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Post by lonlad on Mar 9, 2016 0:42:50 GMT
No surprise there
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Mar 9, 2016 0:54:06 GMT
Post by Phantom of London on Mar 9, 2016 0:54:06 GMT
Doesn't the Daily Telegraph love anything jukebox from 5 stars for the Commitments or Sunny Afternoon to 4 stars for this.
How can Dominic Cavendish say this is better than Kinky Boots? Words fail me.
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Mar 9, 2016 5:05:46 GMT
Post by showgirl on Mar 9, 2016 5:05:46 GMT
4 Stars from Libby Purves (Theatrecat)...
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Post by raiseitup on Mar 9, 2016 9:59:42 GMT
Hasn't the show, or at least its opening night, been officially supported by The Telegraph? Their logo was on the front page ad in the Standard yesterday...
No wonder its got 4 stars from them.
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Mar 23, 2016 21:18:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 21:18:32 GMT
They have finally released a trailer with the UK Cast...
... I ermmm, like the music and the costumes?
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Mar 24, 2016 5:34:07 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 24, 2016 5:34:07 GMT
Love the 'all expenses spared' staging- staring at an empty stage all night.
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May 19, 2016 22:11:27 GMT
Post by theatremadness on May 19, 2016 22:11:27 GMT
Baz reports that Obioma Ugoala will take over as Smokey Robinson from 4th July and that the show "has become a HUGE hit & is now booking Oct2017"
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Post by infofreako on May 19, 2016 22:18:38 GMT
I'd completely forgotten it was on
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Post by theatremadness on May 19, 2016 22:25:56 GMT
I'd completely forgotten it was on Yes I can't disagree with you but it seems the general public haven't forgotten at all!
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May 19, 2016 23:14:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 23:14:46 GMT
I'd completely forgotten it was on Much as you all poke fun And go on about the new cast of Wicked Or that your favourite musical only made it to the 6 month mark Or ripping the piss out of Bend It The cold fact and reality remains that Motown is amongst the highest grossing and best selling shows in the WE at the moment No offers Not on TKTS Thriller also gets a lot of flack 8 years that has been on EIGHT years Ask yourselves What sort of a WE are you all supporting ?
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May 19, 2016 23:23:59 GMT
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Post by infofreako on May 19, 2016 23:23:59 GMT
I think there's a place for all the shows, it's just sad to see better shows story wise close as these types of shows run and run. At the same time I see how key the tourist market is to the west end
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 23:40:41 GMT
I think there's a place for all the shows, it's just sad to see better shows story wise close as these types of shows run and run. At the same time I see how key the tourist market is to the west end There is a place for McDonald's and KFC People love eating sh*t Hence half the world are obese
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May 20, 2016 6:28:20 GMT
Post by BurlyBeaR on May 20, 2016 6:28:20 GMT
I got a very expensive looking bit of promo material for it in the post yesterday. Four gatefold pages in thick glossy card with loads of photos. Even the envelope was expensive looking. I think it came from Groupline.
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Post by Seriously on May 20, 2016 11:59:46 GMT
I'd completely forgotten it was on Ask yourselves What sort of a WE are you all supporting ? "Girl perfect, Girl perfect, Girl perfect, Girl perfect Stand Up, Stand Up, Stand Up, Stand Up, Stand Up Bend it, Bend it, Bend it, Bend it" Thankfully not this type!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 22, 2016 8:46:24 GMT
I don't imagine it's anyone on here 'supporting' it that's keeping this dross running..
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Jun 9, 2016 22:54:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 22:54:38 GMT
In other depressing news
This show will recoup by the end of the summer
Speaks volumes about the general public and their taste
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 9, 2016 23:42:00 GMT
Where on earth did they spend £5.5million on this cheap looking show?
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Jun 9, 2016 23:43:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 23:43:23 GMT
Where on earth did they spend £5.5million on this cheap looking show? Lol It's true in fact!!! Feel upset though Going to bed with sick in back of throat
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Jun 9, 2016 23:45:17 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 9, 2016 23:45:17 GMT
very depressing indeed.
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Jun 10, 2016 2:26:38 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 2:26:38 GMT
Not at all surprising though... it was commercial gold, as we all know, from the second it opened.
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Jun 10, 2016 4:44:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 4:44:29 GMT
Isnt it the royalties that bump up this shows budget and why it struggled a bit on broadway, even though its grosses were high?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 10:25:36 GMT
Has anyone else completely forgotten this is on? I see posters on the tube and even then I have to remind myself that it's still running and that it's not just an old poster.
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Jun 10, 2016 10:30:44 GMT
Post by liverpool54321 on Jun 10, 2016 10:30:44 GMT
Doesn't surprise me. When I tried to book a wheelchair space for any matinee a few weeks back I eventually gave up as was going to be some way off.
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Jun 10, 2016 10:33:00 GMT
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Post by infofreako on Jun 10, 2016 10:33:00 GMT
Theatremonkey, you have it spot on. Im pleased its doing well for that very reason.
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Jun 10, 2016 10:33:30 GMT
Post by viserys on Jun 10, 2016 10:33:30 GMT
I don't really forget that it's on, but my brain has it filed away under "tourist stuff I don't care about" along with Stomp, Thriller Live and their ilk. Shows/Entertainment that aren't really musicals and which I just can't be bothered to care about.
Monkey, your argument doesn't really work for me, although I often hear it. Yes, the angels will be happy to have made money and are ready to invest again, but would they suddenly be willing to invest in an unknown composer's show based on a little-known novel that seems fresh and promising, or would they be looking for the next promising jukebox cash cow? And would the angels that lost a ton of money in one of the recent flops based on lesser-known movies not think "hey, let's choose a jukebox show next time, it's a safer bet to actually make money with" ?
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Jun 10, 2016 15:43:07 GMT
Post by littlefluffychick on Jun 10, 2016 15:43:07 GMT
I'm going to see this with my Mum next week (her idea and treat) so I will report back on it here. I must say I'm intrigued but not that keen on the idea that the songs are performed for less than 30 seconds each!
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Jun 10, 2016 15:51:44 GMT
Post by bellboard27 on Jun 10, 2016 15:51:44 GMT
I went not that long ago (got a late cut price deal from the theatre website). Some songs are short, but some are longer.
I agree with the Monkey. The audience loved the show, the theatre/producers are doing well out of it, so it's a success in business terms. It might not be high art, but if it makes people happy for a couple of hours, that's fine with me!
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Jun 10, 2016 16:17:04 GMT
Post by viserys on Jun 10, 2016 16:17:04 GMT
It may also inspire a new generation of theatre-makers. Take a kid to "Motown," they may go off and write "Hamilton" some day rather than form a band. Hah, okay, if that would happen it would justify Motown's existence for me.
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Post by bobbybaby on Jul 5, 2016 7:10:33 GMT
Saw this last night on a whim. Got a rear stalls seat for £30. Reminded me almost exactly of thriller live. Having so much music to pack in made it feel like a long advert. Bits of a song here, a quick aside there and keep going hundreds more hits to fit in. Still felt it dragged a bit in the first half though. The only real attempt at storytelling was in the Ross/Gordy relationship, and even then it was, quick on to another hit from someone else. So all in all - it does what it says on the tin. Solid tourist fare - at least the Shaftesburys full and blooming.
Now for the highlight of the night :-
Couple next to me:
'Wow I didn't think much of Titanic - The songs weren't very good'
Guy in Front snaps round - 'Oh My God they've made a musical of Titanic. But Celines song is so good, a classic' Couple -'It's not in it' Guy in Front - ' Whoa! People are gonna be pissed off. They'll walk out' Couple - 'Yeah I guess they woudn't give them the rights.'
Guy in front 'Bummer. I was in the theatre cafe yesterday and saw a poster for Lord of the Rings. Is that even a thing. It must have been on Broadway. I mean the films were so ..(Sighs in overcome awe at fabulousness of films). No way could they have done that on stage. Unless of course they went to the original source material.'
;-)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 15:25:59 GMT
Well the Broadway Return has become one of the biggest flops of the year. It is closing early on July 31 after a run of less than three weeks!
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