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Feb 7, 2019 21:00:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 21:00:47 GMT
Oh my goodness. I hope they all get better soon. What’s the protocol when this happens? Do people get their money back? Tickets to another performance? The cast got a piece of paper about how they can get refunds.  |
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Feb 7, 2019 21:03:21 GMT
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Post by apubleed on Feb 7, 2019 21:03:21 GMT
To be honest, when someone said Jennifer sounded ‘flat’ and I said she might have needed a little more rehearsal time it might have just been sickness!
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Feb 7, 2019 21:13:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 21:13:50 GMT
This was the statement given to audience members tonight.
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 7, 2019 21:21:58 GMT
Apparently Patti treated the audience to an acapella song when the show stopped! Someone on facebook said it was the same song that she sang when there was a show-stop for one of her final Sunset Boulevard performances. What a treat for all of them!
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Post by WireHangers on Feb 7, 2019 22:49:32 GMT
So on the topic of Company - a friend of mine told me that one of his friends told him that Company is being negotiated to be filmed for Netflix. Nothing is official yet apparently. They were going to broadcast the production into cinemas but the deal fell through and now Netflix have jumped in the ring.
Not sure how true this is. I don’t know the person who the information comes from personally but if it were true I’d absolutely sob with gratitude.
We’ll just have to wait and see if anything comes from this rumour.
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Post by craig on Feb 7, 2019 22:53:36 GMT
It somehow feels like it would be a good fit for Netflix, despite them never having done anything like it before to my knowledge.
I will be gutted if this production is not preserved on film.
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Post by scarpia on Feb 7, 2019 23:30:47 GMT
Apparently Patti treated the audience to an acapella song when the show stopped! Someone on facebook said it was the same song that she sang when there was a show-stop for one of her final Sunset Boulevard performances. What a treat for all of them! I was at the performance. Everybody seemed off from the beginning so it wasn't a surprise when the whole thing fell apart. Loved Patti's decision to sing that song (A Hundred Years From Today), but even she sounded hoarse. It was the song she sang at her final matinée and final evening performance of Sunset back in 1994. It's not clear to me whether it's a refund we're getting or if we're allowed to exchange... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 0:04:45 GMT
It somehow feels like it would be a good fit for Netflix, despite them never having done anything like it before to my knowledge. I will be gutted if this production is not preserved on film. Newsies is available on Netflix in some countries.
If they film it for Netflix I'll be a very very very happy man.
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Post by gaityr on Feb 8, 2019 0:19:46 GMT
That evening performance sounds WILD. Patti acapella omg!
I was at the matinee and did think that Jennifer sounded a bit ill. At first I thought it was just nerves - she fluffed lines noticeably a couple of times and missed a verse in a song. But then she really struggled with singing both Marry Me A Little and Being Alive. You could hear the strain in her voice.
Don't think it helped that she came out at stage door afterwards and was chatting for a good 20-30 minutes in just a tank top!! I asked her how she wasn't feeling the cold, and she said it was adrenaline from the show. But maybe she was burning up with fever...!
All that aside, I really enjoyed her performance as Bobbie. She has a wonderfully expressive face, and a quite different approach to the character than Rosalie. Hope both she and Rosalie feel better soon! Grant Neal and Jaimie Pruden were excellent as David and Jenny.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 7:24:21 GMT
It somehow feels like it would be a good fit for Netflix, despite them never having done anything like it before to my knowledge. I will be gutted if this production is not preserved on film. Newsies is available on Netflix in some countries.
If they film it for Netflix I'll be a very very very happy man.
There have been murmurings thats Netflix want to start getting into theatre/event broadcast so this could indeed be part of that initial exploration. It could be that maybe they'll wait until the Broadway run. |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Feb 8, 2019 8:38:37 GMT
I've seen on twitter from audience members, the show ended tonight after You Can Drive a Person Crazy. Jennifer ran off during the song and the show didn't continue after the guys finished the song. Oh wow, poor Jennifer! That must have been terrifying - knowing that you're about to be sick and having to hold it together for as long as possible, under hot stage lights too. Poor thing. |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 8, 2019 11:21:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 13:02:43 GMT
Really want to get to the final performance of this but ticket prices are a bit too crazy to book in advance and its a big risk chancing it on the day...
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Post by craig on Feb 8, 2019 13:31:27 GMT
Really want to get to the final performance of this but ticket prices are a bit too crazy to book in advance and its a big risk chancing it on the day... We booked front row Upper Circle tickets through TodayTix for £60 a pop a while ago. I didn't think that was too bad to ensure we were there for closing night. There were £20 rear Upper Circle tickets too. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 13:38:29 GMT
Really want to get to the final performance of this but ticket prices are a bit too crazy to book in advance and its a big risk chancing it on the day... We booked front row Upper Circle tickets through TodayTix for £60 a pop a while ago. I didn't think that was too bad to ensure we were there for closing night. There were £20 rear Upper Circle tickets too. I was tempted by front row upper circle but waited too long and they all got snapped up. May have to just bite the bullet on this one. |
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Post by tonylony on Feb 8, 2019 15:38:12 GMT
It somehow feels like it would be a good fit for Netflix, despite them never having done anything like it before to my knowledge. I will be gutted if this production is not preserved on film. Newsies is available on Netflix in some countries.
If they film it for Netflix I'll be a very very very happy man.
Netflix bought the streaming rights for some stage musicals (Newsies, Shrek,..), but never filmed a stage musical. It would be interesting to see if they really intend to film this or if this is yet again some fan's wishful thinking. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 16:06:07 GMT
As I lament my closing night dilemma, I'm thinking about the little bits of detail I've been noticing. One that I loved was during the start of 'Ladies who Lunch'.
After Patti says "I'd like to prepare a toast" she clinks her glass with Larry then Bobbie in time to the 4 chords that are played. They clink on the 2nd then 4th beat (the higher register chords). The glasses have different amounts of liquid in and are tuned to the two chords!
Absolutely ace tiny detail.
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Post by lonlad on Feb 8, 2019 17:35:57 GMT
Is tonight happening?
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Feb 8, 2019 21:30:02 GMT
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Post by macksennett on Feb 8, 2019 21:30:02 GMT
Yes a friend is there. I think Rosalie is back...
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Feb 8, 2019 23:46:45 GMT
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Post by tamerlano on Feb 8, 2019 23:46:45 GMT
Super performance tonight and Rosalie back on. I was there on Tuesday also when she went off at the interval. She certainly must have been very ill as it was a totally different person on stage both vocally and physically.
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Post by lonlad on Feb 9, 2019 1:04:43 GMT
Was Jennifer back on as well, or did her u/s go on for her?
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Feb 9, 2019 1:20:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2019 1:20:29 GMT
Was Jennifer back on as well, or did her u/s go on for her? Jennifer's understudy was on according to twitter. |
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Feb 9, 2019 5:27:29 GMT
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Post by showtoones on Feb 9, 2019 5:27:29 GMT
Who is Jenwaa? Has Jennifer changed her name?
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Post by lonlad on Feb 9, 2019 9:23:39 GMT
they're the same person
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Feb 9, 2019 19:15:21 GMT
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Post by kimu on Feb 9, 2019 19:15:21 GMT
Waiting for tonight's performance to start. Jaimie Pruden will be on as Jenny.
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