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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 10:15:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 10:23:26 GMT
How do I not know that Stephen Schwartz and Lin-Manuel have written a musical?!
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Post by theatremadness on Nov 16, 2016 10:55:19 GMT
It's less that they've written a musical together, and more that a group of composers (including Schwartz, James Taylor, Mary Rodgers and Lin-Manuel, whose 2 songs were added to the 2009 revised version), have all contributed songs in the show (kinda like the new Spongebob musical), woven together with a book by Schwartz and someone else whose name escapes me.
The only song I know from it is The Mason by Craig Carnelia, and it's gorgeous.
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Post by firefingers on Nov 16, 2016 11:14:23 GMT
I first read that as Woking, thought that was an odd topic for Schwartz!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 11:23:48 GMT
Got meself a new PAYG subscription and booked  And Southwark just got some excellent free publicity ... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 13:57:13 GMT
Southwark Playhouse were in talks to do 'Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens' Written by the same guy who wrote Side Show. Maybe they'll do it in March. Its a small show and wont sustain their usual runs there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 14:04:08 GMT
Southwark Playhouse were in talks to do 'Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens' Written by the same guy who wrote Side Show. Maybe they'll do it in March. Its a small show and wont sustain their usual runs there. Ooh interesting. I love that show-it's more a revue piece so a short run would suit it. |
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Post by viserys on Nov 16, 2016 14:46:07 GMT
I feel kinda luke-warm about this. I mean, I work all day, so do I really want to hear more about work in the evening? Will wait for the casting...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 17:16:15 GMT
Beautiful song in this called Millwork by James Taylor, the Carnelia songs too. Haven't heard the new ones.
EDIT: just found this from the TV version that was produced in the eighties. Always reminds me of my Great Grandmother who worked in the cotton mills (as did most of my family of a similar age), she got so little sunlight and nutrition that she developed rickets, her legs bowed and deformed in a way that was quite common to see even in the seventies. Millworker is the name used on a number of cover versions but it's Millwork in the musical.
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Post by ali973 on Nov 16, 2016 20:07:15 GMT
meh..SOME of the songs are good. otherwise, there's really little plot or anything going on for it. It's more like a song cycle than an actual musical.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2016 10:19:19 GMT
Isn't 'It's An Art' from Working? That's a great song!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 11:28:33 GMT
I first read that as Woking, thought that was an odd topic for Schwartz! I recently saw the film Woking Girl |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 11:29:49 GMT
Looks like a fun show
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Post by nash16 on Jan 27, 2017 0:15:59 GMT
Revival of the Schwartz/Taylor show, with new additional material from none other than Lin Manuel Miranda.
Expect a LMM super-fan onslaught when booking opens!
Luke Sheppard rumoured to be directing, but not choreographing.
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Post by CG on the loose on Jan 27, 2017 0:18:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 0:27:57 GMT
Isn't there already a thread for this?
Anywho, I'm booked!
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Post by nash16 on Jan 27, 2017 1:25:24 GMT
Isn't there already a thread for this? Anywho, I'm booked! Let's hope so!! |
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Post by westendwendy on Jan 27, 2017 6:51:50 GMT
I did this show at drama school. It's an odd piece and there is no storyline. But there are some amazing songs and catchy numbers. I can't wait to see it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 27, 2017 8:22:14 GMT
Merged
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 17:19:43 GMT
Anyone heard any casting? One of the producers tweeted recently that they'd been having auditions.
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Post by Mark on Apr 5, 2017 8:53:15 GMT
Anyone heard any casting? One of the producers tweeted recently that they'd been having auditions. Peter Polycarpou has just tweeted that hes been cast... He's great. Looking forward to it |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Apr 5, 2017 9:14:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 9:30:53 GMT
Amazing cast! People seem pretty keen to work at Southwark. |
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Post by mallardo on Apr 5, 2017 13:00:51 GMT
Siubhan Harrison? That's all I need to hear.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 15:34:57 GMT
I didn't have much interest in this, but Krysten Cummings in the cast will get me there. She was the original Mimi in the London cast of Rent. Such a distinctive voice. She was also great in The Fix.
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