1,998 posts
|
Post by distantcousin on Feb 10, 2019 18:06:35 GMT
According to Graham Norton radio interview with the cast, I'm Still Here has been re-choreographed
Hi there.
I can't find this interview - can you point me towards it, by any chance?! Thanks!
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 19:33:01 GMT
|
|
524 posts
|
Post by callum on Feb 10, 2019 20:57:25 GMT
Did they actually say it's been re-choreographed? Tracie was hilarious pointing out that she is singing I'm Still Here as written by Sondheim, not taking liberties as some have done in past productions or in concert. And anyone who doesn't like it can piss right off. (Not her actual turn of phrase, but what was implied. Do you think she might have read this thread!) Oh god, I meant Who's That Woman - not I'm Still Here! Totally my mistake! Tracie was talking about having to do I'm Still Here immediately following Who's That Woman IIRC - and said that she's now even more exhausted after the Who's That Woman as it's been re-choreographed with more tap, making I'm Still Here even harder! |
|
1,998 posts
|
Post by distantcousin on Feb 11, 2019 19:46:25 GMT
Bloody LOVE La Bennett. So Northern and non-luvvie. How refreshing!
What was it she said under her breath about performing it in concert?
|
|
5,823 posts
|
Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 11, 2019 21:01:38 GMT
Thank god they have re choreographed that- it was so disappointing.
Bennett seemed to have a real chip on her shoulder about people saying her version of I’m Still Here isn’t as good as others. WHO WOULD SAY THAT?! She’s stunning in that song.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 21:17:51 GMT
I mean I wouldn’t tell her, but her version is not one of the better ones I’ve seen. I just don’t believe her when she sings it.
|
|
524 posts
|
Post by callum on Feb 11, 2019 23:03:18 GMT
Also loved the faint implication about her being told about 'people online' and 'messageboards/forums' etc slagging her off... ignore them we love you Tracie!
|
|
1,256 posts
|
Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 11, 2019 23:13:37 GMT
I personally HATED her version of it. It was all for show and there was little actual understanding or real feeling behind it. It also felt oddly staged and uncomfortable at times too. Obviously don't tell Tracie I said that though  |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 0:33:35 GMT
It's a shame they're not changing the staging to I'm Still Here. Her performance at the Oliviers was all over the place and it needs reigning in. I'm seeing it next Monday. PS - Hi Tracie |
|
324 posts
|
Post by barrowside on Feb 12, 2019 11:46:22 GMT
I loved the staging of it with Tracie on the bare stage singing into the void. I've only seen this version of Follies but I thought she was great.
|
|
160 posts
|
Post by stageyqueen on Feb 12, 2019 18:54:14 GMT
Wish them all the best for tonight. I am looking forward to seeing this tomorrow.
|
|
26 posts
|
Post by julian on Feb 12, 2019 19:15:24 GMT
Wish them all the best for tonight. I am looking forward to seeing this tomorrow. Me too, I am going Thursday |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 20:27:27 GMT
I can't wait to see and hear Joanna Riding play Sally. If she can bring half of what she put into Julie Jordan in Carousel, she'll be fantastic. I'm far more excited for her than I was for Imelda Staunton.
I'm seeing it next Monday.
|
|
32 posts
|
Post by ronsdivas on Feb 13, 2019 0:50:32 GMT
Follies CD available from Amazon.uk on March 29th.
Music RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Follies
(Arts Music/Warner Classics/National Theatre - new on CD at Amazon UK)
2017 National Theatre cast album. Stephen Sondheim score. Cast includes Imelda Staunton, Philip Quast, Janie Dee, Peter Forbes, and Tracie Bennett. "Prologue," "Beautiful Girls," "Don't Look at Me," "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Rain on the Roof / Ah, Paris! / Broadway Baby (Medley)," "The Road You Didn't Take," "In Buddy's Eyes," "Who's That Woman?," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "The Right Girl," "One More Kiss," "Could I Leave You," "Loveland," "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (Medley)," "Buddy's Blues," "Losing My Mind," "The Story of Lucy and Jessie," "Live, Laugh, Love," "End of Show." Recorded in January 2018. U.S. release status unknown. Released on mp3 and at iTunes 1/18/19.
|
|
1,998 posts
|
Post by distantcousin on Feb 13, 2019 8:16:37 GMT
I can't wait to see and hear Joanna Riding play Sally. If she can bring half of what she put into Julie Jordan in Carousel, she'll be fantastic. I'm far more excited for her than I was for Imelda Staunton. I'm seeing it next Monday.
Staunters is wonderful, but I don't think anyone could really take her seriously as a former showgirl. Especially when put next to Janie Dee.
|
|
904 posts
|
Post by lonlad on Feb 13, 2019 8:32:26 GMT
Riding in CAROUSEL one of the greatest musical theatre performances I have ever seen -- and the only Julie Jordan I have seen to make sense of a fascinating but cryptic character. (YOu really believed Dee's Carrie when she described Riding's Julie as "quieter and deeper than a well".) I suspect she will be amazing in FOLLIES.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 8:41:07 GMT
Follies CD available from Amazon.uk on March 29th. Music RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: Follies (Arts Music/Warner Classics/National Theatre - new on CD at Amazon UK) 2017 National Theatre cast album. Stephen Sondheim score. Cast includes Imelda Staunton, Philip Quast, Janie Dee, Peter Forbes, and Tracie Bennett. "Prologue," "Beautiful Girls," "Don't Look at Me," "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Rain on the Roof / Ah, Paris! / Broadway Baby (Medley)," "The Road You Didn't Take," "In Buddy's Eyes," "Who's That Woman?," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "The Right Girl," "One More Kiss," "Could I Leave You," "Loveland," "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (Medley)," "Buddy's Blues," "Losing My Mind," "The Story of Lucy and Jessie," "Live, Laugh, Love," "End of Show." Recorded in January 2018. U.S. release status unknown. Released on mp3 and at iTunes 1/18/19. That is good news. Call me old but I LOVE CDs! The whole experience of the packaged product, especially for musicals, really adds something. Let us hope Company soon follows suit. |
|
364 posts
|
Post by dazzerlump on Feb 13, 2019 9:37:27 GMT
I can't wait to see and hear Joanna Riding play Sally. If she can bring half of what she put into Julie Jordan in Carousel, she'll be fantastic. I'm far more excited for her than I was for Imelda Staunton. I'm seeing it next Monday. I'm completely with you on this, as much as I loved seeing Follies last time round, it was Joanna Riding's casting that made me book to see it again |
|
1,936 posts
|
Post by wickedgrin on Feb 13, 2019 12:37:57 GMT
I can't wait to see and hear Joanna Riding play Sally. If she can bring half of what she put into Julie Jordan in Carousel, she'll be fantastic. I'm far more excited for her than I was for Imelda Staunton. I'm seeing it next Monday. I'm completely with you on this, as much as I loved seeing Follies last time round, it was Joanna Riding's casting that made me book to see it again Yes, absolutely - me too - going Friday! Really looking forward to seeing this again! |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 15:44:16 GMT
TodayTix has a 46% off sale for a few performances over the next three weeks.
|
|
524 posts
|
Post by callum on Feb 13, 2019 18:06:47 GMT
Also managed to get Entry Pass for a Row B circle seat for a performance next week so definitely think they're opening things up
|
|
|
|
Post by Mr Snow on Feb 14, 2019 11:33:32 GMT
Seeing the show tonight.
Anyone else going to The Making of Follies, All day 19th March?
|
|
943 posts
|
Post by vdcni on Feb 14, 2019 11:49:20 GMT
Still a great production, Dee and Forbes are as good as ever as were all the other returnees. Dee still glides through the whole thing in that viciously elegant way though her voice was strained at times or perhaps it's a bit more obvious now she's alongside Riding rather than Staunton.
Of the newer cast Felicty Lott wasn't quite as spellbinding as Josephine Barstow but was still excellent. Similarly Claire Moore isn't quite up there with Di Botcher yet in terms of performance but vocally she was very strong. None of the youngsters really stand out in the way that Zizi Strallen and Alex Young did last time but it's early days.
As for the main two new additions, well initially I thought they were a bit lightweight in comparison to Quast & Staunton. For all her virtues Joanna Riding isn't in Staunton's league as an actress when not singing anyway but she obviously has the advantage in vocals so once the songs start, her performance really kicks in and she hits the heights. Both In Buddy's Eyes and Losing My Mind are spectacular. She and Hanson also combine to great effect on Too Many Mornings. That's probably his best moment, other than that he doesn't give a bad performance it's just not at the same level as Quast yet but again he has time.
|
|
1,998 posts
|
Post by distantcousin on Feb 14, 2019 15:16:48 GMT
Seeing the show tonight. Anyone else going to The Making of Follies, All day 19th March?
YEP! I probably should try and get tickets for the evening too. It's all 'money' though...
|
|
1,998 posts
|
Post by distantcousin on Feb 14, 2019 15:18:41 GMT
TodayTix has a 46% off sale for a few performances over the next three weeks.
Gawd! If they could just extend it a bit!!...
|
|
