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Post by zsazsa on Jan 14, 2017 11:07:46 GMT
After seeing the wanted revivals thread it got me to thinking about shows that have been in the west end that have not yet toured or have not toured for a number of years.
My wish list would be:
A Chorus Line
Me & My Girl
Les Misérables
Sunset Boulevard
Martin Guerre
Beauty & The Beast
Aladdin
In The Heights
Dreamgirls
Gypsy
The Woman In White
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Post by zak97 on Jan 14, 2017 11:33:33 GMT
Agree on Sunset Boulevard. I don't know if I'd what a scaled-down tour style version, or just the ENO version. Realistically, they could take that version on tour with the same set just slightly smaller and few less orchestra members without it costing an absolute fortune, unless I'm not thinking of something? If we do get a UK tour of Sunset, or even a London version, I would love to see Joanna Riding star.
Other tours:
Another tour of Top Hat
From Here to Eternity
Gypsy (the CFT version but I'd like to see another actress give Rose a go. I'd like to see Anita Louise Combe play Rose)
In the Heights (since I missed it in London but would it really be worth the commercial risk?)
Zorro
Betty Blue Eyes (but a high quality Cameron Mackinstosh version)
Mrs Henderson Presents
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 11:36:02 GMT
Memphis!
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Post by d'James on Jan 14, 2017 11:43:57 GMT
In The Heights might work on tour while the Hamilton hype is at its peak. I'm not sure I'd want to go and see it on a 'normal' stage, but I'm sure I'd cave.
I'd love to see Betty Blue Eyes and Lend Me A Tenor on tour (as close to their London productions as possible).
I would definitely go and see Bend It Like Beckham again. Maybe at the Beck Theatre (nearly UB2).
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 14, 2017 11:51:12 GMT
I don't know if it will be a tour but Betty Blue Eyes is definitely in the works for a revival. Cameron Mackintosh said so in a recent interview with Graham Norton.
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Post by zak97 on Jan 14, 2017 11:52:26 GMT
I feel like Betty would be a good show for Chichester that could then go out on tour, and maybe even for a short limited West End run
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Post by daniel on Jan 14, 2017 12:03:54 GMT
Les Mis and Beauty and the Beast are happening, Bend It was happening but got pulled. Sunset Boulevard I believe has dates pencilled in, but I'm not sure how far down the line of is it/is it not happening it is.
A Chorus Line was supposed to tour a couple of years back but didn't happen, and Martin Guerre has been spoken about but again I'm not sure where things are up to with that.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 14, 2017 12:05:56 GMT
Seconding the mentions for Zorro (still miss that show, 8 years on), Lend Me A Tenor & more Top Hat.
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 14, 2017 16:18:34 GMT
Would love to see Memphis tour
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Post by infofreako on Jan 14, 2017 17:47:49 GMT
Memphis
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 17:56:55 GMT
Betty blue eyes,high society, anything goes, merrily we roll along, cabaret, hair
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 18:06:56 GMT
Made in Dagenham
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Post by kirstylovesmusicals on Jan 14, 2017 18:57:53 GMT
A Chorus Line tour needs to happen. It's not like it has a very complicated set or anything, just a couple of mirrors and a flashy background for the finale. There is enough talent in the UK to cast it! I loved it at the Palladium a few years ago
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Post by daniel on Jan 14, 2017 19:11:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 19:12:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 19:59:27 GMT
As I missed Titanic in London, I'd love a tour of that. daniel?  |
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Post by daniel on Jan 14, 2017 20:23:56 GMT
As I missed Titanic in London, I'd love a tour of that. daniel? Again, watch this space 😉 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 20:26:58 GMT
As I missed Titanic in London, I'd love a tour of that. daniel? Again, watch this space 😉 Be still, my stagey heart... |
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Post by infofreako on Jan 14, 2017 20:35:50 GMT
Id echo Made in Dagenham too.
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Post by crabtree on Jan 14, 2017 20:45:05 GMT
yes please to Titanic - I can imagine it at the Royal Exchange. But definitely yes to betty blue Eyes, but with a better Betty. I gather that pig came from Australia - there are plenty of puppet folk in the UK who could find a more mobile way to bring her to life. And I know Cameron likes to soften things (Follies?) but did it really make sense in the context of the plot, and with the Macbeth subtext, to have Betty survive? It may not have been so uplifting and the gimmick of Kylie would have gone, but it would have been truer to the material.
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Post by staygee on Jan 18, 2017 8:03:15 GMT
I'd love to see In the Heights tour! Does anyone know if there's been any discussion?
I saw it years ago on B'way with traditional staging - it definitely still works.
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Post by westendwendy on Jan 18, 2017 8:06:11 GMT
Can't wait to see Sunset with Ria at the Curve in September - our wishes were answered!
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Post by showgirl on Jan 18, 2017 8:31:49 GMT
Flowers For Mrs Harris and more locations for the ongoing tour of The Full Monty, which so far won't reach any venue remotely near me.
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Post by westendwendy on Jan 18, 2017 9:28:38 GMT
Carrie
Dogfight
Aida
Tarzan
Chess
Xanadu
Toxic Avenger
Scarlet Pimpernel
Oh and Flowers for Mrs Harris
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Post by boybooshka on Jan 18, 2017 14:00:39 GMT
yes please to Titanic - I can imagine it at the Royal Exchange. But definitely yes to betty blue Eyes, but with a better Betty. I gather that pig came from Australia - there are plenty of puppet folk in the UK who could find a more mobile way to bring her to life. And I know Cameron likes to soften things (Follies?) but did it really make sense in the context of the plot, and with the Macbeth subtext, to have Betty survive? It may not have been so uplifting and the gimmick of Kylie would have gone, but it would have been truer to the material. Not a bad call, Titanic could work really well at the Royal Exchange. Coincidentally i have been telling anyone who will isen for the last few years that Betty Blue Eyes would be a great choice for their Christmas musical one year. fits their audience profile well and could be staged really well in the round. |
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