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Post by biffo on Jan 11, 2018 21:57:09 GMT
Is there a new UK Tour planned of FAME, the musical?
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Post by daniel on Jan 11, 2018 22:40:17 GMT
Is there a new UK Tour planned of FAME, the musical? Yep! Announcement imminent, I believe. |
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Post by firefingers on Jan 11, 2018 23:08:19 GMT
Believe UK Productions are putting it out after the success of Legally Blonde.
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Post by daniel on Jan 11, 2018 23:42:38 GMT
Believe UK Productions are putting it out after the success of Legally Blonde. It's Selladoor this time  |
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Post by djdan14 on Jan 11, 2018 23:51:28 GMT
I’m claiming psychic ability. After listening to EPOS and she played Fame my first thought was I bet Selladoor do Fame next after Flashdance and Footloose.
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Post by djdan14 on Jan 11, 2018 23:56:46 GMT
@famemusicaluk seems to be the twitter account. Website not live yet but there is a link
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Post by firefingers on Jan 12, 2018 0:09:26 GMT
Believe UK Productions are putting it out after the success of Legally Blonde. It's Selladoor this time Interesting. I know UK Productions are touring a musical after Legally Blonde and put 2 and 2 together and thought it was this. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 9:39:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 9:46:46 GMT
Apparently they will be doing a special offer where you if you want Fame tickets but don't have enough money you can start paying: in sweat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 12:28:35 GMT
Gosh. I remember seeing this at the Bristol Hippodrome many years ago. Gorgeous theatre, rotten show. Seriously, I really think it was one of the most dreadful things I've ever seen.
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Post by christya on Jan 12, 2018 13:09:49 GMT
I saw a tour of it a few years ago - fantastic singing and dancing, but the majority of the younger cast couldn't manage an American accent to save their lives. Quite obviously a lot of the audience hadn't realised that it was different to the film either, judging by the amount of comments around me when everyone was leaving.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 12, 2018 13:39:22 GMT
Is Hi Fidelity in it?
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 12, 2018 15:38:26 GMT
This was quite possibly the worst musical I've ever seen. Saw the UK tour around 2014/15
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Post by christya on Jan 12, 2018 17:17:35 GMT
Nope, or at least it wasn't, and it would have improved it immeasurably. Completely different songs from series or film, aside from the title song at the very end and a snippet of it earlier (which perked up the audience, who promptly lapsed into dejection on realising it was only a snippet and they were getting 'There She Goes' instead of 'Fame'). |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 17:35:27 GMT
If only! Along with Starmaker and especially Desdemona. The Kids From Fame album is fantastic. I couldn't wait to watch it every week back when it was on. I even downloaded it on Spotify Apparently they were not allowed to use the music from the film or the tv series, and only allowed to use part of the title song, hence it's susung twice, once in Spanish. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 12, 2018 17:38:43 GMT
Sounds like a right load of old pants!
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Post by richey on Jan 12, 2018 21:06:08 GMT
Sounds like a right load of old pants! Yep it was dreadful. |
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Post by shady23 on Jan 12, 2018 21:17:33 GMT
If ever a show screamed terrible z list celebrity casting it is this one!
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Post by talkstageytome on Jan 12, 2018 21:19:23 GMT
I did Fame a few months ago at uni - it was my last musical before graduation, so for that reason I have a soft spot for it. It's a bit of an odd one though isn't it? Very bitty.
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Post by daniel on Jan 13, 2018 2:05:01 GMT
If ever a show screamed terrible z list celebrity casting it is this one! to be fair I thought the same for Spamalot, and Selladoor didn't in the end. Still, I'm sure there will be some "famous" people in this! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 2:23:39 GMT
Seen the show on tour a few times down the years, story isn't the greatest but it's a feelgood show and is more an ensemble show than a star vehicle show so there will be some good parts for those who are cast.
Wonder if they have ever tried to get the "Kids from Fame" songs for a stage show, those songs were huge back in the day and as a "jukebox musical" would work well.
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Post by show69 on Jan 13, 2018 4:42:37 GMT
Oh god..! This will be dreadful.... I thought Kenwright pulled his version because it didn’t sell ?
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Post by WireHangers on Jan 14, 2018 0:33:20 GMT
Awful show and awful producing company. I'll avoid this one like the plague.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 7:04:47 GMT
Awful show and awful producing company. I'll avoid this one like the plague. They're not an awful producing company. Their quality of production just alternates a lot. I really enjoyed Footloose, American Idiot was incredible and Little Shop of Horrors was really good. It's also not Selladoor producing it on its own |
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Post by Mark on Mar 21, 2018 23:45:18 GMT
Sunderland added for April 2019 so seems this will be quite a long tour
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