Honeymoon in Vegas - London Palladium

Interesting but it's a shame the prices are that of a full West-End show pretty much, yes I understand a 30 piece Orchestra and high-profile cast members singing will not be cheap but it's unlikely to have any set etc. Cheapest are £19 in the back of the upper circle, I do wonder how well this will sell and could be offers, comps.

I am still yet to book 'The Girls' but I did give the cast recording a few listens when it first got released on Spotify and there were some strong numbers on it I thought but not throughout!

Who saw this on Broadway, it got canned I remember fairly quickly after it opened I recall.

Here's the blurb -


The 30-strong London Musical Theatre Orchestra and a host of West End stars will take to the London Palladium stage under the baton of its first guest conductor, the show’s composer Jason Robert Brown, to honour the stylish bing-band score of Honeymoon in Vegas which marks another much anticipated UK Premiere for the orchestra.



Based on the hit 1992 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and Nicholas Cage, Honeymoon in Vegas tells the story of mild-mannered Brooklynite, Jack, who haunted by the fear of a promise to his dying mother never to get married, avoids proposing to his new girlfriend Betsy. He finally summons the nerve and takes Betsy to Las Vegas only to have his plans compromised by a dashing gambler with an eye for luxury and Jack’s new fiancée.



The New York Times called the Broadway production “ bright and bouncy…real-live, old-fashioned, deeply satisfying Broadway musical in a way few new shows are anymore.”



Honeymoon in Vegas – book by Andrew Bergman and score by Tony-Award winning Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs For A New World, The Last Five Years and The Bridges of Madison County) — ran on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre and this concert will see it performed in London for the very first time.

I think the charming Samuel Thomas (Floyd Collins, Death takes a Holiday) might be part of it, he retweeted about it!

It's a very funny show and JRB's score is sensationally strong, showing him in a whole new light. It had a short run on Broadway but it got good reviews including a rave from the Times.

I would love to see this, but can't as it is on a Sunday night. It's a shame that they aren't doing a matinee. Well, this could lead to a production somewhere (like the Southwark Playhouse?)

Still waiting for BRIDGES more though!

I tried the cast recording yesterday and it did nothing for me, I am beginning to think I only enjoy dramatic sad emotional scores LOL

Any sign of a cast announcement?

The big cast announcements are still to come.

Rosie Ashe!!!! Amazing.

Buddy is a great role for Lipkin, he's the unctuous Las Vegas lounge singer who sings the show's theme song, When You Say Vegas. He'll also double as Roy, the head of the Elvis impersonators in Act Two. A real tour de force.

So who's booked to see the show next week? Myself and daniel are sitting in the Upper Circle.

Ahaha even better then. In honesty, everytime I have been to the Palladium (5 times) it has been packed out every performance so I couldn't really give a true estimation haha.

Just looked at the website, not even half the tickets are sold on any level... so I wouldn't be surprised if they upgraded those on the Upper to the Dress and Stalls.