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Post by Oleanna on Apr 22, 2017 0:19:57 GMT
Ah yes, I forgot Richard Rodgers wrote Oklahoma! all on his own...
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Post by Mr Snow on Apr 22, 2017 8:04:57 GMT
Ah yes, I forgot Richard Rodgers wrote Oklahoma! all on his own... There's a story that the respective wives of R&H were at a party. Both were called Dorothy btw. Someone talking to them said "How lovely to be chatting with the wives of the writers of (lets say) Oklahoma!" Where upon Mrs Hammerstein points out "My husband wrote Oklahoma, her husband wrote DA-da,da,da..." (Probably apocrahly and a bit hard on Mrs H.) I wish I could be there, NOTHING compares to the visceral thrill of that title no. No record or film can capture the live feeling. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 9:45:23 GMT
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Post by tmesis on Apr 22, 2017 10:07:43 GMT
I will definitely get tickets but, according to the prospectus, it has a slightly frightening running time of three and a half hours!
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Post by alece10 on Apr 22, 2017 10:16:33 GMT
Registered my card details and will be sitting in front of my laptop on the 13th May when they go on sale, but it will be touch and go as the J Wilson proms always sell out so quickly.
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Post by tmesis on Apr 22, 2017 10:33:09 GMT
Should be easier this time with two performances.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 13:56:17 GMT
And a lot of the bookers in previous years will now have died.
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jun 20, 2017 10:03:09 GMT
Having discovered that Robbie Fairchild is in this, I am now wishing I booked a better seat. May have to Prom for the matinee!
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Post by alece10 on Jun 20, 2017 10:11:14 GMT
Having discovered that Robbie Fairchild is in this, I am now wishing I booked a better seat. May have to Prom for the matinee! Where did you get casting details from as I can't find anything listed on Proms website. |
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jun 20, 2017 11:41:41 GMT
Having discovered that Robbie Fairchild is in this, I am now wishing I booked a better seat. May have to Prom for the matinee! Where did you get casting details from as I can't find anything listed on Proms website. I didn't, he told me at stage door. Assume they will announce the full cast soon. |
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Post by haz23 on Jun 22, 2017 12:22:21 GMT
I am very tempted to go to this, though I have never 'prommed' before. Would it be worth going on the day? I only wouldn't want to make a trip down from the north only to be disappointed I can't get in haha.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2017 14:19:10 GMT
Is Fairchild playing Will Parker?
This is going to be a sumptuous production with Wilson at the helm. His interpretations of these Golden Age scores are sublime. Looking forward to it.
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Post by paulbrownsey on Jun 22, 2017 16:10:46 GMT
Ah yes, I forgot Richard Rodgers wrote Oklahoma! all on his own... There's a story that the respective wives of R&H were at a party. Both were called Dorothy btw. Someone talking to them said "How lovely to be chatting with the wives of the writers of (lets say) Oklahoma!" Where upon Mrs Hammerstein points out "My husband wrote Oklahoma, her husband wrote DA-da,da,da..." (Probably apocrahly and a bit hard on Mrs H.) The version of this that I know concerns Show Boat. Someone spoke of Jerome Kern as having written "Ol' Man River" and Mrs Hammerstein replied something like, "No, my husband wrote 'Ol' Man River'. Mr Kern merely wrote Dah Dah Dum-dum." |
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jun 22, 2017 18:11:16 GMT
Is Fairchild playing Will Parker? This is going to be a sumptuous production with Wilson at the helm. His interpretations of these Golden Age scores are sublime. Looking forward to it. Yes he is |
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Post by Steve on Jun 22, 2017 22:22:35 GMT
I am very tempted to go to this, though I have never 'prommed' before. Would it be worth going on the day? I only wouldn't want to make a trip down from the north only to be disappointed I can't get in haha. In case you didn't know, the matinee show still has tickets, that you can book right now to guarantee your entrance, ranging between £20.36 to £73.40 here on the Albert Hall website: tickets.royalalberthall.com/booking/production/bestavailable/54854If you want the £6 promming ticket, I think it will be of only average difficulty to get for several reasons: (1) There are two shows, so there are double the tickets available; (2) The most fanatical prommers prefer classical music and won't be there (the promming queue is the most snobbish queue I have ever joined, with immense disdain dripping from the lips of everyday prommers, for anything other than classical); (3) The weekend promming pass, which allows holders to fill the promming section with a pre-bought ticket, is not valid for the matinee, so there will be a huge amount of extra promming passes available at that matinee; And remember, if you queue for the matinee, and the cut-off excludes you, you can just queue for the evening and be at the front of the queue, I think. Also, note, as regards evening performances, the BBC announced that this year that "a limited number of promming tickets will be available to book online between 9.00am and 12.00pm on the day of the concert for main-evening and Late Night Proms." This is specifically to help people like you, coming from afar, to secure a ticket in advance and know you won't be coming for nothing.  |
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Post by tmesis on Jul 14, 2017 19:42:23 GMT
With the 1st night of the Proms currently taking place I'm quite surprised they have yet to confirm a cast.
I'm still holding out for a bit of Ovenden.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 14, 2017 20:38:42 GMT
With the 1st night of the Proms currently taking place I'm quite surprised they have yet to confirm a cast. I'm still holding out for a bit of Ovenden. I keep checking the website but still nothing. I'm also hoping and praying we get Mr Ovenden. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 14, 2017 21:46:27 GMT
Please not Anna Jane Casey. Completely wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 21:48:21 GMT
Out of interest, which bit of Julian Ovenden are you holding out for?
Just asking, as a fan of My Night With Reg.....
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Post by tmesis on Jul 15, 2017 10:27:40 GMT
Out of interest, which bit of Julian Ovenden are you holding out for? Just asking, as a fan of My Night With Reg..... I too attended My night with Reg and having seen all of him (know-what-I-mean) I'll leave you to judge which bit I'm holding out for. |
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 15, 2017 19:59:18 GMT
Robert Fairchild is playing Will Parker in this
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jul 15, 2017 20:03:41 GMT
Robert Fairchild is playing Will Parker in this We discussed this earlier in the thread |
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Post by argon on Jul 15, 2017 20:06:13 GMT
Robert Fairchild is playing Will Parker in this Great a balletic okey |
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 15, 2017 20:15:46 GMT
Robert Fairchild is playing Will Parker in this We discussed this earlier in the thread Apologies, since he only confirmed it on Instagram today, I thought it was new information. I don't know anything about this show. Is Will Parker a signficant part? Is there much dancing involved for Mr Fairchild? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 21:23:01 GMT
He's the male half of the beta couple, a pretty great part with some good dance possibilities depending on what the director's after.
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