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Post by latefortheoverture on Sept 4, 2021 11:37:50 GMT
She does read a lot younger the Karen Olivio in my eyes, so perhaps we will get a younger reading Christian… I always thought they’d go for people that read a touch older than Houchen similar to the casting on Broadway. I’m excited to see the rest of the cast, I assume the news on casting will come soon and it looks like rehearsals start the next week or so
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 4, 2021 12:49:31 GMT
The sleuthing from people on here is impressive. You lot could solve a murder!
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Post by alece10 on Sept 4, 2021 13:09:41 GMT
The sleuthing from people on here is impressive. You lot could solve a murder! It's like an episode of Miss Marples |
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Post by westendlovers on Sept 4, 2021 14:03:43 GMT
liisi follows the moulin rouge west end account on instagram and she follows rob so i reckon it’s likely
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 16:04:15 GMT
I LOVE Rob Houchen, his voice is like butter. But I really don't see him as Christian. He's small and slight. Christian is tall, broad and passionate. He will sing beautifully, no doubt about it but I really don't see it working for me, I wish I did. He was amazing as the hunky Italian, Fabrizio in Light in the Piazza but that was because Dove Cameron was short and very young looking. Ahh. I don't know!! Please say it ain't so.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 17:25:14 GMT
If they're casting along the lines of the movie he is perfect. Broadways leads were miscast in many ways. Christian needs to be and look young, naive and idealistic. I think Rob would be great casting.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 4, 2021 17:29:03 GMT
If they're casting along the lines of the movie he is perfect. Broadways leads were miscast in many ways. Christian needs to be and look young, naive and idealistic. I think Rob would be great casting. Exactly. I love Aaron Tveit but he was always too old for it. 37 is too old for naive and idealistic. At 37 he could be divorced and saddled with grumpy teenage children! 🤣 |
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Post by inthenose on Sept 4, 2021 17:34:45 GMT
If they're casting along the lines of the movie he is perfect. Broadways leads were miscast in many ways. Christian needs to be and look young, naive and idealistic. I think Rob would be great casting. Exactly. I love Aaron Tveit but he was always too old for it. 37 is too old for naive and idealistic. At 37 he could be divorced and saddled with grumpy teenage children! 🤣 Ouch... Thanks for that...! |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 4, 2021 18:09:01 GMT
Exactly. I love Aaron Tveit but he was always too old for it. 37 is too old for naive and idealistic. At 37 he could be divorced and saddled with grumpy teenage children! 🤣 Ouch... Thanks for that...! I didn't mean any offence! I just meant that someone who looks 37 will look like they have a lot of world experience, which Christian isn't supposed to have 😀 |
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Post by westendlovers on Sept 4, 2021 18:18:48 GMT
someone has mentioned to me that they’re heard dean john wilson is in the cast, has anyone else heard this?
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2021 18:22:14 GMT
someone has mentioned to me that they’re heard dean john wilson is in the cast, has anyone else heard this? If they have cast Dean John Wilson as Christian I will legit be asking for a refund on my £100 ticket 😂 |
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Post by westendlovers on Sept 4, 2021 18:34:20 GMT
someone has mentioned to me that they’re heard dean john wilson is in the cast, has anyone else heard this? If they have cast Dean John Wilson as Christian I will legit be asking for a refund on my £100 ticket 😂 don’t think he’d be christian but another role maybe? who knows at this point aha |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Sept 4, 2021 18:34:47 GMT
Does this mean a certain Daily Mail columnist has been one-upped by an ill-thought social media post about the news of a musical star coming to the UK for a tentpole production once again!
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Post by latefortheoverture on Sept 4, 2021 20:40:49 GMT
The sleuthing from people on here is impressive. You lot could solve a murder! I was genuinely just wondering if any of her friends were saying where she was off to, I assumed it was a film/tv job, and when I saw that I was chuffed to know she's coming back over here!! Feeling pretty smug I cannot lie.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 20:48:39 GMT
someone has mentioned to me that they’re heard dean john wilson is in the cast, has anyone else heard this? If they have cast Dean John Wilson as Christian I will legit be asking for a refund on my £100 ticket 😂 Then you're stupid. Dean John Wilson is glorious. I'll take it off your hands haha. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 4, 2021 20:50:30 GMT
It won’t be him. He has a terrible reputation for missing shows after his woeful attendance record for Aladdin.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 20:55:35 GMT
If they're casting along the lines of the movie he is perfect. Broadways leads were miscast in many ways. Christian needs to be and look young, naive and idealistic. I think Rob would be great casting. I couldn't disagree more. He's nothing like Ewan McGregor was in the film! Christian needs to be 6ft at least. Would be really weird to have Satine taller than Christian. Rob is more choir boy, than romantic bohemian. Love him to death though. I'd marry him. I'd like to see Alastair Brammer in the role or Oliver Savile. |
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Post by danb on Sept 4, 2021 21:04:50 GMT
Can you imagine his ‘Come What May’? Maybe twice a week? No thank you.
Houchen in a high boot after two months henching and roiding up, or yes I could see Oliver Saville too. Or someone sh*t off of Hollyoaks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 21:14:23 GMT
Can you imagine his ‘Come What May’? Maybe twice a week? No thank you. Houchen in a high boot after two months henching and roiding up, or yes I could see Oliver Saville too. Or someone sh*t off of Hollyoaks. High boots? He'd need stilts. I wouldn't be surprised if they stunted this with someone with no experience. Also, why are we thinking Liisi is coming over for Satine? She could easily be coming over for La Chocolat. Hmm. Just tell us, theatregods! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 21:17:03 GMT
Wait. I've got it. Jamie Muscato.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2021 22:05:44 GMT
Wait. I've got it. Jamie Muscato. The definition of vanilla. Like Lucie Jones - sings like a dream but absolutely nothing going on in the face. |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2021 22:56:41 GMT
If they have cast Dean John Wilson as Christian I will legit be asking for a refund on my £100 ticket 😂 Then you're stupid. Dean John Wilson is glorious. I'll take it off your hands haha. If it's him I'll take £100 off you happily - no one needs to sit through that but you go right on ahead 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 23:36:56 GMT
Wait. I've got it. Jamie Muscato. The definition of vanilla. Like Lucie Jones - sings like a dream but absolutely nothing going on in the face. I dunno. He was excellent in Heathers, certainly had alot going on in the face for that. He could really adapt to the role of Christian, I think it would be interesting. |
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Post by jamie2c on Sept 6, 2021 0:19:02 GMT
Putting this performance here for interest as this song is in the show. Rachelle Ann Go, Rolling In The Deep. It gets going at 2 minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 1:08:15 GMT
Putting this performance here for interest as this song is in the show. Rachelle Ann Go, Rolling In The Deep. It gets going at 2 minutes. that would be inspired casting. |
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