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Post by craig on Feb 3, 2019 13:16:55 GMT
I've become so obsessed with this glorious revival that I felt compelled to register for the board and join in with the discussion.
It might well be my favourite musical that I've seen on a West End stage!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 3, 2019 14:20:03 GMT
I've become so obsessed with this glorious revival that I felt compelled to register for the board and join in with the discussion. It might well be my favourite musical that I've seen on a West End stage! Welcome :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 15:23:44 GMT
Sporting the well-known "plump the biceps" move no less |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 3, 2019 16:07:30 GMT
I might suggest that by the time you reach 35, have started to get some money behind you, hopefully property and a career that’s going into its most productive and lucrative years, going into a legally binding contract with someone “for the companionship” will be the very last thing on your mind.
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 3, 2019 19:21:21 GMT
I've become so obsessed with this glorious revival that I felt compelled to register for the board and join in with the discussion. It might well be my favourite musical that I've seen on a West End stage! Welcome to the Board Craig |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 3, 2019 21:26:26 GMT
He is just too darn gorgeous for words. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 22:21:47 GMT
I might suggest that by the time you reach 35, have started to get some money behind you, hopefully property and a career that’s going into its most productive and lucrative years, going into a legally binding contract with someone “for the companionship” will be the very last thing on your mind. I think everyone's mileage can vary here depending on what matters most to them. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:05:14 GMT
Jennifer is back on as Bobbie tonight!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 4, 2019 15:08:19 GMT
Jennifer is back on as Bobbie tonight! Is Tick Tock not performed when the understudy is on? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:09:23 GMT
Jennifer is back on as Bobbie tonight! Is Tick Tock not performed when the understudy is on? I'd be surprised if they took it out. Jennifer goes on as Bobbie normally in that scene anyway, so I see no reason why it shouldn't go on.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:12:07 GMT
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it's not performed, which I don't get at all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:15:07 GMT
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it's not performed, which I don't get at all. She's only been on once, and I don't think Tick Tock was even in the show was it? If it's not performed simply because she is black and the rest of the female cast are white, that really defeats the purpose of colourblind casting, going out of the way to take something out of the performance because of the colour of someone's skin surely? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:15:07 GMT
I think the first time Jennifer went on Tick Tock was in and out of the show so it wasn't performed. So it could well be back in tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:16:25 GMT
I knew I had read it somewhere. Apparently Tic-Tock is not performed when Rosalie is not on. Hopefully someone can confirm tonight. |
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Post by lolasangel on Feb 4, 2019 15:25:08 GMT
Also on Friday night Mel is supposed to be doing Eurovision: You Decide Live in salford. Does anyone know if it’s confirmed that’s Francesca will be playing Sarah on Friday night?
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Post by Lemansky on Feb 4, 2019 15:37:15 GMT
I'm there tonight for my second viewing so can report back!
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Post by n1david on Feb 4, 2019 16:37:05 GMT
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 4, 2019 17:58:47 GMT
I'm there tonight. Will be interesting to see someone else in the lead. My second visit.
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 4, 2019 22:46:46 GMT
No Tick Tock!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 23:31:23 GMT
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it's not performed, which I don't get at all. She's only been on once, and I don't think Tick Tock was even in the show was it? If it's not performed simply because she is black and the rest of the female cast are white, that really defeats the purpose of colourblind casting, going out of the way to take something out of the performance because of the colour of someone's skin surely? Suurely the reason it won't be performed is because the blocking is so intricate it doesn't make sense to waste so much time rehearsing her and whoever else would fill her place for it? |
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Post by lolasangel on Feb 5, 2019 0:20:21 GMT
She's only been on once, and I don't think Tick Tock was even in the show was it? If it's not performed simply because she is black and the rest of the female cast are white, that really defeats the purpose of colourblind casting, going out of the way to take something out of the performance because of the colour of someone's skin surely? Suurely the reason it won't be performed is because the blocking is so intricate it doesn't make sense to waste so much time rehearsing her and whoever else would fill her place for it? Well her understudy would fill for her during Tik Tok. After all she done the rest of the show covering her. I highly doubt it is because of blocking. I get the sense it is because of the look a likes not looking like her which is quite disappointing. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 5, 2019 0:57:56 GMT
You would not have known it was missing if you hadn't seen the show before. It was odd it was missing - it was brilliantly staged, so I did miss it tonight. I doubt too if it is a blocking issue - Side by Side is similarly complicated with all the tables and chairs. I would have thought her understudy would have covered the track. Odd!
Jennifer Saayeng did very well as Bobbie. She received huge applause for Being Alive and at the curtain call! Patti said well done to her at the bows. It is clearly difficult for an understudy in that they have to play the part as directed, and I felt she was holding back vocally during her numbers. I liked her, she seemed to have more personality than RC. Her astonishment at people appearing in her apartment during Barcelona was very funny!
My only negative tonight was (the adorable) JB. His portrayal of Jamie has got very broad and manic since I saw the show in preview. It needs reining in a little I thought. His hysteria resulted in the lyrics getting swallowed and some of the dialogue was inaudible. Not the best execution of Not Getting Married tonight! I have to say though, the scene got HUGE laughs and he got massive exit applause.
Richard Fleeshman gives the cutest performance - identical to the earlier viewing and his body is a thing of wonder. I did get very distracted - does he provide his own blue underwear or is it part of the costume department?
Patti, however, was the star tonight - simply knocking it out of the park 8 shows a week! The 8 minutes or so of the Ladies Who Lunch sequence is a masterclass, but all her one liners throughout the show landed with huge laughs!
It is such a classy, slick show.
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Post by lonlad on Feb 5, 2019 1:00:11 GMT
It's not there w/ Jennifer because of the lookalikes issue mentioned above -- plain and simple. Such is life. Anyone know why Rosie was off? Ill? a personal day?
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 5, 2019 1:17:11 GMT
Anyone know why Rosie was off? Ill? a personal day? According to an usher she did not feel well this afternoon. It was only Jennifers second show. |
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