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Post by timothyd on Apr 29, 2018 7:47:10 GMT
Thanks for the replies! Will try a day ticket.
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Post by daniel on May 9, 2018 12:20:35 GMT
Jermaine Woods taking over as Iago from June 4th. I assume other casting news is imminent!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 12:23:38 GMT
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Post by Michael on May 9, 2018 13:12:49 GMT
Jade Ewan staying for another year?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 13:54:32 GMT
And booking for groups until June 2019. Is that the furthest ahead for any show at the moment? I thought the hype had kinda died down now. Its just kind of, there.
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Post by Oleanna on May 9, 2018 23:46:25 GMT
Am I right in assuming that this show isn’t really aimed at the likes of us on this board? This thread, for example, averages one post a month!
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Post by Jon on May 10, 2018 1:16:44 GMT
It is one of those shows with an international market. By opening group booking that far ahead, it means tour operators in particular can incorporate the show into the brochures that are being finalised right now. Simple excellent marketing sense. I wouldn't be shocked if it runs into 2020, it's interesting that Aladdin may outrun both Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beauty in the West End. |
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Post by Michael on May 10, 2018 5:03:09 GMT
Am I right in assuming that this show isn’t really aimed at the likes of us on this board? This thread, for example, averages one post a month! I really like the show, it’s just the casting of Jade Ewan and, formerly, Dean John Wilson that put me off. I’m waiting with a return visit until they got a new Jasmine, one that can actually sing. |
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Post by wickedgrin on May 10, 2018 8:42:47 GMT
Aladdin (like The Lion King and Matilda) taps into that hugely lucrative family ticket market. A show that can benefit from dynamic pricing during school holidays and weekends. There aren't many such shows in the West End - I've already named them. Plus of course the Disney brand! Like the Lion King it could run and run - well until Frozen comes over.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2018 17:53:57 GMT
Aladdin, to me, does not look like a West End musical. It looks like a very good pantomime. I mean, it's probably a great show but I definitely wouldn't pay for expensive seats in the stalls. But as long as sales and reviews are good, I guess anything goes.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2018 17:56:32 GMT
I'm very certain that one of the Disney shows will go when Frozen roars into London. Definitely not Lion King though. It's up there with Les Mis, Phantom, Wicked and Mamma Mia as the "tourist" musicals. (ones that are easily recognisable and have adverts everywhere on the tube)
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 19:57:38 GMT
I went to see it at the end of last year, and I wasn’t expecting to like it but...it’s really, really great family entertainment. My daughter is the wriggliest child alive and she sat stock still and silent for the whole thing, eyes on stalks.
The guy who plays the Genie gives it his all and is the highlight of the show. I can’t imagine it without that actor.
Costumes and sets are lavish.
I think we had an understudy for Aladdin, who was really good, probably the whitest teeth I have ever seen. I rated Jasmine much lower, I would go and see it again if they recast her.
It is more pantomime than theatre, but I defy anyone not to love the magic carpet.
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Post by timothyd on May 11, 2018 19:59:15 GMT
Sounds great. Can't wait to see it next week.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 9:53:44 GMT
My daughter is the wriggliest child alive and she sat stock still and silent for the whole thing, eyes on stalks. Isn't Xanax marvellous? |
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Post by iamamazing on May 17, 2018 15:52:35 GMT
Hi guys what is the day seating like for Aladdin wanting a Thursday matinee end of June time, and is it still £20 each thanks  |
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Post by bramble on May 18, 2018 14:25:09 GMT
seen it twice now.have to say its energetically performed by all ,but it is not really a great show.Lavish but empty at times.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 10, 2018 18:21:35 GMT
I felt lucky to get some great day seats for Saturday evening (Row B Dress Circle) for £20 per ticket. However.... Whilst this show is easy on the eye, I was utterly bored by it, as were my two children. Perhaps expectations were too high after seeing the brilliant "School of Rock" matinee earlier in the day, but Aladdin just left us all empty. The genie character is obviously the highlight, and the actor delivers the part well, but even he can't hold this clumsy over-Disney'd show together. Any production that relies on confetti guns, ribbon shooters, indoor fireworks to trigger an audience response is probably aware that it doesn't have much else going for it. This production made the plot for the aforementioned "School of Rock" feel like Hamlet by comparison. That said, the audience seemed to like it well enough - it is tabloid theatre, and doesn't try to hide it.
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Post by anthony1111 on Jun 11, 2018 16:33:27 GMT
Wanted to get an opinion on the log seats, row two with the two single seats together it's just me and my elderly mother going so Im wondering what the view is like from there?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 6:26:44 GMT
aladdinseatview.com/ at your service. The official website for the show, by Disney. It's a fine view, a lot of steps to get to it, though. Thats epic! More shows/theatres should do this. Maybe average it out, broken down into section, so not every single seat, but still. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 14, 2018 20:29:53 GMT
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Post by Jon on Jun 14, 2018 20:37:03 GMT
Michael James Scott also did the Australian production, it’s a shame we’ve not had a British Genie
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 14, 2018 23:24:59 GMT
Is having 3 names a requirement to play the genie?  |
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Post by geeky101 on Jun 15, 2018 9:14:01 GMT
Does anyone know what's up with Jade Ewen? I think Jasmine's been played by every cover going the past few weeks.
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 16, 2018 10:06:36 GMT
I thought I recognised the name, he's the original Book of Mormon 'maggots in my scrotum' guy! Let's hope he doesn't get the two shows confused. |
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 16, 2018 12:56:47 GMT
"I have maggots in my turban"... Now that's a Sunset Boulevard I'd like to see |
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