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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 14:14:30 GMT
Samantha Barks is so bland, I'm sorry. Beautiful girl, beautiful voice. That's it.
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Post by mallardo on Sept 26, 2017 15:14:10 GMT
It's hard to believe some of the attitudes being expressed. Here's a young English actress, Samantha Barks, being cast in a major Broadway musical, making her Broadway debut - after what must have been a hugely competitive audition process - in a coveted star-making role, and what we get here is moaning about her blandness and lack of suitability for the part. Obviously Jerry Mitchell and the creative staff of the show disagree with that assessment. How about congratulating Samantha on her great news!! Seems like a more appropriate response.
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Post by ali973 on Sept 26, 2017 15:20:41 GMT
As for stories of prostitutes and their consorts, well, that's the New Testament and even earlier, isn't it, as a theme?
It's unapologetically about how a woman needs a man to make her understand and realize her potential. Also, message: sleep your way through men, maybe you'll land one who is rich and will also love you for the ho you are. No disrespect to sex workers. If it's a story about a sex worker and the life (a la, The Life, then I am all game). But I just think that the story was outdated even in the '90s. It hardly spells out women's empowerment. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 15:24:28 GMT
It's hard to believe some of the attitudes being expressed. Here's a young English actress, Samantha Barks, being cast in a major Broadway musical - making her Broadway debut - after what must have been a hugely competitive audition process - in a coveted star-making role, and what we get here is moaning about her blandness and lack of suitability for the part. Obviously Jerry Mitchell and the creative staff of the show disagree with that assessment. How about congratulating Samantha on her great news!! Seems like a more appropriate response. Indeed. Come on people! Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 15:34:08 GMT
Annaleigh Ashford did all of the readings and had to drop out because of her film/TV work so I'm guessing Barks wasn't their first choice at all. We're allowed to post negative thoughts on a casting decision even if you guys think differently or take a fancy to her.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 15:38:37 GMT
As long as there's a song called 'welcome to hollywood'
One of the only lines i remember ftom Pretty Woman, apart from the shoppping sequence, is at the very end, when the black guy crosses the road saying 'whats your dream baby, everybody got a dream'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 17:17:18 GMT
Putting aside the show itself, I'd like to stand as a member of the Sam Barks fanclub whose interest *is* largely based on thinking she's very talented and hoping she continues to do well.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 17:58:23 GMT
Alright then I'll bite. I stand before you as a committed Pretty Woman fan and admittedly casual but still comitted Sam Barks fan.
On Pretty Woman, it's an adaptation of Pygmalion so I'm going with until we stop any further stuffy My Fair Lady revivals as well then I'm happy for this one to exist as well. It's also not got any more dodgy a message than your average rom-com, and is somewhat better in a way because despite the fact that yes they do get together in the end (spoiler alert chaps) BUT first she walks away from him because she doesn't just want to be his kept woman. And I believe the last line of the film is 'She rescues him right back' I've always read it as a message about them both needing someone to sort their sh*t out with, and that actually Vivian is the more together one of the two anyway.
And anyway, it's a better moral message than the OTHER Richard Gere film to musical 'Officer and a Gentleman' which is basically 'Get yourself pregnant so a man will have to stay'.
As for Ms Barks, she seems a talented and perfectly lovely lady and good luck to her I say!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 26, 2017 23:28:14 GMT
Do you think she’ll wear that brown polka dot dress for the racetrack scene?
Hope so! 😍
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 7:36:16 GMT
Do you think she’ll wear that brown polka dot dress for the racetrack scene? Hope so! 😍 I have been slightly obsessed with that dress for about 20 years. That along with Maria's wedding dress in The Sound of Music would make my wardrobe complete |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 7:49:02 GMT
Well I did not like LB. But his direction was fine tbh
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Post by theatreian on Sept 27, 2017 16:06:04 GMT
Yes I would like to echo the congratulatory comments above ( well those that are anyway) and say Well Done Sam!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 16:46:50 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 27, 2017 17:47:33 GMT
We stand together @snutte, and we will be vindicated. Mark my words. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 20:38:01 GMT
Annaleigh Ashford did all of the readings and had to drop out because of her film/TV work so I'm guessing Barks wasn't their first choice at all. We're allowed to post negative thoughts on a casting decision even if you guys think differently or take a fancy to her. And Annaleigh did work with Jerry Before. What about Sheridan Smith (joke) ? |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 27, 2017 21:54:01 GMT
Can I join your club please?! I feel exactly the same when she’s rumoured to be the next Elphaba! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 0:07:07 GMT
Great role for Sam to get, I'm sure a few US actresses are a bit put out. Is it all going to be new Bryan Adams score or will they use some of the movie soundtrack - Natalie Cole, Roxette, Go West amongst others did new songs for it. The title track is apparently one of the 10 richest songs ever so it would be interesting to see what the Big O's estate does as I'd assume the producers would want it in if they can.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 16:24:34 GMT
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Post by shady23 on Nov 7, 2017 8:21:35 GMT
Bryan Adams just talking about this on BBC Radio 2 said that Samantha Banks is playing the lead role and it opens on Broadway sometime next year.
Also, all songs for it are sorted. The song "Please Stay" that he has just released was written for the musical but didn't make the cut. It should have done. It's lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 10:17:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 12:22:15 GMT
Probably. Done.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 18:41:34 GMT
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Post by ali973 on Mar 28, 2018 19:11:03 GMT
Noooo, emicardiff...nooooo... LOL I never liked the film - or at least it absolutely did nothing for me. And I feel this adaptation is so tone deaf and coming out in probably the worse time ever. But I'd see it if I could  BTW...watching this clip all I kept on thinking of was everything I doo...I do it for you.... |
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 29, 2018 6:48:18 GMT
How can they not include the title song Pretty Woman!!! Arerggghh
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Post by ali973 on Mar 29, 2018 16:02:01 GMT
Most of the reviews seem to be gentle enough - but these are Chicago reviews who probably don't want to stop these out of town trials from running in their city. Most of them seem to be encouraging but give a lot of feedback on what to do and what to fix. Whatever they decide to change, I don't think the New York press will be as supportive.
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