Follies

I've seen the NT Live broadcast and been to Follies 2.0 twice. Definitely worth making the trip next month if at all possible! Joanna Riding is something else.


Thanks for the info @baemax, really interesting to know!

Second time I went, Peter Forbes started with the wrong lyric in The Right Girl and decided to give up and stumble around taking swigs for a minute until "Hey Margie...". Was also a captioned performance and it really threw them for a loop.

Girl. 😍😍

Finally saw this again and it was just as incredible as the first time. I hadn't seen the new cast yet and I'm happy to say I thought they were equally as good as the originals and I enjoyed Joanna Riding and Alexander Hanson's takes on their characters just as much as Staunton's and Quast's. The only change I wasn't too happy with was Sally's exit. It took her a long time to leave and the pause until Ben's line was a bit awkward but since they had a break it could be possible he just forgot his line as there were a few other flubs like that throughout since it's only their second day back. Janie Dee had a great one in Waiting For the Girls Upstairs where she seemed to have a laughing fit after messing up a couple lines and couldn't go on singing for a bit of the song. I didn't mind though because she's so brilliant throughout that she's allowed a but of leeway. Might have been some technical difficulties too as the fire escape made an awful noise as it rolled off for the mirror number and the back half didn't go off until midway through which was fine but there seemed to be maintenance people on it which makes me think maybe it was supposed to have by then. I'm not sure. Really loved some of the choreography changes though and especially found the scene where all the ghosts leave with the haunting piano in the background moving. Overall, just as brilliant as ever and I can't wait to see the final show on Saturday!

Wow this was wonderful this evening, I’m gushing on how good this was.

More thoughts to come!

Enjoyed this again last night from the second row. Surprised it wasn't full, there were 30 or 40 seats free in the side Stalls and side Dress Circle.

But those second row seats are really uncomfortable. Thin, no arm rests and lowest backs ever. Really noticeable in a show without an interval.

Great to see Heidi Schiller. What a voice and only on for one week.

There was a cover on for one of the minor roles. It was verbally announced about 7:10pm (before many people would even have been in the building), but never repeated and there were no signs up. An odd approach.

So sad I never got to catch this, genuinely one of the first times I have been so gutted to miss something!

Sensational last night helped by a very appreciative audience. Applause for all the ladies for their staircase entrance, mid show standing ovation for Who's That Woman and a long, loud ovation at the end. The cast, orchestra and crew who all came on at the end looked genuinely moved by the response.

My favourite night in the theatre ever. I don't think I'll ever get over this show and I don't know how anything will surpass it for me. Such an incredible experience and I'm so glad I got to see an incredible final show!

Absolutely fabulous.the cast are amazing and Tracie Bennett is just superb

‘Take one last look at your girls... they won’t be coming down those stairs again’

I mean, WHAT A NIGHT.
It’s no real secret that I think this production of Follies is the best musical I’ve seen in this country. Even more so this second time around. It was absolutely thrilling to see the audience having the time of their lives seeing the CAST having the time of their lives.

From the individual applauses for each of the beautiful girls, to the incredibly well deserved standing ovation for the Mirror number (which is without question the best moment on stage I’ve ever seen) and the final, long, loud ovation before the lights came up for the bows, it was one of those nights for the scrapbook.

Too many wonderful performances to highlight, but Joanna Riding and Janie Dee are my new heroes. They’re inspiring, and I might be a little bit obsessed with them both.

It’s the production to end all productions, we’ll never see one like it again, but boy, it was something.

‘It’s been a lovely party, I’m so glad I came!’ ❤️