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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 18:31:39 GMT
Unsurprisingly house is full tonight. Also the back row of the Stalls is so much better than Row A or B of the upper circle! Very glad I made this choice. I expect from my seat they'll look more like mice rather than ants as from the horrendously high upper circle here This pleases me so to hear this. I've just upgraded our seats for Dreamgirls from the 2nd row of the upper, to row N of the stalls. Initially because of the inevitable 'lean forward' of the front row due to their restricted view of the rail. I'm very pleased to hear that I've made the right choice. Back to Funny Girl, on the same topic, there are still a considerable amount of tickets left for opening night for this in the UC. |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 11, 2016 18:34:11 GMT
Unsurprisingly house is full tonight. Also the back row of the Stalls is so much better than Row A or B of the upper circle! Very glad I made this choice. I expect from my seat they'll look more like mice rather than ants as from the horrendously high upper circle here This pleases me so to hear this. I've just upgraded our seats for Dreamgirls from the 2nd row of the upper, to row N of the stalls. Initially because of the inevitable 'lean forward' of the front row due to their restricted view of the rail. I'm very please to hear that I've made the right choice. Back to Funny Girl, on the same topic, there are still a considerable amount of tickets left for opening night for this in the UC. When I saw Guys and Dolls from row B of the upper circle it was the first time I felt compelled to rent the plastic binoculars. You definitely made the right choice |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 11, 2016 20:09:51 GMT
Really enjoying it so far. I don't think Sheridan is the strongest singer, and does a sort of speak singing rather than power of Streisand. Her comic acting is excellent though, and she has brilliant natural charisma. She completely commands the stage when she's on in a way I haven't seen since Imelda.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 12, 2016 7:17:13 GMT
You actually want a recording of her attempting to sing these songs? Count me out! At least she's self aware enough to know recording it would be a bad idea. That picture looks good.. Looks like they have transferred it properly! I would actually love it to be recorded. I bought the Streisand recording before Funny Girl started its run to remind me and I really dont like it. She was quite young when she did it on Broadway and her voice had not fully matured. I do remember as a teenager having the LP of the film and that was much better. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 7:17:53 GMT
Has anybody sat at the front of the stalls yet? I think I'm sitting in row B but am abit scared I'll miss some action!
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Post by basdfg on Apr 13, 2016 10:00:05 GMT
I wonder what the very back of the Upper circle is like. Thinking of trying to bock for either late July or mid September till end but haven't got much money for anything other than the cheapest seats.
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Post by JJShaw on Apr 13, 2016 10:06:16 GMT
I wonder what the very back of the Upper circle is like. Thinking of trying to bock for either late July or mid September till end but haven't got much money for anything other than the cheapest seats. i sat on the back row for Gypsy and the front row of the upper for guys and dolls and they're not terrible seats, the rake is good so a clear view, and for £15 theres very little to complain about, its quite far back but you do get to appreciate the bigger picture for the shows plus, sitting on the front row of the upper i could see the front row of the dress and the two seats either end of the dress were empty during act one so i decided to move down to them in the interval, there is a safety rail right infant of those seats but you are eye level with the stage so I'm thinking they might be seats that are never sold and are used if there a ticketing issue. if they are free i would recommend sitting on the left side rather than the right as the right side has a box if front of you |
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Post by basdfg on Apr 13, 2016 10:09:07 GMT
I wonder what the very back of the Upper circle is like. Thinking of trying to bock for either late July or mid September till end but haven't got much money for anything other than the cheapest seats. i sat on the back row for Gypsy and the front row of the upper for guys and dolls and they're not terrible seats, the rake is good so a clear view, and for £15 theres very little to complain about, its quite far back but you do get to appreciate the bigger picture for the shows plus, sitting on the front row of the upper i could see the front row of the dress and the two seats either end of the dress were empty during act one so i decided to move down to them in the interval, there is a safety rail right infant of those seats but you are eye level with the stage so I'm thinking they might be seats that are never sold and are used if there a ticketing issue. if they are free i would recommend sitting on the left side rather than the right as the right side has a box if front of you Thanks. I think these are £25 for the cheapest. I should book soon before it sells out. |
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Post by brenth on Apr 16, 2016 10:29:24 GMT
Has anybody sat at the front of the stalls yet? I think I'm sitting in row B but am abit scared I'll miss some action! Sat in the front row for Gypsy and it was amazing... Go for it! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 14:28:19 GMT
I see baz mentioned changes were going into the show on Friday. Has anyone seen it ? It seems production numbers were to be fleshed out
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Post by Ade on Apr 16, 2016 17:02:27 GMT
I see baz mentioned changes were going into the show on Friday. Has anyone seen it ? It seems production numbers were to be fleshed out Ah that might explain why it was longer than the advertised 2 hours 30 this afternoon then? Or was it running over anyway? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 17:18:02 GMT
I see baz mentioned changes were going into the show on Friday. Has anyone seen it ? It seems production numbers were to be fleshed out Ah that might explain why it was longer than the advertised 2 hours 30 this afternoon then? Or was it running over anyway? Two big new set pieces I think he said. Be interested to know what they've done |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 17:54:54 GMT
Has anybody sat at the front of the stalls yet? I think I'm sitting in row B but am abit scared I'll miss some action! Sat in the front row for Gypsy and it was amazing... Go for it! Thanks! Can't wait! |
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Post by grannyjx6 on Apr 16, 2016 21:59:30 GMT
I wonder what the very back of the Upper circle is like. Thinking of trying to bock for either late July or mid September till end but haven't got much money for anything other than the cheapest seats. I sat in row A to see Gypsy and didn't have any problems other than they had a bit of stage just in front (which was only used for a few minutes). Not sure if that will still be there for Funny Girl. I've also sat in the Upper circle and it's not too bad. Check it out on Theatremonkeys page. I always do. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 17, 2016 6:46:35 GMT
Yes there are some changes. A couple of the big production numbers have been padded out with extra dance routines including the pregnant wedding dress routine and a few minor changes. In Rat a tat tat Sheridan no longer goes along the front row of the audience understandably. Hoping to be there on Wednesday so will report back
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2016 8:15:38 GMT
I can imagine that the stage door is absolutely packed after a show?? Anybody know if Sheridan comes out after a matinee show?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 22:40:37 GMT
Wow - Sheridan Smith really is a star, isn't she? Loved this - hadn't expected the comedy to be so bawdy but hey, it worked for me! :-)
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Post by tommygnosis on Apr 18, 2016 23:31:28 GMT
I can imagine that the stage door is absolutely packed after a show?? Anybody know if Sheridan comes out after a matinee show? Sheridan doesn't usually come out between shows. Stage door is busy after an evening show but she makes sure that she talks to everyone who is there |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 6:57:35 GMT
I can imagine that the stage door is absolutely packed after a show?? Anybody know if Sheridan comes out after a matinee show? Sheridan doesn't usually come out between shows. Stage door is busy after an evening show but she makes sure that she talks to everyone who is there Thanks a lot for your help! |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 20, 2016 17:51:50 GMT
Cast recording coming apparently!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 18:22:33 GMT
Cast recording coming apparently! I saw this! It'll be very popular! |
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Apr 21, 2016 8:29:44 GMT
Was at the opening night last night - what a wonderful show. I went in not knowing much about the show or the plot, and was quite surprised at a few elements of it, notably the fact that it's shorter than I expected and I felt it ended quite suddenly.
But Sheridan Smith in particular is just amazing in the role, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And glad to hear there's a cast recording coming too.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 21, 2016 9:27:34 GMT
Hurrah to the cast recording. Although how many Babs comparisons will this get?
SS really is a brave girl for taking this on
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Post by PalelyLaura on Apr 21, 2016 9:39:09 GMT
Loved this last night. Like badoerfan I didn't know what to expect but I thought Sheridan was fantastic. The atmosphere was electric.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 10:13:35 GMT
Hurrah to the cast recording. Although how many Babs comparisons will this get? SS really is a brave girl for taking this on I'd say foolish. She can get away with it on stage because you're watching the whole performance with it which distracts somewhat from the so-so vocals and if you're impressed by SS then it probably sounds good but just hearing it is just going to emphasise that she just can't sing the score all that well. Particularly if it's a live recording. I suppose if it's a studio recording they'll be able to play around with auto-tuning and such. |
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