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Post by sirdaniel on Sept 1, 2017 13:43:17 GMT
Will I be thrown off the board if I say that it's 'School of Rock' then 'Joseph'?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 13:56:56 GMT
Haha, no throwing off the board but all this shows we do need a poll!
Be an interesting chat to hear the reasons for people's fave ALW musical too.
Love these sort of things as they focus on the positives :-)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 8:51:38 GMT
Is ALW writing anything at the moment ? Think he's said recently that he has no new ideas for a show currently, so hes keeping busy with the re-hashing and reworking of older materials like Starlight and WiW. |
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Post by chernjam on Sept 3, 2017 3:32:21 GMT
What ever happened with the 50th anniversary of Joseph that was supposedly coming
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 11, 2019 14:24:17 GMT
We don't seem to have discussed it much on the board, but this summer ALW will be coming close to that 6 concurrent shows record when the following 5 are all playing between 2-24 August:
Phantom at Her Majesty's
School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne
Joseph at the Palladium
Evita at Regent's Park Open Air
JCS at the Barbican
I wonder if he'll ever match that 6 show feat again? With shows like Aspects and Woman in White getting acclaimed small-scale revivals recently it seems unlikely that we'll see them in West End houses again, but you never know...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 14:45:09 GMT
We don't seem to have discussed it much on the board, but this summer ALW will be coming close to that 6 concurrent shows record when the following 5 are all playing between 2-24 August: Phantom at Her Majesty's School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Joseph at the Palladium Evita at Regent's Park Open Air JCS at the Barbican I wonder if he'll ever match that 6 show feat again? With shows like Aspects and Woman in White getting acclaimed small-scale revivals recently it seems unlikely that we'll see them in West End houses again, but you never know... Wonder if they could do another workshop of Starlight or something at The Other Palace to match the 6. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 14:57:25 GMT
And then people complain about Mischief Theatre having too many shows on at once . . .
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Post by alece10 on Apr 11, 2019 15:36:29 GMT
Love him or hate him that is a remarkable achievement.
Will this be a record?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 20:04:43 GMT
We don't seem to have discussed it much on the board, but this summer ALW will be coming close to that 6 concurrent shows record when the following 5 are all playing between 2-24 August: Phantom at Her Majesty's School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Joseph at the Palladium Evita at Regent's Park Open Air JCS at the Barbican I wonder if he'll ever match that 6 show feat again? With shows like Aspects and Woman in White getting acclaimed small-scale revivals recently it seems unlikely that we'll see them in West End houses again, but you never know... He's the King! Am gonna be a happy bunny this Summer.... And re another revival, I think the show that hasn't appeared for the longest time is Song and Dance (I guess as Tell me usually done alone now). I'd be up for it :-) #MakeItSix |
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Post by steve10086 on Apr 11, 2019 20:08:45 GMT
We don't seem to have discussed it much on the board, but this summer ALW will be coming close to that 6 concurrent shows record when the following 5 are all playing between 2-24 August: Phantom at Her Majesty's School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Joseph at the Palladium Evita at Regent's Park Open Air JCS at the Barbican I wonder if he'll ever match that 6 show feat again? With shows like Aspects and Woman in White getting acclaimed small-scale revivals recently it seems unlikely that we'll see them in West End houses again, but you never know... He's the King! Am gonna be a happy bunny this Summer.... And re another revival, I think the show that hasn't appeared for the longest time is Song and Dance (I guess as Tell me usually done alone now). I'd be up for it :-) #MakeItSix Would love to see a production of Song & Dance. Apart from Requiem, it’s the only one of his works I’ve not (fully) seen. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 20:22:43 GMT
I saw it once but was very young! Only musical I have never seen is By Jeeves!
I always forget about Requiem - I have also never seen that! Though don't think it's ever performed. In his autobiography he does say he'd like to revisit and revise it so it's not impossible...
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 11, 2019 20:39:16 GMT
I personally think Regents Park should have a go at Cats.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 20:47:59 GMT
I personally think Regents Park should have a go at Cats. Pussy cats really don't like the rain though ;-) |
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 11, 2019 20:55:49 GMT
I think the show that hasn't appeared for the longest time is Song and Dance (I guess as Tell me usually done alone now). I'd be up for it Better get your leotard out then 😉 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 21:02:58 GMT
I think the show that hasn't appeared for the longest time is Song and Dance (I guess as Tell me usually done alone now). I'd be up for it Better get your leotard out then 😉 Haha - yes I'd look about as good as Wayne Sleep did in it - i.e. not very ;-) NOBODY deserves to be subjected to my terrible dancing though. |
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Post by steve10086 on Apr 11, 2019 21:38:43 GMT
I saw it once but was very young! Only musical I have never seen is By Jeeves! I always forget about Requiem - I have also never seen that! Though don't think it's ever performed. In his autobiography he does say he'd like to revisit and revise it so it's not impossible... I loved By Jeeves! Saw it a couple of times in Scarborough, then numerous times in its various West End venues. Saw the Stephen Fry / Tim Rice performance of The Likes of Us at the Mermaid Theatre. I’ve never been able to get into Requiem, but I’d go if it was ever performed again. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 11, 2019 21:45:14 GMT
By Jeeves is jolly fun. The Requiem is a curious one - I did see a performance once and got annoyed with my father for singing along with it!
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Post by Sven on Apr 12, 2019 8:04:02 GMT
By Jeeves, I remember it all too well. Saw it once, the day before the 10th Phantom anniversary (which I got a free ticket for). What a hoot! I don't recall having laughed so much ever again in a theatre. I sat 3rd row to the side and I still remember the stern looks Malcolm Sinclair gave me...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 8:24:25 GMT
I personally think Regents Park should have a go at Cats. That would certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 12, 2019 12:25:46 GMT
I personally think Regents Park should have a go at Cats. That would certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons. They could do an open air production in my back garden. I'm currently feeding 6 stray cats so that's about a third of the cast sorted already. |
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