Calendar Girls the musical (was: The Girls)

Surely it depends on the individual and the role whether it's good casting or not? Just because one celebrity does a great job doesn't mean the next will do the same. I mean, have you seen Michael Greco in Exposure?   

When I saw it at the Lowry there were lots of women wearing t-shirts declairing which branch of the WI they were in. It was like a huge hen party for women embarking on third marriages. Overall the majority of the audience were women, middle aged and upwards.

I do get how this story chimes with a certain group of people. I just don't think making it into a musical added anything. The film was fine, didn't see the play because I was completely put off by the cast, and the musical is just  the final sweepings up of the idea. It felt like the barrel being scraped in the most cynical of ways. 

I think Gary Barlow is quite good at pop songs. 

So hell can freeze over? Whoa.

I think I said it before but Carley Stenson could be a good choice? Someone said she'd be too young but they had people like Kelly Brook and Gemma Atkinson in the play and they're the same as Carley? I would like to see her do another musical since she hasn't done one since DRS

I dont know but I think she has good comic timing (she was very funny in DRS) which is needed for this show and also because she has a good voice. 

I agree with you on the fact she is quite young but then again in the play they had Kelly Brook as Cora and also Gemma Atkinson and they're around similar ages to Carley. I'm not sure if they are sticking by that though, they might just be trying to get middle aged women instead for all the roles of "the girls"?

The problem is that if you cast anyone young or remotely glamorous as one of the WI ladies who disrobe, the tone of the show will change. I don't think it would be a good idea.

The response to the tweet announcing that has replies varying from 'will this be on sale to the public', 'Is this opening night', and 'will Gary be there' suggest that the early performances will definitely be made up by the Gary fan club, an audience who understands a pop concert but not necessarily theatre etiquette, and similarly are going in hope of seeing Gary rather than the show. Having seen that I'm now quite tempted to wait a bit to see the show, in hope that the audience may be slightly more reserved.

Ticketmaster presale opens Wednesday at 11am.

General sale Friday at 12pm.

They'll be descending on stage door waiting for Gary. I expect nightly tweets asking if Gary is there. I hope this does not take away the sense of accomplishment for the cast, feeling that they are just in the shadows.

A nice touch, but a tad humiliating if no one shows up haha!

Don't know why anyone would go see this dross however tickets now on sale with the front row (or at least row A) on sale for £25 during previews (can't be titted to see if this continues after it opens)

Hope it's a flop, GB shud go back to doing what he knows best - tax fraud

Maybe coz they know you have some clout they are hoping u will help their audience to grow? DONT TM, we have to stamp out GB before theatre goes to his tax evading head