for this price, all last minute.
TKTS you have to go to their box office in person, right?
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 17, 2018 11:08:49 GMT
Yes, you do. You can got to tkts.co.uk online to get some idea of what they MAY have in stock up to 7 days ahead, though. Also, I’ve noticed they’ve gotten a lot better at updating their “current” on sale tickets throughout the day. I did a few experiments and the prices and availability largely matched what they actually have. And as tickets/price bands sold out, they were up to date.
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Post by cara on Aug 29, 2018 16:03:51 GMT
Hi I've been a lurker for a while but finally registered. I've booked tickets for Phantom in London in October but having watched the film on the weekend I have a concern. Can anyone tell me if the hanging scene is depicted in the live show? My brother in law recently committed suicide so it is a bit too raw to see it on stage.
Many thanks, Cara
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 16:07:53 GMT
I'm really sorry to hear that.
Yes, that scene is depicted on stage. It's like a couple of seconds, it happens really fast, IIRC.
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 29, 2018 16:33:47 GMT
Yes it’s very brief and features a mannequin from the flies.
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Post by cara on Aug 29, 2018 16:36:36 GMT
Thanks for your quick replies, I shall mention it to my wife and see if she feels able to deal with it.
Thank you both so much!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 29, 2018 16:39:37 GMT
Thanks for your quick replies, I shall mention it to my wife and see if she feels able to deal with it. Thank you both so much! Not a problem, sorry to read of your loss. Perhaps it’s also worth mentioning that the Phantom’s magical lasso makes a reappearance in the final scene when he uses it on Raoul (as, indeed, he does in the movie.)
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 29, 2018 19:29:40 GMT
Thanks for your quick replies, I shall mention it to my wife and see if she feels able to deal with it. Thank you both so much! You don't hear the body fall or anything, so if she's able to handle this while closing her eyes, we can describe the scene just prior to that if you like! My condolences.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 30, 2018 1:13:23 GMT
Thanks for your quick replies, I shall mention it to my wife and see if she feels able to deal with it. Thank you both so much! Not a problem, sorry to read of your loss. Perhaps it’s also worth mentioning that the Phantom’s magical lasso makes a reappearance in the final scene when he uses it on Raoul (as, indeed, he does in the movie.) Very much this. In the final scene a character mimes being chosen slowly strangled by a noose.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2018 7:17:20 GMT
cara It could be worth having a quick watch of the scenes from the 25th Anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall in advance and making the call yourself. The transition to the RAH stage production is different enough not to spoil the London production but the hanging of Bouquet and the Final Lair Lasso are fairly verbatim to give you an idea of what goes on. In fact they beef up the Bouquet scene in the RAH version a little so the London production is less physical.
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Post by Dave25 on Sept 5, 2018 12:33:54 GMT
I have a question about the current London cast.
I think Amy Manford is wonderfully cast, she has the look, poise and sound of a Christine. The tone of her voice has the right balance between innocence and classical strength. This role needs to radiate youth and beauty and is quite difficult to cast but they hit the nail right on its head here.
Without being disrespectful to another performer, it kind of startles me that the first cast Christine, Kelly Mathieson, does not fit the role at all in my opinion. No doubt she is a well trained singer, but the sound of her voice is too mature for the role, too trained, has a color that does not suit the role, and she does not look like a Christine in the slightest. About every chorus girl looks more like a Christine than she does. She is actually the ideal Madame Giry too me, in terms of voice, poise and look. I think this is really a pity, as they feature this lady on the promotion pictures and the commercial etc, which does not reflect well on the show. This is not at all her fault, but I kind of blame the casting directors. She does what she can and she is very talented, just not right for the role.
I have seen the show on Broadway and in London many times (as well as other places in the world) and I have seen many wonderful Christines. A strange thing I noticed that a few years back on Broadway they used to cast Christines that looked and sounded like Madame Giry's too (Rebecca Pitcher for example) and in London they used to cast more truthful to the character. They broke this habit on Broadway with the wonderful Kaley Ann Voorhees, another girl who is a real Christine in my opinion, but now it seems they break the habit in London too, but then the other way around? I really don't understand this.
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Post by anita on Sept 5, 2018 13:35:25 GMT
Anybody seen the new Phantom yet this week? What's he like?
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Post by stageyninja83 on Sept 5, 2018 14:42:00 GMT
Anybody seen the new Phantom yet this week? What's he like? Yes I saw his first night so hard to judge on the first performance but there were a few missed notes and cues. Vocally he was nowhere near the strongest Phantom I've seen. He was also very angry, he threw Christine around the stage so much in the finale that I felt myself cringing every time she fell to the floor! I missed the vulnerable side to Phantom. I'm heading back on 4th October to see the U/S Raoul so will get to see how he's changed in the part then.
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