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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 25, 2018 21:43:47 GMT
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 25, 2018 21:46:53 GMT
Oh how boring. Who even looks at Evita and thinks any aspect of it would work well in the open air? Still I guess it will be a nice change from the Kenwright staging and maybe they’ll get a great leading lady.
I think Sunset Boulevard could be wonderful at Regent’s Park at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 21:47:59 GMT
I could definitely see this being brilliantly done, if they get the right Eva. Wonder if McCutcheon is free?  |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 26, 2018 8:33:10 GMT
Evita. Oh well that’s some money saved
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 8:35:35 GMT
Wonder if McCutcheon is free? Just three nights a week and one of those is only a "maybe". |
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Post by Steve on Oct 26, 2018 9:24:27 GMT
Wonder if McCutcheon is free? Just three nights a week and one of those is only a "maybe". "Don't cry for three, I'm not Gina Ms. Beck, she'd never fail you All through my wild days, my mad existence You kept your promise I kept my distance." |
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Post by dazzerlump on Oct 26, 2018 10:47:54 GMT
Surely Patti will extend her stay after Company to do Eva one more time??
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Post by littlesally on Oct 26, 2018 11:08:43 GMT
Bombay Dreams? By Jeeves? Outdoor ‘Starlight’? Don’t want loose chippings getting in the bearings of your Bauers though in the Park... [ Starlight? Leaves on the line cancellations? |
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Post by stevej678 on Oct 26, 2018 12:20:13 GMT
On This Night of a Thousand Stars should feel truly magical when it's lashing down in Regents Park.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 12:43:32 GMT
Just three nights a week and one of those is only a "maybe". "Don't cry for three, I'm not Gina Ms. Beck, she'd never fail you All through my wild days, my mad existence You kept your promise I kept my distance." Eurgh, don’t, I think I’d genuinely prefer McLuncheonmeat to Gina Beck. Even she does only manage the first act of one performance |
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Post by tonyloco on Oct 26, 2018 13:16:36 GMT
The first show I ever saw in Regents Park was their production of Bashville, a musical version of The Admirable Bashville by GBS. It was delightful -- they should consider reviving it. Apart from that, I wish they would go back to true repertory as well as their annual production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
If I can divert for a minute from the current entertaining speculation about Evita, which I am enjoying a lot, I would like to talk a bit more about Bashville. I remember enjoying this show very much, which opened on 2 August 1983 with music by Denis King and book and lyrics by David William and Benny Green based on the play The Admirable Bashville by GB Shaw. It starred James Cairncross, Christina Collier, Douglas Hodge, Peter Woodward and Joan Davies, was directed by David William, and the Musical Director was Anthony Bowles. I checked in the splendid book by David Conville called The Park (Oberon Books, 2007) and found it was the very first musical ever staged in Regent's Park. There is an original cast LP (That's Entertainment TER 1072) and it was revived in the Park in 1984 but it never got a West End transfer, so I am sure it is ripe for a revival somewhere. |
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Post by Fleance on Oct 26, 2018 18:07:47 GMT
The first show I ever saw in Regents Park was their production of Bashville, a musical version of The Admirable Bashville by GBS. It was delightful -- they should consider reviving it. Apart from that, I wish they would go back to true repertory as well as their annual production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
If I can divert for a minute from the current entertaining speculation about Evita, which I am enjoying a lot, I would like to talk a bit more about Bashville. I remember enjoying this show very much, which opened on 2 August 1983 with music by Denis King and book and lyrics by David William and Benny Green based on the play The Admirable Bashville by GB Shaw. It starred James Cairncross, Christina Collier, Douglas Hodge, Peter Woodward and Joan Davies, was directed by David William, and the Musical Director was Anthony Bowles. I checked in the splendid book by David Conville called The Park (Oberon Books, 2007) and found it was the very first musical ever staged in Regent's Park. There is an original cast LP (That's Entertainment TER 1072) and it was revived in the Park in 1984 but it never got a West End transfer, so I am sure it is ripe for a revival somewhere. That same summer, Douglas Hodge (who was the eponymous though not the lead character in Bashville) played Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Dennis and Silvius in As You Like It. That's the sort of repertory that I enjoyed at Regents Park BITD. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 20:01:40 GMT
I actually quite like Evita, but I don't really see the point of doing it at Regent's Park...
Will depend on the cast for me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 20:04:16 GMT
WHY?! Why Evita?! It's one of the most overrated shows in the world and we've just had two recent West End runs this past decade and it's been on tour since the beginning of time. What a waste of time.
That said, get Louise Dearman back as Eva and I'll be there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 20:11:48 GMT
That said, get Louise Dearman back as Eva and I'll be there. Gosh it must have been about 15 years or not far off it since I saw her play Eva! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 20:18:50 GMT
That said, get Louise Dearman back as Eva and I'll be there. Gosh it must have been about 15 years or not far off it since I saw her play Eva! Louise did the 2008 tour of Evita, so a decade this year! 😊 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 6:03:00 GMT
If it wasn't for the inclement, unpredictable British weather, whoever floated Starlight Express could have been onto a winner.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 27, 2018 10:16:54 GMT
My fondness for Evita is well documented but it does seem to be an odd choice. It’s also not consistent with a post upthread that said (with some authority) that next year’s show isn’t a revival. Where has this Evita rumour come from anyway? It sounds like the same sort of ill-informed mischief as Elaine Paige playing the mum In Jamie  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 10:27:24 GMT
My fondness for Evita is well documented but it does seem to be an odd choice. It’s also not consistent with a post upthread that said (with some authority) that next year’s show isn’t a revival. Where has this Evita rumour come from anyway? It sounds like the same sort of ill-informed mischief as Elaine Paige playing the mum In Jamie They said it's not a 'reprise' , not revival. I took that to mean it's not a return engagement of a previous show. I guess Evita does have some dance heavy moments which does stick with their tradition of dance based musicals. Still it would have been nice to revive an older classic |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 27, 2018 10:34:02 GMT
Ah, right. I stand corrected.
Bring it on for Evita then!
PERON! PERON! PERON!
🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 12:17:22 GMT
Ah, right. I stand corrected. Bring it on for Evita then! PERON! PERON! PERON! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 Or as most of the audience at Regents Park would chant: PERONI! PERONI! PERONI! |
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Post by zak97 on Oct 27, 2018 17:35:01 GMT
Emma Kingston or Christine Allado please.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 18:52:20 GMT
Oh lovely. Let Elaine Paige and Marti Webb share the role just like the old days.
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Post by westended on Oct 27, 2018 20:39:42 GMT
If this is true will Gina Beck have to leave Matilda early??
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 21:20:24 GMT
Is the Gina Beck comments for real then? I thought they were a bit random. Love Gina Beck (best Christine and glinda I've seen) but don't see her as Eva
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