Man of La Mancha - ENO 2019

Very unlikely

Very disappointed to see so many negative comments about a show weeks before it has opened, many made by people who have presumably never seen it, or Kelsey Grammer live on stage.

Man of la Mancha will probably not attract massive audiences but is a wonderful musical which we are lucky to see performed, accompanied by the glorious ENO orchestra.

It is totally misguided to presume the lead role has to be 'sung'(suggestion of Bryn Terfel for heaven's sake!) but has to be put across by a fine actor.
Many who saw Kelsey in 'Big Fish' would feel he fits the bill.

Lonny Price always comes up with interesting productions of these semi-staged musicals so there is much to look forward to.

Unfortunately this sniping at ENO musicals has being going on every year since 'Sunset Boulevard' with comments sometimes made by people who quite obviously have not seen the show.

For example someone criticised the dreadful orchestral sound through the speakers in 'Carousel' not realising that it was the natural acoustic one from the orchestra pit!

Agree with 'tad poisonous'!

A shame, because at its best this forum is great.

I love the ENO/Coliseum and try to get there whenever I'm in London, if there's something on that appeals to me, either opera or musical theater. I remember seeing Pacific Overtures there many years ago -- the only production of that musical I've ever seen. I loved it, though I don't think it was considered a big success. I've also enjoyed, in varying degree, ENO productions of La Traviata, The Force of Destiny, Marnie, and Porgy and Bess. I generally like Lonny Price's work, particularly his productions of Company and Sweeny Todd with the New York Philharmonic.

I've never seen Man of La Mancha on stage. I like the original cast album very much -- not the movie, though. But I just don't like Kelsey Grammer, so I won't go. As an American, I've seen Grammer on television, on innumerable chat shows, etc. It's not a question of whether he's a good actor/singer or not. I just don't like him. I'm allowed not to like him, and not to go to see him. It's not sniping. It's ok to have negative opinions. One tries to express them respectfully, but it's totally ok to express them! 

You probably know this -- apologies if I'm repeating a story that has already been posted here:

When Kismet opened on Broadway in late 1953, NYC was in the midst of a newspaper strike. As a result, it was a challenge for the producers to get the word out. They managed to do so, and that, combined with word-of-mouth, helped make the show a hit. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical. When the newspaper strike was over and the reviews came out, they were mixed; some good, others (e.g. The New York Times) were not. So the strike was said to have contributed to the success of the show. In those days, the Tony Awards (to my knowledge) did not announce nominees; just winners. I think the only other musical of note that year was Can-Can.

I saw a student production of Kismet at a college in New Jersey a few years ago. It was great fun.

Pacific Overtures was incredible- a true epic and I count myself lucky to have seen it.

In which site ?? Please ??

Gosh, this opens on Friday. Still full prices and lots of availability.

Up to 44% off offer in Time Out today - no idea where the tickets are, but they are at least starting to publicly advertise discounts to try to fill the seats!

I’d be surprised if they didn’t have rush like Chess did. These tended to be the extreme sides of the Dress and Upper.

I see that seats in the front rows of the stalls are currently priced between £65 and £75 for most weekday performances. I'm sure that's a price cut and getting close to what I'm hoping to pay.

Still plenty of availability but there has definitely been a significant increase in sales since I checked a couple of weeks ago.

Sounds amazing!