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Post by dontdreamit on May 28, 2019 17:42:55 GMT
Well there’s a month to go, so we will know soon enough. We are booked for first night, so will be able to report back...
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 17:51:10 GMT
A negative opinion is just as valid as a positive one, regardless of how it's put across. Why should everyone think it's all rainbows and unicorns every time a show opens? No one actively wants a show to close, apart from those people in the 'close a long runner thread' What about all the people it will put out of work!!  If cast members are upset at people judging a show they're in, maybe they're in the wrong business. We'll see how big of a turkey it's going to be on BGT this week, but of course people will be saying How amazing it was, and how fabulous it looks, regardless of how it goes. |
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Post by shady23 on May 28, 2019 18:26:49 GMT
As someone who has seen the tour several times I am overjoyed that it seems to be having a bit of an overhaul. Some performances I saw really were not great
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Post by Seriously on May 28, 2019 18:56:41 GMT
It's gonna be awkward if Sheridan ever goes off.
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Post by showtoones on May 28, 2019 19:06:25 GMT
It's gonna be awkward if Sheridan ever goes off. Do we know who her understudy is? Natasha J. Barnes? |
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Post by steve10086 on May 28, 2019 19:31:56 GMT
As someone who has seen the tour several times I am overjoyed that it seems to be having a bit of an overhaul. Some performances I saw really were not great If we’re comparing to the tour then this new version sounds brilliant. Trouble is that compared to the original Palladium production is does sound a bit pants so far. |
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Post by 49thand8th on May 28, 2019 22:12:55 GMT
A negative opinion is just as valid as a positive one, regardless of how it's put across. At this stage of the game, though, we have to remember that the negative and positive opinions are just as educated as the other. (Generally speaking.) |
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Post by latefortheoverture on May 29, 2019 0:24:37 GMT
What's going on? lol
Anyone care to update me on the current situation?
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Post by singularsensation10 on May 29, 2019 10:23:25 GMT
What's going on? lol Anyone care to update me on the current situation? Nobody really knows yet as the production hasn’t opened. People just like to form opinions long before they’ve seen things. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 10:54:01 GMT
Yes they do. Like thinking Sheridan Smith will be amazing in it.
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Post by danb on May 29, 2019 11:42:01 GMT
Yes they do. Like thinking Sheridan Smith will be amazing in it. ...or that her voice is remotely suited to it. |
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Post by carmella1 on May 29, 2019 14:39:04 GMT
They will rewrite the score for her as they have apparently done so many other things for her. It is her show.
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2019 17:44:34 GMT
Yes they do. Like thinking Sheridan Smith will be amazing in it. Or, indeed, like thinking that she won't be... |
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Post by pianowithsam on May 29, 2019 18:22:58 GMT
What day are the cast performing on BGT?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 18:37:06 GMT
Yes they do. Like thinking Sheridan Smith will be amazing in it. Or, indeed, like thinking that she won't be... Yes they do that too. Both valid opinions. |
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Post by alece10 on May 29, 2019 18:55:00 GMT
What day are the cast performing on BGT? I believe on Friday |
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Post by TallPaul on May 29, 2019 18:59:47 GMT
What day are the cast performing on BGT? I believe on Friday Yes, but when are the cast performing on BGT? 🙂 |
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Post by pianowithsam on May 29, 2019 19:05:43 GMT
What day are the cast performing on BGT? I believe on Friday Thanks! Looking forward to seeing it :3 |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 19:09:25 GMT
I am confident this will be great.
It is SO rare that musicals that make it to a West End stage are of poor quality (whether they are to your personal taste is of course a different matter) and we are really blessed in London due to this.
Of course the occasional thing gets through with poor production values, but in the West End that is a rare exception to the rule.
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Post by danb on May 29, 2019 19:17:58 GMT
This is true. Nobody sets out to make a flop or give a duff performance. But they do sometimes focus on the wrong elements or depend on an unsuitable cast member . We just have to believe. Joseph fails when its done on the cheap and without heart. I doubt this will be allowed to happen.
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Post by Seriously on May 29, 2019 22:12:26 GMT
The thing is, all the critics who go along to review the show will be asking if it's still relevant? If you're going to mount an anniversary production, and at The Palladium, you need something new.
Given the last time Andy Lloyd Rubber added a new song to this (Elvis' Durge) I'd rather he didn't try again here. Having a star turn do several parts, and featuring a younger cast (the show being many people's first foray into musical theatre, so you might as well show that they can be amazing), this sounds like an intriguing and novel approach.
They've obviously looked at all the "bit parts" and decided what will work, and it solves a lot of the inherent "sexism" in the show by having a female Narrator portray these roles too.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 22:19:52 GMT
They've obviously looked at all the "bit parts" and decided what will work, and it solves a lot of the inherent "sexism" in the show by having a female Narrator portray these roles too. Please excuse my male ignorance, but where is there sexism in the show, and how does the narrator playing Jacob help it? |
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Post by Seriously on May 30, 2019 19:56:40 GMT
They've obviously looked at all the "bit parts" and decided what will work, and it solves a lot of the inherent "sexism" in the show by having a female Narrator portray these roles too. Please excuse my male ignorance, but where is there sexism in the show, and how does the narrator playing Jacob help it? Usually the only roles for women in the show are scantily clothed hand-maidens, a sex crazed Mrs Potiphar, saloon girls, and dancing girls. It also completely ignores the fact that Jacob had daughter, Dinah, and reduces his 2 wives to mere fawning extras. I didn't say the Narrator would be playing Jacob. But they could do an interesting Victor-Victoria style effect with Potiphar. |
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Post by dontdreamit on May 31, 2019 17:08:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 17:36:56 GMT
So that's where my Pride flag went.... I kinda like it.
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