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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 10:55:57 GMT
My son didn’t come out of this and think , Hey , I’d like to be a multi millionaire and find myself a hooker ( well I hope not anyway ) he just enjoyed a show on Broadway ! Did he think "Hey, I'd like to be a hooker and find myself a multi millionaire" instead?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 11:05:16 GMT
My son didn’t come out of this and think , Hey , I’d like to be a multi millionaire and find myself a hooker ( well I hope not anyway ) he just enjoyed a show on Broadway ! Did he think "Hey, I'd like to be a hooker and find myself a multi millionaire" instead? Look I'm 33 and considering this as a legit career move. We could all learn a thing or two from Vivian is all I'm saying (and not just in the what you do on a piano department)
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Post by Penny on Aug 13, 2018 11:10:54 GMT
The piano scene is in the show , I did want to cover his eyes at that point 😂
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Post by mallardo on Aug 13, 2018 22:11:33 GMT
I see that Pretty Woman - still in previews - broke the box office record at the Nederlander Theatre last week. Whatever the critics say later this week, the show looks very much like a hit and Sam Barks looks very much like a star in the making. TM, I know you, like me, heartily approve!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 22:19:24 GMT
It's amazing the box office it is pulling in! The past three weeks, over a million every week (only 7 performances the first two weeks then 8 this past week). Even with just two performsnces at the start of the run, it made around $300,000. I certianly wasn't expecting it! Its so great to see Samantha, Andy and Orfeh in a hit like this!
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Post by tysilio2 on Aug 14, 2018 8:01:40 GMT
The piano scene is in the show , I did want to cover his eyes at that point 😂 *Heads to local charity shop to look for £1 copy of Pretty Woman dvd*
(purely for curiosity......)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 9:22:02 GMT
The piano scene is in the show , I did want to cover his eyes at that point 😂 *Heads to local charity shop to look for £1 copy of Pretty Woman dvd*
(purely for curiosity......)
For science obviously. Totally for science.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 14, 2018 11:51:58 GMT
Is the “It’s a buffet of safety”/ “I’m a safety girl” line in it? Does she wear that iconic brown polka dot dress? And does Ms Barks demonstrate anything approaching charisma?
I’m expecting negative responses for all three!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 12:36:46 GMT
I don't know but someone once wore a dress like the brown spotty one to a choir concert and we christened it 'The Vivian' slightly inappropriate that it was the conductor's Mum but hey ho
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Post by Penny on Aug 14, 2018 13:13:22 GMT
Is the “It’s a buffet of safety”/ “I’m a safety girl” line in it? Does she wear that iconic brown polka dot dress? And does Ms Barks demonstrate anything approaching charisma? I’m expecting negative responses for all three! I’m a safety girl quote is in the show The polka dot dress is blue in the show And as for the final one , she is very beautiful and had a lovely voice but I thought she was slightly wooden but it’s early days and I’m sure she will grow into the role ! X
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Post by Michael on Aug 15, 2018 17:56:27 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 16, 2018 22:32:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 8:55:55 GMT
oh it does look fun! Also Andy Karl is a damn fine looking man. And Sam looks stunning. Also she wore a red dress like THE red dress to the party and I'm a bit in love with it all.
Yes the music doesn't exactly scream 'innovative' but you know what, sometimes a nice story (shut up hooker makes good is a nice enough story) and some pretty people singing nicely with some comedy is a damn good night at the theatre. A bit of fairy tale escapism, why the hell not?
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Post by ali973 on Aug 17, 2018 9:57:05 GMT
Nothing about this interests me..the ugly set or the generic music, or the cringeworthy story that made me feel weird even as a nine year old. But who am I to object if people want to spend their night seeing bad theatre?
It's doing good box office, so if there's any lesson learned is that there really is no way to predict how a show would do on Broadway. This film is no more or less loved than the other film to musical adaptations. And I refuse to believe that any of its creative components or marketing campaign are the reason.
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Post by forb4 on Aug 17, 2018 9:59:52 GMT
It's been getting some terrible reviews (UK critics seemed to like it though). I'm not sure how much it'll affect the box office though.
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Post by ali973 on Aug 17, 2018 10:15:04 GMT
It's been getting some terrible reviews (UK critics seemed to like it though). I'm not sure how much it'll affect the box office though. I'm all about audiences finding their preferences, but come on..look at it. I'm finding it hard to be convinced by anyone who thinks this is objectively good to look at or nice to listen to. I think it will do fine for a while, and pull through the fall and eventually will do better business again in Christmas. It will probably suffer most during the winter from Jan to March, and won't be able to compete against the new shows that will open by the spring. It'll shut down, announce a tour, and will make its lost money on the tour circuit by late 2019 onto 2020.
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Post by viserys on Aug 17, 2018 10:31:32 GMT
Stage Entertainment is one of the producers, so we can be sure to have clones sprouting in their continental European domains like Germany, Netherlands, France, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 10:45:02 GMT
But who am I to object if people want to spend their night seeing bad theatre? Who are we to object if you want to be a condescending idiot about it? You love Moulin Rogue...and from memory spent a lot of time and money on The Bodyguard too....some people love Mama Mia... how about live and let live without making judgement of taste about it? Oh wait, that would stop you (and others) feeling somehow morally superior based on entertainment tastes. It's also possible to love Shakespeare and Brecht and The Band's Visit or Fun Home and still enjoy a musical like Pretty Woman. Because people are (gasp) multi faceted individuals...
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Post by kathryn on Aug 17, 2018 10:52:15 GMT
It's been getting some terrible reviews (UK critics seemed to like it though). I'm not sure how much it'll affect the box office though. I'm all about audiences finding their preferences, but come on..look at it. I'm finding it hard to be convinced by anyone who thinks this is objectively good to look at or nice to listen to. There's no accounting for taste! I was always rather surprised by the film being considered romantic, myself, when you consider the actual storyline, but they changed the more down-beat ending (where she actually leaves and uses the money to go back to school and get herself a proper career) to the one it has now (where she gets explicitly compared to a beautiful object and gives up her independent career ambitions to be a trophy wife) after test-screening feedback, and people obviously love it....
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Post by ali973 on Aug 17, 2018 11:06:36 GMT
I appreciate that people love the film. I am also not dismissing fluff shows, jukebox musicals or movie to musicals adaptations. I can understand people who are interested in seeing this adaptation, but what I am being judgmental of is the lack of taste in this production and its creative components.
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Post by kathryn on Aug 17, 2018 11:44:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 11:59:27 GMT
I'm impressed Monkey not even my useless knowledge extended to that one. Also how expensive is Disneyland that it was a college course OR Disney?!
I appreciate the film isn't for everybody. But I will say let's not pretend it's the only romcom we could rip apart for 'questionable' themes eh?
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Post by kathryn on Aug 17, 2018 12:55:58 GMT
Of course not - you'd be hard pressed to find a an entirely un-'problematic' rom-com!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 13:01:10 GMT
I'm finding it hard to be convinced by anyone who thinks this is objectively good to look at or nice to listen to. No wonder you are finding it hard - there is no such thing as objectively good. Whether something is "good" in that sense (as opposed to, say, good for your health) is entirely subjective.
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Post by ali973 on Aug 17, 2018 13:19:51 GMT
Is this just because I said I have better taste than you? Sorry! (But I do!)
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