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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2016 18:33:44 GMT
What's going on after the Noel Coward? I assume they need to find an emergency replacement as Henderson was expected to do a year so I wouldn't be surprised if they just found a suitable sized touring production until then?
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Post by Jon on Apr 17, 2016 18:48:58 GMT
What's going on after the Noel Coward? I assume they need to find an emergency replacement as Henderson was expected to do a year so I wouldn't be surprised if they just found a suitable sized touring production until then? I imagine it'll be a play rather than a musical. Mrs Henderson's doesn't close for another two months so they're in no rush to announce the next production yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2016 18:59:03 GMT
Finding Neverland to Drury Lane. The Girls to Phoenix. An American In Paris to Dominion for a limited season. My predictions. I agree with all of those however I'd like to see The Bodyguard run longer than 6 months at the Dominion so An American in Paris would have to wait or find a new theatre. I think Finding Neverland would last a year or 2 |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 18, 2016 5:36:50 GMT
42 nd st is next years musical at ENO
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 9:20:28 GMT
42 nd st is next years musical at ENO I'd heard Carousel? I'm thrilled with either! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 18, 2016 9:41:10 GMT
I would love Carousel . Didn't Lonny Price stage it a few years ago with NY Phil ?
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2016 15:40:38 GMT
42nd Street is an odd choice for ENO, it's much lighter in tone compared to Sunset and Sweeney Todd which might not be a bad thing.
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Post by ali973 on Apr 18, 2016 15:56:45 GMT
^ would it work semi-staged? It's very dance-heavy isn't it? I'd rather Kiss of the Spiderwoman.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2016 16:01:51 GMT
^ would it work semi-staged? It's very dance-heavy isn't it? I'd rather Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Kiss of the Spider-Woman wouldn't sell at the Coliseum, whereas 42nd Street with a name for Peggy or Julian Marsh could do quite well. |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 18, 2016 16:09:53 GMT
^ would it work semi-staged? It's very dance-heavy isn't it? I'd rather Kiss of the Spiderwoman. There's very little by way of complicated staging though. Some projections would be more than enough |
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Apr 18, 2016 16:19:20 GMT
My choice is A Little Night Music with Jenna Russell as Desiree and either Angela Lansbury or Judi Dench as Madame Armfeldt
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 18:12:23 GMT
Kiss of The Spider Woman with Catherine Zeta Jones!
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Post by ali973 on Apr 18, 2016 18:20:35 GMT
Kiss of the Spiderwoman yes. But I'd rather see someone else in this particular order:
1-A Latina
2-Someone who can sing
3-Someone who can dance
Honestly, this might cause a revolution but I think of Jennifer Lopez really gets out of her skin and puts on her acting hat and stops being JayLo, it can be thrilling.
Sara Rimerez would also be fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 19:02:09 GMT
I would love to see Sophie Okonedo back on the West End stage! Seeing her in Undecover makes me realise how much of a an amazing actress she is but she's always on Broadway!
I'd love to see A Raisin in the Sun transfer here from Broadway with Sophie Okonedo, Idris Eldba or Adrian Lester and Mica Paris!
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 19, 2016 11:11:12 GMT
42 nd st is next years musical at ENO Oh wow, can you imagine the opening, with that huge curtain going up just a few feet at first so we see a huge chorus line of synchronised kicking legs stretching the width of that enormous stage and hear that lush old-time-movie sized orchestra. Mind, I'd love Carousel with that kind of musical accompaniment too, but 42nd Street edges it as something we've not seen in London for far longer. I saw an OK amateur production at Richmond Theatre a few weeks ago. It was pretty good, but the orchestra made some mistakes here and there and the girl playing Peggy didn't have enough star quality to pull it off. It's a wonderful score (slightly cheesy and predictable book in my view) which I think would be fantastic with the full Orchestra. |
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Post by theatremiss on Apr 19, 2016 11:13:39 GMT
I wonder where An American in Paris will go? It'll need a big theatre so I'm guessing either Drury Lane or Dominion Adelphi? |
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 19, 2016 11:51:28 GMT
Cannot see Kinky Boots doing less than a year.
Either Carousel or 42nd Street would be great at the ENO, I know Carousel is very popular with the British public, think I have seen 5 production of it in the UK. However didn't Opera North recently do a production which I saw in the Barbican 4 years ago and really enjoyed and saw again at a leeds Grand Theatre lady year, which I enjoyed less so.
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Post by Michael on Apr 19, 2016 12:07:18 GMT
I wonder where An American in Paris will go? It'll need a big theatre so I'm guessing either Drury Lane or Dominion Adelphi? Please! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 12:11:00 GMT
What about Kinky Boots?! That's here for quite a time I think! |
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Post by Michael on Apr 19, 2016 12:52:46 GMT
What about Kinky Boots?! That's here for quite a time I think! I fear so, too. But if it were for me, it needn't even have transferred from Broadway. |
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Post by theatremiss on Apr 19, 2016 13:34:28 GMT
I like Kinky Boots but it isnt selling as well as you may think
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 19, 2016 13:46:03 GMT
I like Kinky Boots but it isnt selling as well as you may think Commercial theatre is in a depressing state. Would lower ticket prices actually bring in more people I wonder..m |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 13:52:46 GMT
Commercial theatre is in a depressing state. Would lower ticket prices actually bring in more people I wonder..m Commercial theatre primarily seeks to maximise profits, not attendance numbers. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 14:14:54 GMT
A seat sold for £15 is still better than an unsold seat for a hypothetical £75, so if they could get the balance right then yes, lower prices could be better. But if it gets to a point that, say, the balcony seats have all been sold cheaply but the overall profit doesn't cover the wages of the staff that wouldn't have been needed had the balcony been closed, then they'll have shot themselves in the foot a tiny bit. I know ticket prices are through the roof, but if you think of it in terms of every premium seat subsidising the discount that you're about to use then it's much easier to swallow. I don't feel at all bad about tickets costing over £100 for the sort of people who think that's a perfectly reasonable price and are ready to pay it, because I have always been able to find a seat in another part of the theatre for a price that I am willing to pay.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 14:29:38 GMT
What about Kinky Boots?! That's here for quite a time I think! I fear so, too. But if it were for me, it needn't even have transferred from Broadway. Seriously? It a very fun show! One of my favourites and set in England! |
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