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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Aug 20, 2019 15:27:54 GMT
What are the odds of this extending into summer 2020? Not a Joe Sugg fan but would consider it based on the score alone which is quite good.
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Post by freckles on Aug 20, 2019 18:19:31 GMT
Blake didn’t do a very long stint, did he?
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 20, 2019 18:22:52 GMT
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 20, 2019 18:43:11 GMT
Here's his video talking about it. There is footage from the audition so you hear him sing and act out some of the scenes.
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Post by danb on Aug 20, 2019 19:02:44 GMT
Well that looked great. Acting perfectly in keeping with the role and singing fine for this. A bit OTT but that works; its a caricature. He will just be sweet Ogie rather than weird Ogie or whatever Blake brings to it. Good on him!
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Post by Sean on Aug 20, 2019 19:47:01 GMT
Do we know how long of a run is Joe doing?
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 20, 2019 19:58:11 GMT
I think he looks lovely in that audition clip!
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Post by sparky5000 on Aug 20, 2019 20:27:07 GMT
I don’t know, I found Joe’s acting in that clip to be totally cringey and OTT lol, but it’s also hard to make any real judgements based off an audition reel when not in the context of the actual show. And like you say, Ogie is basically a caricature anyway!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 20, 2019 20:39:11 GMT
I don’t know, I found Joe’s acting in that clip to be totally cringey and OTT lol, but it’s also hard to make any real judgements based off an audition reel when not in the context of the actual show. And like you say, Ogie is basically a caricature anyway! Yes, there’s a reason people aren’t usually able to view audition material. And an audition is not about a finished product anyway. Don’t forget, this is BEFORE he’s worked with the creatives. |
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Post by andrew on Aug 20, 2019 21:01:53 GMT
I don't think that this audition would've given him the role if he was an unknown actor, but it's pretty good for someone who hasn't had training / worked professionally. Hope he improves his acting and he could be a decent Ogie.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Aug 21, 2019 0:54:44 GMT
This is, surprisingly, a great stunt cast IMO. Also shocked at how well he sounds in the clips, I think he'll be good!
He has loyal fans- and this will keep this show afloat a little longer 100%. I remember watching his channel when he first started! Haven't really watched YouTubers for about 4ish years I'd say- but wow, amazing to see him still doing well.
Also fun to see two massive parts of my life colliding (YT & MT)
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 21, 2019 8:26:00 GMT
I think his acting seems okay. It's in a big white audition room, interacting with an invisible person and with a camera trained on him. It's hardly very representative of how it will come across on stage in the actual show and scenes, i'm not really surprised if it comes across a bit OTT or awkward in that scenario. I think it would be the same for anyone.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 21, 2019 9:36:43 GMT
Peter Hannah is also leaving the show on September 7th.
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Post by danb on Aug 21, 2019 10:21:44 GMT
I think his acting seems okay. It's in a big white audition room, interacting with an invisible person and with a camera trained on him. It's hardly very representative of how it will come across on stage in the actual show and scenes, i'm not really surprised if it comes across a bit OTT or awkward in that scenario. I think it would be the same for anyone. He even said it before the clip...if you think it’s too much it’s probably just right for onstage. |
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 21, 2019 10:30:38 GMT
Oh my goodness I absolutely LOVED this last night. It's not that I thought I wasn't going to enjoy it; I know the songs from the OBC and like them a lot, it's just I didn't realise how much I was actually *going* to enjoy it. And I also didn't realise just how laugh-out-loud funny it is too! Rushed the show on TodayTix in the morning, as soon as they went on sale I was instantly offered Row G in the Dress, no waiting, so grabbed them. Amazing seats!
Sarah O'Connor was sensational as Jenna. Fantastic actor, incredible singer, held the show together perfectly. She received a prolonged ovation after She Used To Be Mine and rightly so. Laura Baldwin was very sweet as Dawn (glad to have missed Ashley Roberts), Marisha Wallace was fantastic as Becky - especially in her number in Act 2. Only slightly off-putting thing about Marisha was her tendency to add vibrato in her voice to almost all of her spoken lines. Made it seem extremely over the top and unnatural. David Hunter was a brilliant Pomatter - chemistry between him and Sarah was palpable - and I just didn't expect him to be so funny! Gorgeous voice too - much preferred his singing to that of the Pomatter on the OBC.
The biggest surprise for me was Blake Harrison. Oh my GOD. He has incredible musical comedy timing, is hilariously awkward and has an extremely pleasant singing voice. And it's not that I thought he was good for Blake Harrison, if I'd have seen that performance from someone I'd never heard of, I'd also be thinking he was just as fantastic. Received a massive ovation after Never Ever Getting Rid of Me. All the supporting characters were very good, though I do feel slightly sorry for the ensemble who don't have much to do. Band were on top form as I suspect they are every night - great to see them constantly as part of the action.
So, the only thing that let it down for me was, surprisingly, the staging/choreography. All the choreo felt like a GCSE Dance/Drama project. Horribly amateur I thought, compared to the standard of the performances. The worst for me was when Jenna went into labour, and the female ensemble come on stage and are individually lit in blue spots copying her contractions. It was laughable - literally, as audience members were quietly giggling around me.
Other than that, I was a big fan and I will definitely be going again. Based on the video of Joe Suggs, I also think he's going to be really lovely in the role and will probably make a visit to see him, though I would love to see Blake one last time before he leaves.
4* from me!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 14:39:25 GMT
Some of the tweets at Joe Sugg fans btw are so unbelievably patronising, telling them they’re welcome as long as they learn theatre etiquette 🙄 Probably from the very people who are at stage door before and after the show every other day and really need to learn some etiquette themselves! The Producers are more worried about how many people buy tickets than who is at the Stage Door. Imagine if CHF got cast in this and you had her fans against Joe's fans or one of the girls from Six joined the cast. You'd have braces being removed ready for combat. |
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Post by geeky101 on Aug 21, 2019 16:13:02 GMT
Peter Hannah (Earl) leaves on 7th September as well as Blake Harrison. Wonder if anyone else is moving on too - think they were all on six-month contracts which run out that particular weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 16:22:44 GMT
David Hunter and Nicole Raquel Dennis had tweeted about having 3 weeks or 24 shows but deleted them, so I think they may be departing then too.
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Aug 21, 2019 16:58:00 GMT
I'll be so sad if David is leaving because I love him as Dr Pommater and I can't get back to see the show before the 7th!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 21, 2019 17:42:10 GMT
The only thing that bothered me slightly with David Hunter was his accent, his real accent was always poking through. I don't know if it's better now because i only saw it early in it's run.
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Post by sparky5000 on Aug 21, 2019 21:32:10 GMT
David Hunter and Nicole Raquel Dennis had tweeted about having 3 weeks or 24 shows but deleted them, so I think they may be departing then too. ooooh interesting! What did they tweet exactly? I woulda thought David and Nicole would be contracted for a while year? |
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Post by tr252 on Aug 22, 2019 6:06:28 GMT
David Hunter and Nicole Raquel Dennis had tweeted about having 3 weeks or 24 shows but deleted them, so I think they may be departing then too. ooooh interesting! What did they tweet exactly? I woulda thought David and Nicole would be contracted for a while year? I’m sure somebody tweeted him saying they were sad he was leaving and his response was some sort of meme or gif with a caption of “I’m not going anywhere”. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Aug 22, 2019 9:51:31 GMT
aingidh ooooh interesting! What did they tweet exactly? I woulda thought David and Nicole would be contracted for a while year? I’m sure somebody tweeted him saying they were sad he was leaving and his response was some sort of meme or gif with a caption of “I’m not going anywhere”. Ah okay! Didn’t he stay for like 2 years in Kinky Boots, so he obviously seems like someone who’s happy to stay long term for steady work. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Aug 22, 2019 9:56:40 GMT
Even though I think the patronising tweets at Joe Sugg fans about theatre etiquette are too much, seems like there’s already issues with Colleen being in Waitress in Broadway, and lots of comments from people saying how disrespectful some fans (not all obviously) have been by leaving the theatre before he end (even some before Everything Changes!) to rush to stage door, and that they’re taking vids and pics mid show. Seen a tweet from one of the ensemble also kindly asking the fans to not get their phones out until curtain call because they can all see it.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 22, 2019 10:35:55 GMT
I wonder if they will start going for celeb casting with their Dr Pomatters? They have at times on Broadway. Maybe someone like Matt Cardle would fit the bill. He is free now after dropping out of Falsettos.
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