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Post by Jon on Jul 1, 2018 18:35:11 GMT
I don't know that the Piccadilly is *prime* real estate, it's awfully tucked away... It's like the Shaftesbury, that isn't exactly hard to find but it's not a theatre desired by producers. |
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 1, 2018 18:35:15 GMT
Is there any chatter about who may be taking over from Will Young, if the run continues?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 1, 2018 19:16:48 GMT
Is there any chatter about who may be taking over from Will Young, if the run continues? Jason Donovan is free... |
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Post by david on Jul 1, 2018 19:20:52 GMT
Hopefully there won’t be too many broken hearts if Jason Donovan doesn’t take over from Will.
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Post by showtoones on Jul 1, 2018 20:08:38 GMT
I say - get Kerry Katona! Lol
Actually Jason is a smart idea because even though people take the piss, he’s a good performer. Maybe get Darius?
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 1, 2018 20:15:05 GMT
It won’t be Jason- he’s got tour dates in September and October, and then he’s doing the War Of The Worlds tour. That’s why he turned down Chicago as he couldn’t get the dates to work!
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Post by richey on Jul 2, 2018 6:20:28 GMT
I say - get Kerry Katona! Lol Actually Jason is a smart idea because even though people take the piss, he’s a good performer. Maybe get Darius? "Good performer"? What have you seen him in? Every time I've seen him in anything he's been wooden and out of tune. And the least said about his FranknFurter performance the better. On a positive note at least we'd get a genuine Aussie accent |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 8:01:30 GMT
Is there any chatter about who may be taking over from Will Young, if the run continues? Jason Donovan is free... Well good. I mean, you wouldn't pay would you . . . |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 8:52:38 GMT
I say - get Kerry Katona! Lol Actually Jason is a smart idea because even though people take the piss, he’s a good performer. Maybe get Darius? "Good performer"? What have you seen him in? Every time I've seen him in anything he's been wooden and out of tune. And the least said about his FranknFurter performance the better. On a positive note at least we'd get a genuine Aussie accent Only thing I ever liked him in was Joseph in 1991. When I saw him in Priscilla he looked bored out of his mind! BUT I think the Aussie accent shouldn't be underestimated. The WORST thing about WEL was Will's accent. That said I still don't think I'd be tempted to see this if JD was in it. Though I'd be more tempted than I am now.... |
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Post by stevej678 on Jul 2, 2018 10:20:55 GMT
Jason Donovan and his Amazing Mid-Life Crisis is at the Edinburgh Fringe this August if anyone want to see Mr Charisma in person. You can join him "as he shares moments from the last four decades that he wasn't able to tell us about on daytime television". If that doesn't sound grim enough, he'll also be singing.
As for Strictly Ballroom, if Will is leaving the Piccadilly at the end of July, it makes it all the more bizarre why they changed the entire show just to have him as an unnecessary narrator for four and a half months.
Maybe they could use his departure to unravel the mess they've created and go back to something closer to what they had in Leeds. That version of the show might not have been perfect but it had a heart and soul which has been trampled over with the changes they've made since. I don't think it's a case of Will goes, get a new narrator, and it's 'problem solved' with the show in its current guise.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 2, 2018 10:29:57 GMT
Barrowman?
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Post by danb on Jul 2, 2018 10:54:15 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 2, 2018 11:30:55 GMT
John will no doubt find some family connection to Australia which would qualify him for the part and allow him to slip into yet another local accent.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 2, 2018 12:41:08 GMT
Surely we have the perfect replacement for Will within out ranks. He's been performing, at the highest level, for more years than most of us have been alive, and although he's been a British citizen since 1960, I'm sure he can still speak with an absolutely authentic Australian accent. Have the producers been in touch yet, tonyloco ? |
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 2, 2018 12:49:02 GMT
Jason Donovan and his Amazing Mid-Life Crisis is at the Edinburgh Fringe this August if anyone want to see Mr Charisma in person. You can join him "as he shares moments from the last four decades that he wasn't able to tell us about on daytime television". If that doesn't sound grim enough, he'll also be singing. . It’s only 2 songs he sings for those interested- which is probably only me! |
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Post by bobbybaby on Jul 2, 2018 17:53:58 GMT
I’m thinking a Barrowman/ Ball double act and role switching - MC one night - green ballroom dancer the next. We all know they both love a frock ! It worked for Frankenstein.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 17:57:53 GMT
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Post by zak97 on Jul 2, 2018 18:19:41 GMT
Does Will’s replacement necessarily have to be male?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 18:24:38 GMT
Ooh it's kicking off tonight. Wilma is "indisposed". I just don't think he can be faffed. I've just been hit by a hormone patch!
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Post by tonyloco on Jul 2, 2018 19:03:10 GMT
Surely we have the perfect replacement for Will within out ranks. He's been performing, at the highest level, for more years than most of us have been alive, and although he's been a British citizen since 1960, I'm sure he can still speak with an absolutely authentic Australian accent. Have the producers been in touch yet, tonyloco ? Aw, now don't come the raw prawn on me, TallPaul. Strewth, you don't think I can sing as well as play the flamin' piana do yer? If I could 'ave sung, my career would have been bigger than Liberace and Barry Manilow put together. Stone the crows, just think about that! No, I reckin' the best replacement would be Barrowman, Ball and Boe all together, alternating various roles and sometimes playing them together – crikey, can you imagine it?  |
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 2, 2018 19:22:25 GMT
Maybe they could use his departure to unravel the mess they've created and go back to something closer to what they had in Leeds. That version of the show might not have been perfect but it had a heart and soul which has been trampled over with the changes they've made since. I don't think it's a case of Will goes, get a new narrator, and it's 'problem solved' with the show in its current guise. What was it like in Leeds? No narrator? |
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Post by stevej678 on Jul 2, 2018 19:35:24 GMT
What was it like in Leeds? No narrator? No narrator and the main characters (including Gemma Sutton as Fran) actually got to sing. The score was also quite different, with several original (serviceable but not particularly memorable) songs which have since been dropped. The whole thing was feel-good, vibrant fun. Now it just feels laboured, tacky and soulless. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 2, 2018 19:52:08 GMT
What was it like in Leeds? No narrator? No narrator and the main characters (including Gemma Sutton as Fran) actually got to sing. The score was also quite different, with several original (serviceable but not particularly memorable) songs which have since been dropped. The whole thing was feel-good, vibrant fun. Now it just feels laboured, tacky and soulless. It was a fabulous night out in Leeds. The London version sounds like a complete travesty of what it was. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 19:54:04 GMT
I'm rather liking it myself so far to be honest. It could be the gin of course.
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Post by richey on Jul 2, 2018 20:05:59 GMT
No narrator and the main characters (including Gemma Sutton as Fran) actually got to sing. The score was also quite different, with several original (serviceable but not particularly memorable) songs which have since been dropped. The whole thing was feel-good, vibrant fun. Now it just feels laboured, tacky and soulless. It was a fabulous night out in Leeds. The London version sounds like a complete travesty of what it was. Yes the Leeds production was fabulous. Such a shame they felt they needed to cut it to pieces. |
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