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Post by zak97 on Jul 8, 2017 15:42:13 GMT
Any rumours on what could be taking over at the Aldwych, or will it go dark for a bit?
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Post by longinthetooth on Jul 8, 2017 20:01:18 GMT
I finally got round to seeing this earlier this week. Sadly, I am old enough to remember the songs the first time around. Equally sadly, I hated the treatment of most of them. I remember the Drifters, Righteous Brothers and Little Eva - were the versions in Beautiful supposed to be a parody of the originals? If so, they were dreadful - and, if not, they were dreadful. I found I didn't care much about Carole King or Gerry Goffin and their story. I suppose I can tick the box that I saw it, and am thankful that I managed to pay only half price for a ticket.
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 20, 2017 15:11:04 GMT
Heard on the grapevine that Bronte Barbe will be Carole on the tour, but I can't say for certain!
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Post by daniel on Jul 20, 2017 17:37:19 GMT
Heard on the grapevine that Bronte Barbe will be Carole on the tour, but I can't say for certain! That's exciting! She was very good in The Wild Party, Shrek and Jest End, and she certainly has the chops to pull off Carole King. |
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Post by ctas on Jul 27, 2017 18:48:34 GMT
Had a last minute visit to this yesterday before closing and was pleasantly surprised. King has written some amazing songs but I felt truly invested in the story too. I do think that the Carole and Cynthia roles were better written than the male leads, and the actresses (Cassidy Janson and Georgie Ashford was covering Cynthia) acted circles around the respective men. A really lovely evening and I got a great deal on stalls tickets too!
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Post by daniel on Jul 31, 2017 15:10:55 GMT
Two items removed by request. Uh oh...somebody's in trouble! |
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Post by daniel on Jul 31, 2017 15:19:05 GMT
Nobody is in trouble, it is just that a press release was sent out too soon and withdrawn.
Please respect this board by not re-posting anything for the time being, and save moderators the time having to remove it. thank you all. Oopsie! Thanks for the clarification  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 15:43:57 GMT
Nobody is in trouble, it is just that a press release was sent out too soon and withdrawn.
Please respect this board by not re-posting anything for the time being, and save moderators the time having to remove it. thank you all. Apologies for posting the tweet I didn't realize the circumstances. |
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Post by Rory on Jul 31, 2017 16:06:51 GMT
Well I didn't see the deleted posts (and won't ask for comment) but hopefully this means details of what's next at the Aldwych are coming soon!
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 31, 2017 16:13:16 GMT
Well I didn't see the deleted posts (and won't ask for comment) but hopefully this means details of what's next at the Aldwych are coming soon! Maybe, but the posts in question weren't to do with the Aldwych |
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Post by Rory on Jul 31, 2017 16:26:40 GMT
Maybe not!!! 😉
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 31, 2017 17:40:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 0:30:12 GMT
Great news for Bronte that she has got such a great role, she has the range to do the songs justice, she may need a crash course in piano playing though. When I saw the news on WOS and Amy Ellen Richardson's photo first I assumed she was Carole and Bronte would be Cynthia Weil not the other way round. I thought a few more of the London cast may have done tour although I don't know how many have done the full London run and may want a break. Good to see Adam Howden and Leigh Lothian both moving up cast from London run.
Does anyone know if Stephanie McKeon has anything else lined up as I would have thought she may have stayed on as Cynthia as she only took over from the now Yummy Mummy Lorna Want a couple of months back.
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Post by macksennett on Aug 1, 2017 5:55:18 GMT
I was hoping Amy would be Carol too! How big a role is Cynthia - many songs?
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 1, 2017 6:20:32 GMT
Cynthia is my favourite role in the show - she gets most of the best lines in the show. In terms of songs, she sings in 4 songs.
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Post by showbizkid on Aug 1, 2017 7:01:21 GMT
I got this official email and it's now on what's on Stage - so it seems we can post it!
Paul Blake, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mike Bosner in association with Michael Harrison are delighted to announce that Bronté Barbé will play ‘Carole King’ in the UK and Ireland tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. Bronté will be joined by Kane Oliver Parry as King’s husband and song-writing partner ‘Gerry Goffin’, Amy Ellen Richardson as song-writer ‘Cynthia Weil’, Matthew Gonsalves as song-writer ‘Barry Mann’, Carol Royle as King’s mother ‘Genie Klein’ and Adam Howden as music publisher and producer ‘Donnie Kirshner’. At certain performances, ‘Carole King’ will be played by Leigh Lothian.
Great news for Bronte!!
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Post by theatre on Aug 5, 2017 0:10:27 GMT
Hadn't seen this show so thought - what better time to go than the final West End performance?! Paid through the nose for it mind you and broke my £50 ticket rule 😬 Hopefully it will be worth it for closing night! Anyone else going to be in?
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 5, 2017 7:20:10 GMT
I'll be there - but I've seen this a few times before. As jukebox musicals go, this is one of my favourites.
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Post by prophet on Aug 30, 2017 15:34:30 GMT
I caught it towards the end of the run
I was impressed with her songwriting credits.
The second half dragged- would have loved to see more time dedicated to Carole the artist.
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Post by singularsensation10 on Aug 30, 2017 17:59:20 GMT
Great news for Bronte that she has got such a great role, she has the range to do the songs justice, she may need a crash course in piano playing though. Sorry I can't tell if this is sarcastic or whether you're under the illusion that the girls playing Carole actually play the piano in the show? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 19:51:51 GMT
I know that they mime the piano playing but when I saw it Katie was damn good at it. They have to look as if they are playing it and that is what Bronte would need to master.
I've always liked Bronte so was pleased she has such a fantastic role.
I can be sarcastic but this time I was being genuine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 6:57:22 GMT
I read somewhere that even though Jessie knew she would mime the piano, she still chose to learn how to play to get the hand movements down properly.
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Post by daniel on Aug 31, 2017 9:04:10 GMT
I read somewhere that even though Jessie knew she would mime the piano, she still chose to learn how to play to get the hand movements down properly. I heard the same but for Katie - she does actually play the piano in real life anyway, so I reckon that it's perfectly plausible that she learnt all the songs, or the hand/finger positions and movements at the very least. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 13:38:23 GMT
With miming playing, I'd guess you'd just tune the instrument down so no sound comes from it. Does the Beautiful orchestra feature a Grand Piano, as it would take up a lot of space in the pit but if sound was recreated on upright piano/electric piano/keyboard then a knowledgeable person could tell the difference but this could be masked by the other instruments.
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Post by daniel on Sept 1, 2017 13:49:25 GMT
With miming playing, I'd guess you'd just tune the instrument down so no sound comes from it. Does the Beautiful orchestra feature a Grand Piano, as it would take up a lot of space in the pit but if sound was recreated on upright piano/electric piano/keyboard then a knowledgeable person could tell the difference but this could be masked by the other instruments. It's an electric keyboard in the pit. Given that the sound would be pumped through the PA even if the piano on stage was live, and the quality of sound programmed to keyboards these days, I don't think you can tell the difference! I'm a pianist and I certainly can't |
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