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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 16:43:58 GMT
why are most of the male cast members just referred to as Brother? They do have individual names!
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Post by kirstylovesmusicals on May 14, 2019 11:20:47 GMT
why are most of the male cast members just referred to as Brother? They do have individual names! And why is there only 8 of them? There needs to be 11!
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Post by wickedgrin on May 14, 2019 11:51:01 GMT
Theatre producers everywhere must hate authors who write shows such as
7 Brides for 7 Brothers (why not 2 Brides for 2 Brothers?)
Snow White and the 3 Dwarfs (2 if it's a Bill Kenwright show).
2 Guys Named Mo.
The Witch of Eastwick
The Pirate of Penzance.
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Post by david on May 14, 2019 11:51:46 GMT
I’m putting it down to austerity measures!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 14, 2019 12:08:35 GMT
A source tells me that all members of the chorus will be carrying mirrors throughout the show to make the cast appear bigger
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Post by johartuk on May 14, 2019 12:34:55 GMT
Theatre producers everywhere must hate authors who write shows such as 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (why not 2 Brides for 2 Brothers?) Snow White and the 3 Dwarfs (2 if it's a Bill Kenwright show). 2 Guys Named Mo. The Witch of Eastwick The Pirate of Penzance. Don't forget the ALW classic Cat! And the current smash hit Two!
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Post by TallPaul on May 14, 2019 12:42:28 GMT
Les Miserable (singular).
Guy and Doll.
A Chorus Line...of one.
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Post by wickedgrin on May 14, 2019 12:58:36 GMT
Oh, what have I started?
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Post by TallPaul on May 14, 2019 14:18:12 GMT
Stephen Sondheim's Assassin, Folly, and Bobby/Bobbie has a quiet night in with a good book and a bottle of wine.
The King without I.
Blood Only Child.
Jersey Boy.
The Producer.
I Will Rock You.
The Commitment.
Child of Eden.
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Post by LaLuPone on May 14, 2019 14:33:51 GMT
Heather. Kinky Boot Dreamgirl
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Post by ampersand on May 14, 2019 15:30:11 GMT
Newsie.
Mean Girl.
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Post by jamesxxx on May 15, 2019 11:38:47 GMT
Anybody know whos directing this designing this lighting this? Brand new production? Nothing on the LWwebsite.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 11:45:49 GMT
Anybody know whos directing this designing this lighting this? Brand new production? Nothing on the LWwebsite. The revival production is directed by Laurence Connor (School of Rock, Miss Saigon), with choreography from JoAnn M Hunter, design from Morgan Large, lighting from Ben Cracknell and sound from Gareth Owen. Casting is by Stuart Burt with children's casting by Joanne Hawes. From the WhatsOnStage casting announcement.
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Post by pianowithsam on May 15, 2019 17:23:12 GMT
Any new orchestrations?
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Post by 49thand8th on May 15, 2019 17:38:57 GMT
A source tells me that all members of the chorus will be carrying mirrors throughout the show to make the cast appear bigger they could just eat more
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 18:22:58 GMT
Anybody know whos directing this designing this lighting this? Brand new production? Nothing on the LWwebsite.
Es Devlin. Each brother will perform isolated from within their own individually coloured, neon-lit box.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 18:23:31 GMT
One can only hope. The 1991 orchestrations were dire.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 18:27:01 GMT
If anyone's still looking for a Richard Swerrun recording, there's a CD on eBay atm, but it's £50. They've been showing up semi-regularly at lower prices though.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:02:57 GMT
One can only hope. The 1991 orchestrations were dire.
I think the 1991 orchestrations are great. They give so much colour, variety and fun to the piece. Some of it might sound dated now, but I hope they don't change much of it.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:28:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:42:01 GMT
I know I'm set in my ways regarding the 1991 production but that 2014 prologue was awful. it's bad enough putting Any Dream Will Do at the start of the show, let alone bringing Joseph into the prologue too! It makes no sense. It feels like an American Idol sing off.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:50:21 GMT
It feels like an American Idol sing off.
Which is basically to me the problem with the 1991 recording - it likewise feels a knock off of whatever SAW tat was in the charts in 91.
I quite like the recent Dutch recording. It has a bit of oomph.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:52:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 19:58:53 GMT
This is inbuilt to Joseph, no?
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Post by steve10086 on May 15, 2019 20:50:21 GMT
I notice the logo has the same gold as the new Palladium version - was this tour by the same team? That video sounded absolutely awful
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