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Post by itsemily on Jan 15, 2019 19:09:49 GMT
Does anybody still wear a hat? I do😉😉- mainly to protect my fringe from the weather on my 45 minute walk to work! |
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Post by squidward on Jan 15, 2019 20:23:22 GMT
I feel that David Hunter is a solid, safe pair of hands type of casting, but for me, he has precious little charisma. He's not the type of performer I would expect to open a new show. Second or third cast perhaps, but I can think of many other English actors of the right age and with the right acting and vocal range who would have been a more exciting prospect.
I booked for this before I knew who was going to play Jenna. I guess I was hoping for Sara Bareilles or Jessie Mueller, but thought that was probably unlikely as neither have a big profile here in the UK. Does KMP have much more of a profile? I wouldn't imagine huge swathes of potential audience would have seen 'Smash'. If they weren't going to star cast, it would have been glorious to see someone like Cassidy Janson or Rebecca Treahearn in the role.
I was disappointed when I saw the casting announcements, but who knows, maybe they'll knock it out of the park? We shall see.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 20:32:17 GMT
Really I think the question we should all be asking is "why does Broadway get Gavin 'Dreamboat' Creel and London's glitzy West End doesn't? It's a world gone mad. I ❤️ Gavin Creel
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 20:46:16 GMT
Really I think the question we should all be asking is "why does Broadway get Gavin 'Dreamboat' Creel and London's glitzy West End doesn't? It's a world gone mad. I ❤️ Gavin Creel
I know right? I saw him in Book of Mormon and fell in love instantly. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 15, 2019 21:34:58 GMT
Not to be dramatic or anything, but if Sara did it I would, as the kids say DIE. (I may have a bit of a crush on her. I may be a bit obsessed with the Waitress recording. I may be obsessed with anything that involves baked goods) Sara is planning on doing it here at some point. Possibly after Katherine leaves. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 21:50:51 GMT
Am i the only one who's slightly put off by this video? I love this show and i already have tickets to go on my birthday, but the vocals just seem... off? Maybe i've just listened to the OBCR too much and am not used to new voices? But there seems to be *something* missing ooohhhh who thought this was a good idea? No!, just no!! |
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Post by stagey on Jan 15, 2019 23:03:27 GMT
Was the film well known over here?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 23:43:51 GMT
I’m actually really liking KMP (is this nickname really gonna catch on?) so far. I think her voice has that pure, innocent tone to it which would really add vulnerability to her portrayal of Jenna. And any of my pals from the Wicked thread would know that I’m a sucker for a vulnerable portrayal of a role.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 15, 2019 23:48:15 GMT
Cassidy Janson has a London show coming up to announce. She can’t tell right now but will be able to soon. There’s nothing coming in that I can think she’d be in - surely that means she’s our Jenna when KMP leaves?
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Post by MoreLife on Jan 16, 2019 9:58:17 GMT
I booked for this before I knew who was going to play Jenna. I guess I was hoping for Sara Bareilles or Jessie Mueller, but thought that was probably unlikely as neither have a big profile here in the UK. Does KMP have much more of a profile? I don't think she has that much of a profile. But what she does have... is a fiancé with loads of clout in the music industry (and twice her years)  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 10:07:23 GMT
Not to be dramatic or anything, but if Sara did it I would, as the kids say DIE. (I may have a bit of a crush on her. I may be a bit obsessed with the Waitress recording. I may be obsessed with anything that involves baked goods) Sara is planning on doing it here at some point. Possibly after Katherine leaves. And yet all the signs are pointing to Cassidy Janson already being contracted to take over after Katharine? |
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Post by southstreet on Jan 16, 2019 10:11:03 GMT
Sara is planning on doing it here at some point. Possibly after Katherine leaves. And yet all the signs are pointing to Cassidy Janson already being contracted to take over after Katharine? Signs can be misleading. ;p |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 16, 2019 10:44:09 GMT
It's possible Cassidy is talking about a show still to be announced. MrB has mentioned about a big show going into The Piccadilly we don't know about. Hello Dolly is apparently arriving (is there a role in that for her? Never seen it). There are, i'm sure, many off west end shows yet to be announced for this year too.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 16, 2019 10:49:21 GMT
It's possible Cassidy is talking about a show still to be announced. MrB has mentioned about a big show going into The Piccadilly we don't know about. Hello Dolly is apparently arriving (is there a role in that for her? Never seen it). There are, i'm sure, many off west end shows yet to be announced for this year too. I mean, she could be Irene Malloy, but she's not who I'd instantly think of by any stretch. It feels like Waitress, with the timings, is the most likely fit... |
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Post by Snciole on Jan 16, 2019 13:08:50 GMT
Hello all, I have a ticket (just one, ever alone) for Waitress on 19 Feb, free to a good home because I have managed to get a pair for a later date and I cannot remember how terrible the seat I booked was.
PM me if interested x
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 15:23:51 GMT
Whatsonstage.com's interview with Diane and the four leads.  |
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Post by Snciole on Jan 16, 2019 16:45:38 GMT
Hello all, I have a ticket (just one, ever alone) for Waitress on 19 Feb, free to a good home because I have managed to get a pair for a later date and I cannot remember how terrible the seat I booked was. PM me if interested x Now gone, thanks for the interest  |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 17, 2019 18:38:13 GMT
Just watched a video of rehearsals with 3 songs being sung.
Have to say it didn't inspire me to want to go and see it.
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Post by beatrice on Jan 17, 2019 18:39:57 GMT
So I mean I understand that they don't want to put a bunch of spoilers in the trailer, but.... That rehearsal really does showcase some of the least inspiring music of the show, in my opinion. Basically, the songs I skip on the cast recording 😉😉
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Post by talkstageytome on Jan 17, 2019 21:48:35 GMT
Hmmm, interesting!
I'm shocked they've not announced a day seat policy (yet?).
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Post by Mark on Jan 17, 2019 22:58:36 GMT
Hmmm, interesting! I'm shocked they've not announced a day seat policy (yet?). It didn’t have a rush/lotto/dayseat policy on Broadway for at least the first year of its run |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 23:01:49 GMT
Hmmm, interesting! I'm shocked they've not announced a day seat policy (yet?). I'd be shocked if it didn't do dayseats because not only is it not selling that great, but also because the theatre itself has done dayseats since at least 2012 when The Bodyguard was there (I hadnt been there before then). I imagine we will eventually find out, they'd be crazy not too. |
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Post by talkstageytome on Jan 17, 2019 23:12:21 GMT
My thought exactly! ^
I hope so, I was kind of envisioning this being my new go-to pick me up show, plus in a strange way I actually love the dayseating experience 😂.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 23:13:57 GMT
My thought exactly! ^ I hope so, I was kind of envisioning this being my new go-to pick me up show, plus in a strange way I actually love the dayseating experience 😂. I agree. And also, it reads as the kind of show that will garner a fanbase quite fast, and the best way to get 'em in as much as possible is dayseats and Rush situations. |
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Post by ensembleswings on Jan 18, 2019 6:28:07 GMT
Could it just be that they’re selling off side seats as dayseats rather than front row? I too would be shocked it they didn’t offer some form of dayseats/rush but then nothing’s a guarantee.
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